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Household of David S Allan (born 1840, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

David S Allan and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David S Allan, born in 1840 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. David S was the head of the household, married to Jane M B Allan, born in 1837 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; James B (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George R (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza J (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adelina M (born 1875 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Maggie B (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David S's Brother-In-Law, George (born 1839 in Orkney, Scotland) and David S's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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David S Allan's household

Male

David S

Allan

Head
Female

Jane M B

Allan

Wife
Male

James B

Allan

Son
Male

George R

Allan

Son
Female

Eliza J

Allan

Daughter
Female

Adelina M

Allan

Daughter
Female

Maggie B

Allan

Daughter
Male

George

Brown

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Aitken

Servant
First name(s) David S
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David S

Allan

Head

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Jane M B

Allan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

James B

Allan

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George R

Allan

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza J

Allan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adelina M

Allan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maggie B

Allan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Brown

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland

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