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Household of James Allan (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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.

James Allan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allan, born in 1836 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Allan, born in 1837 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1860 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), James (born 1865 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), Davice (born 1868 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Jessie Ann (born 1871 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Alex (born 1861 in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Peter (born 1863 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Jessie

Allan

Wife
Female

Jane

Allan

Daughter
Male

James

Allan

Son
Male

Davice

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie Ann

Allan

Daughter
Male

Alex

Brodie

Servant
Male

Peter

Pirie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

45

1836

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Davice

Allan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie Ann

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alex

Brodie

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Keith, Banffshire, Scotland

Peter

Pirie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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