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Household of James Allan (born 1841, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, 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 1841 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Allan, born in 1837 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1868 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland), David Dawson (born 1873 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margery (born 1876 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Daughter-In-Law, Jane (born 1861 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, George (born 1862 in Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Margaret

Allan

Wife
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Mary

Allan

Daughter
Male

David Dawson

Allan

Son
Female

Margery

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Benzie

Daughter-In-Law
Male

George

Anderson

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Cairnie, 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

40

1841

Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Allan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

David Dawson

Allan

Son

-

8

1873

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margery

Allan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Benzie

Daughter-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Anderson

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Ordiquhill, Banffshire, Scotland

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