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Household of James Allan (born 1855, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peters, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allan, born in 1855 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Allan, born in 1847 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Susan (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Stewart (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, John (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Step Daughter, Ellen (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Jessie

Allan

Wife
Male

John

Allan

Step Son
Female

Ellen

Allan

Step Daughter
Female

Susan

Allan

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

26

1855

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Step Son

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ellen

Allan

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Allan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Stewart

Allan

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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