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Household of James Allan (born 1837, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, Orkney, 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 1837 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Allan, born in 1842 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), James S (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, Stewart (born 1811 in Orkney, Scotland) and James's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1814 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Ann

Allan

Wife
Male

Robert

Allan

Son
Male

James S

Allan

Son
Male

John

Allan

Son
Male

Stewart

Drummond

Father-In-Law
Female

Jane

Drummond

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

44

1837

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Allan

Wife

Married

39

1842

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Allan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

James S

Allan

Son

-

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Stewart

Drummond

Father-In-Law

Married

70

1811

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Drummond

Mother-In-Law

Married

67

1814

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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