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Household of James Allan (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 1844 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Allan, born in 1841 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary A (born 1871 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Douglas (born 1879 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Margaret

Allan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Allan

Daughter
Male

David

Allan

Son
Male

Douglas

Allan

Son
Female

Isabella

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Forfar, 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

37

1844

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary A

Allan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Allan

Son

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Douglas

Allan

Son

-

2

1879

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Allan

Daughter

-

0

1881

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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