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Household of James Allan (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 1842 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Allan, born in 1850 in Logie, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Rachel (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Infant (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Susan Fairbairn, born in 1865 in Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Jessie

Allan

Wife
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie

Allan

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Allan

Daughter
Female

Susan

Fairbairn

Servant
Male

Infant

-

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

39

1842

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Wife

Married

31

1850

Logie, Fife, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rachel

Allan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Susan

Fairbairn

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland

Infant

-

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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