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Household of James Allan (born 1822, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allan, born in 1822 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Allan, born in 1823 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1856 in -), Arthur A (born 1862 in -) and William G (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1826 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), James's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Alyth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Servant, Jeanie (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Agnes

Allan

Wife
Female

Agnes

Allan

Daughter
Male

Arthur A

Allan

Son
Male

William G

Allan

Son
Female

Mary

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Sister-In-Law
Female

Jane

McGregor

Servant
Female

Jeanie

Sneddon

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

59

1822

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Allan

Wife

Married

58

1823

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Allan

Daughter

Married

25

1856

-

Arthur A

Allan

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

-

William G

Allan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

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Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

55

1826

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Jane

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Alyth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jeanie

Sneddon

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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