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Household of James Allan (born 1820, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allan, born in 1820 in Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Allan, born in 1824 in -. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1852 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1856 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Marion (born 1860 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Edward (born 1863 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Rachel (born 1865 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Grandson, James (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James's Grandson, John (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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James Allan's household

Male

James

Allan

Head
Female

Isabella

Allan

Wife
Female

Catherine

Allan

Daughter
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Marion

Allan

Daughter
Male

Edward

Allan

Son
Female

Rachel

Allan

Daughter
Male

James

Allan

Grandson
Male

John

Allan

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allan

Head

Married

61

1820

Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Allan

Wife

Married

57

1824

-

Catherine

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Allan

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Marion

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Edward

Allan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Rachel

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Allan

Grandson

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Allan

Grandson

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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