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Household of James Allan (born 1835)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1835 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allan, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Peter (born 1880 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth Moir, born in 1862 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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James Allan's household
James
Allan
Head
Elizabeth
Allan
Wife
John
Allan
Son
Annie
Allan
Daughter
Mary
Allan
Daughter
Janet
Allan
Daughter
Peter
Allan
Son
Elizabeth
Moir
Adopted Daughter
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Allan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Allan | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Allan | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Allan | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie | Allan | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Allan | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Allan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Peter | Allan | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Moir | Adopted Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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