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Household of James Allen (born 1842, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1842 in Somersham, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Allen, born in 1847 in Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; James Wm (born 1865 in Cambridgeshire, England), Lydia (born 1867 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1870 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1874 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Esther (born 1877 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Middlesex, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Martha

Allen

Wife
Male

James Wm

Allen

Son
Female

Lydia

Allen

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Allen

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Allen

Son
Female

Esther

Allen

Daughter
Male

Walter

Allen

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

39

1842

Somersham, Huntingdonshire, England

Martha

Allen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cambridgeshire, England

James Wm

Allen

Son

Single

16

1865

Cambridgeshire, England

Lydia

Allen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Allen

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Esther

Allen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Walter

Allen

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlesex, England

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