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Household of James Allen (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1853 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Allen, born in 1855 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; James Edward (born 1871 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), Sarah E (born 1874 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Jane L (born 1877 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), George W (born 1879 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1834 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England), James's Brother In Law, Richard (born 1863 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and James's Sister In Law, Mary A (born 1866 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Sarah E

Allen

Wife
Male

James Edward

Allen

Son
Female

Sarah E

Allen

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Allen

Daughter
Male

George W

Allen

Son
Female

Mary A

Allen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Small

Mother In Law
Male

Richard

Small

Brother In Law
Female

Mary A

Small

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

28

1853

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sarah E

Allen

Wife

Married

26

1855

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

James Edward

Allen

Son

Single

10

1871

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Sarah E

Allen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Jane L

Allen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stepney, Middlesex, England

George W

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Small

Mother In Law

Widow

47

1834

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Richard

Small

Brother In Law

Single

18

1863

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Small

Sister In Law

Single

15

1866

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

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