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Household of James Allen (born 1824, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1824 in Mevagissey, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Allen, born in 1828 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth M (born 1852 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Henry E (born 1865 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Samuel J (born 1867 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Edwin B (born 1869 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Emily Briggs, born in 1839 in Greenwich, Kent, England.


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Mary A

Allen

Wife
Female

Elizabeth M

Allen

Daughter
Male

Henry E

Allen

Son
Male

Samuel J

Allen

Son
Male

Edwin B

Allen

Son
Female

Emily

Briggs

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

57

1824

Mevagissey, Cornwall, England

Mary A

Allen

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth M

Allen

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Greenwich, Kent, England

Henry E

Allen

Son

Single

16

1865

Greenwich, Kent, England

Samuel J

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edwin B

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Greenwich, Kent, England

Emily

Briggs

Sister In Law

Single

42

1839

Greenwich, Kent, England

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