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Household of James Allen (born 1829, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1829 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Allen, born in 1838 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1856 in Gravesend, Kent, England), John (born 1864 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1867 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Thomas (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, William (born 1853 in Gravesend, Kent, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Gravesend, Kent, England), James's Boarder, John (born 1804 in Rochester, Kent, England) and James's Boarder, Sarah (born 1806 in Strood, Kent, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Ellen

Allen

Wife
Male

James

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Allen

Son
Male

Thomas

Allen

Son
Male

William

Rowe

Boarder
Male

John

Pensoth

Boarder
Male

John

Weller

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Weller

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

52

1829

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ellen

Allen

Wife

Married

43

1838

Gravesend, Kent, England

James

Allen

Son

Single

25

1856

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

17

1864

Gravesend, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gravesend, Kent, England

Frederick

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Gravesend, Kent, England

Thomas

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

William

Rowe

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Pensoth

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Weller

Boarder

Married

77

1804

Rochester, Kent, England

Sarah

Weller

Boarder

Married

75

1806

Strood, Kent, England

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