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Household of James Allen (born 1853, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1853 in Rochford, Essex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Allen, born in 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Walter N (born 1876 in Braintree, Essex, England) and Sydney A (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Stephen (born 1862 in Romford, Essex, England), James's Lodger, James (born 1862 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), James's Lodger, William (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, Richard (born 1862 in Romford, Essex, England) and James's Lodger, George W (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Eliza J

Allen

Wife
Male

Walter N

Allen

Son
Male

Sydney A

Allen

Son
Male

Stephen

Knight

Lodger
Male

James

Peggs

Lodger
Male

William

Woodgate

Lodger
Male

Richard

Milbon

Lodger
Male

George W

Reynolds

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Rochford, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

28

1853

Rochford, Essex, England

Eliza J

Allen

Wife

Married

25

1856

Woolwich, Kent, England

Walter N

Allen

Son

Single

5

1876

Braintree, Essex, England

Sydney A

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

Stephen

Knight

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Romford, Essex, England

James

Peggs

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Woodgate

Lodger

Single

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Richard

Milbon

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Romford, Essex, England

George W

Reynolds

Lodger

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

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