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Household of James Allen (born 1833, Middlesex)

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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1833 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Allen, born in 1841 in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), Jeremiah (born 1865 in Plaistow, Essex, England), James (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Peter (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Francis (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Joseph (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and John (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Daughter, Burdett (born 1861 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), James's Step Son, Martin (born 1864 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), James's Step Son, Michael (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and James's Step Son, James (born 1867 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Mary

Allen

Wife
Male

Henry

Allen

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Allen

Son
Male

James

Allen

Son
Male

Peter

Allen

Son
Male

Francis

Allen

Son
Male

Joseph

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Female

Burdett

Quinland

Step Daughter
Male

Martin

Quinland

Step Son
Male

Michael

Quinland

Step Son
Male

James

Quinland

Step Son
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

48

1833

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Mary

Allen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Henry

Allen

Son

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Jeremiah

Allen

Son

Single

16

1865

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

Allen

Son

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

Peter

Allen

Son

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Francis

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Joseph

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Burdett

Quinland

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Martin

Quinland

Step Son

Single

17

1864

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Michael

Quinland

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

Quinland

Step Son

Single

14

1867

Plaistow, Essex, England

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