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Household of James Allen (born 1831, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 1831 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Allen, born in 1832 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; John R (born 1856 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and Louisa B (born 1858 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Frederic W (born 1852 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Eliza J (born 1840 in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Doulting, Somerset, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Ellen

Allen

Wife
Male

John R

Allen

Son
Female

Louisa B

Allen

Daughter
Male

Frederic W

Aveling

Visitor
Female

Eliza J

Cullen

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilcox

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

50

1831

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Ellen

Allen

Wife

Married

49

1832

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

John R

Allen

Son

Single

25

1856

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Louisa B

Allen

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Frederic W

Aveling

Visitor

Married

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza J

Cullen

Servant

Single

41

1840

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Mary

Wilcox

Servant

Single

17

1864

Doulting, Somerset, England

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