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Household of James Allen (born 1816, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 1816 in Stanton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Prudentia Allen, born in 1826 in Thorp, Derbyshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1852 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), John (born 1863 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Alfred (born 1866 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Joseph (born 1846 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England) and James's Dom Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Prudentia

Allen

Wife
Male

William

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

Alfred

Allen

Son
Male

Joseph

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary

Branch

Dom Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Stanton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

65

1816

Stanton, Staffordshire, England

Prudentia

Allen

Wife

Married

55

1826

Thorp, Derbyshire, England

William

Allen

Son

Single

29

1852

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

18

1863

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Allen

Son

Single

15

1866

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Jones

Servant

Single

35

1846

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England

Mary

Branch

Dom Servant

Single

15

1866

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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