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Household of James Allen (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 1827 in Blackley, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Allen, born in 1840 in St John, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1860 in St John, Jersey, Channel Islands), Alfred (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1875 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Mary (born 1869 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and James's Boarder, Enoch (born 1863 in Crewe, Cheshire, England).


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Sarah

Allen

Wife
Male

Frederick

Allen

Son
Male

Alfred

Allen

Son
Female

Mary

Allen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lundigan

Servant
Male

Enoch

Clowes

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Blackley, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

54

1827

Blackley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Allen

Wife

Married

41

1840

St John, Cornwall, England

Frederick

Allen

Son

Single

21

1860

St John, Jersey, Channel Islands

Alfred

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Mary

Allen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lundigan

Servant

Single

12

1869

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Enoch

Clowes

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Crewe, Cheshire, England

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