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Household of James Allen (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Allen, born in 1840 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allen, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Mary A (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James E (born 1867 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1869 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1877 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1879 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; James W, born 1880 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Son In Law, Michael Hinchliffe, born in 1860 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.


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James Allen's household

Male

James

Allen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife
Female

Mary A

Allen

Daughter
Male

James E

Allen

Son
Male

William

Allen

Son
Male

Samuel

Allen

Son
Male

Thomas

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

Michael

Hinchliffe

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Hinchliffe

Daughter
Male

James W

Hinchliffe

Grand Son
First name(s) James
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Allen

Head

Married

41

1840

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Allen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James E

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

William

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Allen

Son

Single

9

1872

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Hinchliffe

Son In Law

Married

21

1860

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Hinchliffe

Daughter

Married

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

James W

Hinchliffe

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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