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Household of John Allan (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

John Allan and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allan, born in 1854 in Abram, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mary Allan, born in 1854 in Aldenham, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter Rich Russ (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Ann (born 1833 in Abram, Lancashire, England), John's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Lowton, Lancashire, England) and John's Lodger, Adam J (born 1859 in Brough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Allan's household

Male

John

Allan

Head
Female

Sarah Mary

Allan

Wife
Male

Walter Rich Russ

Allan

Son
Female

Alice

Allan

Daughter
Female

Annie

Allan

Daughter
Female

Ann

Allan

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Hewitt (Allan)

Adopted Daughter
Male

Adam J

Robinson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Abram, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allan

Head

Married

27

1854

Abram, Lancashire, England

Sarah Mary

Allan

Wife

Married

27

1854

Aldenham, Shropshire, England

Walter Rich Russ

Allan

Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Allan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Annie

Allan

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Allan

Lodger

Widow

48

1833

Abram, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Hewitt (Allan)

Adopted Daughter

Single

11

1870

Lowton, Lancashire, England

Adam J

Robinson

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Brough, Yorkshire, England

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