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Household of John Allan (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allan, born in 1839 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Allan, born in 1838 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet (born 1860 in Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Anne (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Methilhill, Fife, Scotland), Georgina (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary McDonald, born in 1860 in Fife, Scotland.


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John Allan's household

Male

John

Allan

Head
Female

Annie

Allan

Wife
Female

Janet

Allan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Allan

Daughter
Male

John

Allan

Son
Female

Eliza

Allan

Daughter
Female

Anne

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Allan

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Allan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Allan

Son
Female

Mary

McDonald

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allan

Head

Married

42

1839

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Allan

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Anne

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Allan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Methilhill, Fife, Scotland

Georgina

Allan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Allan

Son

-

3

1878

Fife, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Fife, Scotland

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