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Household of John Allan (born 1834, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 1834 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Allan, born in 1837 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Janet A (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland), Magdalene (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eveline (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Robert Munro, born in 1859 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Allan's household

Male

John

Allan

Head
Female

Catherine

Allan

Wife
Female

Janet A

Allan

Daughter
Male

John

Allan

Son
Female

Catherine

Allan

Daughter
Female

Magdalene

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Allan

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Allan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter
Female

Eveline

Allan

Daughter
Male

Robert

Munro

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allan

Head

Married

47

1834

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Wife

Married

44

1837

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Janet A

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Daughter

-

14

1867

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Allan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Allan

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Allan

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eveline

Allan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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