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Household of John Allan (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allan, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Allen, born in 1841 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Murray (born 1868 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James Alexr (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert Docherty (born 1873 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, James Cairns, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Allan's household

Male

John

Allan

Head
Female

Annie

Allen

Wife
Female

Margaret

Allen

Daughter
Male

George Murray

Allen

Son
Male

James Alexr

Allen

Son
Male

Robert Docherty

Allen

Son
Male

James

Cairns

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allan

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Allen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allen

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George Murray

Allen

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Alexr

Allen

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert Docherty

Allen

Son

-

8

1873

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Cairns

Visitor

Widower

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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