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Household of John Allen (born 1836, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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 Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allen, born in 1836 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Allen, born in 1836 in Eye, Suffolk, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1870 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1875 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, George (born 1849 in -) and John's Lodger, Ephraim (born 1856 in Derbyshire, England).


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Eliza

Allen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Allen

Son
Female

Ada

Allen

Daughter
Male

Harry

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

George

Jenkins

Lodger
Male

Ephraim

Snutch

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

45

1836

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Allen

Wife

Married

45

1836

Eye, Suffolk, England

Thomas

Allen

Son

Single

17

1864

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Allen

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Allen

Son

Single

8

1873

Hull, Yorkshire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

6

1875

Hull, Yorkshire, England

George

Jenkins

Lodger

Married

32

1849

-

Ephraim

Snutch

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Derbyshire, England

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