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Household of John Allen (born 1833, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, Kent, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allen, born in 1833 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Allen, born in 1840 in Thong, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Benjamin (born 1872 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Esther Arnold, born in 1793 in Kington, Herefordshire, England.


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Hannah

Allen

Wife
Male

Arthur

Allen

Son
Male

Benjamin

Allen

Son
Male

Frederick

Allen

Son
Female

Ethel

Allen

Daughter
Female

Esther

Arnold

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

48

1833

London, Middlesex, England

Hannah

Allen

Wife

Married

41

1840

Thong, Kent, England

Arthur

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Gravesend, Kent, England

Benjamin

Allen

Son

Single

9

1872

Gravesend, Kent, England

Frederick

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

Ethel

Allen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Gravesend, Kent, England

Esther

Arnold

Lodger

Widow

88

1793

Kington, Herefordshire, England

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