Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Allen (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allen, born in 1842 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Chare Allen, born in 1842 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England. They had 7 children; Alfred (born 1864 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Alice (born 1866 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Bertha (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), John (born 1869 in Hampshire, England), Sophia (born 1871 in Hampshire, England), Fanny (born 1873 in Landport, Hampshire, England) and Chare (born 1878 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother, Bertha Allen, born in 1812 in Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Chare

Allen

Wife
Male

Alfred

Allen

Son
Female

Alice

Allen

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Allen

Daughter
Male

John

Allen

Son
Female

Sophia

Allen

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Allen

Daughter
Female

Chare

Allen

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Allen

Mother
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

39

1842

Bridport, Dorset, England

Chare

Allen

Wife

Married

39

1842

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Alfred

Allen

Son

Single

17

1864

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Alice

Allen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Bertha

Allen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Hampshire, England

Sophia

Allen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hampshire, England

Fanny

Allen

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Landport, Hampshire, England

Chare

Allen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Croydon, Surrey, England

Bertha

Allen

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Piddletrenthide, Dorset, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Allen in West Ham in 1881, and follow the Allen family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Allen

We’ve found John Allen in 1652 family trees. Find out more about John Allen's household and view the Allen family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census