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Household of John Allen (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Allen, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane Isabella (born 1867 in South Shields, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret Ann (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England), Lizzie (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Ada (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Jane

Allen

Wife
Female

Jane Isabella

Allen

Daughter
Male

John

Allen

Son
Female

Ellen

Allen

Daughter
Female

Margaret Ann

Allen

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Allen

Daughter
Female

Ada

Allen

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

39

1842

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Allen

Wife

Married

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane Isabella

Allen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Ellen

Allen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret Ann

Allen

Daughter

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Lizzie

Allen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Ada

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

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