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Household of John Allen (born 1837, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allen, born in 1837 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann J Allen, born in 1838 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 3 children; William A (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), John H (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Mary A (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Margaret Shotton, born in 1809 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Ann J

Allen

Wife
Male

William A

Allen

Son
Male

John H

Allen

Son
Female

Mary A

Allen

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Shotton

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

44

1837

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann J

Allen

Wife

Married

43

1838

South Shields, Durham, England

William A

Allen

Son

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

John H

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret

Shotton

Servant

-

72

1809

South Shields, Durham, England

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