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Household of John Allen (born 1852, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1852 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Allen, born in 1854 in Pendine, Carmarthenshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1876 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), W George (born 1877 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Emily (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James Cooper, born in 1838 in Woolwich, Kent, England.


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Mary

Allen

Wife
Female

Mary A

Allen

Daughter
Male

W George

Allen

Son
Female

Emily

Allen

Daughter
Male

James

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

29

1852

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mary

Allen

Wife

Married

27

1854

Pendine, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Mary A

Allen

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

W George

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Emily

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

James

Cooper

Boarder

Single

43

1838

Woolwich, Kent, England

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