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Household of John Allen (born 1831, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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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 1831 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Allen, born in 1833 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Eliza (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George J (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William H (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, Robert Matthew, born in 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Allen's household

Male

John

Allen

Head
Female

Margaret

Allen

Wife
Female

Eliza

Allen

Daughter
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

George J

Allen

Son
Male

William H

Allen

Son
Male

Robert

Matthew

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allen

Head

Married

50

1831

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allen

Wife

Married

48

1833

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Allen

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Allen

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George J

Allen

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William H

Allen

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Matthew

Grandson

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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