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Household of John Allison (born 1852, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, 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 Allison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Allison, born in 1852 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Allison, born in 1856 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1880 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother-In-Law, Angus (born 1859 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Mary (born 1856 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Allison's household

Male

John

Allison

Head
Female

Catherine

Allison

Wife
Male

John

Allison

Son
Female

Margaret

Allison

Daughter
Female

Annie

Allison

Daughter
Male

Angus

McKinlay

Brother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Glenn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Allison

Head

Married

29

1852

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Allison

Wife

Married

25

1856

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Allison

Son

-

4

1877

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allison

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Allison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Angus

McKinlay

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Glenn

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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