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Household of John B Allan (born 1811, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 B Allan and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Allan, born in 1811 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 11 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Isabella Allan, born in 1810 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1849 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Granddaughter, Jeannie T (born 1880 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), John B's Boarder, Robert C (born 1868 in England), John B's Servant, Peter (born 1845 in -), John B's Servant, George (born 1864 in -), John B's Servant, Jane (born 1856 in -), John B's Servant, William (born 1867 in Burry) and John B's Visitor, Peter (born 1869 in Burry).


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John B Allan's household

Male

John B

Allan

Head
Female

Isabella

Allan

Wife
Male

William

Allan

Son
Female

Jane

Allan

Wife
Female

Jeannie T

Allan

Granddaughter
Male

Robert C

Stewart

Boarder
Male

Peter

McMannan

Servant
Male

George

Budge

Servant
Female

Jane

Budge

Servant
Male

William

Swannie

Servant
Male

Peter

Swannie

Visitor
First name(s) John B
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Allan

Head

Married

70

1811

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Isabella

Allan

Wife

Married

71

1810

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

Married

32

1849

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Allan

Wife

Married

22

1859

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jeannie T

Allan

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Robert C

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Peter

McMannan

Servant

Unmarried

36

1845

-

George

Budge

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

-

Jane

Budge

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

-

William

Swannie

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Burry

Peter

Swannie

Visitor

Unmarried

12

1869

Burry

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