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Household of John Mc Allum (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Mc Allum and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Mc Allum, born in 1840 in Heworth, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mc Allum, born in 1836 in Heworth, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John Henry (born 1872 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England), Mary Margaret (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Jessie (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Governess, Bessie Louisa (born 1856 in Hampshire, England), John's Servant, Catherine (born 1849 in St Austell, Cornwall, England) and John's Servant, Annie (born 1854 in Merthyr Tydfil, Gloucestershire, England).


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John Mc Allum's household

Male

John

Mc Allum

Head
Female

Margaret

Mc Allum

Wife
Male

John Henry

Mc Allum

Son
Female

Mary Margaret

Mc Allum

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Mc Allum

Daughter
Female

Bessie Louisa

Smith

Governess
Female

Catherine

Hawk

Servant
Female

Annie

Dodd

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Mc Allum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Heworth, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Mc Allum

Head

Married

41

1840

Heworth, Durham, England

Margaret

Mc Allum

Wife

Married

45

1836

Heworth, Durham, England

John Henry

Mc Allum

Son

Single

9

1872

Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Mary Margaret

Mc Allum

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Mc Allum

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Bessie Louisa

Smith

Governess

Single

25

1856

Hampshire, England

Catherine

Hawk

Servant

Single

32

1849

St Austell, Cornwall, England

Annie

Dodd

Servant

Single

27

1854

Merthyr Tydfil, Gloucestershire, England

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