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Household of John Walter Allen (born 1851, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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 Walter Allen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Walter Allen, born in 1851 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John Walter was the head of the household, married to Catherine C Allen, born in 1850 in Monksilver, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Walter J (born 1877 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Sidney W (born 1879 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Herbert A (born 1881 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Walter's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Monksilver, Somerset, England) and John Walter's Servant, Mary A (born 1866 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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John Walter Allen's household

Male

John Walter

Allen

Head
Female

Catherine C

Allen

Wife
Male

Walter J

Allen

Son
Male

Sidney W

Allen

Son
Male

Herbert A

Allen

Son
Male

George

Watts

Boarder
Female

Mary A

Mortifee

Servant
First name(s) John Walter
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Walter

Allen

Head

Married

30

1851

Taunton, Somerset, England

Catherine C

Allen

Wife

Married

31

1850

Monksilver, Somerset, England

Walter J

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Taunton, Somerset, England

Sidney W

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Taunton, Somerset, England

Herbert A

Allen

Son

Single

0

1881

Taunton, Somerset, England

George

Watts

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Monksilver, Somerset, England

Mary A

Mortifee

Servant

Single

15

1866

Taunton, Somerset, England

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