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Household of Joseph Allan (born 1830, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, 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.

Joseph Allan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Allan, born in 1830 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allan, born in 1835 in Murton Grange, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Murton Grange, Durham, England), Stephen (born 1866 in Murton Grange, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Murton Grange, Durham, England), William (born 1872 in Murton Grange, Durham, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Murton Grange, Durham, England) and Clara (born 1879 in Murton Grange, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1817 in Durham, England) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Chirton, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Allan's household

Male

Joseph

Allan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife
Male

John

Allan

Son
Male

Stephen

Allan

Son
Male

Joseph

Allan

Son
Male

William

Allan

Son
Female

Isabella

Allan

Daughter
Female

Clara

Allan

Daughter
Male

John

Hann

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Allan

Head

Married

51

1830

Houghton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife

Married

46

1835

Murton Grange, Durham, England

John

Allan

Son

Single

17

1864

Murton Grange, Durham, England

Stephen

Allan

Son

Single

15

1866

Murton Grange, Durham, England

Joseph

Allan

Son

Single

11

1870

Murton Grange, Durham, England

William

Allan

Son

Single

9

1872

Murton Grange, Durham, England

Isabella

Allan

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Murton Grange, Durham, England

Clara

Allan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Murton Grange, Durham, England

John

Hann

Boarder

Single

64

1817

Durham, England

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chirton, Northumberland, England

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