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Household of Joseph Allen (born 1831, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penzance, Cornwall, 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 Allen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Allen, born in 1831 in Ludgvan, Cornwall, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Allen, born in 1827 in St Ives, Cornwall, England. They had 3 children; Grace (born 1866 in St Ives, Cornwall, England), Bessie (born 1870 in St Ives, Cornwall, England) and Kate (born 1861 in St Ives, Cornwall, England). They had 1 grandchild; Richard, born 1881 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Richard Peters, born in 1860 in St Ives, Cornwall, England.


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Joseph Allen's household

Male

Joseph

Allen

Head
Female

Grace

Allen

Wife
Female

Grace

Allen

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Allen

Daughter
Male

Richard

Peters

Son In Law
Female

Kate

Peters

Daughter
Male

Richard

Peters

Grand Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Allen

Head

Married

50

1831

Ludgvan, Cornwall, England

Grace

Allen

Wife

Married

54

1827

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Grace

Allen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Bessie

Allen

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Richard

Peters

Son In Law

Single

21

1860

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Kate

Peters

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Richard

Peters

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

St Ives, Cornwall, England

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