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Household of Joseph Allen (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Allen, born in 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Allen, born in 1856 in Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Margaret E (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1853 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger Head, Betty Briggs, born in 1816 in Haslingden, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Allen's household

Male

Joseph

Allen

Head
Female

Jane

Allen

Wife
Male

James

Allen

Son
Female

Margaret E

Allen

Daughter
Female

Betty

Briggs

Lodger Head
Male

John

Briggs

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Allen

Head

Married

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Allen

Wife

Married

25

1856

Lancashire, England

James

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Margaret E

Allen

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Briggs

Lodger Head

Widow

65

1816

Haslingden, Lancashire, England

John

Briggs

Son

Single

28

1853

Lancashire, England

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