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Household of Joseph Allison (born 1853, 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 Allison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Allison, born in 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allison, born in 1851 in Shiney Row, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1871 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Shiney Row, Durham, England), Robert (born 1875 in Durham, England), John (born 1876 in Penshaw, Durham, England), Mary (born 1878 in Seaham, Durham, England) and William (born 1881 in Washington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Visitor, Catherine (born 1829 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Ada (born 1881 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Allison's household

Male

Joseph

Allison

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allison

Wife
Female

Ann

Allison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Allison

Daughter
Male

Robert

Allison

Son
Male

John

Allison

Son
Female

Mary

Allison

Daughter
Male

William

Allison

Son
Female

Catherine

Cockburn

Visitor
Female

Ada

Dodds

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Sunderland, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Allison

Head

Married

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Allison

Wife

Married

30

1851

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Ann

Allison

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Margaret

Allison

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Shiney Row, Durham, England

Robert

Allison

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

John

Allison

Son

Single

5

1876

Penshaw, Durham, England

Mary

Allison

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seaham, Durham, England

William

Allison

Son

Single

0

1881

Washington, Durham, England

Catherine

Cockburn

Visitor

Widow

52

1829

South Shields, Durham, England

Ada

Dodds

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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