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Household of Margaret Allan (born 1838, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, Orkney, Scotland
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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.
Margaret Allan and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Allan, born in 1838 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland) and Jannet (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Mother-In-Law, Eliza Allan, born in 1808 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland.
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Margaret Allan's household
Margaret
Allan
Head
Alexander
Allan
Son
James
Allan
Son
William
Allan
Son
Margaret
Allan
Daughter
Jannet
Allan
Daughter
Eliza
Allan
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Margaret |
| Last name | Allan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widow |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Margaret | Allan | Head | Widow | 43 | 1838 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Allan | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Allan | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Allan | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Allan | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jannet | Allan | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Allan | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Sandway, Orkney, Scotland |
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