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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

Female

Margaret

Allan

Head
Male

Alexander

Allan

Son
Male

James

Allan

Son
Male

William

Allan

Son
Female

Margaret

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jannet

Allan

Daughter
Female

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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