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Household of Matthew Allen (born 1844, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Matthew Allen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Allen, born in 1844 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Sarah Allen, born in 1853 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Carrie (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Florence (born 1872 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Lilian (born 1875 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Rose (born 1881 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Brother In Law, Arthur (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Matthew's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Matthew Allen's household

Male

Matthew

Allen

Head
Female

Sarah

Allen

Wife
Female

Carrie

Allen

Daughter
Female

Edith

Allen

Daughter
Female

Florence

Allen

Daughter
Female

Lilian

Allen

Daughter
Female

Rose

Allen

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Morris

Brother In Law
Female

Mary

Weeds

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Allen

Head

Married

37

1844

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Allen

Wife

Married

28

1853

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Carrie

Allen

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edith

Allen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Florence

Allen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Lilian

Allen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Rose

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Morris

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Weeds

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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