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Household of Oswald Allen (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Oswald Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Oswald Allen, born in 1836 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Oswald was the head of the household, married to Catherine Allen, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Amelia (born 1865 in Stoneclough, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1868 in Stoneclough, Lancashire, England) and William E (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Oswald's Lodger, Patrick (born 1825 in Ireland) and Oswald's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).


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Oswald Allen's household

Male

Oswald

Allen

Head
Female

Catherine

Allen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Allen

Son
Female

Amelia

Allen

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

Allen

Daughter
Male

William E

Allen

Son
Male

Patrick

Mallon

Lodger
Male

William

Dewhurst

Lodger
First name(s) Oswald
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Oswald

Allen

Head

Married

45

1836

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Allen

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Allen

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Amelia

Allen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stoneclough, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Allen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Stoneclough, Lancashire, England

William E

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Patrick

Mallon

Lodger

Widower

56

1825

Ireland

William

Dewhurst

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

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