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Household of R H Allen (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

R H Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of R H Allen, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. R H was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allen, born in 1843 in Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Chris H, born 1879 in Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were R H's Stepson, Henry G (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), R H's Stepson, Charles W (born 1873 in Cheshire, England), R H's Sister Daughter, Fras M (born 1875 in Cheshire, England), R H's Sister Daughter, Lucy (born 1877 in Cheshire, England) and R H's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England).


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R H Allen's household

Male

R H

Allen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife
Male

Henry G

Holmshaw

Stepson
Male

Charles W

Holmshaw

Stepson
Female

Fras M

Holmshaw

Sister Daughter
Female

Lucy

Holmshaw

Sister Daughter
Male

Chris H

Allen

Son
Female

Martha

Watson

Servant
First name(s) R H
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

R H

Allen

Head

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife

Married

38

1843

Great Ayton, Yorkshire, England

Henry G

Holmshaw

Stepson

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Charles W

Holmshaw

Stepson

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

Fras M

Holmshaw

Sister Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cheshire, England

Lucy

Holmshaw

Sister Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cheshire, England

Chris H

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Cheshire, England

Martha

Watson

Servant

Single

16

1865

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

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