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Household of Ralph Allen (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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.

Ralph Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ralph Allen, born in 1821 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Ralph was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Henry Allen (born 1869 in Golborne, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in -) and John (born 1881 in Golborne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Ralph's Lodger Head, John (born 1850 in Lancashire, England) and Ralph's Lodgers Wife, Ellen (born 1851 in Golborne, Lancashire, England).


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Ralph Allen's household

Male

Ralph

Allen

Head
Male

John

Higginson

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen

Higginson

Lodgers Wife
Male

Henry Allen

Higginson

Son
Male

Samuel

Higginson

Son
Female

Mary

Higginson

Daughter
Male

James

Higginson

Son
Male

John

Higginson

Son
First name(s) Ralph
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ralph

Allen

Head

Widower

60

1821

Lancashire, England

John

Higginson

Lodger Head

Married

31

1850

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Higginson

Lodgers Wife

Married

30

1851

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Henry Allen

Higginson

Son

Single

12

1869

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Higginson

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Mary

Higginson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

James

Higginson

Son

Single

2

1879

-

John

Higginson

Son

Single

0

1881

Golborne, Lancashire, England

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