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Household of Robert Allan (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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.

Robert Allan and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Allan, born in 1833 in Dunning, Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allan, born in 1841 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1869 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1873 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Jane (born 1872 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Allan's household

Male

Robert

Allan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife
Female

Mary

Allan

Daughter
Female

Helen

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sanderson

Niece
Male

William

Mitchel

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Allan

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Allan

Daughter

-

12

1869

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Helen

Allan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sanderson

Niece

-

9

1872

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Mitchel

Boarder

-

22

1859

Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland

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