Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Sophia Allen (born 1821, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epsom, Surrey, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

Sophia Allen and 7 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Allen, born in 1821 in Goudhurst, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Harriett (born 1852 in Epsom, Surrey, England) and Arthur (born 1849 in Epsom, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Sophia's Son In Law, John (born 1851 in Colchester, Essex, England), Sophia's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1861 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Sophia's Boarder, Ruth (born 1861 in Sandringham, Norfolk, England), Sophia's Boarder, Maria (born 1863 in Sussex, England) and Sophia's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1865 in Headley, Surrey, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Sophia Allen's household

Female

Sophia

Allen

Head
Male

John

Laitt

Son In Law
Female

Harriett

Laitt

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Longley

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Flint

Boarder
Female

Ruth

Cross

Boarder
Female

Maria

Baker

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Charman

Boarder
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Goudhurst, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Allen

Head

Widow

60

1821

Goudhurst, Kent, England

John

Laitt

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

Colchester, Essex, England

Harriett

Laitt

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Epsom, Surrey, England

Arthur

Longley

Son

Married

32

1849

Epsom, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Flint

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Ruth

Cross

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Sandringham, Norfolk, England

Maria

Baker

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Sussex, England

Charlotte

Charman

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Headley, Surrey, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Sophia Allen in Epsom in 1881, and follow the Allen family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Sophia Allen

We’ve found Sophia Allen in 117 family trees. Find out more about Sophia Allen's household and view the Allen family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census