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Household of Thomas Allan (born 1830, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stronsay, Orkney, 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.

Thomas Allan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Allan, born in 1830 in Sandway, Orkney, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ann Allan, born in 1832 in Sandway, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Grace (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Thomas Allan's household

Male

Thomas

Allan

Head
Female

Ann

Allan

Wife
Male

Thomas

Allan

Son
Male

John

Allan

Son
Female

Catherine

Allan

Daughter
Male

Peter

Allan

Son
Female

Grace

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Allan

Head

Married

51

1830

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Allan

Wife

Married

49

1832

Sandway, Orkney, Scotland

Thomas

Allan

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Peter

Allan

Son

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Grace

Allan

Daughter

-

5

1876

Orkney, Scotland

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