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Household of Thomas Allen (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Thomas Allen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Allen, born in 1834 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Martha Allen, born in 1842 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William H (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Alfred S (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Ernest A (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Mother Law, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Robert J (born 1843 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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Thomas Allen's household

Male

Thomas

Allen

Head
Female

Martha

Allen

Wife
Male

Thomas

Allen

Son
Male

Samuel

Allen

Son
Male

William H

Allen

Son
Male

Alfred S

Allen

Son
Male

Ernest A

Allen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Riley

Mother Law
Male

Robert J

Hudson

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Allen

Head

Married

47

1834

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Allen

Wife

Married

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

William H

Allen

Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alfred S

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ernest A

Allen

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Riley

Mother Law

Widow

64

1817

Yorkshire, England

Robert J

Hudson

Lodger

Married

38

1843

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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