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Household of Thomas Allen (born 1850, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

Thomas Allen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Allen, born in 1850 in Bilston, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allen, born in 1847 in Eccles, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1880 in Swinton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Peter (born 1861 in Swinton, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Lodger, Charles (born 1857 in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Allen's household

Male

Thomas

Allen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

Peter

Jones

Boarder
Male

Charles

Sheppard

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Allen

Head

Married

31

1850

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Eccles, Lancashire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

1

1880

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Jones

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Swinton, Lancashire, England

Charles

Sheppard

Lodger

Married

24

1857

Market Drayton, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Sheppard

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Shropshire, England

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