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Household of Thomas Allen (born 1828, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Allen, born in 1828 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 11 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Allen, born in 1829 in Durham, England. They had 8 children; Sarah (born 1853 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), James (born 1863 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), John R (born 1867 in Easington Lane, Durham, England), Samuel (born 1873 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Benjamin (born 1874 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Margaret A (born 1877 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Louisa (born 1881 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Mary J Browe, born in 1859 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England.


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Thomas Allen's household

Male

Thomas

Allen

Head
Female

Mary

Allen

Wife
Female

Sarah

Allen

Daughter
Male

James

Allen

Son
Male

John R

Allen

Son
Male

Samuel

Allen

Son
Male

Benjamin

Allen

Son
Female

Margaret A

Allen

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Allen

Daughter
Male

Edward

Allen

Son
Female

Mary J

Browe

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Allen

Head

Married

53

1828

Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Allen

Wife

Married

52

1829

Durham, England

Sarah

Allen

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Easington Lane, Durham, England

James

Allen

Son

Single

18

1863

Easington Lane, Durham, England

John R

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Easington Lane, Durham, England

Samuel

Allen

Son

Single

8

1873

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Benjamin

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Margaret A

Allen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Louisa

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Edward

Allen

Son

Single

3

1878

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

Mary J

Browe

Servant

Single

22

1859

Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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