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Household of Thomas Allison (born 1847, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 Allison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Allison, born in 1847 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Allison, born in 1850 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James G (born 1877 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Janet F (born 1881 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Samuel (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Mary (born 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, David (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Allison's household

Male

Thomas

Allison

Head
Female

Janet

Allison

Wife
Male

John

Allison

Son
Male

James G

Allison

Son
Female

Janet F

Allison

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Allison

Son
Male

Samuel

McLerie

Boarder
Female

Mary

McLerie

Boarder
Male

David

McLerie

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Allison

Head

Married

34

1847

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Allison

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Allison

Son

-

6

1875

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James G

Allison

Son

-

4

1877

Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Janet F

Allison

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

Allison

Son

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Samuel

McLerie

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McLerie

Boarder

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

McLerie

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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