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Household of Wass Allen (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Wass Allen and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wass Allen, born in 1836 in Sutton in Ashfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. Wass was the head of the household, married to Ellen Allen, born in 1837 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1863 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1867 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), James H (born 1869 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Porritt (born 1873 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), Emelia (born 1877 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Wass (born 1880 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Wass's Visitor, Ellen Allen, born in 1870 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.


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Wass Allen's household

Male

Wass

Allen

Head
Female

Ellen

Allen

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Allen

Daughter
Female

Mary

Allen

Daughter
Female

Emily

Allen

Daughter
Male

James H

Allen

Son
Male

Thomas Porritt

Allen

Son
Male

Fred

Allen

Son
Female

Emelia

Allen

Daughter
Male

Wass

Allen

Son
Female

Ellen

Allen

Visitor
First name(s) Wass
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Sutton in Ashfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wass

Allen

Head

Married

45

1836

Sutton in Ashfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Allen

Wife

Married

44

1837

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Allen

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Allen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Allen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

James H

Allen

Son

Single

12

1869

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Porritt

Allen

Son

Single

8

1873

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Allen

Son

Single

6

1875

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Emelia

Allen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Wass

Allen

Son

Single

1

1880

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Allen

Visitor

Single

11

1870

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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