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Household of William A Allen (born 1844, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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.

William A Allen and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Allen, born in 1844 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 14 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Ann Allen, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William D (born 1877 in South Shields, Durham, England), Anne (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England), William T (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), Richard (born 1872 in South Shields, Durham, England), Robert L (born 1874 in South Shields, Durham, England), Anna M (born 1881 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1821 in South Shields, Durham, England), William A's Mother, Mary A (born 1817 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William A's Lodger, Thomas (born 1857 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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William A Allen's household

Male

William A

Allen

Head
Female

Ann

Allen

Wife
Male

William D

Allen

Son
Female

Anne

Allen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dobson

Mother In Law
Female

Hannah

Wilson

Wife
Male

William T

Wilson

Son
Male

Richard

Wilson

Son
Female

Mary

Lawson

Wife
Male

Robert L

Lawson

Son
Female

Anna M

Lawson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Barage

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Barage

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Hogg

Lodger
First name(s) William A
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Allen

Head

Married

37

1844

South Shields, Durham, England

Ann

Allen

Wife

Married

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

William D

Allen

Son

Single

4

1877

South Shields, Durham, England

Anne

Allen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane

Dobson

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

South Shields, Durham, England

Hannah

Wilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

South Shields, Durham, England

William T

Wilson

Son

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

Richard

Wilson

Son

Single

9

1872

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Lawson

Wife

Married

30

1851

North Shields, Northumberland, England

Robert L

Lawson

Son

Single

7

1874

South Shields, Durham, England

Anna M

Lawson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary A

Barage

Mother

Widow

64

1817

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Barage

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Thomas

Hogg

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

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