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Household of William Allan (born 1818, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canisbay, Caithness, 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.
William Allan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allan, born in 1818 in Canisbay, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Allan, born in 1824 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Cecilia (born 1855 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland), Barbara (born 1866 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and George (born 1869 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1880 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland) and William's -, William (born 1831 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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William Allan's household
William
Allan
Head
Ann
Allan
Wife
Cecilia
Allan
Daughter
John
Allan
Son
Barbara
Allan
Daughter
George
Allan
Son
Georgina
Sutherland
Granddaughter
William
Robertson
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| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Allan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 63 |
| Birth year | 1818 |
| Birth place | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Allan | Head | Married | 63 | 1818 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Ann | Allan | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Cecilia | Allan | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Allan | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Barbara | Allan | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Allan | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
Georgina | Sutherland | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland | |
William | Robertson | - | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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