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Household of William Allan (born 1845, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allan, born in 1845 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Allan, born in 1846 in Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1873 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1877 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Mary

Allan

Wife
Female

Alice

Allan

Daughter
Female

Jane

Allan

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

36

1845

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Allan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alice

Allan

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Allan

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

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