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Household of William Allan (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allan, born in 1846 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Allan, born in 1843 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; William Calley (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah Greig (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret Calley (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter Guthrie (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Yule Fanner, born in 1863 in Fife, Scotland.


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Sarah

Allan

Wife
Male

William Calley

Allan

Son
Female

Sarah Greig

Allan

Daughter
Female

Margaret Calley

Allan

Daughter
Male

Peter Guthrie

Allan

Son
Male

John Yule

Fanner

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Allan

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

William Calley

Allan

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah Greig

Allan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Calley

Allan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter Guthrie

Allan

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John Yule

Fanner

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Fife, Scotland

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