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Household of William Allan (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1827 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Allan, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Grandson, Alex Hamilton, born in 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Janet

Allan

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter
Female

Janet

Allan

Daughter
Male

John

Allan

Son
Male

William

Allan

Son
Male

Alex

Hamilton

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

54

1827

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Allan

Wife

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Allan

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Hamilton

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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