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Household of William Allan (born 1857, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allan, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allan, born in 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Charles (born 1879 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, William Ross, born in 1870 in Arbroath, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife
Male

Charles

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie

Allan

Daughter
Male

William

Ross

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Allan

Wife

Married

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Allan

Son

-

2

1879

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Ross

Brother-In-Law

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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