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Household of William Allan (born 1839, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbrae, Buteshire, 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 1839 in Millport, Buteshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Allan, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1872 in Millport, Buteshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Millport, Buteshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Millport, Buteshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Millport, Buteshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1881 in Millport, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Marion Lang, born in 1865 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Ann

Allan

Wife
Male

James

Allan

Son
Male

William

Allan

Son
Male

John

Allan

Son
Female

Jessie

Allan

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Allan

Son
Female

Marion

Lang

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

42

1839

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Ann

Allan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

-

9

1872

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

-

6

1875

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

-

4

1877

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Jessie

Allan

Daughter

-

2

1879

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Archibald

Allan

Son

-

0

1881

Millport, Buteshire, Scotland

Marion

Lang

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

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