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Household of William Allan (born 1844, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 1844 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Allan, born in 1847 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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William Allan's household

Male

William

Allan

Head
Female

Catherine

Allan

Wife
Female

Catherine

Allan

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Allan

Daughter
Male

John

Allan

Son
Male

William

Allan

Son
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Mary

Allan

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allan

Head

Married

37

1844

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Allan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Daughter

-

9

1872

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

-

8

1873

Ballachulish, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

-

6

1875

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

-

4

1877

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Allan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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