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Household of William Allen (born 1823, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, England

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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 Allen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1823 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Patience Allen, born in 1823 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1864 in London, Surrey, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Louisa (born 1857 in Southwark, Surrey, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Albert (born 1879 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and Eliza (born 1881 in Southwark, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1863 in Sheerness, Kent, England), William's Boarder, Frederick (born 1857 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and William's Son In Law, Alfred (born 1857 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Patience

Allen

Wife
Male

Frederick

Allen

Son
Female

Sarah

Allen

Daughter
Male

Henry

Penney

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Fisher

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Penney

Son In Law
Female

Louisa

Penney

Daughter
Male

Albert

Penney

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Penney

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

58

1823

Exeter, Devon, England

Patience

Allen

Wife

Married

58

1823

Exeter, Devon, England

Frederick

Allen

Son

Single

17

1864

London, Surrey, England

Sarah

Allen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Southwark, Surrey, England

Henry

Penney

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Sheerness, Kent, England

Frederick

Fisher

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Penney

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Sheerness, Kent, England

Louisa

Penney

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Southwark, Surrey, England

Albert

Penney

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eliza

Penney

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwark, Surrey, England

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