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Household of William Allen (born 1842, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1842 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Allen, born in 1848 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1870 in Durham, Durham, England), Eleanor (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), Fanny (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1876 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elizabeth Allen, born in 1803 in Carlisle, Cumberland, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Annie

Allen

Wife
Male

George

Allen

Son
Female

Eleanor

Allen

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Allen

Daughter
Male

Walter

Allen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

39

1842

Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Annie

Allen

Wife

Married

33

1848

Durham, Durham, England

George

Allen

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, Durham, England

Eleanor

Allen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Fanny

Allen

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

Walter

Allen

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Mother

Widow

78

1803

Carlisle, Cumberland, England

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