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Household of William Allen (born 1822, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stoke Damerel, Devon, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1822 in Buckland, Devon, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Allen, born in 1827 in Frome, Somerset, England. They had 2 children; Julia (born 1867 in Devonport, Devon, England) and Edith (born 1858 in Torpoint, Cornwall, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, George (born 1856 in Devonport, Devon, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1830 in Devonport, Devon, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1861 in Devonport, Devon, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1854 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1819 in Dilham, Norfolk, England).


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Ann

Allen

Wife
Female

Julia

Allen

Daughter
Male

George

Higman

Son In Law
Female

Edith

Higman

Daughter
Male

George

Crocker

Boarder
Male

William

Sholl

Boarder
Male

John

Griffin

Boarder
Male

William

Lee

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Buckland, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

59

1822

Buckland, Devon, England

Ann

Allen

Wife

Married

54

1827

Frome, Somerset, England

Julia

Allen

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devonport, Devon, England

George

Higman

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Devonport, Devon, England

Edith

Higman

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Torpoint, Cornwall, England

George

Crocker

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Sholl

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Devonport, Devon, England

John

Griffin

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Plymouth, Devon, England

William

Lee

Boarder

Widower

62

1819

Dilham, Norfolk, England

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