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Household of William Allen (born 1828, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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 1828 in East Pennard, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriet Allen, born in 1835 in Evercreech, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Annie W (born 1859 in East Pennard, Somerset, England), Elizabeth H (born 1863 in West Bradley, Somerset, England), Lucy (born 1865 in West Bradley, Somerset, England), Emily S W (born 1868 in West Bradley, Somerset, England), Daisy E (born 1871 in West Bradley, Somerset, England) and William Y U (born 1874 in West Bradley, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Harriet Webb, born in 1855 in Lottisham, Somerset, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Harriet

Allen

Wife
Female

Annie W

Allen

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth H

Allen

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Allen

Daughter
Female

Emily S W

Allen

Daughter
Female

Daisy E

Allen

Daughter
Male

William Y U

Allen

Son
Female

Harriet

Webb

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place East Pennard, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

53

1828

East Pennard, Somerset, England

Harriet

Allen

Wife

Married

46

1835

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Annie W

Allen

Daughter

Single

22

1859

East Pennard, Somerset, England

Elizabeth H

Allen

Daughter

Single

18

1863

West Bradley, Somerset, England

Lucy

Allen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

West Bradley, Somerset, England

Emily S W

Allen

Daughter

Single

13

1868

West Bradley, Somerset, England

Daisy E

Allen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Bradley, Somerset, England

William Y U

Allen

Son

Single

7

1874

West Bradley, Somerset, England

Harriet

Webb

Servant

Single

26

1855

Lottisham, Somerset, England

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