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Household of William Allen (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1827 in Wells, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Allen, born in 1832 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They had 5 children; Emma (born 1853 in Wells, Somerset, England), William (born 1857 in Wells, Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1861 in Wells, Somerset, England), John (born 1864 in Wells, Somerset, England) and Robert (born 1871 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Lansdown, born in 1801 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Eliza

Allen

Wife
Female

Emma

Allen

Daughter
Male

William

Allen

Son
Female

Sarah

Allen

Daughter
Male

John

Allen

Son
Male

Robert

Allen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Lansdown

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wells, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

54

1827

Wells, Somerset, England

Eliza

Allen

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Allen

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Wells, Somerset, England

William

Allen

Son

Single

24

1857

Wells, Somerset, England

Sarah

Allen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wells, Somerset, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

17

1864

Wells, Somerset, England

Robert

Allen

Son

Single

10

1871

Wells, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Lansdown

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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