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Household of William Allen (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, Lancashire, 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 1821 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Allen, born in 1825 in Heywood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), John R (born 1863 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1866 in Heywood, Lancashire, England), Harvey (born 1867 in Heywood, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1871 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Mary Ann Greenhalgh, born in 1817 in Heywood, Lancashire, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter
Male

John R

Allen

Son
Male

Charles

Allen

Son
Male

Harvey

Allen

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Allen

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Greenhalgh

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

60

1821

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Wife

Married

56

1825

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Allen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Heywood, Lancashire, England

John R

Allen

Son

Single

18

1863

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Charles

Allen

Son

Single

15

1866

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Harvey

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Allen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Greenhalgh

Sister In Law

Widow

64

1817

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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