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Household of William Allen (born 1856, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Allen, born in 1858 in Scotland. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary Smith, born in 1864 in Farnley, Lancashire, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Eliza

Allen

Wife
Male

Fred

Allen

Son
Male

John

Allen

Son
Female

Mary

Smith

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Allen

Wife

Married

23

1858

Scotland

Fred

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Allen

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Smith

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Farnley, Lancashire, England

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