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Household of William Allen (born 1844, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1844 in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Allen, born in 1846 in Wroot, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Fred W (born 1867 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1876 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Eliza (born 1822 in Blythe, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Servant, Eliza (born 1865 in Lincolnshire, England).


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Mary J

Allen

Wife
Male

Fred W

Allen

Son
Male

Alfred

Allen

Son
Male

John W

Allen

Son
Female

Eliza

Allen

Mother
Female

Eliza

Lorick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Harworth, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

37

1844

Harworth, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary J

Allen

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wroot, Lincolnshire, England

Fred W

Allen

Son

Single

14

1867

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Allen

Son

Single

8

1873

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John W

Allen

Son

Single

5

1876

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Allen

Mother

Widow

59

1822

Blythe, Nottinghamshire, England

Eliza

Lorick

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lincolnshire, England

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