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Household of William Allen (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Jane Allen, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Mary Ann (born 1865 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jane Wood (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England), John Hunnam (born 1868 in South Shields, Durham, England), Jacob (born 1871 in Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England), Hugh (born 1873 in Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England), Hannah (born 1877 in Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England) and Annie Johnson (born 1879 in Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England).


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Margaret Jane

Allen

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Allen

Daughter
Female

Jane Wood

Allen

Daughter
Male

John Hunnam

Allen

Son
Male

Jacob

Allen

Son
Male

Hugh

Allen

Son
Female

Hannah

Allen

Daughter
Female

Annie Johnson

Allen

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place South Shields, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

39

1842

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret Jane

Allen

Wife

Married

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Allen

Daughter

Single

16

1865

South Shields, Durham, England

Jane Wood

Allen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

John Hunnam

Allen

Son

Single

13

1868

South Shields, Durham, England

Jacob

Allen

Son

Single

10

1871

Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England

Hugh

Allen

Son

Single

8

1873

Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England

Hannah

Allen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England

Annie Johnson

Allen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ryhope Colliery, Durham, England

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