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Household of William Allen (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allen, born in 1824 in Dent, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Allen, born in 1825 in Penrith, Cumberland, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1860 in Cumberland, England), Isabella (born 1848 in Kendal, Westmorland, England), Frederick (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Rebecca (born 1864 in Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, Matthew Davison, born in 1859 in Benfieldside, Durham, England.


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William Allen's household

Male

William

Allen

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Allen

Wife
Male

George

Allen

Son
Female

Isabella

Allen

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Allen

Son
Male

Matthew

Davison

Son In Law
Female

Rebecca

Davison

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dent, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allen

Head

Married

57

1824

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Allen

Wife

Married

56

1825

Penrith, Cumberland, England

George

Allen

Son

Single

21

1860

Cumberland, England

Isabella

Allen

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Kendal, Westmorland, England

Frederick

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Matthew

Davison

Son In Law

Married

22

1859

Benfieldside, Durham, England

Rebecca

Davison

Daughter

Married

17

1864

Cumberland, England

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