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Household of William Allison (born 1831, Shetland Islands)

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 Allison and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Allison, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Barbra Allison, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1865 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Arthur (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Gilbert G (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), David C (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Robert (born 1874 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Basil (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Barbra (born 1877 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Albert V (born 1879 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and Joshua (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Gilvery, born in 1861 in Jarrow, Durham, England.


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William Allison's household

Male

William

Allison

Head
Female

Barbra

Allison

Wife
Male

William

Allison

Son
Male

Arthur

Allison

Son
Male

Gilbert G

Allison

Son
Male

David C

Allison

Son
Male

Robert

Allison

Son
Male

Basil

Allison

Son
Female

Barbra

Allison

Daughter
Male

Albert V

Allison

Son
Male

Joshua

Allison

Son
Female

Margaret

Gilvery

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Allison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Allison

Head

Married

50

1831

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbra

Allison

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

William

Allison

Son

Single

16

1865

Jarrow, Durham, England

Arthur

Allison

Son

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Gilbert G

Allison

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

David C

Allison

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

Robert

Allison

Son

Single

7

1874

Jarrow, Durham, England

Basil

Allison

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

Barbra

Allison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Jarrow, Durham, England

Albert V

Allison

Son

Single

2

1879

Jarrow, Durham, England

Joshua

Allison

Son

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Margaret

Gilvery

Servant

Single

20

1861

Jarrow, Durham, England

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