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Household of William J Allen (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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 J Allen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Allen, born in 1856 in , consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Allen, born in 1854 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; William J (born 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Marion E (born 1881 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, David (born 1856 in Carmarthenshire, Wales), William J's Servant, Henry (born 1832 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1829 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England) and William J's Lodger, Emily J (born 1850 in St James, Middlesex, England).


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William J Allen's household

Male

William J

Allen

Head
Female

Charlotte

Allen

Wife
Male

William J

Allen

Son
Female

Marion E

Allen

Daughter
Male

David

Jones

Servant
Male

Henry

Hopcraft

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Hopcraft

Servant
Female

Emily J

Hopcraft

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Allen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place United States

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Allen

Head

Married

25

1856

United States

Charlotte

Allen

Wife

Married

27

1854

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

William J

Allen

Son

Single

2

1879

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Marion E

Allen

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

David

Jones

Servant

Single

25

1856

Carmarthenshire, Wales

Henry

Hopcraft

Servant

Widower

49

1832

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Hopcraft

Servant

Single

52

1829

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England

Emily J

Hopcraft

Lodger

Single

31

1850

St James, Middlesex, England

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