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Household of William S Allan (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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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 S Allan and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S Allan, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William S was the head of the household, married to Isabella Allan, born in 1845 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jennie G (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret S (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Benjamin (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William S's Servant, Isabella (born 1861 in -) and William S's Servant, Jeanie (born 1863 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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William S Allan's household

Male

William S

Allan

Head
Female

Isabella

Allan

Wife
Male

William

Allan

Son
Female

Jennie G

Allan

Daughter
Female

Margaret S

Allan

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Allan

Son
Male

Charles

Allan

Son
Male

George

Allan

Son
Female

Isabella

Macfarlane

Servant
Female

Jeanie

McLavish

Servant
First name(s) William S
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S

Allan

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Allan

Wife

Married

36

1845

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Allan

Son

-

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jennie G

Allan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret S

Allan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Benjamin

Allan

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Allan

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

George

Allan

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Macfarlane

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

-

Jeanie

McLavish

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland

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