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Household of Alexander Balfour (born 1839, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Monance, Fife, 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.

Alexander Balfour and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Balfour, born in 1839 in St Monance, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joan Balfour, born in 1839 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1862 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1869 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), Jemima (born 1874 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1877 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in St Monance, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Balfour's household

Male

Alexander

Balfour

Head
Female

Joan

Balfour

Wife
Female

Mary

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Balfour

Son
Male

William

Balfour

Son
Female

Jemima

Balfour

Daughter
Male

John

Balfour

Son
Male

Thomas

Balfour

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Balfour

Head

Married

42

1839

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Joan

Balfour

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Balfour

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

William

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Jemima

Balfour

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

John

Balfour

Son

-

4

1877

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Balfour

Son

-

2

1879

St Monance, Fife, Scotland

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