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Household of Alexander Balfour (born 1825, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Balfour, born in 1825 in Leven, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Balfour, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Henry T (born 1829 in Leven, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Isabella (born 1833 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, William A (born 1810 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1859 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Largo, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Balfour's household

Male

Alexander

Balfour

Head
Female

Janet

Balfour

Wife
Male

Henry T

Balfour

Visitor
Female

Isabella

Balfour

Visitor
Male

William A

Bisset

Visitor
Female

Catherine

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Servant
Female

Margaret

Davies

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Leven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Balfour

Head

Married

56

1825

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Balfour

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry T

Balfour

Visitor

Married

52

1829

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Balfour

Visitor

Married

48

1833

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

William A

Bisset

Visitor

Unmarried

71

1810

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

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Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Davies

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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