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Household of Alexander Balfour (born 1837, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, 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 12 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Balfour, born in 1837 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marion Balfour, born in 1837 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Jane (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Minnie (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Brenda (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gertred (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margery (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Matilda (born 1861 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1861 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Balfour's household
Alexander
Balfour
Head
Marion
Balfour
Wife
Jane
Balfour
Daughter
Minnie
Balfour
Daughter
Elizabeth
Balfour
Daughter
Alexandrina
Balfour
Daughter
Helen
Balfour
Daughter
Brenda
Balfour
Daughter
John
Balfour
Son
Gertred
Balfour
Daughter
Margery
Balfour
Daughter
Matilda
McDonald
Servant
Margaret
Bean
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Balfour |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Dysart, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (13 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Balfour | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Dysart, Fife, Scotland | |
Marion | Balfour | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Balfour | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Minnie | Balfour | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Balfour | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | Balfour | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Balfour | Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Brenda | Balfour | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Balfour | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Gertred | Balfour | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margery | Balfour | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matilda | McDonald | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Margaret | Bean | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Clackmannanshire, Scotland |
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