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Household of Alfred Balson (born 1829, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

Alfred Balson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Balson, born in 1829 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 4 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Ann Balson, born in 1837 in Montgomeryshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Walter, born 1864 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Lodger, Thomas Edwards, born in 1842 in Stone, Staffordshire, England.


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Alfred Balson's household

Male

Alfred

Balson

Head
Female

Ann

Balson

Wife
Male

Walter

Balson

Son
Male

Thomas

Edwards

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Balson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Balson

Head

Married

52

1829

Taunton, Somerset, England

Ann

Balson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Montgomeryshire, Wales

Walter

Balson

Son

Single

17

1864

Woolwich, Kent, England

Thomas

Edwards

Lodger

Single

39

1842

Stone, Staffordshire, England

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