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Household of Benjamin Balkwell (born 1816, Devon)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kingsbridge, Devon, 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.
Benjamin Balkwell and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Balkwell, born in 1816 in Malborough, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Emily J (born 1845 in Bodmin, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1846 in Bodmin, Devon, England) and Charles H (born 1853 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Benjamin's Sister In Law, Mary (born 1818 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England), Benjamin's Visitor, Richard J (born 1845 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Benjamin's Servant, Jane (born 1850 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England) and Benjamin's Servant, Ellen (born 1852 in Devon, England).
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Benjamin Balkwell's household
Benjamin
Balkwell
Head
Mary
Horniman
Sister In Law
Emily J
Balkwell
Daughter
Sarah
Balkwell
Daughter
Charles H
Balkwell
Son
Richard J
Corke
Visitor
Jane
Rogers
Servant
Ellen
Sparkes
Servant
| First name(s) | Benjamin |
| Last name | Balkwell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Malborough, Devon, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benjamin | Balkwell | Head | Widower | 65 | 1816 | Malborough, Devon, England | |
Mary | Horniman | Sister In Law | Single | 63 | 1818 | Stoke Damerel, Devon, England | |
Emily J | Balkwell | Daughter | Single | 36 | 1845 | Bodmin, Devon, England | |
Sarah | Balkwell | Daughter | Single | 35 | 1846 | Bodmin, Devon, England | |
Charles H | Balkwell | Son | Single | 28 | 1853 | Kingsbridge, Devon, England | |
Richard J | Corke | Visitor | Married | 36 | 1845 | Kensington, Middlesex, England | |
Jane | Rogers | Servant | Single | 31 | 1850 | Kingsbridge, Devon, England | |
Ellen | Sparkes | Servant | Single | 29 | 1852 | Devon, England |
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