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Household of Charles Balshaw (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Charles Balshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Balshaw, born in 1839 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to M A Balshaw, born in 1847 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1874 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Joseph C (born 1875 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Walter J (born 1877 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and H R (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Servant, Ellen Bradbury, born in 1857 in St Helens, Lancashire, England.


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Charles Balshaw's household

Male

Charles

Balshaw

Head
Female

M A

Balshaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Daughter
Male

John E

Balshaw

Son
Male

Joseph C

Balshaw

Son
Male

Walter J

Balshaw

Son
Male

H R

Balshaw

Son
Female

Ellen

Bradbury

Servant
First name(s) Charles
Last name Balshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Balshaw

Head

Married

42

1839

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

M A

Balshaw

Wife

Married

34

1847

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

John E

Balshaw

Son

Single

7

1874

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Joseph C

Balshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Walter J

Balshaw

Son

Single

4

1877

St Helens, Lancashire, England

H R

Balshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Bradbury

Servant

Single

24

1857

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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