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Household of Cornelius Balmforth (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Cornelius Balmforth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Cornelius Balmforth, born in 1842 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Cornelius was the head of the household, married to Alice Balmforth, born in 1847 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Clara (born 1868 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Alan (born 1873 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1875 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Walker (born 1878 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Eleanor (born 1878 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England) and George William (born 1880 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England).


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Cornelius Balmforth's household

Male

Cornelius

Balmforth

Head
Female

Alice

Balmforth

Wife
Female

Clara

Balmforth

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Balmforth

Daughter
Male

Alan

Balmforth

Son
Female

Ada

Balmforth

Daughter
Male

Walker

Balmforth

Son
Female

Eleanor

Balmforth

Daughter
Male

George William

Balmforth

Son
First name(s) Cornelius
Last name Balmforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Cornelius

Balmforth

Head

Married

39

1842

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Balmforth

Wife

Married

34

1847

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Balmforth

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Balmforth

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Alan

Balmforth

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Balmforth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Walker

Balmforth

Son

Single

3

1878

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Balmforth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

George William

Balmforth

Son

Single

1

1880

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

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