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Household of David Balfour (born 1839)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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.
David Balfour and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Balfour, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Balfour, born in 1838 in Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Annie (born 1869 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Barbara (born 1862 in Usworth, Durham, England) and David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in East Herrington, Durham, England).
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David Balfour's household
David
Balfour
Head
Margaret
Balfour
Wife
David
Balfour
Son
Annie
Balfour
Daughter
Elizabeth
Balfour
Daughter
Margaret
Balfour
Daughter
Barbara
Beckwith
Servant
Elizabeth
Seymour
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Balfour |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Balfour | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Scotland | |
Margaret | Balfour | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Scotland | |
David | Balfour | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Sunderland, Durham, England | |
Annie | Balfour | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Balfour | Daughter | Single | 9 | 1872 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Margaret | Balfour | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England | |
Barbara | Beckwith | Servant | Single | 19 | 1862 | Usworth, Durham, England | |
Elizabeth | Seymour | Servant | Single | 17 | 1864 | East Herrington, Durham, England |
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