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Household of David Balfour (born 1812, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shapinshay, Orkney, Scotland
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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 1812 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eleanor A Balfour, born in 1811 in Berwick on Tweed, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, James (born 1859 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Eliza (born 1831 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1860 in Firth, Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Mary (born 1832 in Orkney, Scotland), David's Servant, Annie (born 1837 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland).
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David Balfour's household
David
Balfour
Head
Eleanor A
Balfour
Wife
James
Tait
Servant
Eliza
Leslie
Servant
Mary
Hourston
Servant
Mary
Merriman
Servant
Annie
Smith
Servant
Jane
Tait
Servant
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Balfour |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Balfour | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Eleanor A | Balfour | Wife | Married | 70 | 1811 | Berwick on Tweed, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Tait | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Leslie | Servant | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Hourston | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Firth, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Merriman | Servant | Unmarried | 49 | 1832 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Annie | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Tait | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney, Scotland |
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