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Household of Grace Balsdon (born 1819, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holsworthy, 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.

Grace Balsdon and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Grace Balsdon, born in 1819 in Cookbury, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Grace was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Grace (born 1852 in Black Torrington, Devon, England), James (born 1858 in Black Torrington, Devon, England) and William (born 1861 in Black Torrington, Devon, England). She had 1 grandchild; Heber, born 1877 in Halwill, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Grace's Lodger, John Baily, born in 1841 in Cookbury, Devon, England.


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Grace Balsdon's household

Female

Grace

Balsdon

Head
Female

Grace

Balsdon

Daughter
Male

James

Balsdon

Son
Male

William

Balsdon

Son
Male

Heber

George

Grand Son
Male

John

Baily

Lodger
First name(s) Grace
Last name Balsdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Cookbury, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Grace

Balsdon

Head

Widow

62

1819

Cookbury, Devon, England

Grace

Balsdon

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Black Torrington, Devon, England

James

Balsdon

Son

Single

23

1858

Black Torrington, Devon, England

William

Balsdon

Son

Single

20

1861

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Heber

George

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Halwill, Devon, England

John

Baily

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Cookbury, Devon, England

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