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Household of Henry A Balcombe (born 1825, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

Henry A Balcombe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry A Balcombe, born in 1825 in Newhaven, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. Henry A was the head of the household, married to Sarah Balcombe, born in 1827 in Newhaven, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Dennis (born 1853 in Newhaven, Sussex, England), Sarah (born 1860 in Newhaven, Sussex, England), May C (born 1862 in Newhaven, Sussex, England), Frederick B (born 1866 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and James E (born 1868 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry A's Visitor, Mahala (born 1830 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Henry A's Lodger Head, William (born 1822 in Hampshire, England).


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Henry A Balcombe's household

Male

Henry A

Balcombe

Head
Female

Sarah

Balcombe

Wife
Male

Dennis

Balcombe

Son
Female

Sarah

Balcombe

Daughter
Female

May C

Balcombe

Daughter
Female

Mahala

Payne

Visitor
Male

William

Haswell

Lodger Head
Male

Frederick B

Haswell

Son
Male

James E

Haswell

Son
First name(s) Henry A
Last name Balcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Newhaven, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry A

Balcombe

Head

Married

56

1825

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Sarah

Balcombe

Wife

Married

54

1827

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Dennis

Balcombe

Son

Single

28

1853

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Sarah

Balcombe

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Newhaven, Sussex, England

May C

Balcombe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Mahala

Payne

Visitor

Married

51

1830

Colchester, Essex, England

William

Haswell

Lodger Head

Married

59

1822

Hampshire, England

Frederick B

Haswell

Son

Single

15

1866

Portsea, Hampshire, England

James E

Haswell

Son

Single

13

1868

Portsea, Hampshire, England

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