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Household of Henry Balcomb (born 1833, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bromley, Kent, 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 Balcomb and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Balcomb, born in 1833 in Ticehurst, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mercy Balcomb, born in 1838 in Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Frederick (born 1862 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Mabel (born 1867 in Tonbridge, Kent, England), Maria (born 1869 in Tonbridge, Kent, England) and George (born 1871 in Tonbridge, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, William (born 1855 in Edenbridge, Kent, England) and Henry's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Brasted, Kent, England).


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Henry Balcomb's household

Male

Henry

Balcomb

Head
Female

Mercy

Balcomb

Wife
Male

Frederick

Balcomb

Son
Female

Mabel

Balcomb

Daughter
Female

Maria

Balcomb

Daughter
Male

George

Balcomb

Son
Male

William

Everist

Boarder
Male

George

Stevens

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Balcomb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Balcomb

Head

Married

48

1833

Ticehurst, Sussex, England

Mercy

Balcomb

Wife

Married

43

1838

Sussex, England

Frederick

Balcomb

Son

Single

19

1862

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Mabel

Balcomb

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Maria

Balcomb

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tonbridge, Kent, England

George

Balcomb

Son

Single

10

1871

Tonbridge, Kent, England

William

Everist

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Edenbridge, Kent, England

George

Stevens

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Brasted, Kent, England

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