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Household of James Balfour (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

James Balfour and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Balfour, born in 1831 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balfour, born in 1831 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Lizzie (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Catherine (born 1867 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Jessie E (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Robert (born 1873 in City of London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Harriet (born 1852 in Brixton, Surrey, England) and James's Servant, Sarah E (born 1865 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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James Balfour's household

Male

James

Balfour

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife
Female

Annie

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Balfour

Son
Female

Catherine

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Jessie E

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Robert

Balfour

Son
Female

Harriet

Gregory

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Harley

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Balfour

Head

Married

50

1831

Scotland

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife

Married

50

1831

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Annie

Balfour

Daughter

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lizzie

Balfour

Daughter

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Balfour

Son

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Balfour

Daughter

Single

14

1867

City of London, Middlesex, England

Jessie E

Balfour

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

Robert

Balfour

Son

Single

8

1873

City of London, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Gregory

Servant

Single

29

1852

Brixton, Surrey, England

Sarah E

Harley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Plumstead, Kent, England

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