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Household of James Balfour (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Balfour, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Moor Balfour, born in 1833 in Derbyshire, England. They had 7 children; James (born 1861 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alexander (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Christinana (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary E (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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James Balfour's household

Male

James

Balfour

Head
Female

Eliza Moor

Balfour

Wife
Male

James

Balfour

Son
Female

Florence

Balfour

Daughter
Male

William

Balfour

Son
Male

Alexander

Balfour

Son
Female

Sarah

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Christinana

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Balfour

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Balfour

Head

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza Moor

Balfour

Wife

Married

48

1833

Derbyshire, England

James

Balfour

Son

Single

20

1861

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Balfour

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Balfour

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Balfour

Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Balfour

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Christinana

Balfour

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Balfour

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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