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Household of James Balfour (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Balfour, born in 1840 in Fife, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balfour, born in 1839 in Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Marion Y (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Marion Murray, born in 1816 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Balfour's household

Male

James

Balfour

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife
Female

Marion Y

Balfour

Daughter
Male

David

Balfour

Son
Female

Marion

Murray

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Balfour

Head

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife

Married

42

1839

Kincardine, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Marion Y

Balfour

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Balfour

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Murray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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