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Household of James Balfour (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Balfour, born in 1835 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maggie N Balfour, born in 1840 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Hugh N (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Balfour's household

Male

James

Balfour

Head
Female

Maggie N

Balfour

Wife
Male

Robert

Balfour

Son
Female

Joanna

Balfour

Daughter
Male

James

Balfour

Son
Male

William

Balfour

Son
Female

Maggie

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Mary

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Hugh N

Balfour

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Balfour

Head

Married

46

1835

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie N

Balfour

Wife

Married

41

1840

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joanna

Balfour

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Balfour

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Balfour

Daughter

-

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hugh N

Balfour

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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