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Household of James M Balfour (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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 M Balfour and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James M Balfour, born in 1849 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. James M was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balfour, born in 1850 in Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret C N, born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James M's Servant, Mary Maclellan, born in 1865 in Kilchoman, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James M Balfour's household

Male

James M

Balfour

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife
Female

Margaret C N

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Mary

Maclellan

Servant
First name(s) James M
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James M

Balfour

Head

Married

32

1849

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife

Married

31

1850

Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret C N

Balfour

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Maclellan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilchoman, Argyllshire, Scotland

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