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Household of John Balch (born 1846, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, Somerset, 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.

John Balch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balch, born in 1846 in Backwell, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha J Balch, born in 1852 in Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Henry Chas (born 1877 in Backwell, Somerset, England), William John (born 1879 in Backwell, Somerset, England) and H J M (born 1881 in Backwell, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, Charles (born 1804 in Somerset, England) and John's Sister, Ann (born 1837 in Somerset, England).


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John Balch's household

Male

John

Balch

Head
Female

Martha J

Balch

Wife
Male

Henry Chas

Balch

Son
Male

William John

Balch

Son
Female

H J M

Balch

Daughter
Male

Charles

Balch

Father
Female

Ann

Balch

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Balch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Backwell, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balch

Head

Married

35

1846

Backwell, Somerset, England

Martha J

Balch

Wife

Married

29

1852

Somerset, England

Henry Chas

Balch

Son

Single

4

1877

Backwell, Somerset, England

William John

Balch

Son

Single

2

1879

Backwell, Somerset, England

H J M

Balch

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Backwell, Somerset, England

Charles

Balch

Father

Widower

77

1804

Somerset, England

Ann

Balch

Sister

Single

44

1837

Somerset, England

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