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Household of John Balfour (born 1836, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

John Balfour and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balfour, born in 1836 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Balfour, born in 1848 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary B (born 1875 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander N (born 1877 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Christina Nicol, born in 1858 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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John Balfour's household

Male

John

Balfour

Head
Female

Mary

Balfour

Wife
Female

Mary B

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Alexander N

Balfour

Son
Female

Christina

Nicol

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balfour

Head

Married

45

1836

St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary

Balfour

Wife

Married

33

1848

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary B

Balfour

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander N

Balfour

Son

-

4

1877

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Christina

Nicol

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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