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Household of John Balfour (born 1852, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

John Balfour and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balfour, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Balfour, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Amelia, born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Archibald Hutchison, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Balfour's household

Male

John

Balfour

Head
Female

Mary

Balfour

Wife
Female

Amelia

Balfour

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Hutchison

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Balfour

Head

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Balfour

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Amelia

Balfour

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Hutchison

Visitor

Married

40

1841

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

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