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Household of John Balfour (born 1845, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balfour, born in 1845 in Torryburn, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Balfour, born in 1847 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; David H (born 1869 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Ann N (born 1871 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), Mary P (born 1873 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland), James H (born 1874 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1877 in Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Elisabeth Mck (born 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Ann (born 1821 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Elisabeth (born 1857 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Balfour's household

Male

John

Balfour

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Balfour

Wife
Male

David H

Balfour

Son
Female

Ann N

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Mary P

Balfour

Daughter
Male

James H

Balfour

Son
Male

John

Balfour

Son
Female

Elisabeth Mck

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Ann

Balfour

Mother-In-Law
Female

Elisabeth

Park

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balfour

Head

Married

36

1845

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Balfour

Wife

Married

34

1847

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

David H

Balfour

Son

-

12

1869

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Ann N

Balfour

Daughter

-

10

1871

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Mary P

Balfour

Daughter

-

8

1873

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

James H

Balfour

Son

-

7

1874

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Balfour

Son

-

4

1877

Carriden, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth Mck

Balfour

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Balfour

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Park

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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