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Household of John Balgarnie (born 1833, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Balgarnie and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balgarnie, born in 1833 in Whitehaugh, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Balgarnie, born in 1846 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1874 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith J (born 1875 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert W (born 1877 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Helen Downs, born in 1853 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Balgarnie's household

Male

John

Balgarnie

Head
Female

Jessie

Balgarnie

Wife
Male

John

Balgarnie

Son
Female

Edith J

Balgarnie

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Balgarnie

Son
Female

Helen

Downs

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Balgarnie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Whitehaugh, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balgarnie

Head

Married

48

1833

Whitehaugh, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Balgarnie

Wife

Married

35

1846

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Balgarnie

Son

-

7

1874

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith J

Balgarnie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert W

Balgarnie

Son

-

4

1877

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Downs

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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