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Household of John Balkwill (born 1834, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Balkwill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balkwill, born in 1834 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Selina Balkwill, born in 1842 in Frithelstock, Devon, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England), Mary A (born 1864 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England), Norah (born 1869 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), John (born 1872 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Devon, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Bagshot, Surrey, England) and Isaac (born 1879 in Essex, England).


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John Balkwill's household

Male

John

Balkwill

Head
Female

Selina

Balkwill

Wife
Male

Thomas

Balkwill

Son
Female

Mary A

Balkwill

Daughter
Female

Norah

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

John

Balkwill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Balkwill

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

Isaac

Balkwill

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Balkwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balkwill

Head

Married

47

1834

Devon, England

Selina

Balkwill

Wife

Married

39

1842

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Thomas

Balkwill

Son

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary A

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Falmouth, Cornwall, England

Norah

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Frithelstock, Devon, England

John

Balkwill

Son

Single

9

1872

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Devon, England

Ellen

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bagshot, Surrey, England

Isaac

Balkwill

Son

Single

2

1879

Essex, England

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