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Household of John Balkwill (born 1847, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balkwill, born in 1847 in Combeinteignhead, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balkwill, born in 1852 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Thomas H (born 1875 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England), William (born 1879 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England) and Edwin (born 1881 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Kirton, born in 1815 in Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England.


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John Balkwill's household

Male

John

Balkwill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balkwill

Wife
Male

Thomas H

Balkwill

Son
Male

William

Balkwill

Son
Male

Edwin

Balkwill

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Kirton

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Balkwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balkwill

Head

Married

34

1847

Combeinteignhead, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Balkwill

Wife

Married

29

1852

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

Thomas H

Balkwill

Son

Single

6

1875

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

William

Balkwill

Son

Single

2

1879

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

Edwin

Balkwill

Son

Single

0

1881

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Kirton

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Stokeinteignhead, Devon, England

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