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Household of John Balkwill (born 1833, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Okehampton, 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 1833 in Hatherleigh, Devon, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Balkwill, born in 1835 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Mary G (born 1859 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England) and Joshua (born 1868 in Hatherleigh, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Samuel (born 1855 in Sheepwash, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Samuel (born 1856 in Sheepwash, Devon, England).


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John Balkwill's household

Male

John

Balkwill

Head
Female

Ann

Balkwill

Wife
Female

Mary G

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Bakwill (Balkwill)

Son
Male

Samuel

Smale

Servant
Male

Samuel

Garvett

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Balkwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hatherleigh, 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

48

1833

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Ann

Balkwill

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Mary G

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Joshua

Bakwill (Balkwill)

Son

Single

13

1868

Hatherleigh, Devon, England

Samuel

Smale

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sheepwash, Devon, England

Samuel

Garvett

Servant

Single

25

1856

Sheepwash, Devon, England

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