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Household of John Balsillie (born 1826, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Balsillie and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balsillie, born in 1826 in St Andrews, Fife, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Balsillie, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Betsy (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary J (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Ann (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1867 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Christina (born 1872 in Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Balsillie's household

Male

John

Balsillie

Head
Female

Jane

Balsillie

Wife
Female

Ann

Wallace

Step Daughter
Female

Maggie

Wallace

Step Daughter
Female

Isabella

Wallace

Step Daughter
Female

Christina

Wallace

Step Daughter
Female

Betsy

Balsillie

Daughter
Female

Helen

Balsillie

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Balsillie

Daughter
Male

John

Balsillie

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Balsillie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balsillie

Head

Married

55

1826

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Balsillie

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Wallace

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wallace

Step Daughter

-

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wallace

Step Daughter

-

14

1867

Perthshire, Scotland

Christina

Wallace

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Longforgan, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Balsillie

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Balsillie

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary J

Balsillie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Balsillie

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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