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Household of John Balsom (born 1849, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hollingbourne, Kent, 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 Balsom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balsom, born in 1849 in Lynsted, Kent, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Levinyard Balsom, born in 1834 in Lenham, Kent, England. They had 6 children; George (born 1854 in Lenham, Kent, England), John (born 1870 in Lenham, Kent, England), Rosa E (born 1873 in Lenham, Kent, England), James (born 1875 in Lenham, Kent, England), William (born 1877 in Lenham, Kent, England) and Ada Frances (born 1880 in Lenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Edwin Relfn, born in 1866 in Chart Sutton, Kent, England.


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John Balsom's household

Male

John

Balsom

Head
Female

Levinyard

Balsom

Wife
Male

George

Boorman

Son
Male

John

Boorman

Son
Female

Rosa E

Balsom

Daughter
Male

James

Balsom

Son
Male

William

Balsom

Son
Female

Ada Frances

Balsom

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Relfn

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Balsom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lynsted, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balsom

Head

Married

32

1849

Lynsted, Kent, England

Levinyard

Balsom

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lenham, Kent, England

George

Boorman

Son

Single

27

1854

Lenham, Kent, England

John

Boorman

Son

Single

11

1870

Lenham, Kent, England

Rosa E

Balsom

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Lenham, Kent, England

James

Balsom

Son

Single

6

1875

Lenham, Kent, England

William

Balsom

Son

Single

4

1877

Lenham, Kent, England

Ada Frances

Balsom

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lenham, Kent, England

Edwin

Relfn

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Chart Sutton, Kent, England

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