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Household of Joseph Balsdon (born 1825, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, 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.

Joseph Balsdon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Balsdon, born in 1825 in Black Torrington, Devon, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balsdon, born in 1823 in Wedmore, Somerset, England. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1848 in Black Torrington, Devon, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Sarah (born 1793 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Upton Pyne, Devon, England).


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Joseph Balsdon's household

Male

Joseph

Balsdon

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balsdon

Wife
Female

Annie

Flanagan

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Adcock

Boarder
Female

Mary

Wurkley

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Balsdon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Black Torrington, Devon, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Balsdon

Head

Married

56

1825

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Balsdon

Wife

Married

58

1823

Wedmore, Somerset, England

Annie

Flanagan

Daughter

Married

33

1848

Black Torrington, Devon, England

Sarah

Adcock

Boarder

Single

88

1793

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Wurkley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Upton Pyne, Devon, England

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