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Household of Joshua Balshaw (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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.

Joshua Balshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Balshaw, born in 1829 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balshaw, born in 1835 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and John R (born 1880 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Stepson, James (born 1864 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Stepson, Samuel (born 1866 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Stepson, Abraham (born 1868 in Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Balshaw's household

Male

Joshua

Balshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Daughter
Male

John R

Balshaw

Son
Male

James

Calvert

Stepson
Male

Samuel

Stott

Stepson
Male

Abraham

Stott

Stepson
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Balshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Balshaw

Head

Married

52

1829

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Wife

Married

46

1835

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Balshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

John R

Balshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

James

Calvert

Stepson

Single

17

1864

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Stott

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Stott

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Walton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

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