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Household of Robert Balfour (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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.

Robert Balfour and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Balfour, born in 1841 in Kettlebridge, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balfour, born in 1841 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie H (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Eliza E (born 1869 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane A (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Balfour's household

Male

Robert

Balfour

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife
Female

Jessie H

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Eliza E

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Balfour

Daughter
Male

John

Balfour

Son
Male

Thomas

Balfour

Son
Male

Robert

Balfour

Son
Female

Jane A

Balfour

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Balfour

Head

Married

40

1841

Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Balfour

Wife

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie H

Balfour

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza E

Balfour

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Balfour

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

John

Balfour

Son

-

6

1875

Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Balfour

Son

-

6

1875

Kettlebridge, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Balfour

Son

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane A

Balfour

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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