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Household of Robert Balmer (born 1852, Antrim)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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.

Robert Balmer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Balmer, born in 1852 in Antrim, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Balmer, born in 1854 in Down, Ireland. They had 4 children; James (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1876 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Martha Jane (born 1880 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Down, Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Robert (born 1854 in Down, Ireland) and Robert's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Down, Ireland).


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Robert Balmer's household

Male

Robert

Balmer

Head
Female

Sarah

Balmer

Wife
Male

James

Balmer

Son
Male

Robert

Balmer

Son
Female

Eleanor

Balmer

Daughter
Female

Martha Jane

Balmer

Daughter
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
Male

Robert

Mc Clelland

Boarder
Male

David

Kidd

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Balmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Antrim, Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Balmer

Head

Married

29

1852

Antrim, Ireland

Sarah

Balmer

Wife

Married

27

1854

Down, Ireland

James

Balmer

Son

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Balmer

Son

Single

5

1876

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Balmer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Martha Jane

Balmer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John

Wilson

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Down, Ireland

Robert

Mc Clelland

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Down, Ireland

David

Kidd

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Down, Ireland

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