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Household of Samuel Balford (born 1823, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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.

Samuel Balford and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Balford, born in 1823 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balford, born in 1826 in Ashtead, Surrey, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Forest Hill, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Forest Hill, Kent, England) and Samuel (born 1864 in Forest Hill, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Sister, Sarah (born 1821 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England), Samuel's Lodger, Thomas (born 1837 in Beckenham, Kent, England), Samuel's Lodger, Arthur G (born 1860 in Norwood, Surrey, England) and Samuel's Lodger, Frederick G (born 1860 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).


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Samuel Balford's household

Male

Samuel

Balford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Balford

Wife
Female

Sarah

Balford

Sister
Female

Elizabeth

Balford

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Balford

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Balford

Son
Male

Thomas

Hamcock

Lodger
Male

Arthur G

Sharp

Lodger
Male

Frederick G

Reeves

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Balford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Balford

Head

Married

58

1823

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Balford

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ashtead, Surrey, England

Sarah

Balford

Sister

Single

60

1821

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Balford

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Sarah

Balford

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Samuel

Balford

Son

Single

17

1864

Forest Hill, Kent, England

Thomas

Hamcock

Lodger

Single

44

1837

Beckenham, Kent, England

Arthur G

Sharp

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Norwood, Surrey, England

Frederick G

Reeves

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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