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Household of Thomas Balkwell (born 1851, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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.

Thomas Balkwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Balkwell, born in 1851 in Coombe, Devon, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Emma Balkwell, born in 1853 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Lillian M (born 1878 in Devon, England) and Reginald (born 1879 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Kate M (born 1857 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Thomas's Boarder, William B (born 1880 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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Thomas Balkwell's household

Male

Thomas

Balkwell

Head
Female

Emma

Balkwell

Wife
Female

Lillian M

Balkwell

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Balkwell

Son
Female

Kate M

Knott

Boarder
Male

William B

Knott

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Balkwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Coombe, Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Balkwell

Head

Married

30

1851

Coombe, Devon, England

Emma

Balkwell

Wife

Married

28

1853

Dawlish, Devon, England

Lillian M

Balkwell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

Reginald

Balkwell

Son

Single

2

1879

Devon, England

Kate M

Knott

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Sunderland, Durham, England

William B

Knott

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Sunderland, Durham, England

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