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Household of Thomas Balshaw (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Balshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Balshaw, born in 1846 in Crewe, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane E Balshaw, born in 1844 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Alfred (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Mary I (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Edwin A (born 1863 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Fath L, Edward (born 1810 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Thomas's Cous, Charles (born 1836 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Thomas's Lodger, Thomas F H (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Balshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Balshaw

Head
Female

Jane E

Balshaw

Wife
Male

Alfred

Balshaw

Son
Female

Mary I

Balshaw

Daughter
Male

Edwin A

Hill

Son
Male

Edward

Rogers

Fath L
Male

Charles

Ellis

Cous
Male

Thomas F H

Finney

Lodger
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Balshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Crewe, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Balshaw

Head

Married

35

1846

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Jane E

Balshaw

Wife

Married

37

1844

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Alfred

Balshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary I

Balshaw

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edwin A

Hill

Son

Single

18

1863

Chester, Cheshire, England

Edward

Rogers

Fath L

Widower

71

1810

Chester, Cheshire, England

Charles

Ellis

Cous

Single

45

1836

Chester, Cheshire, England

Thomas F H

Finney

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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