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Household of Thomas Balshaw (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

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 1850 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Balshaw, born in 1850 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1875 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Albert (born 1878 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and W Jas (born 1880 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1865 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England), Thomas's Boarder, Ellen (born 1859 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, Ellen (born 1867 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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Thomas Balshaw's household

Male

Thomas

Balshaw

Head
Female

Hannah

Balshaw

Wife
Male

Arthur

Balshaw

Son
Male

Albert

Balshaw

Son
Male

W Jas

Balshaw

Son
Male

James

Blackhurst

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Havyhey

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Rigby

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Balshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Balshaw

Head

Married

31

1850

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Balshaw

Wife

Married

31

1850

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Balshaw

Son

Single

6

1875

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Albert

Balshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

W Jas

Balshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

James

Blackhurst

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Havyhey

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Rigby

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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