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Household of Thomas W Balmen (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, 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 W Balmen and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas W Balmen, born in 1840 in Houghton, Durham, consisted of 10 members. Thomas W was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Balmen, born in 1845 in Newbottle, Durham, England. They had 7 children; William T (born 1867 in Philadelphia, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1870 in Philadelphia, Durham, England), John (born 1872 in Philadelphia, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in New Herrington, Durham, England), Thomas (born 1877 in New Herrington, Durham, England), Ann T (born 1879 in New Herrington, Durham, England) and Bertram (born 1881 in New Herrington, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas W's Niece, Edith A Turnbull, born in 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas W Balmen's household

Male

Thomas W

Balmen

Head
Female

Sarah A

Balmen

Wife
Male

William T

Balmen

Son
Male

Frederick

Balmen

Son
Male

John

Balmen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Balmen

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Balmen

Son
Female

Ann T

Balmen

Daughter
Male

Bertram

Balmen

Son
Female

Edith A

Turnbull

Niece
First name(s) Thomas W
Last name Balmen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Houghton, Durham, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas W

Balmen

Head

Married

41

1840

Houghton, Durham, England

Sarah A

Balmen

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newbottle, Durham, England

William T

Balmen

Son

Single

14

1867

Philadelphia, Durham, England

Frederick

Balmen

Son

Single

11

1870

Philadelphia, Durham, England

John

Balmen

Son

Single

9

1872

Philadelphia, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Balmen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

New Herrington, Durham, England

Thomas

Balmen

Son

Single

4

1877

New Herrington, Durham, England

Ann T

Balmen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

New Herrington, Durham, England

Bertram

Balmen

Son

Single

0

1881

New Herrington, Durham, England

Edith A

Turnbull

Niece

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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