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Household of Walker Balfour (born 1833, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liverpool, 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.

Walker Balfour and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walker Balfour, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Walker was the head of the household, married to Catherine Balfour, born in 1841 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Gilbert (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Madeline (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walker's Mother In Law, Ursula (born 1803 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Walker's Boarder, Andrew (born 1856 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Walker's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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Walker Balfour's household

Male

Walker

Balfour

Head
Female

Catherine

Balfour

Wife
Female

Margaret

Balfour

Daughter
Male

John

Balfour

Son
Male

Gilbert

Balfour

Son
Male

Robert

Balfour

Son
Female

Madeline

Balfour

Daughter
Female

Ursula

Johnson

Mother In Law
Male

Andrew

Spence

Boarder
Male

John

Spence

Boarder
First name(s) Walker
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walker

Balfour

Head

Married

48

1833

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Catherine

Balfour

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Balfour

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Balfour

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Gilbert

Balfour

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Balfour

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Madeline

Balfour

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ursula

Johnson

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Andrew

Spence

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Shetland Islands, Scotland

John

Spence

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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