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Household of Walter Balfour (born 1840, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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.

Walter Balfour and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Balfour, born in 1840 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Janet Balfour, born in 1841 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bella (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Balfour's household

Male

Walter

Balfour

Head
Female

Janet

Balfour

Wife
Male

John

Balfour

Son
Male

William

Balfour

Son
Female

Bella

Balfour

Daughter
First name(s) Walter
Last name Balfour
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Walter

Balfour

Head

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Balfour

Wife

Married

40

1841

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Balfour

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bella

Balfour

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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