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Household of William Balch (born 1834, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, 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.

William Balch and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Balch, born in 1834 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mariam Balch, born in 1832 in Dean, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1863 in Yeovil, Somerset, England), Walter H (born 1865 in Somerton, Somerset, England), Arthur (born 1867 in Mudford, Somerset, England) and Kate (born 1870 in Mudford, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Jennings, born in 1861 in North Cadbury, Somerset, England.


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William Balch's household

Male

William

Balch

Head
Female

Mariam

Balch

Wife
Female

Emily

Balch

Daughter
Male

Walter H

Balch

Son
Male

Arthur

Balch

Son
Female

Kate

Balch

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jennings

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Balch
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Balch

Head

Married

47

1834

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Mariam

Balch

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dean, Somerset, England

Emily

Balch

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Yeovil, Somerset, England

Walter H

Balch

Son

Single

16

1865

Somerton, Somerset, England

Arthur

Balch

Son

Single

14

1867

Mudford, Somerset, England

Kate

Balch

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mudford, Somerset, England

Mary

Jennings

Servant

Single

20

1861

North Cadbury, Somerset, England

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