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Household of William Balkwill (born 1830, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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 Balkwill and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Balkwill, born in 1830 in Devon, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Balkwill, born in 1833 in -. They had 11 children; John (born 1861 in -), William (born 1863 in -), Emily (born 1864 in -), Sidney (born 1865 in -), Alice (born 1866 in -), Thomas (born 1868 in -), Ernest (born 1870 in -), Bertha (born 1872 in -), Elizabeth Jane (born 1873 in -), Silas (born 1875 in -) and Beatrice Edith (born 1878 in -).


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William Balkwill's household

Male

William

Balkwill

Head
Female

Hannah

Balkwill

Wife
Male

John

Balkwill

Son
Male

William

Balkwill

Son
Female

Emily

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Balkwill

Son
Female

Alice

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Balkwill

Son
Male

Ernest

Balkwill

Son
Female

Bertha

Balkwill

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Balkwill

Daughter
Male

Silas

Balkwill

Son
Female

Beatrice Edith

Balkwill

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Balkwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Balkwill

Head

Married

51

1830

Devon, England

Hannah

Balkwill

Wife

Married

48

1833

-

John

Balkwill

Son

Single

20

1861

-

William

Balkwill

Son

Single

18

1863

-

Emily

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

17

1864

-

Sidney

Balkwill

Son

Single

16

1865

-

Alice

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

15

1866

-

Thomas

Balkwill

Son

Single

13

1868

-

Ernest

Balkwill

Son

Single

11

1870

-

Bertha

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

Elizabeth Jane

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

-

Silas

Balkwill

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Beatrice Edith

Balkwill

Daughter

Single

3

1878

-

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