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Household of William Balsom (born 1842, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, 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 Balsom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Balsom, born in 1842 in Newton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Balsom, born in 1844 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1869 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William (born 1871 in City of London, Middlesex, England), James (born 1873 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Susan Kenmor, born in 1819 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England.


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William Balsom's household

Male

William

Balsom

Head
Female

Sarah

Balsom

Wife
Female

Eliza

Balsom

Daughter
Male

William

Balsom

Son
Male

James

Balsom

Son
Female

Sarah

Balsom

Daughter
Female

Florence

Balsom

Daughter
Female

Susan

Kenmor

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Balsom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Balsom

Head

Married

39

1842

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Sarah

Balsom

Wife

Married

37

1844

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Eliza

Balsom

Daughter

Single

12

1869

City of London, Middlesex, England

William

Balsom

Son

Single

10

1871

City of London, Middlesex, England

James

Balsom

Son

Single

8

1873

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Sarah

Balsom

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Florence

Balsom

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Susan

Kenmor

Lodger

Widow

62

1819

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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