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Household of Thomas Balshaw (born 1839, Lancashire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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.
Thomas Balshaw and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Balshaw, born in 1839 in Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Nancy Balshaw, born in 1832 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Elizabeth J (born 1863 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Ellen E (born 1865 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England) and Abraham T (born 1868 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Great Nephew, Benjamin Wood, born in 1878 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
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Thomas Balshaw's household
Thomas
Balshaw
Head
Nancy
Balshaw
Wife
Elizabeth J
Balshaw
Daughter
Ellen E
Balshaw
Daughter
Abraham T
Balshaw
Son
Benjamin
Wood
Great Nephew
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Balshaw |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Lancashire, England |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Balshaw | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Lancashire, England | |
Nancy | Balshaw | Wife | Married | 49 | 1832 | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
Elizabeth J | Balshaw | Daughter | Single | 18 | 1863 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Ellen E | Balshaw | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Abraham T | Balshaw | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England | |
Benjamin | Wood | Great Nephew | Single | 3 | 1878 | Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
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