James Balfour in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of James Balfour of 51 Lucas Street, St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Balfour
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Birth year: 1811
Occupation: Master Mariner
Birth town: —
Birth county: Fife
Birth place: Scotland
Street: 51 Lucas Street
Town: —
Parish: St George in the East
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: St George in the East

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Balfour	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 70	Birth year 1811	Occupation -	Birth place North Shields, Northumberland, England
First name(s) Martha	Last name Moore	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Widow	Gender Female	Age 41	Birth year 1840	Occupation Assisted By Father	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Elizabeth Ann	Last name Moore	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Dressmaker	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Elijah	Last name Moore	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Clerk Hosiery Trade	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Joseph Hy	Last name Moore	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Builder	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Moore	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Lydia	Last name Moore	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation -	Birth place St George, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Mary Ann	Last name Fraser	Relationship Lodger Head	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 35	Birth year 1846	Occupation Head At Sea	Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
First name(s) Alexander	Last name Fraser	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Balfour family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Balfour and 9 other people

Balfour family summary

NAME: James Balfour
BORN: 1811
BIRTH COUNTY: Fife
ADDRESS IN 1881: St George in the East, London, Middlesex, England