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[[David Balfour]] was the father of [[Janet Balfour]] (who married Samuel Gordon). In 1841 he was living with his brother James (a baker) and his widowed mother Helen (his father John died four years previously). Remember that the ages in the 1841 census were rounded to 5 years. Unfortunately I can't make out what David's profession was - click on the thumbnail to get a bigger image. | [[David Balfour]] was the father of [[Janet Balfour]] (who married Samuel Gordon). In 1841 he was living with his brother James (a baker) and his widowed mother Helen (his father John died four years previously). Remember that the ages in the 1841 census were rounded to 5 years. Unfortunately I can't make out what David's profession was - click on the thumbnail to get a bigger image. | ||
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Revision as of 15:20, 1 April 2018
This page details all census entries we have found relating to the Balfour family.
These are transcribed as is (no extra information added) apart from "dittos" being expanded
The dates of the census were:
- 1841 was the night of 6 June 1841.
- 1851 was the night of 30 March 1851.
- 1861 was the night of 7 April 1861.
- 1871 was the night of 2 April 1871.
- 1881 was the night of 3 April 1881 .
- 1891 was the night of 5 April 1891.
- 1901 was the night of 31 March 1901.
- 1911 was the night of 2 April 1911.
1841 - Torryburn - David Balfour
David Balfour was the father of Janet Balfour (who married Samuel Gordon). In 1841 he was living with his brother James (a baker) and his widowed mother Helen (his father John died four years previously). Remember that the ages in the 1841 census were rounded to 5 years. Unfortunately I can't make out what David's profession was - click on the thumbnail to get a bigger image.
| 1841 - Torryburn High Street, Torryburn, Fifeshire, Scotland | |||
| Name | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| James Balfour | 25 | Baker | |
| Helen Balfour | 65 | ||
| David Balfour | 20 | ? | |
1851 - Torry Village, Parish of Torryburn - David Balfour
David Balfour married his first wife Mary Patterson in 1844, but she died in 1849, and by 1851 he has married Janet's future mother, Janet Hunter. Mary's three children are listed as Pattersons, and they are David's stepchildren, so he is not the father. So either Mary's Maiden name was not Patterson (ie she was previously married) or she was out of wedlock when she had the children. His next door neighbours are John and Helen Hunter, Janet's parents.
| 1851 - Torry Village, Parish of Torryburn, Fifeshire. | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| John Hunter | Head | Married | 70 | Agricultural Labourer | Torryburn, Fifeshire |
| Hellen Hunter | Wife | Married | 70 | Torryburn, Fifeshire | |
| 1851 - Torry Village, Parish of Torryburn, Fifeshire. | |||||
| Name | Relation | Status | Age | Profession | Birth Place |
| David Balfour | Head | Married | 33 | Mineral Borer | Torryburn, Fifeshire |
| Janet Balfour | Wife | Married | 38 | Torryburn, Fifeshire | |
| John Balfour | Son | 16 | Scholar | Torryburn, Fifeshire | |
| Hellen Patterson | Step-Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | Scholar | Torryburn, Fifeshire |
| Mary Patterson | Step-Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | Scholar | Torryburn, Fifeshire |
| John Patterson | Step-Son | Unmarried | 9 | Scholar | Torryburn, Fifeshire |
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