Balfour Census

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). On the night of 6 June 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	In this county
Helen Balfour	65		In this county
David Balfour	20	?	In this county

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. On the night of 30 March 1851 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
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

1861 - Low Torry, Torryburn, Fifeshire - Janet Hunter Balfour

On the night of 7 April 1861 here is David Balfour who was the father of Janet Hunter Balfour (who married Samuel Gordon). Her mother Janet Hunter, David's second wife has died at this time David is living in the same physical house as his parents-in-law John & Helen Hunter, but a different household (perhaps a semi-detached house). Note (not transcribed) that he has 3 rooms with more than one window.

1861 - Low Torry, Torryburn, Fifeshire .
Name	Relation	Status	Age	Profession	Birth Place
John Hunter	Head	Married	80	Formerly Gardner Labourer	Torryburn, Fife
Helen Hunter	Wife	Married	80		Torryburn, Fife
Name	Relation	Status	Age	Profession	Birth Place
David Balfour	Head	Widower	44	Mineral Borer	Torryburn, Fife
John Balfour	Son	Unmarried	16	Woodmerchant's Cl.	Torryburn, Fife
Janet Balfour	Daughter		8	Scholar	Torryburn, Fife
Helen M. Alley	Servant	Unmarried	17	Domestic Servant	Lawiston, Lanlithgow

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