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Household of Charles Ball (born 1847, Wiltshire)

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.

Charles Ball and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Ball, born in 1847 in Downton, Wiltshire, consisted of 17 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ball, born in 1854 in Dawlish, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ella Mary (born 1879 in Dawlish, Devon, England) and Charles William (born 1880 in Dawlish, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Newton Abbot, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Charles's Servant, Eliza (born 1861 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Charles's Visitor, Annie (born 1863 in Broadclyst, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Albert (born 1855 in Exmouth, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Bessie (born 1864 in Honiton, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Annie (born 1856 in Chittlehampton, Devon, England), Charles's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Exwick, Devon, England), Charles's Visitor, Eliza (born 1826 in Sandford, Devon, England), Charles's Visitor, John Alderston (born 1849 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Charles's Visitor, Reginald (born 1818 in Middlesex, England) and Charles's Visitor, Emily (born 1861 in Cornwall, England).


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Charles Ball's household

Male

Charles

Ball

Head
Female

Ellen

Ball

Wife
Female

Ella Mary

Ball

Daughter
Male

Charles William

Ball

Son
Female

Emily

Wilson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Paul

Servant
Female

Eliza

Martin

Servant
Female

Annie

Martin

Visitor
Male

Henry

Broom

Servant
Male

Albert

Baker

Servant
Female

Bessie

Kitten

Servant
Female

Annie

Sanders

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dorothy

Servant
Female

Eliza

Martin

Visitor
Male

John Alderston

Foster

Visitor
Male

Reginald

Hobhouse

Visitor
Female

Emily

Hobhouse

Visitor
First name(s) Charles
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Downton, Wiltshire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Ball

Head

Married

34

1847

Downton, Wiltshire, England

Ellen

Ball

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dawlish, Devon, England

Ella Mary

Ball

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dawlish, Devon, England

Charles William

Ball

Son

Single

1

1880

Dawlish, Devon, England

Emily

Wilson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Paul

Servant

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Martin

Servant

Single

20

1861

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Annie

Martin

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Broadclyst, Devon, England

Henry

Broom

Servant

Single

18

1863

Plymouth, Devon, England

Albert

Baker

Servant

Single

26

1855

Exmouth, Devon, England

Bessie

Kitten

Servant

Single

17

1864

Honiton, Devon, England

Annie

Sanders

Servant

Single

25

1856

Chittlehampton, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Dorothy

Servant

Single

28

1853

Exwick, Devon, England

Eliza

Martin

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Sandford, Devon, England

John Alderston

Foster

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Reginald

Hobhouse

Visitor

Widower

63

1818

Middlesex, England

Emily

Hobhouse

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

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