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Household of Edward A Ball (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Epping, Essex, 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.

Edward A Ball and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward A Ball, born in 1821 in Bridgwater, Somerset, consisted of 14 members. Edward A was the head of the household, married to Frances M Ball, born in 1827 in St Merryn, Cornwall, England. They had 6 children; Edward A (born 1854 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England), Richard F (born 1856 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England), Robert C (born 1857 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England), John F (born 1859 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England), Joseph H (born 1861 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England) and William A (born 1863 in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward A's Visitor, William (born 1855 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England), Edward A's Visitor, Arthur R (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Edward A's Servant, Charlotte (born 1849 in Cambridgeshire, England), Edward A's Servant, Annie (born 1853 in Lydgate, Suffolk, England), Edward A's Servant, Ellen (born 1860 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Edward A's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Widford, Essex, England).


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Edward A Ball's household

Male

Edward A

Ball

Head
Female

Frances M

Ball

Wife
Male

Edward A

Ball

Son
Male

Richard F

Ball

Son
Male

Robert C

Ball

Son
Male

John F

Ball

Son
Male

Joseph H

Ball

Son
Male

William A

Ball

Son
Male

William

Garth

Visitor
Male

Arthur R

Prideaux

Visitor
Female

Charlotte

Wells

Servant
Female

Annie

Smith

Servant
Female

Ellen

Mursey

Servant
Female

Mary

Turner

Servant
First name(s) Edward A
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward A

Ball

Head

Married

60

1821

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Frances M

Ball

Wife

Married

54

1827

St Merryn, Cornwall, England

Edward A

Ball

Son

Single

27

1854

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Richard F

Ball

Son

Single

25

1856

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Robert C

Ball

Son

Single

24

1857

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

John F

Ball

Son

Single

22

1859

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

Joseph H

Ball

Son

Single

20

1861

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

William A

Ball

Son

Single

18

1863

Alderley Edge, Cheshire, England

William

Garth

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

Arthur R

Prideaux

Visitor

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Wells

Servant

Single

32

1849

Cambridgeshire, England

Annie

Smith

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lydgate, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Mursey

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Mary

Turner

Servant

Single

16

1865

Widford, Essex, England

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