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Household of Edward Ball (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Ball and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ball, born in 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Ball, born in 1851 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Gertie (born 1874 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Clariss (born 1876 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England), Ernest Edward (born 1879 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) and Bertram Lenard (born 1881 in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Nephew, Joseph Wadhams, born in 1865 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England.


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Edward Ball's household

Male

Edward

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Ball

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ball

Son
Female

Gertie

Ball

Daughter
Female

Clariss

Ball

Daughter
Male

Ernest Edward

Ball

Son
Male

Bertram Lenard

Ball

Son
Male

Joseph

Wadhams

Nephew
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ball

Head

Married

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Ball

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Thomas

Ball

Son

Single

17

1864

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Gertie

Ball

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Clariss

Ball

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Ernest Edward

Ball

Son

Single

2

1879

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Bertram Lenard

Ball

Son

Single

0

1881

Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Wadhams

Nephew

Single

16

1865

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

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