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Household of Henry Balls (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Balls and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Balls, born in 1848 in Holloway, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Harriett Balls, born in 1842 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Maud (born 1874 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Adelaide (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Mother, Jane (born 1821 in Middlesex, England), Henry's Servant, Edward (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Henry's Servant, John (born 1859 in Haggerston, Middlesex, England), Henry's Servant, William (born 1828 in Hayes, Middlesex, England) and Henry's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Sudbury, Suffolk, England).


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Henry Balls's household

Male

Henry

Balls

Head
Female

Harriett

Balls

Wife
Female

Maud

Balls

Daughter
Female

Adelaide

Balls

Daughter
Female

Jane

Balls

Mother
Male

Edward

Lushby

Servant
Male

John

Yellop

Servant
Male

William

Edmunds

Servant
Female

Emma

Herds

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Balls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Holloway, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Balls

Head

Married

33

1848

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Balls

Wife

Married

39

1842

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Maud

Balls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gravesend, Kent, England

Adelaide

Balls

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Jane

Balls

Mother

Widow

60

1821

Middlesex, England

Edward

Lushby

Servant

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

John

Yellop

Servant

Single

22

1859

Haggerston, Middlesex, England

William

Edmunds

Servant

Single

53

1828

Hayes, Middlesex, England

Emma

Herds

Servant

Single

17

1864

Sudbury, Suffolk, England

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