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Household of James Ball (born 1829, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dover, Kent, 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.

James Ball and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ball, born in 1829 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ball, born in 1831 in Morton, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Ellen, born 1858 in Dover, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Visitor, Matilda Eleanor (born 1844 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Lodger, William Wallace (born 1855 in Scotland), James's Servant, Emily Jane (born 1855 in Ringwood, Kent, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1847 in London, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Annie Maria (born 1865 in Dover, Kent, England), James's Servant, Horace Vernon (born 1865 in Weedon, Northamptonshire, England) and James's Lodger, Percy (born 1856 in Canterbury, Kent, England).


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James Ball's household

Male

James

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ball

Wife
Female

Ellen

Ball

Daughter
Female

Matilda Eleanor

Hannan

Visitor
Male

William Wallace

Mc Neill

Lodger
Female

Emily Jane

Kenning

Servant
Female

Mary

Duboches

Servant
Female

Annie Maria

Southwell

Servant
Male

Horace Vernon

Winter

Servant
Male

Percy

Ashenden

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ball

Head

Married

52

1829

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ball

Wife

Married

50

1831

Morton, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Ball

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Dover, Kent, England

Matilda Eleanor

Hannan

Visitor

Widow

37

1844

London, Middlesex, England

William Wallace

Mc Neill

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Scotland

Emily Jane

Kenning

Servant

Married

26

1855

Ringwood, Kent, England

Mary

Duboches

Servant

Widow

34

1847

London, Middlesex, England

Annie Maria

Southwell

Servant

Single

16

1865

Dover, Kent, England

Horace Vernon

Winter

Servant

Single

16

1865

Weedon, Northamptonshire, England

Percy

Ashenden

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Canterbury, Kent, England

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