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Household of James Ball (born 1825, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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.

James Ball and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ball, born in 1825 in Chatham, Kent, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ball, born in 1830 in Denham, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1856 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Alice (born 1866 in Woolwich, Kent, England), James (born 1868 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Kate (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; James (born 1871 in Silvertown, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1872 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Barmaid, Margaret (born 1861 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Deptford, Kent, England) and James's Barman, James (born 1853 in London, Middlesex, England).


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James Ball's household

Male

James

Ball

Head
Female

Mary

Ball

Wife
Male

Walter

Ball

Son
Female

Alice

Ball

Daughter
Male

James

Ball

Son
Female

Kate

Ball

Daughter
Male

James

Barnett

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Barnett

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lintern

Barmaid
Female

Elizabeth

Harris

Servant
Male

James

Jennings

Barman
First name(s) James
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ball

Head

Married

56

1825

Chatham, Kent, England

Mary

Ball

Wife

Married

51

1830

Denham, Northumberland, England

Walter

Ball

Son

Single

25

1856

Woolwich, Kent, England

Alice

Ball

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Ball

Son

Single

13

1868

Woolwich, Kent, England

Kate

Ball

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

James

Barnett

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Silvertown, Essex, England

Alice

Barnett

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Silvertown, Essex, England

Margaret

Lintern

Barmaid

Single

20

1861

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Harris

Servant

Single

18

1863

Deptford, Kent, England

James

Jennings

Barman

Single

28

1853

London, Middlesex, England

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