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Household of James Ball (born 1843, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torrington, Devon, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ball, born in 1843 in Newton Tracey, Devon, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Ball, born in 1835 in Frithelstock, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Lillie (born 1876 in Frithelstock, Devon, England), Thomas P (born 1878 in Frithelstock, Devon, England) and James A (born 1880 in Frithelstock, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Susan (born 1861 in Langtree, Devon, England), James's Servant, Eliza J (born 1869 in Langtree, Devon, England) and James's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Frithelstock, Devon, England).


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James Ball's household

Male

James

Ball

Head
Female

Mary

Ball

Wife
Female

Lillie

Ball

Daughter
Male

Thomas P

Ball

Son
Male

James A

Ball

Son
Female

Susan

Ferret

Servant
Female

Eliza J

Burrows

Servant
Male

Thomas

Gill

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Newton Tracey, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ball

Head

Married

38

1843

Newton Tracey, Devon, England

Mary

Ball

Wife

Married

46

1835

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Lillie

Ball

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Thomas P

Ball

Son

Single

3

1878

Frithelstock, Devon, England

James A

Ball

Son

Single

1

1880

Frithelstock, Devon, England

Susan

Ferret

Servant

Single

20

1861

Langtree, Devon, England

Eliza J

Burrows

Servant

Single

12

1869

Langtree, Devon, England

Thomas

Gill

Servant

Single

15

1866

Frithelstock, Devon, England

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