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Household of James Ball (born 1848, Glamorganshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ball, born in 1848 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ellen Jane Ball, born in 1852 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Ele John (born 1872 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William Ernest (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), James Arthur (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Beatrice Eleanor (born 1880 in Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother In Law, Ellen Protheroe, born in 1816 in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales.


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James Ball's household

Male

James

Ball

Head
Female

Ellen Jane

Ball

Wife
Male

Ele John

Ball

Son
Male

William Ernest

Ball

Son
Male

James Arthur

Ball

Son
Female

Beatrice Eleanor

Ball

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Protheroe

Mother In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ball

Head

Married

33

1848

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen Jane

Ball

Wife

Married

29

1852

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ele John

Ball

Son

Single

9

1872

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William Ernest

Ball

Son

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

James Arthur

Ball

Son

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Beatrice Eleanor

Ball

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Neath, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Protheroe

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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