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Household of Joel Ball (born 1810, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, 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.

Joel Ball and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Ball, born in 1810 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 3 members. Joel was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Thomas, born 1836 in Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joel's Daughter In Law, Hester Wilks, born in 1841 in Milbury Heath, Gloucestershire, England.


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Joel Ball's household

Male

Joel

Ball

Head
Male

Thomas

Wilks

Son
Female

Hester

Wilks

Daughter In Law
First name(s) Joel
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Ball

Head

Widower

71

1810

Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Wilks

Son

Married

45

1836

Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England

Hester

Wilks

Daughter In Law

Married

40

1841

Milbury Heath, Gloucestershire, England

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