Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Bale (born 1849, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnstaple, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

John Bale and 8 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bale, born in 1849 in Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Bale, born in 1849 in Devon, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1875 in Fremington, Devon, England), Florence (born 1876 in Fremington, Devon, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Fremington, Devon, England), William (born 1879 in Fremington, Devon, England) and Frank (born 1881 in Fremington, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Lucy (born 1865 in Fremington, Devon, England) and John's Servant, Ephraim (born 1865 in Fremington, Devon, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Bale's household

Male

John

Bale

Head
Female

Eliza

Bale

Wife
Female

Lucy

Bale

Sister
Male

John

Bale

Son
Female

Florence

Bale

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bale

Son
Male

William

Bale

Son
Male

Frank

Bale

Son
Male

Ephraim

Ward

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Bale
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bale

Head

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

Eliza

Bale

Wife

Married

32

1849

Devon, England

Lucy

Bale

Sister

Single

16

1865

Fremington, Devon, England

John

Bale

Son

Single

6

1875

Fremington, Devon, England

Florence

Bale

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Fremington, Devon, England

Arthur

Bale

Son

Single

3

1878

Fremington, Devon, England

William

Bale

Son

Single

2

1879

Fremington, Devon, England

Frank

Bale

Son

Single

0

1881

Fremington, Devon, England

Ephraim

Ward

Servant

Single

16

1865

Fremington, Devon, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Bale in Barnstaple in 1881, and follow the Bale family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Bale

We’ve found John Bale in 2033 family trees. Find out more about John Bale's household and view the Bale family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census