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Household of John Ball (born 1819, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

John Ball and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ball, born in 1819 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sophia Ball, born in 1835 in Spitalfields, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Leonora (born 1868 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Mark (born 1870 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Joe (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Caroline (born 1856 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and John's Lodger, Mary (born 1854 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Sophia

Ball

Wife
Female

Leonora

Ball

Daughter
Male

Mark

Ball

Son
Male

Joe

Ball

Son
Female

Caroline

Goller

Lodger
Female

Mary

Wilmott

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

62

1819

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Ball

Wife

Married

46

1835

Spitalfields, Middlesex, England

Leonora

Ball

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Mark

Ball

Son

Single

11

1870

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Joe

Ball

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Goller

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary

Wilmott

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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