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Household of John Ball (born 1826, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ball, born in 1826 in Heanor, Derbyshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ball, born in 1827 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Moses (born 1854 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, Priscilla (born 1861 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England), John's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England) and John's Boarder, William T (born 1880 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Eliza

Ball

Wife
Male

Moses

Meekin

Boarder
Female

Priscilla

Meekin

Boarder
Male

John

Meekin

Boarder
Male

William T

Ward

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Heanor, Derbyshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

55

1826

Heanor, Derbyshire, England

Eliza

Ball

Wife

Married

54

1827

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Moses

Meekin

Boarder

Married

27

1854

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Priscilla

Meekin

Boarder

Married

20

1861

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

John

Meekin

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

William T

Ward

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

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