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Household of John Ball (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire,Cheshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ball, born in 1840 in Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lydia Ball, born in 1843 in Widnes, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Widnes, Lancashire, England), Austin (born 1873 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1875 in Widnes, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Mary E (born 1876 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and John's Brother, Samuel (born 1833 in Cheshire, England).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Lydia

Ball

Wife
Male

John

Ball

Son
Male

Arthur

Ball

Son
Male

Austin

Ball

Son
Male

George

Ball

Son
Female

Mary E

Mc Crerie

Niece
Male

Samuel

Ball

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

41

1840

Cheshire, England

Lydia

Ball

Wife

Married

38

1843

Widnes, Lancashire, England

John

Ball

Son

Single

12

1869

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Ball

Son

Single

10

1871

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Austin

Ball

Son

Single

8

1873

Widnes, Lancashire, England

George

Ball

Son

Single

6

1875

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mc Crerie

Niece

Single

5

1876

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Ball

Brother

Married

48

1833

Cheshire, England

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