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Household of John Ball (born 1802, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, Lancashire, 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 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ball, born in 1802 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 17 members. John was the head of the household, single. He had 2 children; Thomas (born 1837 in Banks, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1841 in Banks, Lancashire, England). He had 11 grandchildren; John (born 1863 in Banks, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Banks, Lancashire, England), John (born 1866 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in Banks, Lancashire, England), William (born 1869 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1871 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Martha (born 1874 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Banks, Lancashire, England), Richard H (born 1879 in Banks, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1881 in Banks, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, William (born 1839 in Whittington, Shropshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1862 in Tarleton, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Betty (born 1866 in Banks, Lancashire, England).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Male

Thomas

Ball

Son
Male

John

Ball

Grand Son
Male

William

Ball

Grand Son
Male

William

Vaughan

Son In Law
Female

Margaret

Vaughan

Daughter
Male

John

Vaughan

Grand Son
Male

Robert

Vaughan

Grand Son
Male

William

Vaughan

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

Vaughan

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Vaughan

Grand Son
Female

Martha

Vaughan

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Vaughan

Grand Daughter
Male

Richard H

Vaughan

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Vaughan

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Watkinson

Servant
Female

Betty

Howard

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Single

79

1802

Burscough, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Ball

Son

Married

44

1837

Banks, Lancashire, England

John

Ball

Grand Son

Married

18

1863

Banks, Lancashire, England

William

Ball

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Banks, Lancashire, England

William

Vaughan

Son In Law

Married

42

1839

Whittington, Shropshire, England

Margaret

Vaughan

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Banks, Lancashire, England

John

Vaughan

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Banks, Lancashire, England

Robert

Vaughan

Grand Son

Single

14

1867

Banks, Lancashire, England

William

Vaughan

Grand Son

Single

12

1869

Banks, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Vaughan

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Banks, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Vaughan

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Banks, Lancashire, England

Martha

Vaughan

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Banks, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Vaughan

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Banks, Lancashire, England

Richard H

Vaughan

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Banks, Lancashire, England

Ann

Vaughan

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Banks, Lancashire, England

William

Watkinson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Tarleton, Lancashire, England

Betty

Howard

Servant

Single

15

1866

Banks, Lancashire, England

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