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Household of John Ball (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rotherham, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1822 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ball, born in 1826 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Emily A (born 1857 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), George W (born 1860 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Jane S (born 1862 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England), Lucy A (born 1864 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah S (born 1866 in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Henry Wilkinson, born in 1861 in Yorkshire, England.


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah

Ball

Wife
Female

Emily A

Ball

Daughter
Male

George W

Ball

Son
Female

Jane S

Ball

Daughter
Female

Lucy A

Ball

Daughter
Female

Sarah S

Ball

Daughter
Male

Henry

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

59

1822

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ball

Wife

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Emily A

Ball

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

George W

Ball

Son

Single

21

1860

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Jane S

Ball

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

Ball

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Sarah S

Ball

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

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