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Household of John Ball (born 1855, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 1855 in Southwick, Durham, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ball, born in 1858 in Southwick, Durham, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1877 in Southwick, Durham, England), Hugh (born 1879 in Southwick, Durham, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Southwick, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father In Law, Hugh (born 1828 in Sunderland, Durham, England), John's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and John's Brother In Law, John (born 1853 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Wife
Male

John

Ball

Son
Male

Hugh

Ball

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Heath

Father In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Heath

Mother In Law
Male

John

Heath

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Southwick, Durham, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

26

1855

Southwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Wife

Married

23

1858

Southwick, Durham, England

John

Ball

Son

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Durham, England

Hugh

Ball

Son

Single

2

1879

Southwick, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Southwick, Durham, England

Hugh

Heath

Father In Law

Married

53

1828

Sunderland, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Heath

Mother In Law

Married

48

1833

Sunderland, Durham, England

John

Heath

Brother In Law

Single

28

1853

Sunderland, Durham, England

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