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Household of John Ball (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1857 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ball, born in 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Sarah (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1821 in Ireland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Bridget (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Ball's household

Male

John

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah

Ball

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ball

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ball

Wife
Female

Mary

McAfferty

Mother-In-Law
Female

Bridget

McAfferty

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ball

Head

Married

24

1857

England

Sarah

Ball

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ball

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ball

Wife

Married

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McAfferty

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Bridget

McAfferty

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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