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Household of John Balls (born 1837, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Balls and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Balls, born in 1837 in Beccles, Suffolk, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Annie Elizabeth Balls, born in 1835 in Box Hill, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Emma (born 1861 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1863 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), John (born 1865 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1871 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Sidney (born 1873 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Jessie (born 1875 in Holloway, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Caroline (born 1826 in Weymouth, Dorset, England) and John's Lodger, Mary Agnes (born 1856 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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John Balls's household

Male

John

Balls

Head
Female

Annie Elizabeth

Balls

Wife
Female

Emma

Balls

Daughter
Female

Alice

Balls

Daughter
Male

John

Balls

Son
Female

Annie

Balls

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Balls

Son
Female

Jessie

Balls

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Shepherd

Lodger
Female

Mary Agnes

Conolly

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Balls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Beccles, Suffolk, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Balls

Head

Married

44

1837

Beccles, Suffolk, England

Annie Elizabeth

Balls

Wife

Married

46

1835

Box Hill, Surrey, England

Emma

Balls

Daughter

Single

20

1861

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Alice

Balls

Daughter

Single

18

1863

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

John

Balls

Son

Single

16

1865

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Annie

Balls

Daughter

Single

10

1871

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Balls

Son

Single

8

1873

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Balls

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Shepherd

Lodger

Widow

55

1826

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Mary Agnes

Conolly

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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