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Household of Joseph Ball (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Ball and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ball, born in 1826 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ball, born in 1828 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1855 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Joshua (born 1860 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1867 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England), Albert Ed (born 1869 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and Bessy (born 1858 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice, born 1881 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, James Rhodes, born in 1857 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Ball's household

Male

Joseph

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah

Ball

Wife
Female

Mary

Ball

Daughter
Male

Joshua

Ball

Son
Female

Ann

Ball

Daughter
Male

Albert Ed

Ball

Son
Male

James

Rhodes

Son In Law
Female

Bessy

Rhodes

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rhodes

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ball

Head

Married

55

1826

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ball

Wife

Married

53

1828

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Ball

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Ball

Son

Single

21

1860

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Ball

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Albert Ed

Ball

Son

Single

12

1869

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

James

Rhodes

Son In Law

Married

24

1857

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Bessy

Rhodes

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Rhodes

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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