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Household of Joseph Balls (born 1846, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, 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.

Joseph Balls and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Balls, born in 1846 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Balls, born in 1845 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Ernest (born 1871 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Emily (born 1873 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1877 in Finchley, Middlesex, England) and Charles F (born 1881 in Finchley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother, Caroline (born 1819 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Job (born 1859 in -), Joseph's Boarder, James (born 1855 in -) and Joseph's Boarder, Harry (born 1858 in -).


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Joseph Balls's household

Male

Joseph

Balls

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Balls

Wife
Male

Ernest

Balls

Son
Female

Emily

Balls

Daughter
Male

Frank

Balls

Son
Male

Charles F

Balls

Son
Female

Caroline

Gayler

Mother
Male

Job

Williams

Boarder
Male

James

Batchelor

Boarder
Male

Harry

Skilton

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Balls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Balls

Head

Married

35

1846

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Mary Ann

Balls

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Ernest

Balls

Son

Single

10

1871

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Emily

Balls

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Frank

Balls

Son

Single

4

1877

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Charles F

Balls

Son

Single

0

1881

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Gayler

Mother

Married

62

1819

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Job

Williams

Boarder

Single

22

1859

-

James

Batchelor

Boarder

Single

26

1855

-

Harry

Skilton

Boarder

Single

23

1858

-

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