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Household of Joseph Balls (born 1838, Essex)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colchester, Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Balls, born in 1838 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Balls, born in 1839 in Stanbridge, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1862 in Colchester, Essex, England), Richard (born 1868 in Colchester, Essex, England), Harriett (born 1869 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Christopher (born 1878 in Colchester, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1830 in Colchester, Essex, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Eliza (born 1863 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).
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Joseph Balls's household
Joseph
Balls
Head
Elizabeth
Balls
Wife
Thomas
Balls
Son
Richard
Balls
Son
Harriett
Balls
Daughter
Christopher
Balls
Son
George
Johnson
Boarder
Eliza
Saunders
Visitor
| First name(s) | Joseph |
| Last name | Balls |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 43 |
| Birth year | 1838 |
| Birth place | Colchester, Essex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joseph | Balls | Head | Married | 43 | 1838 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Elizabeth | Balls | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Stanbridge, Essex, England | |
Thomas | Balls | Son | Single | 19 | 1862 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Richard | Balls | Son | Single | 13 | 1868 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Harriett | Balls | Daughter | Single | 12 | 1869 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Christopher | Balls | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
George | Johnson | Boarder | Single | 51 | 1830 | Colchester, Essex, England | |
Eliza | Saunders | Visitor | Single | 18 | 1863 | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
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