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Household of Peter Ball (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, Lancashire, 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.

Peter Ball and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Ball, born in 1852 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ball, born in 1857 in Rainford, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1880 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1873 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Brother In Law, Thomas (born 1850 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), Peter's Brother In Law, William (born 1861 in Rainford, Lancashire, England) and Peter's Brother In Law, Charles (born 1864 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).


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Peter Ball's household

Male

Peter

Ball

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Wife
Male

Henry

Ball

Son
Male

Thomas

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law
Male

William

Scarisbrick

Son
Male

William

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law
Male

Charles

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Ball

Head

Married

29

1852

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Wife

Married

24

1857

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Henry

Ball

Son

Single

1

1880

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law

Widower

31

1850

Rainford, Lancashire, England

William

Scarisbrick

Son

Single

8

1873

Rainford, Lancashire, England

William

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law

Single

20

1861

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Charles

Scarisbrick

Brother In Law

Single

17

1864

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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