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Household of Portius Ball (born 1827, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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.

Portius Ball and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Portius Ball, born in 1827 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 5 members. Portius was the head of the household, married to Sophia A Ball, born in 1839 in London, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Portius's Servant, Anne (born 1849 in Edmonton, Middlesex, England), Portius's Servant, Caroline (born 1859 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England) and Portius's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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Portius Ball's household

Male

Portius

Ball

Head
Female

Sophia A

Ball

Wife
Female

Anne

Cahill

Servant
Female

Caroline

Parr

Servant
Female

Emma

Toweraker

Servant
First name(s) Portius
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Portius

Ball

Head

Married

54

1827

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sophia A

Ball

Wife

Married

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

Anne

Cahill

Servant

Single

32

1849

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Parr

Servant

Single

22

1859

Devizes, Wiltshire, England

Emma

Toweraker

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

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