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Household of Richard Ball (born 1847, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Richard Ball and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ball, born in 1847 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Eliza A Ball, born in 1856 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 3 children; Albert R (born 1878 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales), William J (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Francis R (born 1881 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Rees (born 1856 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Richard's Boarder, Hannah (born 1857 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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Richard Ball's household

Male

Richard

Ball

Head
Female

Eliza A

Ball

Wife
Male

Albert R

Ball

Son
Male

William J

Ball

Son
Male

Rees

Davies

Boarder
Female

Hannah

Davies

Boarder
Male

Francis R

Davies

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ball

Head

Married

34

1847

Frome, Somerset, England

Eliza A

Ball

Wife

Married

25

1856

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert R

Ball

Son

Single

3

1878

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

William J

Ball

Son

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Rees

Davies

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Hannah

Davies

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

Francis R

Davies

Son

Single

0

1881

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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