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Household of Robert Ball (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Williton, Somerset, 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.

Robert Ball and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ball, born in 1840 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ball, born in 1840 in Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1864 in St Decumans, Somerset, England), John H (born 1870 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1877 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Nettlecombe, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother, Mary Ball, born in 1799 in Old Cleeve, Somerset, England.


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Robert Ball's household

Male

Robert

Ball

Head
Female

Mary

Ball

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter
Male

John H

Ball

Son
Female

Sarah

Ball

Daughter
Male

Walter

Ball

Son
Male

Benjamin

Ball

Son
Female

Mary

Ball

Mother
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ball

Head

Married

41

1840

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Mary

Ball

Wife

Married

41

1840

Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter

Single

17

1864

St Decumans, Somerset, England

John H

Ball

Son

Single

11

1870

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Sarah

Ball

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Walter

Ball

Son

Single

4

1877

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Benjamin

Ball

Son

Single

0

1881

Nettlecombe, Somerset, England

Mary

Ball

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Old Cleeve, Somerset, England

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