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Household of Thomas Ball (born 1827, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoo, Kent, 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.

Thomas Ball and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ball, born in 1827 in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Ball, born in 1827 in Battle, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; George, born 1867 in Cooling, Kent, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Jane (born 1872 in Cooling, Kent, England) and Benjamin (born 1876 in Cooling, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1836 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Thomas's Boarder, William (born 1839 in Suffolk, England), Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1835 in Yorkshire, England) and Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1824 in East Raynham, Norfolk, England).


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Thomas Ball's household

Male

Thomas

Ball

Head
Female

Eleanor

Ball

Wife
Male

George

Ball

Son
Female

Jane

Grant

Grand Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Grant

Grand Son
Male

William

Scott

Boarder
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
Male

James

Shaw

Boarder
Male

John

Warne

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ball

Head

Married

54

1827

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England

Eleanor

Ball

Wife

Married

54

1827

Battle, Sussex, England

George

Ball

Son

Single

14

1867

Cooling, Kent, England

Jane

Grant

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cooling, Kent, England

Benjamin

Grant

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Cooling, Kent, England

William

Scott

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Gillingham, Kent, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Single

42

1839

Suffolk, England

James

Shaw

Boarder

Single

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

John

Warne

Boarder

Single

57

1824

East Raynham, Norfolk, England

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