Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Thomas Ball (born 1837, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ball, born in 1837 in Longton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Clara A Ball, born in 1843 in Pensford, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Pensford, Somerset, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Pensford, Somerset, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Orcop, Herefordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Father, William (born 1805 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Clara A (born 1866 in Orcop, Herefordshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Thomas Ball's household

Male

Thomas

Ball

Head
Female

Clara A

Ball

Wife
Male

William

Ball

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Ball

Son
Male

William

Ball

Father
Female

Clara A

Baker

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Longton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ball

Head

Married

44

1837

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Clara A

Ball

Wife

Married

38

1843

Pensford, Somerset, England

William

Ball

Son

Single

7

1874

Pensford, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pensford, Somerset, England

Thomas

Ball

Son

Single

3

1878

Orcop, Herefordshire, England

William

Ball

Father

Widower

76

1805

Hanley, Staffordshire, England

Clara A

Baker

Servant

Single

15

1866

Orcop, Herefordshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Thomas Ball in Newton Abbot in 1881, and follow the Ball family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Thomas Ball

We’ve found Thomas Ball in 486 family trees. Find out more about Thomas Ball's household and view the Ball family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census