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Household of Thomas Ball (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, 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.

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 1839 in Axbridge, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ball, born in 1851 in Axbridge, Somerset, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Francis (born 1871 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Anne (born 1873 in Taunton, Somerset, England), William (born 1874 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Wilton, Somerset, England), Mary J (born 1879 in Wilton, Somerset, England) and Florance (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England).


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Thomas Ball's household

Male

Thomas

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah

Ball

Wife
Female

Ellen

Ball

Daughter
Male

Francis

Ball

Son
Female

Anne

Ball

Daughter
Male

William

Ball

Son
Female

Harriet

Ball

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Ball

Daughter
Female

Florance

Ball

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Axbridge, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ball

Head

Married

42

1839

Axbridge, Somerset, England

Sarah

Ball

Wife

Married

30

1851

Axbridge, Somerset, England

Ellen

Ball

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

Francis

Ball

Son

Single

10

1871

Taunton, Somerset, England

Anne

Ball

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Taunton, Somerset, England

William

Ball

Son

Single

7

1874

Taunton, Somerset, England

Harriet

Ball

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wilton, Somerset, England

Mary J

Ball

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wilton, Somerset, England

Florance

Ball

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

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