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Household of Thomas Ball (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ball, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Ball, born in 1848 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Thomas R (born 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Brother, Peter (born 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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Thomas Ball's household

Male

Thomas

Ball

Head
Female

Eleanor

Ball

Wife
Male

Thomas R

Ball

Son
Female

Sarah E

Ball

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Ball

Daughter
Male

Peter

Ball

Brother
Female

Mary

Massey

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ball

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Ball

Wife

Married

33

1848

City of London, Middlesex, England

Thomas R

Ball

Son

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ball

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Ball

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Peter

Ball

Brother

Single

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Massey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

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