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Household of Thomas Ball (born 1846, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Ball, born in 1846 in March, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Ball, born in 1845 in Murrow, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 6 children; Louisa (born 1871 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Arthur Goodman (born 1872 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1875 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Gertrude (born 1877 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England), Thomas Goodman (born 1879 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England) and Harrold Goodman (born 1880 in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Assistant, Ada Ellena (born 1857 in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England) and Thomas's Servant, Martha (born 1863 in Shropshire, England).


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Thomas Ball's household

Male

Thomas

Ball

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Ball

Wife
Female

Louisa

Ball

Daughter
Male

Arthur Goodman

Ball

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Ball

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Ball

Daughter
Male

Thomas Goodman

Ball

Son
Male

Harrold Goodman

Ball

Son
Female

Ada Ellena

Howard

Assistant
Female

Martha

Lockett

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place March, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Ball

Head

Married

35

1846

March, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ball

Wife

Married

36

1845

Murrow, Cambridgeshire, England

Louisa

Ball

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Arthur Goodman

Ball

Son

Single

9

1872

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Ball

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Ball

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Thomas Goodman

Ball

Son

Single

2

1879

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Harrold Goodman

Ball

Son

Single

1

1880

Elsecar, Yorkshire, England

Ada Ellena

Howard

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Martha

Lockett

Servant

Single

18

1863

Shropshire, England

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