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Household of William Ball (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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.

William Ball and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ball, born in 1823 in North Meols, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Ball, born in 1831 in Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and Alice (born 1852 in Southport, Lancashire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Mary (born 1873 in Southport, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Southport, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Southport, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Stephen (born 1856 in Banks, Lancashire, England).


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William Ball's household

Male

William

Ball

Head
Female

Margaret

Ball

Wife
Female

Margaret

Ball

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Grand Son
Male

John

Finn

Boarder
Male

Stephen

Waring

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place North Meols, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ball

Head

Married

58

1823

North Meols, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ball

Wife

Married

50

1831

Scarisbrick, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Ball

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Southport, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Ball

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Southport, Lancashire, England

Alice

Thompson

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Southport, Lancashire, England

Mary

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Southport, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thompson

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Southport, Lancashire, England

William

Thompson

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Southport, Lancashire, England

John

Finn

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Ireland

Stephen

Waring

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Banks, Lancashire, England

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