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Household of William Ball (born 1845, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

William Ball and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ball, born in 1845 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ball, born in 1836 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Alfred, born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, Fred (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Mark (born 1855 in Scotland).


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William Ball's household

Male

William

Ball

Head
Female

Eliza

Ball

Wife
Male

Alfred

Ball

Son
Male

Fred

Walton

Step Son
Male

Mark

White

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ball
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ball

Head

Married

36

1845

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza

Ball

Wife

Married

45

1836

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Alfred

Ball

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Walton

Step Son

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mark

White

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Scotland

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