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Household of William Balls (born 1847, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Middlesex, 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 Balls and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Balls, born in 1847 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susannah Balls, born in 1843 in Finchley, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Frederick (born 1869 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), William (born 1871 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Clara (born 1874 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1878 in Finchley, Middlesex, England), Edith (born 1879 in Finchley, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Finchley, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Charles Hill, born in 1841 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.


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William Balls's household

Male

William

Balls

Head
Female

Susannah

Balls

Wife
Male

Frederick

Balls

Son
Male

William

Balls

Son
Female

Clara

Balls

Daughter
Male

Charles

Balls

Son
Female

Edith

Balls

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Balls

Son
Male

Charles

Hill

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Balls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Balls

Head

Married

34

1847

Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Susannah

Balls

Wife

Married

38

1843

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Balls

Son

Single

12

1869

Finchley, Middlesex, England

William

Balls

Son

Single

10

1871

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Clara

Balls

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Charles

Balls

Son

Single

3

1878

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Edith

Balls

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Balls

Son

Single

0

1881

Finchley, Middlesex, England

Charles

Hill

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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