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Household of William Balls (born 1843, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire, 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 1843 in Brettenham, Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Balls, born in 1845 in Larling, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; Reuben (born 1865 in Larling, Norfolk, England), Emma (born 1867 in Larling, Norfolk, England), Naomi (born 1871 in West Tofts, Norfolk, England), Jane (born 1873 in West Tofts, Norfolk, England), Joe (born 1875 in Barton, Lincolnshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Barton, Lincolnshire, England) and Ben (born 1879 in Saxby, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Balls's household

Male

William

Balls

Head
Female

Mary

Balls

Wife
Male

Reuben

Balls

Son
Female

Emma

Balls

Daughter
Female

Naomi

Balls

Daughter
Female

Jane

Balls

Daughter
Male

Joe

Balls

Son
Female

Ellen

Balls

Daughter
Male

Ben

Balls

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Balls
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Brettenham, Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Balls

Head

Married

38

1843

Brettenham, Norfolk, England

Mary

Balls

Wife

Married

36

1845

Larling, Norfolk, England

Reuben

Balls

Son

Single

16

1865

Larling, Norfolk, England

Emma

Balls

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Larling, Norfolk, England

Naomi

Balls

Daughter

Single

10

1871

West Tofts, Norfolk, England

Jane

Balls

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Tofts, Norfolk, England

Joe

Balls

Son

Single

6

1875

Barton, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Balls

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Barton, Lincolnshire, England

Ben

Balls

Son

Single

2

1879

Saxby, Lincolnshire, England

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