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Eli Thomas Ball 1863–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1863

Birth Location: Mere, Wiltshire

Death Date: 27 Oct 1943

Death Location: Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: Thomas Ball

Mother: Mary Ball

Spouse(s): Jane McGowan

Children(s): Mary Ball, Daisy Ball, Mark Ball, James Ball, Helen Ball, Edith Ball, Bella Ball, Francis Ball, Robert Ball, Edward Ball, Thomas Ball

In 1863, Eli Thomas Ball entered the world in Mere, Wiltshire, born to Thomas Ball And Mary Ball. Eli Thomas Ball married Jane Hudson Mcgowan, and had children including Bella Ball, Daisy Gertrude Ball, Edith Ellen Ball, Edward James Ball, Francis Fanny Mary Ball, Helen Ball, James Hudson Ball, Mark Ball, Mary Jane Ball, Robert Douglas Ball, Thomas Charles Ball. Eli Thomas Ball passed away in 1943 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1863, Eli Thomas Ball entered the world in Mere, Wiltshire, born to Thomas Ball And Mary Ball.
  • Eli Thomas Ball married Jane Hudson Mcgowan, and had children including Bella Ball, Daisy Gertrude Ball, Edith Ellen Ball, Edward James Ball, Francis Fanny Mary Ball, Helen Ball, James Hudson Ball, Mark Ball, Mary Jane Ball, Robert Douglas Ball, Thomas Charles Ball.
  • Eli Thomas Ball passed away in 1943 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Eli Ball's Ancestors

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Eli Ball
1863–1943
Birth Place: Mere, Wiltshire
Parents
Thomas Ball
1828–1908
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Mary Ball
1826–1907
Kilmington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
James Ball
1797–1873
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Ruth Norris
1801–1865
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
John Edwards
1797–1883
Kilmington, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Matthews
1804–1863
Gillingham Dorset
Great-Grandparents
James Ball
1768–1842
Sarah Young
1772–1855
Norris
1770–
Charles Edwards
1769–1838
Anne Hill
1772–1845
Thomas Matthews
1775–1852
Dinah Fricker
1777–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ball
1728–1797
Abigail Holbrook
1737–
Thomas Young
1739–1787
Rachel Ball
1739–1796
Benjamin Edwards
1731–1805
Elizabeth Pickford
1730–1780
Robert Hill
1744–1772
Mary Bishop
1744–1784
John Matthews
1739–1782
Elizabeth Snook
1752–1782
John Fricker
1732–1800
ELIZABETH MILLS
1734–1823

Eli Ball's Descendants

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Eli (Thomas) Ball (27 Apr 1863–27 Oct 1943) m. Jane (Hudson) McGowan (Apr 1873–11 Jan 1958)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Ball 1897–1946 m. Herbert (Edward) Evans 1883–1976
    1. 1. Eunice (May) Evans 1919–2003 m. Christoffel (Johannes) Visagie 1917–1959 m. Dennis (Gerald Docking) (Blick) 1917–1975 m. Arthur Townson 1917–
      1. 1. Peter (Johannes) Docking 1937–1981
      2. 2. Joan (F Docking) (Blick) –1953
      3. 3. Sheila (Brenda Catherine Docking) (Blick) 1944–1944
      4. 4. Brian (Neil Docking) (Blick) 1949–2008
      5. 5. Neville (Edward Docking) (Blick) 1945–2016
      6. 6. David (Docking) (Blick) 1939–2021
    2. 2. Herbert (Kitchener) Evans 1916–1965 m. Johanna Kleinhans 1927–1996
      1. 1. Jan (Hendrik) Evans 1946–2015
    3. 3. Eva (Adeline) Evans 1912–1995
  2. 2. Daisy (Gertrude) Ball 1917–1999
  3. 3. Mark Ball 1907–1964
  4. 4. James (Hudson) Ball 1911–1941
  5. 5. Helen Ball 1905–
  6. 6. Edith (Ellen) Ball 1913–
  7. 7. Bella Ball 1892–1962
  8. 8. Francis ((Fanny) Mary) Ball 1904–
  9. 9. Robert (Douglas) Ball 1899–1969
  10. 10. Edward (James) Ball 1920–
  11. 11. Thomas (Charles) Ball 1893–1949

Eli Ball's Timeline

2 Records

1863
27 Apr 1863
Birth of Eli Thomas Ball in Mere, Wiltshire
Mere, Wiltshire
1943
27 Oct 1943
Age 80
Death of Eli Thomas Ball in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1863
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1943
    Event Place: Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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