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James Ball 1797–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: January 1873

Death Location: Mere, Wiltshire

Father: James Ball

Mother: Sarah Young

Spouse(s): Ruth Norris

Children(s): Thomas Ball, Charlotte Ball, David Ball, Emma Ball, James Ball, Joseph Ball, Hannah Ball, Sarah Ball, Martha Ball

In 1797, James Ball entered the world in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England, born to James Ball And Sarah Young. In 1851, James Ball resided in Witham Friary, Somerset, England. James Ball married Ruth Norris, and had children including Charlotte Ball, David Ball, Emma Ball, Hannah Ball, James Ball, Joseph Ball, Martha Ball, Sarah Ball, Thomas Ball. James Ball passed away in 1873 in Mere, Wiltshire.

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Biography

  • In 1797, James Ball entered the world in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England, born to James Ball And Sarah Young.
  • In 1851, James Ball resided in Witham Friary, Somerset, England.
  • James Ball married Ruth Norris, and had children including Charlotte Ball, David Ball, Emma Ball, Hannah Ball, James Ball, Joseph Ball, Martha Ball, Sarah Ball, Thomas Ball.
  • James Ball passed away in 1873 in Mere, Wiltshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ball
1768–1842
Birth Location: Gaer Hill, Somerset, England. Or St .Denys, Warminster, Wilts.
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Sarah Young
1772–1855
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Norris
1801–1865
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
RN

Children(s)

Thomas Ball
1828–1908
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
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Charlotte Ball
1840–
Birth Location: Horningsham, Wiltshire, England
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David Ball
1831–
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
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Emma Ball
1837–1921
Birth Location: Yarnfield, Somerset, England
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James Ball
1826–
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Joseph Ball
1827–
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Hannah Ball
1830–1912
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
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Sarah Ball
1833–1847
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Martha Ball
1835–1841
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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James Ball's Ancestors

Self
James Ball
1797–1873
Birth Place: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Parents
James Ball
1768–1842
Gaer Hill, Somerset, England. Or St .Denys, Warminster, Wilts.
Sarah Young
1772–1855
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Ball
1728–1797
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Abigail Holbrook
1737–
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Thomas Young
1739–1787
Maiden Bradley Wiltshire
Rachel Ball
1739–1796
Tisbury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ball
1694–1767
Elizabeth Ball
1688–1767
Thomas Holbrook
1671–1737
John Ball
1713–1750
Mary Crouch
1714–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmond Ball
1671–1711
Anne Alexander
1672–1702
Benjamin Debnam\Dednam
1660–1723
Dorothy Lynsey
1659–
John Holbrook
1641–1712
Mary Selfe
–1677
William Crouch
1686–1761

James Ball's Descendants

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James Ball (1797–January 1873) m. Ruth Norris (1801–July 1865)
  1. 1. Thomas Ball 1828–1908 m. Mary Ball 1826–1907
    1. 1. Dinah Ball 1851–1924 m. John (Edward) Axford 1856–1934
      1. 1. Dorothy (Marie) Axford 1883–1967 m. Albert (George) Weaver 1884–1985 m. Sidney Clark 1876–1914
        1. 1. Enid (E) Clark 1914–2003 m. Norman (Arthur) Dymott 1914–1976
        2. 2. Grace (R) Weaver 1923–2014 m. Firmadge (Nichols) Rein 1919–1996 m. James (Irvin) Robinson 1920–1977
        3. 3. Joan (Mary) Clark 1912–1973 m. Donald Massam 1908–1981
        4. 4. Eileen (Nora) Clark 1904–1997 m. Herbert (Frank Allen) Lake 1902–1980
        5. 5. Eric (John) Clark 1907–1982 m. Madeline (Ruth) Giddings 1922–2017
      2. 2. Edward (Guy) Axford 1881–1960 m. Margaret Ellis 1888–1962
        1. 1. Margaret (Maureen) Axford 1920–2004 m. John (William Trenwith) Tonkin 1921–1998
      3. 3. Kathleen (Charlotte) Read 1884–1963 m. Edwin (Thomas Seaward) Read 1889–1968
        1. 1. Betty (Marjorie) Read 1914–2007 m. Reginald (Sidney) Halls 1912–1986
      4. 4. Alexander (John) Axford 1889–1918
      5. 5. Gilbert (Richard) Axford 1887– m. Annie (Maud) Howard 1894–1968
        1. 1. Robert (Vernon) sherwood 1926–1993 m. Nora (Alice) Holmes 1927–2001
      6. 6. Emily (Ann Cawte) (Servant) 1877–1955 m. Ernest (William) Seals 1875–
        1. 1. Sidney (Ernest) Seals 1904–1918
    2. 2. Bella Ball 1865–1945 m. Charles Ellingworth 1857–1914
      1. 1. Elsie (May) Ellingworth 1902–1971
      2. 2. Phillis (Marjory E) Ellingworth 1894–1976 m. Edward (Charles) Merritt 1883–1953
        1. 1. Marjorie (Joyce) Merritt 1914–2000 m. Alfred (Thomas Gardiner) Pte 1890–1960
        2. 2. Edna (May) Merritt 1912–2003 m. John (William) Peters 1898–1959
        3. 3. Gladys (R) Merritt 1919–
        4. 4. Dororthy (Mary) Merritt 1914–1916
        5. 5. Nora (E) Merritt 1916–
      3. 3. Benjamin (Patrick) Johnson 1882–
    3. 3. Eli (Thomas) Ball 1863–1943 m. Jane (Hudson) McGowan 1873–1958
      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–
        2. 2. Herbert (Kitchener) Evans 1916–1965 m. Johanna Kleinhans 1927–1996
        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
    4. 4. Lily Ball 1874– m. Henry Rogers 1869–1953
      1. 1. Edith Ball 1895– m. John McKenna 1896–1965
      2. 2. Allan Ball 1893–1967 m. Eleanor (E) Ball 1888–1946
        1. 1. Allan (Herbert) Ball 1917–1986
        2. 2. Irene Ball 1920–
      3. 3. Albert Rogers 1900–1910
      4. 4. Winifred (Susan) Rogers 1904–1972
      5. 5. Daisy (Evelyn) Rogers 1908–1986
      6. 6. William (Henry) Rogers 1906–
      7. 7. Kathleen (Lily) Rogers 1903–
    5. 5. Fanny Ball 1856–1933
      1. 1. Joseph Ball 1876–
      2. 2. Herbert (John) Jarrett 1884–
      3. 3. Lilian (Alice) Jarrett 1893–1948
      4. 4. Daisey (Eveline) Jarrett 1890–
      5. 5. Winifred (Sylvia) Jarrett 1889–
      6. 6. Mabel (R) Jarrett 1886–
      7. 7. Florence (Ellen) Jarrett 1886–1905
      8. 8. Ernest Jarrett 1879–
    6. 6. Sylvia Ball 1868–1931 m. Harry Perry 1856–
      1. 1. Edward (Henry) Perry 1905–
      2. 2. Sylvia (Dorothy) Perry 1893–
      3. 3. Violet (Mary) Perry 1897–
    7. 7. William Ball 1854–
    8. 8. John Ball 1856–
    9. 9. Rosa Ball 1853–
    10. 10. Mark Ball 1861–
  2. 2. Charlotte Ball 1840–
  3. 3. David Ball 1831–
  4. 4. Emma Ball 1837–1921
  5. 5. James Ball 1826–
  6. 6. Joseph Ball 1827–
  7. 7. Hannah Ball 1830–1912
  8. 8. Sarah Ball 1833–1847
  9. 9. Martha Ball 1835–1841

James Ball's Timeline

3 Records

1797
1797
Birth of James Ball in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
1851
1851
Age 54
James Ball resided here in Witham Friary, Somerset, England
Witham Friary, Somerset, England
1873
January 1873
Age 76
Death of James Ball in Mere, Wiltshire
Mere, Wiltshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Witham Friary, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1932; Folio: 6; Page: 5; GSU roll: 221090-221091

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1873
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire
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