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Thomas Ball 1828–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1828

Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 8 Jun 1908

Death Location: Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England

Father: James Ball

Mother: Ruth Norris

Spouse(s): Mary Ball

Children(s): Dinah Ball, Bella Ball, Eli Ball, Lily Ball, Fanny Ball, Sylvia Ball, William Ball, John Ball, Rosa Ball, Mark Ball

The story of Thomas Ball began in 1828 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England. Thomas Ball married Mary Ball, and had children including Bella Ball, Dinah Ball, Eli Thomas Ball, Fanny Ball, John Ball, Lily Ball, Mark Ball, Rosa Ball, Sylvia Ball, William Ball. Thomas Ball passed away in 1908 in Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Ball began in 1828 in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England.
  • Thomas Ball married Mary Ball, and had children including Bella Ball, Dinah Ball, Eli Thomas Ball, Fanny Ball, John Ball, Lily Ball, Mark Ball, Rosa Ball, Sylvia Ball, William Ball.
  • Thomas Ball passed away in 1908 in Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ball
1797–1873
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
JB
Ruth Norris
1801–1865
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
RN

Spouses(s)

Mary Ball
1826–1907
Birth Location: Kilmington, Somerset, England
MB

Children(s)

Dinah Ball
1851–1924
Birth Location: Norton Ferris, Somerset, England
DB
Bella Ball
1865–1945
Birth Location: Walton Somerset England
BB
Eli Ball
1863–1943
Birth Location: Mere, Wiltshire
EB
Lily Ball
1874–
Birth Location: Clevedon, Somerset, England
LB
Fanny Ball
1856–1933
Birth Location: Witham Friary, Somerset, England
FB
Sylvia Ball
1868–1931
Birth Location: Clevedon, Somerset, England
SB
William Ball
1854–
Birth Location: St Bride's Major, Glamorgan, Wales
WB
John Ball
1856–
Birth Location: St Bride's Major, Glamorgan, Wales
JB
Rosa Ball
1853–
Birth Location: Witham Friary, Somerset, England
RB
Mark Ball
1861–
Birth Location: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
MB

Thomas Ball's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ball
1828–1908
Birth Place: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Parents
James Ball
1797–1873
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Ruth Norris
1801–1865
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
James Ball
1768–1842
Gaer Hill, Somerset, England. Or St .Denys, Warminster, Wilts.
Sarah Young
1772–1855
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Norris
1770–
Somerset ?
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ball
1728–1797
Abigail Holbrook
1737–
Thomas Young
1739–1787
Rachel Ball
1739–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ball
1694–1767
Elizabeth Ball
1688–1767
Thomas Holbrook
1671–1737
John Ball
1713–1750
Mary Crouch
1714–1776

Thomas Ball's Descendants

1.
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Thomas Ball (1828–8 Jun 1908) m. Mary Ball (abt 1826–April 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
        1. 1. Anthony (Norman) Dymott 1939–2013
      2. 2. Grace (R) Weaver 1923–2014 m. Firmadge (Nichols) Rein 1919–1996 m. James (Irvin) Robinson 1920–1977
        1. 1. Sue (Anne) Robinson 1947–2000
      3. 3. Joan (Mary) Clark 1912–1973 m. Donald Massam 1908–1981
        1. 1. Michael Massam 1944–2024
      4. 4. Eileen (Nora) Clark 1904–1997 m. Herbert (Frank Allen) Lake 1902–1980
        1. 1. David (Allen) Lake 1930–2015 m. Marjorie Moyle 1936–2011
        2. 2. John (Axford) Lake 1928–2000
      5. 5. Eric (John) Clark 1907–1982 m. Madeline (Ruth) Giddings 1922–2017
        1. 1. Wendy (Jane) Clark 1944–2023
    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
        1. 1. Clive (A C) Gardiner 1941–1989
        2. 2. Ralph (Thomas Edward) Gardiner 1943–2010 m. Lesley (H M) McLeod 1941–1979
        3. 3. Marjorie (A E) Gardiner 1951–2008
      2. 2. Edna (May) Merritt 1912–2003 m. John (William) Peters 1898–1959
        1. 1. Roderick (John Raymond) Peters 1931–2006
      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–
        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
  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–

Thomas Ball's Timeline

12 Records

1828
1828
Birth of Thomas Ball in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
1828
22 Jun 1828
Thomas Ball was baptized in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1851
July 1851
Age 23
Thomas Ball was married in Mere, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Mere, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 23
Thomas Ball resided here in Witham Friary, Somerset, England
Witham Friary, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 33
Thomas Ball resided here in Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
1871
1871
Age 43
Thomas Ball resided here in East Clevedon, All Saints, Somerset, England
East Clevedon, All Saints, Somerset, England
1881
1881
Age 53
Thomas Ball resided here in Clevedon, Somerset, England
Clevedon, Somerset, England
1891
1891
Age 63
Thomas Ball resided here in All Saints, Clevedon, Somerset, England
All Saints, Clevedon, Somerset, England
1901
1901
Age 73
Thomas Ball resided here in Clevedon, Clevedon, Somerset, England
Clevedon, Clevedon, Somerset, England
1908
Jun 1908
Age 80
Death of Thomas Ball in Somerset, United Kingdom
Somerset, United Kingdom
1908
8 Jun 1908
Age 80
Burial of Thomas Ball in Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England
Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England
1939
1939
Age 111
Thomas Ball resided here in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census
    [2] 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4077; Folio: 23; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543230
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015073c

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1828
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 188

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1851
    Event Place: Mere, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1323; Folio: 72; Page: 25; GSU roll: 542795
    [2] 1861 Wales Census, Class: RG9; Piece: 4077; Folio: 23; Page: 11; GSU roll: 543230

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: East Clevedon, All Saints, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2514; Folio: 56; Page: 2; GSU roll: 835249

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Clevedon, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: All Saints, Clevedon, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1954; Folio: 104; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6097064

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Clevedon, Clevedon, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2355; Folio: 99; Page: 4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1015073c

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1908
    Event Place: Somerset, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Clevedon All Saints (East Clevedon), Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\cle.a.s212
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