Thomas BALL

1839 - 1900  (60 years)

• Name	Thomas BALL
  Birth	2 Jul 1839	Harpurs Gate, Horton Parish, Staffordshire, England   [1]
  	Born at Harpurs Gate, Horton Parish on 2 Jul 1839, son of John Ball and Ann Ball formerly Whiston. John the father was a 'petitioner'. Registered at Leek on 5 July 1839 by Ann Ball, mother of Harpurs Gate who made her mark. Based on a copy of the certificate obtained in 1990.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1841	Chapel House, Horton, Staffordshire, England   [2]
  With parents, aged 2.
  Census	1851	Chappel House, Red Street, Harpersgate, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  Living in the household of George Armett who had married his mother Ann nee Whiston. Stepson aged 11, scholar aged 11.
  Census	1861	Stein Terrace, Rusholme, Lancs, England   [4]
  Living with his married eldest sister Mary Ann Jones, who was operating a board and lodging house. He was unmarried, aged 21, a watchman, born Harpurs Gate, Staffs. With him was his brother William, aged 23 and unmarried, a groom and gardner. There were two Spanish lodgers in the house.
  Census	1871	Knottfield Lodge, Knottfield Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  Piece 4299, ED8, folio 89, p 54 schedule 221. He was aged 31, a coachman, married to Jane, and with five children.
  Census	1881	Knott Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  See PDF image of census return. He head, a coachman, domestic servant, aged 41, born Staffordshire, Leek. Piece 4334, ED 8b, folio 37, p. 7.
  Census	1891	Knottfield Lodge, Knottfield Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England   [7]
  He head, a coachman aged 51, born Staffordshire, Stafford. See image in files. Piece 3525, ED 9, Folio 44, p. 16.
  Death	1900	Rodley Lane, Calverley, Yorkshire, England   [8]
  Burial	7 Nov 1900	Calverley, Yorkshire, England   [9]
  Person ID	I77	Our Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	John BALL,   b. 1777, Horton, Staffordshire, England d. Nov 1847, Reservoir, Staffordshire, England (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Nancy WHISTON,   b. 1804, Horton, Staffordshire, England d. Abt 1889, Staffordshire, England (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	6 Nov 1821	Horton St Michael, Staffordshire, England   [10]
  	Married with the consent of parents, presumably because Ann was under age. Both made marks. He was about 44 and she about 17.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane MEAKIN,   b. May 1838, Chesterton, Wolstanton, Staffs, England d. Jan 1923, Oak Villa, Rodley Lane, Calverley, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1863	Manchester St Johns, Lancashire, England   [11]
  	He was 23, a bachelor, a groom resident at Rusholme (hard to read), son of John Ball, a pensioner. She was 23, a spinster also of Rusholme, daughter of Thomas Meakin, a banksman*. Both appear to have signed - the certificate is a copy but seems to be a photocopy of the register entry. Witnesses were Joseph and Ann Jones. * A banksman is usually defined as a surface worker in the mining industry who was in charge of the cages at the pit head (www.worldthroughthelens.com, Old English Occupations). Thomas was born at Chesterton, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, a town where both coal and iron ore were mined.
  Children	1. John Thomas BALL,   b. Abt 1863, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. Mar 1934, North Bierley, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 71 years)   2. Annie BALL,   b. 16 Jun 1865, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. Dec 1939, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 74 years)   3. Frederick BALL,   b. 18 Feb 1867, Ashfield Place, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. Dec 1903, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 36 years)   4. Joseph BALL,   b. 1 Apr 1868, Bradford, Yorkshire, England d. Jun 1895, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 27 years)   5. Jane Pamela BALL,   b. 7 May 1870, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. Dec 1943, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 73 years)   6. William BALL,   b. 16 Mar 1872, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. 21 Dec 1932, Royal Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (Age 60 years)   7. Samuel BALL,   b. 1874, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1893, Bagley, Yorkshire, England (Age 19 years) + 8. George BALL,   b. 29 Feb 1876, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. 23 May 1929, 3 Cross Flatts Mount, Beeston, Leeds, Yorks, England (Age 53 years) + 9. Henry BALL,   b. 29 Feb 1876, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. 7 Oct 1911, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England (Age 35 years)   10. Elizabeth Mary BALL,   b. 17 Aug 1878, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. Feb 1956, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 77 years)   11. Benjamin Meakin BALL,   b. 9 May 1886, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England d. Feb 1946, Rodley, Yorkshire, England (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1841 - Chapel House, Horton, Staffordshire, England Census - 1851 - Chappel House, Red Street, Harpersgate, Staffordshire, England Census - 1861 - Stein Terrace, Rusholme, Lancs, England Marriage - 10 Feb 1863 - Manchester St Johns, Lancashire, England Census - 1871 - Knottfield Lodge, Knottfield Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Census - 1881 - Knott Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Census - 1891 - Knottfield Lodge, Knottfield Lane, Rawdon, Yorkshire, England Burial - 7 Nov 1900 - Calverley, Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Our Family History - Marriage of Thomas Ball and Jane Meakin 1863 Note that Thomas's fathers name appears to have been recorded as Charles and then overwritten as John.

  
  

  Histories

  A brief history of our Ball ancestors

  
  

• Notes

  Born at Chapel House, Harpurs Gate. He was at Rusholme, Manchester at the time of his marriage. He was recorded as a Coachman and Domestic Servant at Knott Lane, Rawdon in 1881 Census but he was said to be a draper at time of marriage of his son William in 1898.

  
  

• Sources

  [S58] Birth certificate in files. [S322] Source. [S264] 1851 Census, 1851 Census. [S323] 1861 Census, 1861 Census. [S324] 1871 Census, 1871 Census. [S261] 1881 Census. [S405] 1891 Census, 1891 Census. [S518] Probate, Calendar of Probate, (ancestry.com). [S372] www.calverley.org, www.calverley.org. [S318] John Roberts, John Roberts. [S176] Certificate in files.