Person:Ellen Harry (2)

Ellen Sarah Harry was born on 28th June 1866 at Plymouth in Devon, daughter of Jane Harry, formerly Drake, and her husband William Richard Harry, a shipwright. Ellen appears in the 1871 and 1881 censuses living with her parents and siblings at Claremont Street and Claremont Place in Plymouth. Ellen was the seventh of nine children, although her parents' first child had died as a baby, and Ellen's younger sister Lilian also died as a baby and her younger sister Elizabeth died aged eight, leaving Ellen the youngest of six children who survived to adulthood.

In 1884, when Ellen was 18, her father died.

By 1891 Ellen had left home and was working as a cook for a publican at Camelford in Cornwall. She later returned to Plymouth, where she was married in 1893, aged 27, to William Henry Ball. The following year Ellen's mother died.

Ellen and William had eight children together, but five of them died young. Their existence is only known from the 1911 census recording how many children had been born. The 1901 and 1911 census each find Ellen, William and their children living at William Street in Plymouth. William worked as a stationary engine driver and dock labourer for a chemical manufacturer.

Of Ellen's three children who lived to adulthood, she saw her elder son Cecil marry in 1920 and her daughter Millicent marry in 1929. Ellen became a grandmother in 1925 when Cecil's son was born. He would be the only grandchild born in Ellen's lifetime; Millicent appears not to have had children whilst Louis did not marry until after Ellen's death.

Ellen died in 1944, aged 78. William survived her by just over two years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Ellen Sarah HARRY, September Quarter 1866, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 235, mother's maiden name Drake

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms Register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Christ Church. (Plymouth: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the District of CHRIST CHURCH, PLYMOUTH, in the County of DEVON, in the year 1866
   When Born	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   28 June 1866 No.1493	3 August 1866	Sarah Ellen	William Richard & Jane	Harry	25 Claremont Place	Ship Wright	Theophilus Bennett

   Baptised at same time as brothers William Richard and John Edwin

3. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 2118; Folio 109; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 25 Claremont Street, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon
   William R. Harry, head, married, male, 44 [1826/7], Shipwright (out of employ), b. Saltash, Cornwall
   Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 37 [1823/4], b. Parish of Beer Ferris, Devon
   Mary A. Harry, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1853/4], Domestic Serv[an]t, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Louisa K. Harry, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], Domestic Serv[an]t, b. Dartmouth, Devon
   William R. Harry, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   John E. Harry, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 4 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Elisabeth M. Harry, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Plymouth, Devon

4. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2197; Folio 24; Page 42, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 3 Claremont Place, Plymouth, Devon
   William R. Harry, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Shipwright, b. Saltash, Cornwall
   Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 57 [1823/4], b. Beer Ferris, Devon
   William R. Harry, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Plasterer, b. Plymouth, Devon
   John E. Harry, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Painter's App (House), b. Plymouth, Devon
   Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Sch, b. Plymouth, Devon

5. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 1800; Folio 10; Page 12, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Fore Street, Camelford, Lanteglos, Cornwall
   [Household of James Symons, Licensed Victualler, with three servants, including:]
   Ellen Harris, servant, single, female, 24 [1866/7], Cook - Domestic, employed, b. Plymouth, Devon

   Although name given as Harris not Harry there is no other sign of Ellen in the 1891 census, nor is there any sign of a corresponding 'Ellen Harris' in the 1881 census, suggesting they are the same person.

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 2102; Folio 171; Page 42, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 15 William Street, Plymouth, Devon
   1 room occupied
   William Ball, head, married, male, 34 [1866/7], Engine Driver Stationary, worker, b. Plymstock, Devon
   Ellen Ball, wife, married, female, 35 [1865/6], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Cecil Ball, son, single, male, 6 [1894/5], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Louis Ball, son, single, male, 2mo [1901], b. Plymouth, Devon

7. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 13001; Schedule 337, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 26 William Street, Plymouth, Devon
   3 rooms occupied
   William Henry Ball, head, male, 44 [1866/7], married, Dock Labourer - Chemical Manufacturers, worker, b. Plymstock, Devon
   Ellen Sarah Ball, wife, female, 44 [1866/7], married 17 years, 8 children born alive, 3 children still living, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Cecil George Ball, son, male, 16 [1894/5], single, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Louis Stanley Ball, son, male, 10 [1900/1], single, School, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Millicent May Ball, daughter, female, 7 [1903/4], daughter, b. Plymouth, Devon

8. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register.

   Address: 50 Tracey Street, Plymouth, Devon
   BALL, William H. / male / 18 Oct 1866 / married / Wharf Lab[ourer] Retired
   BALL, Ellen S. / female / 28 Jun 1866 / married / unpaid Domestic Duties

9. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Ellen Sarah BALL, December Quarter 1944, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 5b, page 319, aged 78 [1865/6]