Person:William Ball (173)

William Henry Tremeer Ball was born on 18th October 1866 at Staddiscombe in the parish of Plymstock in Devon. He was the son of Eliza Ball, formerly Tremeer, and her husband Richard Ball, a labourer. William appears in each census from 1871 to 1891 living with his parents and wider family at Staddiscombe.

In 1893 he married Ellen Sarah Ball from Plymouth. They had eight children together, but five died young. The 1901 and 1911 censuses each find the family living at William Street in Plymouth. William worked as a stationary engine driver and as a dock labourer for a chemical manufacturer.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, William and Ellen were living at 50 Tracey Street in Plymouth. Ellen died in 1944. William outlived her by just over two years and died in 1947, aged 80.

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

   b. William Henry Tremeer BALL, December Quarter 1866, Plympton St Mary Registration District, Volume 5b, page 224, mother's maiden name Tremeer

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Plymstock, Devon, England. Parish Registers.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Plymstock in the County of Devon in the Year 1868
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   970	1868 September 3rd	William Henry Tremeer	Richard & Eliza	Ball	Staddiscombe	Labourer	Richard P. Murray

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 2106; Folio 69; Page 7, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Staddiscombe, Plymstock, Devon
   Richard Ball, head, married, male, 49 [1821/2], Agricultural labourer, b. Bickly
   Eliza Ball, wife, married, female, 40 [1830/1], Agricultural labourer wife, b. Staddiscombe
   W[illia]m Henry Ball, son, male, 4 [1866/7], Scholar, b. Staddiscombe
   R[ichar]d W[illia]m Willcocks, lodger, married, male, 25 [1845/6], Labourer, b. Egg Buckland
   Merina Willcocks, lodger, married, female, 20 [1850/1], Labourer wife, b. Staddiscombe

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 2186; Folio 11; Page 16, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Staddiscombe, Plymstock, Devon
   Richard Ball, head, married, male, 59 [1821/2], Gen[eral] Lab[ourer], b. Bickleigh, Devon
   Eliza Ball, wife, married, female, 58 [1822/3], b. Plymstock, Devon
   John Ball, son, unmarried, male, 24 [1856/7], Gen[eral] Lab[ourer], b. Plymstock, Devon
   William H. Ball, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1866/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Plymstock, Devon
   Jane Tremeer, mother, widow, 87 [1793/4], no occupation, b. Brixton, Devon
   Richard W. Willcocks, grandson, male, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Plymstock, Devon
   Joseph R. Tremeer, lodger, male, 16 [1864/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Plymstock, 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 1721; Folio 9; Page 11, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Hillside, Staddiscombe, Plymstock, Devon
   3 rooms occupied
   Richard Ball, head, married, male, 69 [1821/2], Gen[eral] Labourer, employed, b. Bickleigh, Devon
   Eliza Ball, wife, married, female, 68 [1822/3], b. Plymstock, Devon
   William H. Ball, son, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Gen[eral] Labourer, employed, b. Plymstock, Devon
   Richard W. Wilcox, grandson, single, male, 18 [1872/3], Gen[eral] Labourer, employed, b. Plymstock, Devon
   John Wilcox, grandson, single, male, 15 [1875/6], Bakers Assistant, employed, b. Plymouth, Devon

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. William Henry BALL, March Quarter 1947, Plymouth Registration District, Volume 7a, page 825, aged 80 [1866/7]