Jacob Ball (1796 - 1856)

Born 12 Jul 1796 in South Pool, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Distin) Ball — married 25 Dec 1818 in South Pool, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 8 Jan 1856 at age 59 in Kingsbridge, Devon, England

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Biography

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Jacob Ball was born to Richard Ball and Susanna (Stone) Ball in South Pool, Devon, England. He was baptised in South Pool on 12 July 1795. ^[1] Jacob worked as an agricultural labourer throughout his life. On Christmas Day 1818 he married Jane Distin, ^[2] also from South Pool, and the couple had nine children: John, Jacob, William, Elizabeth, Harriet, James, Samuel, Joseph, and Ann.

Jacob and Jane were enumerated at Wester Coombe in South Pool on the 1841 census, ^[3] and the family were still living there on the 1851 census, ^[4] although only Jacob and his youngest daughter, Ann, were there. Jane and the youngest boy, Joseph, were off visiting Jane's sister Elenor (Distin) Webber in Tormoham, Torquay. ^[5]

Jacob died in 1856, aged 61 ^[6] and was buried in South Pool on 11 January 1856. ^[7] His wife, who died in 1867, is buried with him.

Sources

1. ↑ Parish baptism register (South Pool) via findmypast
2. ↑ Parish marriage register (South Pool) via findmypast
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTX-4P2 : 13 December 2017), Jacob Ball, South Pool, Devon, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJS-8L6 : 9 November 2017), Jacob Ball, South Pool, Devon, England; citing South Pool, Devon, England, p. 8, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJM-YLH : 9 November 2017), Joseph Ball in household of Joseph Webber, Tormoham, Devon, England; citing Tormoham, Devon, England, p. 31, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ UK Death registration: Kingsbridge 5b 135, March quarter 1856
7. ↑ Parish burial register (South Pool) via findmypast