Ellen (Brookes) Ball (abt. 1819 - 1885)

Born about 1819 in Burton, Cheshire, England

Wife of John Ball — married 12 Sep 1844 in Southport, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1885 at about age 66 in Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Biography

On 12 Sep 1844 at Trinity Church, North Meols, John Ball, full age, bachelor, labourer, Birkdale, son of John Ball, farmer, married Ellen Brooks, full age, spinster, Southport, daughter of George Brooks, labourer.^[1]

Ellen's surname was spelled either Brooks or Brookes in the birth registrations of her children with John Ball.

Ellen's birthplace was consistently given as Cheshire in about 1820. In 1851, the location was "Burton" with no county listed.^[2] In 1861 and 1871, the birth location was Cheshire.^[3][4] In 1881, Ellen's birth location was said to be Seacombe, Cheshire, although the record is highly distorted and has been written over to be almost illegible.^[5]

Ellen Ball, aged 64, was buried 30 Dec 1885 at Kirkdale Cemetery.^[6] The residence was 4c 10h Portland Place, Everton. This appears to be the same address that Ellen's daughter Mary Ellen (Ball) Kirby (1852-1934) was living at in 1891.

Research Notes

As noted above, Ellen's place of birth was inconsistently reported on the census, although it was always Cheshire in about 1820. Ellen's marriage certificate gives her father's name as George Brooks. There was an Ellin Brookes, daughter of George and Elizabeth Brookes, baptized in Burton, Cheshire on 19 Sep 1819.^[7] This may be Ellen's birth record, but more research on the Brooks/Brookes family is likely needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
   citing Marriage, Holy Trinity, Southport, Lancashire, England, volume , Lancashire Record Office, Preston; FHL microfilm 1,657,579
   FamilySearch Record: QJDD-FJX1 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   John Ball marriage to Ellen Brooks on 12 Sep 1844 in Holy Trinity, Southport, Lancashire, England.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851"
   citing Toxteth Park Extra Parochial, Lancashire, England, p. 20, 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
   FamilySearch Record: SGYF-SDT (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellen Ball (39), wife, in household of John Ball (31) in Toxteth Park Extra Parochial in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Burton.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1861"
   citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
   FamilySearch Record: M7R2-Z8W (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellen Ball (41), wife, in household of John Ball (44) in Toxteth Park in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Cheshire.
4. ↑ 1871 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1871"
   citing The National Archives of the UK
   FamilySearch Record: VBXP-8D4 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellen Ball (51), wife, in household of John Ball (53) in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Cheshire.
5. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   citing p. 48, Piece/Folio 3654/56, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,057
   FamilySearch Record: Q27L-ZYRC (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellen Ball (61), wife, in household of John Ball (63) in Everton in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Seacombe, Cheshire, England.
6. ↑ Burial: "England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2022"
   Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, Merseyside, England; Liverpool Cemetery Registers; Reference: 352 Cem 8/1/1
   Ancestry Record 9041 #3968277 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellen Ball burial (died in about 1885 at age 64) on 30 Dec 1885 in Kirkdale Cemetery, Merseyside, England.
7. ↑ Baptism: "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
   citing item 2, Burton, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,655,426
   FamilySearch Record: NHT9-9G6 (accessed 27 September 2023)
   Ellin Brookes baptism on 19 Sep 1819, daughter of George Brookes & Elizabeth, in Burton, Cheshire, England.