Grace (Jeffery) Weekes (1797 - 1890)

Born 2 Jul 1797 in Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of James Ball — married 31 Mar 1829 (to 1856) in East Allington, Devon, England

Wife of John Weekes — married 10 Sep 1868 in Kingsbridge Registration District, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1890 at age 93 in Kingsbridge Registration District, Devon, England

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Biography

This profile is part of the Ball Name Study.

Grace Jeffery was born to William Jeffery and Jane (Frost) Jeffery and baptised on 2 July 1797 in Dodbrooke, Devon, England, ^[1] the middle child of six girls and one boy.

On 31 March 1829, Grace married James Ball in East Allington, Devon, ^[2] and had the following four girls: Jane Jeffery, Jane, Susan, and Sarah, the last three appearing on the 1841 census with James and Grace. ^[3] On the 1851 census she is described as a washerwoman.

James died in 1856, however, so Grace remarried on 10 September 1868; ^[4] this time to widower John Weekes, and became stepmother to his four daughters and four sons. Grace and John moved to Sherford, where John had been born, and are found there on the 1871 census.^[5] Grace also appears on the 1881 census.

Grace died on 16 September 1890, ^[7] aged 93 (although her death registration says 83 and her gravestone says 85). Buried in South Pool, Devon with her first husband, James Ball.

Sources

1. ↑ Parish baptism register (Dodbrooke) via findmypast
2. ↑ Parish marriage register (East Allington) via findmypast
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQTK-ZBC : 13 December 2017), Grace Ball in household of James Ball, Charleton, 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. ↑ Marriage registration: Kingsbridge, Volume 5b, Page 354
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5YD-RPK : 10 December 2017), Grace Weekes in entry for John Weekes, 1871.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-11SD : 12 December 2017), Grace Weeks, Charleton, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 2181/101, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,772. [possible only]
7. ↑ UK Death registration: Kingsbridge, Volume 5b, Page 127, September quarter 1890

See also:

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2Y-THQZ : 11 July 2016), Grace Jeffery Ball, 1890; Burial, South Pool, South Hams District, Devon, England, St Nicholas and St Cyriac, South Pool; citing record ID 84806625, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgments

• new.familysearch