Born in Devonport, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Ball
and Honour Collins (Ley) Ball
Sister of
Susannah (Ball) Henwood, Amelia Ball, James Henry Ball, Elizabeth Lane (Ball) Mountjoy and Edwin George Ball
Wife of
Benjamin (Rooke) Rook
— married
1853 in Devonport, Devon, England
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 55
in Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
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Biography
Amelia (Ball) Rooke was born in Devon, England.
This profile is part of the Ball Name Study.
- 1841 living in Charlotte Row Stoke Damerel Devonport
- Registration district: Stoke Damerel Sub-registration district: Tamar Piece: 275 Book: 11 Folio: 7 Page Number: 8
- Household Members:
- James Ball 50 Ind. Born out-of-county
- Honour Ball 50 Born out-of-county
- James Ball 20 Hatter born in county
- Elizabeth Ball 14 born in county
- Edwin George Ball 10 born in county
- Amelia Ball 8 born in county
- 1851 living at 25 Garden Street Devonport
- Registration district: Stoke Damerel Sub-registration district: Tamar ED, institution, or vessel: 1c Household schedule number: 55 Piece: 1882 Folio: 527 Page Number: 10
- Household Members:
- James Ball 65 Boatswain RN widower born Cornwall Fowey
- Elizabeth Ball 24 Daughter Dressmaker born Devonport
- Amelia Ball 18 Seamstress Daughter born Devonport
- Emma McCarthy 16 Visitor Seamstress born Devonport
- 1861 living at Deadlake Cottage Stoke
- Registration district: Stoke Damerel Sub-registration district: Stoke ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Household schedule number: 447 Piece: 1454 Folio: 40 Page Number: 75
- Household Members:
- Elizabeth Rooke 96 (Widow) born Padstow
- Benjamin Rooke 33 Grandson labourer HM Dockyard born East Stonehouse
- Amelia Rooke 27 Grandson's wife born Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
- 1881 living at 7 Bedford St
- Registration district: Stoke Damerel Sub registration district: Stoke ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Piece: 2212 Folio: 66 Page Number: 10
- Household Members:
- Amelia Rook 46 widow Laundress born Devonport,
- James Mountjoy 24 Nephew laborer born Devonport,
- Selenia Mountjoy 12 Niece born Devonport,
Sources
- Baptism Name: Amelia Ball Gender: Female Christening Date: 02 Sep 1833 Christening Place: MORRICE ST -WESLEYAN,DEVONPORT,DEVON,ENGLAND Birth Date: 18 Aug 1833 Father's Name: James Ball Mother's Name: Honor Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C06360-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS :Film number: 590689
- Marriages Dec 1853 Ball Amelia Plymouth 5b 447 ROOK Benjamin Plymouth 5b 447
- Deaths Dec 1889 Rook Amelia 56 Stoke D. 5b 254
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Amelia by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Amelia:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Christine (Brown) Searle 
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~3.12%
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