Humphrey Ballard (abt. 1735 - abt. 1816)

Born about 29 May 1735 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Vashon) Ballard — married 28 Nov 1770 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Descendants

Died about Oct 1816 at about age 81 in Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales

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Biography

Baptism

Date: 29 May 1735. ^[1]

Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Occupation

Humphrey was a Glover & admitted to the Company of Stitchmen in 1772.^[2]In 1782 he was admitted as a Burgess of Ludlow.^[3]

Marriage

Date: 28 Nov 1770. ^[4]

Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Married by licence.

Witnesses Jsp.Vashon, Jane Cole and J.Lewis

Oxford Journal

Saturday 8 December 1770

Last week was married, at Ludlow, Mr. Humphrey Ballard, Grocer, of that Place, to Miss Vashon, Daughter of the Rev. Mr. Vashon, Lecturer of that Town. ^[5]

Residence

Date: 22 JAN 1779

Place: Old Street & Goalford, Ludlow, Shropshire, England

Note: Collection LUDLOW BOROUGH (PRE-1835)

Section COURT OF RECORD

Series Files of the Court of Record (Town Court)

Sub Series Town Court proceedings

Level Item

DocumentRef LB/9/9/77/2

Date 1771-1779

Title Final concords and associated papers

(/15) Final Concord between Richard Wainwight (plaint.) and Humphry Ballard and Sarah his wife (deforc.) re 1 messuage and 1 garden in the ward of Old Street and Goalford, 22 Jun 1779.

Arms

Date: 06 May 1820

Place: Highbury Place, Middlesex, England

Sable a Griffin passant Ermine ducally gorged Or between two quatrefoils in chief and a crescent in base Or. Crest, a demi Griffin Ermine charged on the shoulder with five torteaux in corss and supporting with the claws a tilting spear erect the point broken off entwined by a branch of oak fructed proper.

A Grant of Arms was made to Humphrey Ballard which was to include all the descendants of his late father, Humphrey Ballard of Ludlow, co. Salop: A pedigree was entered in the College of Arms records, from the Grantee's father only. The Grantee died without issue, but his brother had sons.^[6]

Died

Oct 1816. ^[7]

Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPVX-KR6 : 11 February 2018, Humph. Ballard, 29 May 1735); citing LUDLOW,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,486.
2. ↑ Records of the Company of Stitchmen; Shropshire Record Office; Admission certificate: Humphrey Ballard (glover).
3. ↑ Appointments of Burgesses and Officers; Shropshire Record Office; Petition for burgess admission : Humphrey Ballard; Reference: LB3/1/596
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NL98-7JM : 10 February 2018), Humphry Ballard and Sarah Vashon, 28 Nov 1770; citing Ludlow,Shropshire,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 599,486, 918,859, 918,860.
5. ↑ Marriage Newspaper Announcement: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40873387/
6. ↑ Official Records of Grants in England by the College of Arms, Record Type: Heraldic Grant.
7. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [FamilySearch] (English); https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98823542