He was christened on 10th December 1843 in Essex, England[2]
He was living with his parents and siblings in Wormingford, Essex, England and he was attending school in 1851[3]
He was still living with his parents and siblings at Mill Lane, Wormingford, Essex, England and he was a agricultural labourer's son in 1861[4]
He married Emma Cardy in 1861 in Lexden, Essex, England[5]
He was living with his wif and children Harriet and Arthur in Little Horkesley, Essex, England and he was working as a agricultural labourer in 1871[6]
He was living with his wife and children at Lower Dairy Nayland Road, Little Horkesley, Essex, England and he was working as a farm agricultural baliff in 1881[7]
He was still living with his wife and children at Nayland Road, Little Horksley, Essex, England and he was working as a agricultural labourer in 1891[8]
He was still living with them in Great Horkesley, Essex, England and he was working as a agricultural farm labourer in 1901[9]
He was still with them in West Bergholt, Essex, England and he was working as a horseman on a farm in 1911[10]
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQT-4PJ : 1 October 2014), William Balls, 1843; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Halstead, Essex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7DM2-K8T2 : 14 January 2020), William Balls, 10 Dec 1843; citing Christening, Essex, England, United Kingdom, Essex Record Office, England; FHL microfilm .
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGVW-L1K : 9 November 2019), William Balls in household of John Balls, Wormingford, Essex, England; citing Wormingford, Essex, England, p. 9, 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.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7HF-5MH : 21 July 2020), William Balls in household of John Balls, Wormingford, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DJP-XSN : 13 December 2014), William Balls, 1861; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1861, quarter 4, vol. 4A, p. 485, Lexden, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27D-X32Q : 12 December 2017), William Balls, Little Horkesley, Essex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 1800/136, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,684.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2V-F6Z : 3 May 2019), William Balls, Little Horkesley, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Essex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9NY-GNC : 20 May 2019), William Balls, Great Horkesley, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Fordham subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWNZ-RMW : 24 June 2019), William Balls, West Bergholt, Essex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHV-3QQV : 4 September 2014), William Balls, 1935; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Lexden, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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