Ann (Lunn) Ballard (abt. 1540 - abt. 1605)

Born about 1540 in Welby, Nottinghamshire, , England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 1605 at about age 65 in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, , England [uncertain]

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Biography

Ann Lunn is given as the wife of William Ballard in the Herald's Visitation of Nottingham in 1614 in which it states "Anne d. of Lunn of Welley in Com. Nottingham." Welley does not exist in Nottinghamshire and is generally taken to be a transcription error of Welby which is a tiny village about 3 miles east of Grantham.

There are no civil or church records to substantiate the marriage of William Ballard to Ann Lunn and indeed the parish register for St Mary, Southwell shows that William Ballard married Agnes Robinson 23rd November 1563. It is not possible to demonstrate that Agnes was still living at the time that their children were baptised (only William is named as a parent in the Parish Register as was usual at that time) but it is possible to demonstrate that an "Ann Ballard" is recorded as a god parent throughout that period.

One possible explanation is that Ann & Agnes are the same person and indeed Agnes was enunciated as "Annis" and sometimes recorded as Ann. when abbreviated. Perhaps Agnes was a widow and her maiden name was Lunn? What is certain from available evidence, however, is that William married Agnes Robinson.

Ann was born in 1560. Ann Lunn ... She passed away in 1605. ^[1]

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Note

of Welley, Nottinghamshire.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Tom Coley, Mar 7, 2012

• Marshall, George William. The Visitations of the County of Nottingham in the Years 1569 and 1614 (London, 1871) Page 104
• Baptismal Register of Southwell MInster
• Phillimore's Nottinghamshire Marriage Index, Author: Compiler: W.P. Phillimore

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paul Ballard & Tom Coley

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Paul Ballard for creating WikiTree profile Lunn-151 through the import of Philip of Greenwich.ged on Apr 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Paul and others.