Emily Margaret (Place) Ball (1861 - 1921)

Born 23 Jul 1861 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas John Ball — married 23 Jan 1886 in Redfern, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1921 at age 59 in Arncliffe, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Emily (Place) Ball was born in Suffolk, England.

Emily Margaret (Place) Ball was born on 23 Jul 1861 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. Her parents were Henry William Place (~1833 - 1919) and Esther Ann Bartomeg (Glover) Place (~1836 - 1913).^[1]

Her siblings were as listed below.

1. Henry William Place (1855 - 1931)
2. Esther Julia (Place) Swift (1857 - 1937)
3. Matilda (Place) Casey (1859 - 1912)
4. John Edward Place (1863 - 1946)

Emily (Place) Ball came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

In April 1874 at the age of 12, Emily travelled with her family, from London, England on the ship 'St James' to Maryborough, Queensland on Jul 1874. They then moved onto Sydney, New south Wales.^[2]

Emily married Thomas John Ball (1857 - 1938) on 23 Jan 1886 in Redfern, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Their children were as listed below.

1. William Thomas Ball (1886 - 1970)
2. Henry Rudolph Ball (1889 - 1952)
3. Herbert Ball (1892 - 1953)
4. Myra (Ball) Barcham (1895 - 1930)
5. Arthur Ball (1897 - 1976).

Emily died on 23 Feb 1921 in Arncliffe, New South Wales aged 59. ^[4] She is buried in Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915. Third quarter 1861 at Holburn, London Volume 1b page 515
2. ↑ Queensland State Archives; Registers of Immigrant Ships' Arrivals; Series: Series ID 13086; Roll: M1697
3. ↑ Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, 1886 Name: Thomas J Ball Spouse Name: Emily Place Marriage Date: 1886 Marriage Place: New South Wales Registration Place: Sydney, New South Wales Registration Year: 1886 Registration Number: 102
4. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945
   Ancestry au Record 1779 #3582366 (accessed 22 January 2022)
   Emily Ball death 1921 in Rockdale, New South Wales.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/129388164/emily-ball : accessed 02 July 2021), memorial page for Emily Place Ball (23 Jul 1861–23 Feb 1921), Find A Grave: Memorial #129388164, citing Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Kojakone (contributor 48527467)