William Ball^{[1, 2]}

1863 - Abt 1952  (88 years)

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• Name	William Ball
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	20 Feb 1863	South Normanton, Derbyshire
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	(116), Lees Lane, South Normanton, Derbyshire   [3]
  Occupation	1881
  	Pupil Teacher
  Residence	1891	Royal Commercial Travellers School, Pinner, Middlesex   [4]
  	He was a resident schoolmaster
  Residence	1901	54, Stretton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire   [5]
  Occupation	1901
  	Schoolmaster
  Residence	1911	96, Westcotes Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire   [6]
  Occupation	1911	Alderman Newton's Boys School, Peacock Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire
  	Science Teacher, Secondary
  Residence	1939	18, Stoughton Road, Oadby, Leicestershire
  Died	Abt 1952	Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Buried	1952	Gilroes Cemetery and Crematorium, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Person ID	I235	Extended Craxford Family | The maternal side of Newfloridian's tree TEAL pages I179 (Walter Cook) + I193 (John Naylor)
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Samuel Ball,   b. 1841, South Normanton, Derbyshire ,   d. 19 Sep 1914, South Normanton, Derbyshire  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah Duffield,   b. 1845, South Normanton, Derbyshire ,   d. 3 Jan 1897, South Normanton, Derbyshire  (Age 52 years)
  Married	20 May 1861	St Michael and All Angels, South Normanton, Derbyshire   [7]
  Witnesses	20 May 1861
  	Owen Ball; Mary Barrass
  BMD Certificates		MC: Ball, Samuel (1861) and Sarah Duffield Samuel was the father of William Ball - Newfloridian's great uncle
  Census Returns		RG: Ball, Samuel (1881) and family The family of William Ball (Mary Naylor's husband) resident in Lees Lane, South Normanton They lived next door to the Primitive Methodist Chapel. Ball Samuel M Head 39 Coal Miner S Normanton Ball Sarah M Wife 37 S Normanton Ball William S Son 18 Pupil Teacher S Normanton Ball Abraham S Son 15 Coal Miner S Normanton Ball Sarah A S Dau 13 S Normanton Ball Hiram S Son 11 Scholar S Normanton Ball Samuel S Son 6 Scholar S Normanton Ball Edward S Son 1mo S Normanton Ref: England RG11/3313 Mansfield Blackwell 120 27
  Family ID	F817	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Naylor,   b. 6 Jul 1865, Cotes Park, Alfreton, Derbyshire ,   d. 30 Sep 1940, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 75 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1891	Congregational Chapel, Alfreton, Derbyshire   [8]
  	Reference:
  Children	1. Cyril Oswald Ball,   b. 7 Nov 1896, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 1965, Oadby, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 68 years)   2. Gerald Ball   3. William Gerald Ball,   b. 1898, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos » Slide Show		The Ball Family William (Jnr), Mary, William and Cyril
  		The Ball Family Cyril, Dorothy (his wife), Margaret Ball, Louie (Bill's wife), William Ball, Bill
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		96, Westcotes Drive, Leicester Miriam Naylor lived here at the time of her marriage to George Cook
  		18, Stoughton Road, Oadby One of a pair of semi-detached villas bought by William Ball during the 1930s and his residence until his death
  BMD Certificates		MC: Naylor, Mary (1891) and William Ball Miriam, Mary's sister, and ultimately Hilda, Miriam's daughter, lived with them when they moved to Leicester
  Last Modified	20 May 2007
  Family ID	F68	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Feb 1863 - South Normanton, Derbyshire Residence - 1901 - 54, Stretton Road, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1911 - 96, Westcotes Drive, Leicester, Leicestershire Occupation - Science Teacher, Secondary - 1911 - Alderman Newton's Boys School, Peacock Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire Residence - 1939 - 18, Stoughton Road, Oadby, Leicestershire  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location/Street       : District/Village       : City/Town       : County/State       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		William Ball Head of the Ball dynasty, he was a master at Alderman Newton's Boys School in Leicester in the 1920s. Hilda Craxford lived with his family during that time.
  		The Ball Family William (Jnr), Mary, William and Cyril
  		Cemetery Plot Deed 1 The deed for a burial plot at Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester
  		Cemetery Plot Deed 2 Cover and interment record from the Ball family plot at Gilroes cemetery, Leicester

  
  

  Headstones

  HS: Ball, William and Mary There is no headstone and the actual grave site is unmarked Plot: B 89

  
  

• Sources

  [S243] Personal Communication: Margaret Brookes. [S244] Personal information: Margaret Brookes. [S34] 1881 English Census, Mansfield South Normanton RG11/3313 120 27 (Reliability: 4). [S17] 1891 England Census, Hendon Harrow RG12/1020 144 1 (Reliability: 4). [S19] 1901 England Census, Leicester RG13/3008 58 161 (Reliability: 3). [S284] 1911 England Census, Leicester RG14PN19310 RG78PN1152B RD407 SD3 ED46 SN330 (Reliability: 4). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Mansfield 7b 99 (AMJ 1861) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Belper 7b 927 (JAS 1891) (Reliability: 3).