GG/Shirley, You are probably both spot on. The fact that on the "PRIVATE" baptism register it shows address of Mount Pleasant and there was a hospital located there makes me think she maybe was a poorly baby.
I am now requesting the birth and death certs for Sarah, not that I think they will give me any more info but just to tie this up.
At least by finding Sarah I now know the names of her Mother Emma and Grandparents James (1820) & Mary (1821).
Is this when it starts to get tricky to find information? Am I likely to be able to go back further?
GG you said earlier that it looked like James & Mary were born in Dunnington Wood, Shropshire. There is a Donnington Wood which is less than 30 miles from Longton, so I guess this is the place. Will I be able to go further back that this? Not got this far back on branch of my tree.
Exciting :-D :-D :-D Thank you to everyone that has picked at bits of this jigsaw.
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You should be able to find the names of James and Mary's fathers - if they knew them - by getting a copy of their marriage cert
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Name: James Ball Gender: Male Baptism Date: 13 Apr 1817 Baptism Place: Donnington Wood,Shropshire,England Father: James Ball Mother: Sarah FHL Film Number: 502936
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https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Aball~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Ashropshire~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1800-1830~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Ajames~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Asarah~
Caroline Ball England Births and Christenings Name Caroline Ball Gender Female Christening Date 08 Sep 1822 Christening Date (Original) 08 SEP 1822 Christening Place DONNINGTON WOOD,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND Father's Name James Ball Mother's Name Sarah
Mariann Ball England Births and Christenings Name Mariann Ball Gender Female Christening Date 23 Jul 1815 Christening Date (Original) 23 JUL 1815 Christening Place DONNINGTON WOOD,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND Father's Name James Ball Mother's Name Sarah
James Ball England Births and Christenings Name James Ball Gender Male Christening Date 13 Apr 1817 Christening Date (Original) 13 APR 1817 Christening Place DONNINGTON WOOD,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND Father's Name James Ball Mother's Name Sarah
Maria Ball England Births and Christenings Name Maria Ball Gender Female Christening Date 28 May 1820 Christening Date (Original) 28 MAY 1820 Christening Place DONNINGTON WOOD,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND Father's Name James Ball Mother's Name Sarah
Other records same page show Christenings at St George, Shropshire
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?? This family. Ages a year or so out. 1841 census ages supposed to be given for 15 and under, but any older were meant to be rounded down to nearest 5 i.e. aged 29 would show as 25 etc
1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Sneds Hill New Row, Shiffnal, Shifnal, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place James Ball Male 55 1786 Shropshire, England Miner Sarah Ball Female 55 1786 Shropshire, England James Ball Male 20 1821 Shropshire, England Miner Maria Ball Female 18 1823 Shropshire, England Caroline Ball Female 17 1824 Shropshire, England Mary Cooper Female 10 1831 Shropshire, England Benjamin Cooper Male 8 1833 Shropshire, England William Shelton Male 20 1821 Shropshire, England
Same census page shows a Richard Ball aged 45 also a Miner
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1851 Name: Maria Bell Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Relation: Daughter Mother's name: Sarah Bell Gender: Female Where born: Wrockwardine, Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Shiffnal Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability: View image Registration district: Shiffnal Sub-registration district: Albrighton ED, institution, or vessel: 5a and 6a Neighbors: Household schedule number: 169 Piece: 1987 Folio: 267 Page Number: 48 Household Members: Name Age Sarah Bell 70 widow Maria Bell 30 Sarah Bell ------------ crossed through James Nock 24 Emma Nock 23
1841 Name: Maria Ball Age: 18 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Gender: Female Where born: Shropshire, England Civil Parish: Shiffnall Hundred: Brimstree (Shiffnall Division) County/Island: Shropshire Country: England Street address:
Occupation: View image Registration district: Shifnal Sub-registration district: Shiffnal Neighbors: Piece: 909 Book: 10 Folio: 26 Page Number: 10 Household Members: Name Age James Ball 55 Sarah Ball 55 ---- kinnersley James Ball 20 Maria Ball 18 Caroline Ball 17
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Also, unless different James and Sarah. Priors Lee and Donnington Wood less than 2 miles apart. google shows Priors Lee and St Georges. All places fairly close.
Eleanor 16.1.1810 - Priors Lee, Shropshire also shown as Christened in Shifnal Died 16.7.1810
Sarah 4.9.1812 - Priors Lee
John 12.9.1824 - Dawley Magna
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?? Wombridge close to Telford and Wrockwardine. there's also a Wrockwardine Wood, which is next to Donnington / Donnington Wood
James Ball England Marriages, 1538–1973 Name: James Ball Spouse's Name: Sarah Latham Event Date: 06 Nov 1809 Event Place: Wombridge,Shropshire,England
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Sarah Last name Latham Birth year - Baptism year 1781 Baptism date 07 Jan 1781 Denomination Anglican Place Kynnersley --------------------------- Father's first name(s) Thos Mother's first name(s) Mary Mother's last name - Residence - County Shropshire Register type Composite Register date range 1721-1792 Archive reference P154/A/1/2
James Last name Ball Gender Male Birth year 1782 Birth place - Baptism year 1782 Baptism date 1782 Place Shifnal County Shropshire Country England Father's first name(s) James Father's last name Ball Mother's first name(s) Mary Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Parish Baptisms
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