Christopher Ball Cornwall

[Nell]

Christopher Ball was baptised 06 Dec 1752
His parents were John Ball and Anne Clemoes.

He was married to Ann Abbott 01 Apr 1777 Little Petherick, Cornwall.

Their children all baptised in Little Petherick:

John 1778-1829
Ann 1781
Jonathan 1783-1855
Grace 1787-1872
Mary 1790-1847
William 1792-1814
Martha 1794-1880
Maria 1794-1795
James 1796

Christopher died 31 Mar 1828.
Buried 03 Apr 1828 Little Petherick, abode given as "Trevilleder, Little Petherick". (Christopher's gt grandson William Broad, and William's widowed mother, Honor Brewer Pope Broad, lived in Treviledor in 1901. William went blind and went to live with his youngest sister Kate Broad Chapman in Woking, Surrey, in a house called Trevilledor. It's lived in by a descendant of Kate's husband by his first marriage).

Gravestone:
Here lie the remains of Christopher Ball of Trevilledor died 31st March 1828 aged 76. A man beloved for his honesty, humility and kindness of his heart to all.
When a Parish officer he receive can oath, and loved the sacred purposes of his office more than his money, especially towards the house of God and the rood. He was the son of John Ball whose pious exertions when church Warden AD 1750 posterity will long be indebted for the tower now standing in this churchyard

Link to 3 x gt grandmother:

http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=7122&highlight=elizabeth+ball

[Durham Lady]

Is this any good Nell from the Cornwall OPC database

Day Month 08-Dec
Year 1752
Parish Or Reg District Little Petherick
Forename Christopher
Surname BALL
Sex M
Father Forename John
Mother Forename Anne
Residence
Father Rank Profession None given
Notes Died 31 Mar 1822. Father buried 15 Feb 1763.

[Durham Lady]

There's this marriage at St Ervan looks like the parents.

Day Month 02-Jun
Year 1749
Parish Or Reg District Ervan, St.
Groom Fn John
Groom Sn BALL
Groom Age
Groom Residence Little Petherick
Bride Fn Anne
Bride Sn CLEMOES

[Nell]

Daphne

I've only just seen your posts. Many thanks, that looks very useful!

[Nell]

Daphne

Thanks again - I went off to look at Familysearch's online Cornish parish images and found Christopher's baptism and that of his elder brother. On Christopher's baptism entry the rector has added his death - 1828!

[Durham Lady]

Nell, I checked the Online Parish records and it is 1828 on there too. I expect whoever transcribed thought the 8 looked more like a 2.

Day Month 03-Apr
Year 1828
Parish Or Reg District Little Petherick
Forename Christopher
Surname BALL
Age 76
Residence Trevillider OTP
Notes Entry includes a lengthy unclear note by Rector
Transcriber Notes Abode should be Trevillador

I use this site a lot for my family before looking elsewhere.

http://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/

[Nell]

Thanks Daphne! I'm now having a trawl through the registers, my interest having been reawakened!

[ElizabethHerts]

These registers are fantastic, Nell! I have had real success with my Cornish ancestors as the parish registers are online, and also with my Lincolnshire ancestors, thanks to Lincs to the Past.


One little note:
When you first posted this thread I thought your ancestor's name was "Christopher Ball Cornwall" rather than "Christopher Ball of Cornwall" or "Christopher Ball, Cornwall"! I started doing searches for a man with the surname "Cornwall" - and there are a few!

[Nell]

My mistake! Sorry Elizabeth. I'd alter it if I could - and also put his dates in!