Christopher & Elizabeth Ball, Cornwall

[Nell]

Christopher Ball

NOT KNOWN
Date and place of birth
Names of parents
Date and place of baptism - if applicable
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
Occupation(s) - if any

Date and place of burial - 29 Apr 1742, Little Petherick, Cornwall. Christopher Ball. Parish register notes: ""This Christopher Ball was the father of John Ball in whose churchwardenship AD 1750 the present church tower in the parish was built".

Elizabeth - all that I know is
burial 10 May 1756, Elizabeth Ball. Parish register notes "the widow of Christopher Ball, who was buried 1742".

I don't have a marriage date, but their son John was baptised 1716.
Information about him here:

http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=19253&highlight=John+Ball

[ElizabethHerts]

Online trees have Christopher's wife as Elizabeth Ivey and his parents as Christopher and Bridget.

[ElizabethHerts]

Here is the marriage, with Christopher transcribed as "Baal":

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER
Last name BAAL
Marriage date 21 May 1715
Parish St Merryn
Groom's first name(s) Christopher
Groom's last name BAAL
Bride's first name(s) Elizabeth
Bride's last name IVEY
County Cornwall
Country England

[ElizabethHerts]

The baptism the online trees give for Christopher:

First name(s) CHRISTOPHER
Last name BALL
Gender Male
Baptism date 17 Feb 1680
Parish St Ervan
Father's first name(s) Christopher
Father's last name BALL
Mother's first name(s) Bridget

[ElizabethHerts]

This is Elizabeth Ivey's baptism:

First name(s) ELIZABETH
Last name IVY
Gender Female
Birth year 1694
Baptism year 1694
Baptism date 20 Aug 1694
Parish St Merryn
Father's first name(s) Stephen
Father's last name IVY
Mother's first name(s) Katherine