Parents:
Edward Ball
(1686–1746)
Siblings:
Alice Ball
(?–?)
Peter Ball
(?–1720)
Elizabeth Ball
(1720–?)
Peter Ball
(1724–?)
John Ball
(1726–?)
James Ball
(1730–?)
Edward Ball
(1732–?)
Mary Ball
(c. 1736–?)
Married ():
Jane Winnard
(1719–1799)
Children:
William Ball
(1740–?)
Edward Ball
(1743–1818)
Thomas Ball
(1746–?)
Peter Ball
(1748–?)
James Ball
(1752–?)
Jane Ball
(1756–?)

Biography

Henry Ball, the son of Edward Ball (1686–1746), was born in Upholland in 1715. He was baptized at St. Thomas the Martyr Anglican church on 13 January 1716. He married Jane Winnard at All Saints Church in Wigan on 21 November 1739. Henry and Jane went on to have six children between 1740 and 1756.

Henry and his family lived in the area of Dalton, a village just north of Skelmersdale. The baptism records of their children suggest that Henry and Jane may have resided in Upholland for a period of time when their son Edward was born, although such registers are not always accurate. Henry worked as a delfman, or quarry worker, from the time of his marriage until about 1747. His younger brother John also worked as a delfmen. In 1747, Henry took up farming in Dalton.

Henry died in Upholland at age 61. He was buried in the churchyard at St. Thomas on 21 March 1776.  His grave has not yet been located.

Research Notes

Further research might identify the quarry in the Skelmersdale area where the Ball brothers worked in the mid-18th century.

Source Documents

Details

  • Christening: 1716-01-13, St. Thomas the Martyr Anglican Church, Upholland;
  • Residence: 1740-10-19, Dalton, Lancashire; Dalton.

    Per William Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1740-10-21, Dalton, Lancashire; Delfman.

    Per William Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1743-03-04, Upholland; Henry and Jane Ball family home.

    Per Edward Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1743-03-04, Upholland; Delfman.

    Per Edward Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1746-12-28, Dalton, Lancashire; Henry & Jane Ball family home.

    Per Thomas Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1746-12-28, Dalton, Lancashire; Delfman.

    Per Thomas Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1749-01-07, Skelmersdale; Henry & Jane Ball family home.

    Per Peter Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1749-01-13, Skelmersdale; Farmer.

    Per Peter Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Residence: 1752-12-31, Dalton, Lancashire; Henry & Jane Ball family home.

    Per James Ball’s Baptism Record.

  • Occupation: 1752-12-31, Dalton, Lancashire; Farmer.

    Per James Ball’s Bapism Record.