Harry Balls

1876 - 1972  (96 years)

• Name	Harry Balls
  Born	16 May 1876	Chislehurst, Kent, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Swanley, Kent, England   [3]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 14 190 Robert Balls Head 1840 St Pauls Cray, Kent, England 41 Male Married Ag Labourer 15 190 Martha Balls Wife 1838 Eynsford, Kent, England 43 Female 16 190 Eliza Balls Daughter 1867 North Cray, Kent, England 14 Female 17 190 Fred Balls Son 1869 North Cray, Kent, England 12 Male Scholar 18 190 Charlotte Balls Daughter 1872 Chislehurst, Kent, England 9 Female Scholar 19 190 Emily Balls Daughter 1874 Chislehurst, Kent, England 7 Female Scholar 20 190 Harry Balls Son 1876 Chislehurst, Kent, England 5 Male Scholar 21 190 Edwin Balls Son 1878 Chislehurst, Kent, England 3 Male
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Swanley, Kent, England   [4]
  Address: Petham Court Farm
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 23 84 Robert Ball Head 1840 St Pauls Cray Kent England 51 Male 24 84 Martha Ball Wife 1839 Eynsford Kent England 52 Female 25 84 Emily Ball Daughter 1875 Foots Cray Kent England 16 Female 26 84 Harry Ball Son 1877 Chislehurst Kent England 14 Male 27 84 Edwin Ball Son 1879 Chislehurst Kent England 12 Male 28 84 Herbert Ball Son 1881 Swanley Kent England 10 Male 29 84 Sarah Ball Daughter 1884 Swanley Kent England 7 Female
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Lewisham, London, England   [5]
  Address: 9 Rembrandt Road
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 29 153 Harry Balls Head 1877 Chislehurst, Kent, England 24 Male 30 153 Rose E Balls Wife 1875 Reigate, Surrey, England 26 Female
  Census	1 Jun 1911	Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  Address: NW 14-33-25 W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 34 128 Harry Bill Head Apr 1875 England 36 Male Married English 35 128 Rose Bill Wife Dec 1874 England 36 Female Married English 36 128 Arthur Bill Son Jan 1903 England 7 Male Single English 37 128 Miriam Bill Daughter Oct 1905 England 5 Female Single English 38 128 John Bill Son Jul 1907 England 3 Male Single English 39 128 Robert Bill Son Aug 1910 England 10/12 Male Single English
  Census	1 Jun 1916	Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada   [7]
  Address: 33-25-W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 32 273 Harry Ball Head 1879 England 37 Male Widowed English Farmer 1908 English Anglican 33 273 Arthur Ball Son 1904 England 12 Male Single English None 1908 English Anglican 34 273 John Ball Son 1908 England 8 Male Single English None 1908 English Anglican 35 273 Bob Ball Son 1911 Sask 5 Male Single English None Canadian Anglican
  Census	1 Jun 1921	Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada   [8]
  Address: SW1/4 24-33-25 W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 19 112 Hary Ball Head 1876 England 45 Male Married England England English Farmer 1908 20 112 Arther Ball Son 1904 England 17 Male Married England England English Son 1908 21 112 Jack Ball Son 1908 England 13 Male Married England England English Son 1908 22 112 Robert Ball Son 1911 Saskatchewan 10 Male Married England England English Son
  Census	1 Jun 1926	Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada   [9]
  Address: 24-33-25-W2
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 1 58 Hrry Ball Head 1876 England 50 Male Widower 2 58 Arthur Ball Son 1905 England 21 Male Single 3 58 Jack Ball Son 1909 England 17 Male Single
  Died	21 May 1972	Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada   [10]
  Buried	Guernsey, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I8	Ball-Hedman family tree | Family of Arthur Fullex Balls
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Balls,   b. 3 Jan 1840, St. Paul's Cray, Kent, England ,   d. 1921, Dartford, Kent, England  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Martha Benwell Durling,   b. 7 Sep 1838, Eynsford, Kent, England ,   d. 1925, Dartford, Kent, England  (Age 86 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1861	Woolwich, Kent, England
  Children	10 children
  1. Hannah Balls,   b. 1863, Eynsford, Kent, England
  2. William Balls,   b. 10 May 1865, Sutton at Hone, Kent, England ,   d. 1940, Lewisham, Kent, England
  3. Eliza Balls,   b. 15 Jul 1867, North Cray, Kent, England
  4. Fred Balls,   b. 6 Mar 1869, North Cray, Kent, England ,   d. 22 Feb 1948, Dartford, Kent, England
  5. Charlotte Balls,   b. 22 Mar 1872, Chislehurst, Kent, England ,   d. 1962, Deptford, London, England
  6. Emily Balls,   b. 1874, Chislehurst, Kent, England ,   d. 1927, Lewisham, London, England
  7. Harry Balls,   b. 16 May 1876, Chislehurst, Kent, England ,   d. 21 May 1972, Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada
  8. Edwin Balls,   b. 1878, Chislehurst, Kent, England ,   d. 1967
  9. Herbert Balls,   b. 4 Apr 1881, Swanley, Kent, England ,   d. 4 Jul 1960, London, England
  10. Sarah Balls,   b. 24 Jul 1883, Swanley, Kent, England ,   d. 1964, Bromley, Kent, England
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Rose Ellen Blundell,   b. 2 Dec 1874, Reigate, Surrey, England ,   d. 24 Jul 1913, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1900	Horley, Surrey, England   [11, 12, 13]
  Notes	Ball, Harry and Rose (Blundell) Harry came to Canada in 1906 to join his brother Ted and brother-in-law, Leonard Blundell, in locating homesteads at Plunkett. His was SW 24-33-25-2. In 1907 he returned to England to bring back his wife, Rose, and 3 children, Jim, Miriam amd Jack. He also brought Ted's wife and daughter. Robert (Bob) was born in 1910 and Harry in 1913. Rose died later that year. Ted and Elizabeth took the 2 younger children to raise. (Harry died in 1914.) Miriam, 8 years old, returned to England with neighbours to be raised by an aunt and uncle. She worked as a milliner until 1958 when she came to Canada to live with her father. In 1962 she married Raymond Blundell. They continued farmimg until 1967 when they moved to Watrous. Ray died in 1981 and Miriam still lives there. Jim farmed with his dad for a while. In 1929 he married Annie, daughter of John and Helen Torok. A few years later they moved to other farms near Plunkett. Sometime in the 1940's Jim went to Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) to work at the grain terminals there. They had 8 children Rose, Dick, Ted, Alice, Lucille, Ruth and Joan. In 1948 with 16 year-old Bob at the wheel of a 1927 Chevrolet the family drove to Port Arthur to join Jim. His only mechanical problem was in Winnipeg where he had to get a new connection rod which he installed himself. Rose married a farmer from Brooks, Alberta. Bob worrked as a mechanic, then an electrician and is now an electrical contractor. Dick and Ted also took up work as electricians. Alice went to England to train as a nurse and later married and continued nursing in Winnipeg. Lucille, Ruth and Joan also married and live in Thunder Bay or nearby. Another son, Grant, was born in 1951. He lives in Calgary. All 4 boys are married and have children. Annie died in 1972. Jim later remarried. His second wife died in March, 1984. Jim still lives in Thunder Bay with help from his family as he is confined to a wheelchair. Robert (Bob) continued to farm with his Uncle Ted until 1946 when Bob took over - but they continued to live with him most of the time until they died. Bob corrsponded with Frances Attridge in England. She came to Canada in 1964 and they were married in June. In 1971 they sold the farm and retired to Plunkett. In 1981 they moved to Watrous. Bob died a year later. Frances has been making plans to return to England. She has sold her house and will have a sale in May, 1984. After visiting with friends and relatives she will return to England to live near a nephew. Jack worked at Rosetown for several years before returning to farm with his father. In 1937 he married Marion, daughter of Charles and Myrtle Langston. They had 3 children, Douglas, Lois (who lived only a few days) and Wendy. After graduating from school Wendy continued her music education until she received her solo performer's and teacher's degree. At the same time she gave music lessons at Plunkett, Viscount, Drake and for 2 years in Saskatoon while she lived there. In 1974 she married Keith Cronk of Camrose. They have 2 children, Dean and Tammy. Wendy still gives music lessons - from her home now. Doug farmed with his father until 1977 when Jack and Marion retired and moved to Watrous. In 1963 Doug married Evelyn, daughter of John and Susan Welter. They have 2 sons Jeffrey and Terry. Jeff graduated from high school in 1983 and is now completing his training as parts manager at Kelsey in Saskatoon. Terry will be graduating in 1984 and also plans to attend Kelsey. In 1980 Doug and Evelyn received a Family Farm Heritage Award. His grandfather's homestead SW 24-33-25-2 has been continually operated by members of the family since 1906. [14]
  Children	6 children
  1. Rose Balls,   b. 1902, Lewisham, London, England ,   d. 1902, Lewisham, London, England  (Age 0 years) + 2. Arthur Fullex Balls,   b. 11 Jan 1904, Lewisham, London, England ,   d. 1 Aug 1994, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Miriam Ellen Balls,   b. 11 Oct 1905, Lewisham, London, England ,   d. 1997, Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 91 years) + 4. Jack Ball,   b. 1907, Lewisham, London, England ,   d. 9 Apr 1999, Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Robert Ball,   b. Aug 1910, Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1982  (Age ~ 71 years)   6. Harry Ball,   b. Jun 1913, Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1914, Carman, Manitoba, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 May 1876 - Chislehurst, Kent, England Census - 3 Apr 1881 - Swanley, Kent, England Census - Address: Petham Court Farm - 5 Apr 1891 - Swanley, Kent, England Married - 24 Sep 1900 - Horley, Surrey, England Census - Address: 9 Rembrandt Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Lewisham, London, England Census - Address: NW 14-33-25 W2 - 1 Jun 1911 - Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 33-25-W2 - 1 Jun 1916 - Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: SW1/4 24-33-25 W2 - 1 Jun 1921 - Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 24-33-25-W2 - 1 Jun 1926 - Viscount, Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 21 May 1972 - Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Guernsey, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  "Harry Balls" The Annals of a Humble Race <April 14, 2021>, (URL: https://apperley.ca/getperson.php?personID=I8&tree=T0002).