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Private 37435 Eli Ball
Abt 1890 - 3/10/1917 (27)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/ball-eli

Dob abt 8/4/1890 Dudley

Baptism 30/4/1890
Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 197
Birth date 08 Apr 1890
Baptism date 30 Apr 1890
Person forename Eli
Person sex M
Father forename Jacob
Mother forename Jane
Father surname BALL
Person abode 280 Dudley Port
Father occupation Miner

Parents
Jacob Ball & Jane ??

I can't find anything
Parents Marriage ??

1901 70 Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Joseph Ball (51, Coal Miner, born Tipton), his wife Jane (52, born Yorkshire), and their 9 children: Mary A. (25, Stamper at Brickworks, born Tipton), William (23, Labourer at Brickworks, born Derbyshire), Annie (23, born Derbyshire), John (20, Labourer at Brickworks, born Tipton), Alfred (18, Labourer at Brickworks, born Tipton), Henry (15, Labourer at Brickworks, born Tipton), Sarah (13, born Tipton), Eli (11, born Tipton), and Arthur (8, born Tipton).

1911 70 Dudley Port Terrace, Tipton, Staffs.
Joseph Ball (61, Coal Miner, born Tipton), his wife Jane (61, born Leeds), and 6 of their 11 children: William (33, Labourer, born Derbyshire), John (30, Brickworker, born Tipton), Harry (24, Brickworker, born Tipton), Mrs Sarah Randall (23, born Tipton), Eli (19, Labourer, born Tipton), and Arthur (18, Moulder, born Tipton). Also Sarah Randall's husband Thomas Alfred Randall (24, Iron Worker, born West Bromwich), and their daughter Evelyn Gladys Randall (1, born Tipton).

Marriage 21/1/1915
Staffordshire West Bromwich All Saints
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 326
Marriage date21 Jan 1915
Groom forename Eli
Groom surname BALL
Groom age 24
Groom occupation Assistant stocktaker
Groom abode 54 All Saints Street, West Bromwich
Bride forename Annie Mabel Daisy
Bride surname HODGKINSON
Bride age 33
Bride abode Sandwell Lodge, West Bromwich
Groom father forename Jacob
Groom father surname BALL
Groom father occupation Miner
Bride father forename Edmund Isaac
Bride father surname HODGKINSON
Bride father occupation Insurance inspector Witness 1 Edmund HODGKINSON
Witness 2 Millicent HODGKINSON Notes Bride's father's name originally written in as Edmund Isaac HODGKINSONS but middle name of Isaac scored through by officicant

WW1 Records
Private 37435 Eli Ball
Killed in Action on Wednesday, 3rd October 1917, age 27.
Commemorated on Panel 90 to 92 and 162 to 162A of Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
7th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 33rd Brigade of 11th Division.
Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Smethwick, Resident: West Bromwich.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 3/10/1917 (27) Belgium

Burial Eli Ball has No known grave

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/846903/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11967807/eli-ball

Commemorated on Panel 90 to 92 and 162 to 162A of Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial.

Any other info
Eli's brother Harry was killed on 23rd July 1916 whilst serving with the 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Spouse
Annie Mabel Daisy Hodgkinson
Dob abt 1882

Baptism
Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number1022
Baptism date 28 Mar 1880
Person forename Anne Mabel Daisy
Person sex F
Father forename Edmond
Mother forename Amelia
Father surname HODGKINSON
Person abode Owen Street
Father occupation Cut nail manufacturer

Parents
Edmund Hodgkinson & Amelia ??

I can't find anything
Parents Marriage

Eli's brother
Private 19327 Harry Ball
Abt 1886 - 23/7/1916 (28)
https://www.tiptonremembers.net/index.php/ball-harry

Dob abt 1886

WW1 Records
Killed in Action on Sunday, 23rd July 1916, age 28.
Buried in Grave I. H. 5. at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.
1st Bn., Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 95th Brigade of 5th Division.
Son of Jacob and Jane Ball, of 267, Dudley Port, Tipton, Staffs.
Born: Dudley Port, Enlisted: Dudley, Resident: Tipton.
First landed France & Flanders, post 31st December 1915.
Medal entitlement: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Soldier's Papers at National Archives did not survive.

Dod 23/7/1916 (28) France

Buried in Grave I. H. 5. at Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France.

www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/548760/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56584494/harry-ball

Commemorated on the Tipton Library Memorial.

Any other info
Birmingham Daily Post 15th January 1918
RANK AND FILE: MIDLANDS MEN.
Previously reported missing, now reported killed.
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, Ball,

Value
County Staffordshire
Place Wednesbury
Church name (Links to more information) St Bartholomew
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 207
Marriage date 17 Dec 1873
Groom forename Edmund
Groom surname HODGKINSON
Groom age 22
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Metal Merchant
Groom abode Tipton
Bride forename Amelia
Bride surname GRIFFITHS
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Wednesbury
Groom father forename Edmund
Groom father surname HODGKINSON
Groom father occupation Metal Merchant
Bride father forename Isaac
Bride father surname GRIFFITHS
Bride father occupation Gas Tube Manufacturer
Witness1 Isaac GRIFFITHS
Witness2 Jeremiah WILSON
Notes By Licence. Aditional Witnesses: M Wilson & Emma Griffiths & C/E? Griffiths & Annie Hodgkinson

BALL, ELI HAMMONDS
GRO Reference: 1890 J Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 48

1871 252 Dudley Road Tipton
Thomas Hamons 65 Head Married Miner Born Longdon
Ann Hamons 63 Wife Mar Born Bromley Shropshire
Jane Ball 21 Daughter Mar Born Morley Yorkshire
Jacob Ball 21 Son-in-law Mar Miner Born Tipton

I can't see a marriage

BALL, JACOB HENDLEY
GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 18 Page 339

Possible for Jacob
Staffordshire
Place Tipton
Church name (Links to more information) St Martin
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 776
Baptism date 11 Aug 1850
Person forename Jacob
Person sex M
Father forename Joseph
Mother forename Hannah
Father surname BALL
Person abode Dudley Port
Father occupation Labourer

Staffordshire
Place Tipton
Church name (Links to more information) Alexandra Road Cemetery
Register type (Links to more information) Other Register
Register entry number 20909
Burial date 27 Jul 1917
Burial person forename Jacob
Burial person surname BALL
Person age 67
Burial person abode 77 Dudley Port Tipton

Eli's sister & husband
Sarah Ball & Thomas Alfred Randall

1911 70 Dudley Port Terrace, Tipton, Staffs.
Joseph Ball (61, Coal Miner, born Tipton), his wife Jane (61, born Leeds), and 6 of their 11 children: William (33, Labourer, born Derbyshire), John (30, Brickworker, born Tipton), Harry (24, Brickworker, born Tipton), Mrs Sarah Randall (23, born Tipton), Eli (19, Labourer, born Tipton), and Arthur (18, Moulder, born Tipton). Also Sarah Randall's husband Thomas Alfred Randall (24, Iron Worker, born West Bromwich), and their daughter Evelyn Gladys Randall (1, born Tipton).

Staffordshire Tipton St Martin
Register type Parish Register
Register entry number 7
Marriage date 03 Jun 1909
Groom forename Thomas Alfred
Groom surname RANDLE
Groom age 22
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Iron worker
Groom abode Dudley Port Terrace
Bride forename Sarah
Bride surname BALL
Bride age 21
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Dudley Port Terrace
Groom father forename Samuel
Groom father surname RANDLE
Groom father occupation Boatman
Bride father forename Jacob
Bride father surname BALL
Bride father occupation Miner
Witness1 William GRIFFITHS
Witness2 Florence PARDOE

All added & Completed
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