The Ball Family Tree

The Ball Family Tree   Family History
Originating in Cornwall
St.Minver, St.Ervan, St.Veryan & Little Petherick

The Families and Lives of the Descendants of
Christopher Ball

Prepared by Christopher's GGGGGG Grandson Graham Tall 02 April 2008

Born:	Not yet known: Possible links to St.Veryan or St.Kew/St.Minver
Married:	Date is unknown =Bridget
Lived:	St. Veryan in 1661, St.Ervan, 1683
Status:	Will have classified himself as a Yeoman.
Died:	1685	St.Ervan

	Contents Section C refer to ancestors/relatives of Bessie Ball, Christopher's GGGGGranddaughter
I	General
i.	Introduction Why it is worth studying Family History
ii.	The Cornish Language
iii.	Migration: The 'Ball's' families who migrated to Canada and Australia. See also A & B below.
iv.	Smuggling and Wrecking
v.	Evidence of Ball’s involved in Smuggling
vi.	Protestation Returns 1641
vii	Military information on Balls descended from Christopher
II	Christopher Ball's known descendants
A.	Descendants of John then Robert Ball (Beth Speicher) Canada
B.	Descendants of John then Ethan and Edwin Ball (Ian Ball) Australia
C.	Descendants of John then Ethan Edward Ball (Kerry Slack) Australia
D.	Family History of Ted Bal l see Edwin Ball and Edgar Ball (Ted Ball) Canada
E.	Family History of William Panter see William Panter (Margaret Panter) Australia
F	Descendants of Jonathan Ball of Little Petherick - see below (Graham Tall)
i.	Bessie Ball's Family
ii.	The Search Begins
iii.	Distant Ancestors 1600 onwards
iv.	Ancestors of Bessie Ball living in Little Petherick 1715 onwards
v.	Family, grandparents & first cousins of Bessie Ball.? 1763 onwards
vi.	Bessie and Prideaux Place 1871 onwards
vii.	Relatives living near L. Petherick 1841 onwards

Christopher Ball's descendants identified initially by Graham Tall:
Three additional lines of descendants from John Ball and Jennifer Hicks can now be added, see Migration .

THE CORNISH LANGUAGE

THE CORNISH LANGUAGE

ALS
Cliff
KYNANCE
George

ARTH
High Place
LAN
Enclosure

BAL
Mine
LYN
Stream

BEAN
Small
MAEN
Stone

BOS
Dwelling
MARHAS
Market

BOUNDER
Lane
MELYN
Mill

BREA
Hill
MENHYR
Long Stone

BRYN
Mound
MOR
Sea

CAR
Camp
MOREB
Seashore

CARN
Heap of Rocks
MOW
Rick

CATH
Cat
MUR
Large

CARRICK
Rock
NANS
Valley

CHY
House
NOWETH
New

COATH
Old
PARC
Field

COOMBE
Valley
PELL
Distant

CREEK
Burial Ground

CROWS
Cross
PEN
Highland/End

CUI
Narrow
POL
Pool

DOWER
Water
ROS
Spur of Land

DU
Black
RUTH
Red

DYNAS
Fort
RYN
Slope

EGLOS
Church
SANS
Holy

ENYS
Island
SCATH
Boat

FENTON
Spring
SCAWEN
Elder Tree

FOGO
Cave
STEN
Tin

FORTH
Road
TOL
Hol

FOS
Ditch
TOWAN
Sand Dune-

GARTH
Garden
TRE
Homestead

GOON
Downland
TRETH
Beach

GWEAL
Field
VENTON
Spring

GWYNS
Wind
VEAN
Small

HAL
Moor
VOR
Furrow

HAYLE
Estuary
WARTHA
Higher

KERNOW
Cornwall
WHEAL
Mine

KELLY
Grove
WOLLAS
Lower

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THE CORNISH LANGUAGE
ALS	Cliff	KYNANCE	George
ARTH	High Place	LAN	Enclosure
BAL	Mine	LYN	Stream
BEAN	Small	MAEN	Stone
BOS	Dwelling	MARHAS	Market
BOUNDER	Lane	MELYN	Mill
BREA	Hill	MENHYR	Long Stone
BRYN	Mound	MOR	Sea
CAR	Camp	MOREB	Seashore
CARN	Heap of Rocks	MOW	Rick
CATH	Cat	MUR	Large
CARRICK	Rock	NANS	Valley
CHY	House	NOWETH	New
COATH	Old	PARC	Field
COOMBE	Valley	PELL	Distant
CREEK	Burial Ground
CROWS	Cross	PEN	Highland/End
CUI	Narrow	POL	Pool
DOWER	Water	ROS	Spur of Land
DU	Black	RUTH	Red
DYNAS	Fort	RYN	Slope
EGLOS	Church	SANS	Holy
ENYS	Island	SCATH	Boat
FENTON	Spring	SCAWEN	Elder Tree
FOGO	Cave	STEN	Tin
FORTH	Road	TOL	Hol
FOS	Ditch	TOWAN	Sand Dune-
GARTH	Garden	TRE	Homestead
GOON	Downland	TRETH	Beach
GWEAL	Field	VENTON	Spring
GWYNS	Wind	VEAN	Small
HAL	Moor	VOR	Furrow
HAYLE	Estuary	WARTHA	Higher
KERNOW	Cornwall	WHEAL	Mine
KELLY	Grove	WOLLAS	Lower