FROST, Ann, b.1841 in White Ball

[jellis2000]

Hi,

Could anybody help with locating details on Ann Frost who, on several census records, gives her birth place as White Ball, Devonshire in around 1841 (although I believe White Ball comes under Wellington district, Somerset?).

Her father was a John Frost we think, and they were a Sheffield family, possibly down in White Ball to help with the White Ball Tunnel, although that is speculation really.

I am really struggling to find any info on her birth, and I can't find her in the 1851 census either in Devon/Somerset or Sheffield. She does however pop up in 1871/81/91 right up to 1911!

I know she is the correct Ann Frost throughout as she lists her birthplace as White Ball, and in 1901 they are lodging with my grt-grandfather, Herbert Leaning.

What I need help with is a birth record for Ann Frost from White Ball (Wellington?) which I can not find through my ancestry.com subscription, feeeBMD or anywhere else.

Any help very greatfully received!

Thank you.

Jonathan Ellis

[stanmapstone]

In the early years of registration not all births were registered, the first Statistician of the GRO  Dr. William Farr (1807–1883) estimated a 5% non-registration rate for births 1837-76, declining from  6.9% in 1841-50 to 1.8% in 1861-70.

Stan

[jellis2000]

Yes, I'm beginning to fear something like that might have happened. Especially if they were only in White Ball briefly. But presumably (hopefully) there would still be parish records