Ball Family

[MaryBall]

Hi Loubeedo23,
My Grandfather was Christopher Ball the son of Sarah and James from Millbourne Avenue,
So lovely to make the connection with you, my email is m.ball0@icloud.com if you want to get in touch and I can share photos of my Ball family and some of the records I’ve come across whilst researching the family tree.
Hope to hear from you soon
Best wishes
Mary Ball

[ZIGSHAR]

Hi Loubeedo23. Great to see another connection to our family.
I'm a granddaughter of Charles Ball, younger brother to your Great grandfather James. Over time we have connected 4 of the 7 Ball children at 9 Milbourne Ave. Still searching for John, Joseph and Thomas. This site has helped me immensely to connect with family. As Ourgang mentioned I think you need 3 posts to message directly however I sent a message you and it appeared to have been sent

Kind regards

[Loubeedo23]

@annmarie Brown: I have been looking into the McDonnell family too, I haven't gotten too far, but some comments on this tread have definitely assisted! I am researching Sarah McDonnell (my great great grandmother) who married James Ball in 1875. Her father was Jacobus McDonnell (noted on marriage cert as alive in 1875) with occupation as land servant/ Herd/ land stewart. Jacobus was married to Sarah McDonnell (Nee Moore) and their address from the church record of their daughter was "Celbridge". It is my understanding they lived at 17 Lwr Sherrard Street, Dublin around 1840s (as this address was given at the time of Sarah's marriage to James, and also the address given of her sister Maria at her marriage around the same time). I cannot find marriage or death records for Jacobus/ James McDonnell, however I found Sarah McDonnell (his wife) died in 1894 and her son in law James Ball was present at her death in 9 Millbourne Avenue. Hope this helps!

[Loubeedo23]

@zigshar and @MaryBall: Thank you for the comments and message! I am building up to three posts
It has been really interesting looking into the past. My great great Grandfather (James Ball, son of James and Sarah) remained in Millbourne Avenue for many years, moving only a few doors down from his parents. He was married in the same church as his parents James and Sarah, St Agathas in North Dublin. Their other brother Patrick Ball was a witness at their marriage.  He married Kate/ Catherine Hanley and they eventually moved to Synott Row in Phibsboro as their own family grew, and his place at death was St Benedicts Gardens, North Circular Road. @MaryBall my grandfather was named Christopher, perhaps after his uncle (Your grandfather).

[Loubeedo23]

@ourgang Thank you for the prompt to get three comments! I took a break from the research but am dipping my toe in again.
You mentioned another chat on Drumcondra Cemetery, I must look for that one too!

[Kiltaglassan]

Hi Loubeedo23,
My Grandfather was Christopher Ball the son of Sarah and James from Millbourne Avenue,
So lovely to make the connection with you, my email is --------- if you want to get in touch and I can share photos of my Ball family and some of the records I’ve come across whilst researching the family tree.
Hope to hear from you soon
Best wishes
Mary Ball

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[familysearch2011]

Hi all,

My Power line connection to the Ball family
Keep it rolling !!!!

[Loubeedo23]

Hi all,

My Power line connection to the Ball family
Keep it rolling !!!!

Hi Familysearch2011,
Looks like we are related so, my great grandmother was Kate/Kathleen/ Catherine Hanley, whose father was Christopher Hanley. I have been struggling to find out further details about him, on the marriage record of his daughter Kate it has been really hard to decipher where their residence was, it lead me to assume it was Balstrana in Co. Meath, but I have never been fully sure as the writing is so tricky to read. I think Anne Fulton was his wife. I have gone down a few rabbit holes, but I could never cross check it against anything.
I was lucky enough to meet Kate Ball (Nee Hanley) as a really young child in her final days, the only great grandparent I have ever met.

[Kiltaglassan]

Is this the wedding on 21 February 1909?
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1909/10009/5640093.pdf

Kathleen (Kate) living at 208 Clonliffe Road, Drumcondra, Dublin.