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William “Captain” Ball

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William “Captain” Ball

Birth
North Meols, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Death
24 Aug 1814 (aged 79)
North Meols, West Lancashire District, Lancashire, England
Burial
Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England Add to Map
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chr 1734 Oct 13 William s. of William & Margrat Ball of South Hose.

possible marriage
Banns of Marriage, between
No596 William Ball of this Parish Mariner and Mary Wright of the parish of North Maghull Spinster Married in this Chapel by Licence this twenty ninth Day of March in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty eight by me Siddall Laughton Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between Us William Ball Marey Wright
In the Presence of John Dale, Saml Dale
howard 603

Marriage License
Know all men by these presents, That we William Ball Mariner & William Charnley both of he Parish of Liverpool, in the Diocese of Chester are holden...Sealed with our Seals, and dated the 30th Day of March in the thirty 2nd Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the 2nd King of Great-Britain,...One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty eight
The Condition of this Obligation is such; That if the above-bounded William Ball, & Mary Wright now licenced to be married together be neither...If also there be no Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Precontract, entered into, before the Twenty Fifth Day of March, One Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Fifty Four, or any other lawful cause...William Ball William Charnley
The Thirteeth Day of March in the Year of our Lord, One thousand, Seven Hundred, and fifty eight
On which Day appeared personally William Ball Mariner of the Parish of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Diocese of Chester and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists, alleged and made Oath as follows, that he is of the Age of Twenty one years and upwards, and a Bachelor and intends to marry Mary Wright, of the Parish of North Magul in the County of Lancaster, Diocese aforesaid aged twenty one years and upwards, and a spinster...And he prayed a Licence to Solemnize the said marriage in the ...Church in Parish of Liverpool aforesaid. In which said Parish the said William Ball further made Oath, that the said William Ball hath had his usual Abode for the space of Four Weeks last past... William Ball
howard 605

North Meols Register of Leases Bold and Scarisbrick
No. 11 1773 William Ball
William Ball 39 dead
Wm Ball 11
Margaret Ball 14 dead
quantity 6 2 - chief rent 10 - Remarks Tenement in South Haws Capt Wm Ball Senior Captain Richard Heirs

Tithe records for North Meols the first item on this page is No 3331 Owner/Lessee B Captain
William Ball; occupiers s/m William Ball (schoolmaster) name and
description of land 3 cottages and garden.
The "B" means that the ultimate owner of the land was Sir Henry Bold
Hoghton

No first - owner of all the land was Sir
Henry Hoghton ie B. or H for Sir Peter Fleetwood Hesketh.
Then owner/lessee followed by the second
person actually occupying the land. (To confuse things Henry Hoghton
is named as the owner/lessee, the rent chain being that bit shorter!)
3332 B - Thos Ball (F/Man) - occupier Robert Brown - nook - arable
3333 B - Thos Ball (f/man) - occupier John Ball fisherman - nook - arable
3334 No cottages marked on the tithe map
3335 Owner/lessee Henry Bold Hoghton - occupier William Ball
schoolmaster - sandhill field - pasture
3336 as 3335
3337 Sir P F Hesketh - John Holt Esq, - Holts - pasture
3338 as 3337
3338 a B Capt Wm Ball Snr- Captain William Ball jnr - sandhill field
- arable
3339, 3340 as 3338 a
3341 B Th Ball fisherman - Thomas Ball Fisherman - sandhills field -
ar & pasture
3341 as 3341
3343 Sir PF Hesketh - John Halfrey & Richard Ball Jnr sandhills -
sand
3344 Hen Bold Hoghton - John Halfrey and Richard Ball jnr sandhills -
sand
Up to 3360 the sections of sandhills and marsh are owned either by
Henry Hoghton or Sir PF Hesketh and rented by John Halfrey and
Richard Ball junior
3362 is the same but gives Richard Ball jnr's nickname as Catty.

A (hand drawn) portion of the tithe map shows the sections of land running down
from 3331 towards the sea. This is all obviously South Hawes.

The names indicate two William Balls (captain and schoolmaster) and
Richard "Catty" Ball.

burial 1814 Aug 26 William Ball South Hawes age 80.

Wills and Administrations now preserved in the Probate Registry at Chester Ball will of William late of South Haws par[ish] North Meols Gentleman deceased Proved 31st Aug 1814

1. This is the last will and Testament
2. of me William Ball the elder of South
3. Haws in the parish of North Meols in
4. the county of Lancaster Gentleman First
5. I Trust that all my just Debts funeral
6. and testamentary Expences shall be fully
7. paid and satisfied I give devise and
8. bequeath unto my Grand daughter Mary
9. Molton and her Assigns the use and
10. occupation of my Dewlling house wherein
11. I now dwell during the term of her life
12. if she long continue single she permitting
13. my Daughter Margaret Andow to reside
14. therein with her in case of her husbands
15. Death and her being now situated during
16. the term of her natural life And
17. subject to the several life Estates so given
18. conditionally to my said Grand daughter
19. the Daughter of my Daughters still to
20. take us...uy...the discretion
21. of my grand daughter I give and
22. devise my said Dwelling house unto
23. my son William Ball his heirs exceutors
24. Administrators and assynes for our or
25. during such Estate and Interests as I
26. posses therein Also I give devise
27. and bequeath unto my Said Daughter
28. Margaret Andow and her assigns
29. during her life one Aunnity or yearly
30. sum of Eight pounds to yearly …
31. and payable out of my Dwelling house
32. and appurterances adjoining that wherein I now Dwell
33. situate in South Haws aforesaid and
34. now occupied by Mrs Weller (or some
35. such names) an occasional out
36. and to be reversible in case of nonpayment
37. in the same manner as rent in Arrears
38. And subject to the said annuity
39. I give the said last mentioned Dwelling
40. house and appurtenances during said
41. son Willliam Ball his heirs and
42. assigns forever Also I give and
43. bequeath to my said son William
44. Ball his heirs and assigns forever
45. or owing my Estate and Inte…
46. there in & all that my Dwelling
47. house with the Out buildings and
48. appurtenances moiety buildings which
49.he now occupies and also all that party
50. my Arable Meadow and Pasture Land
51. which I hold on lease from Patten
52. Esquire and which my father
53. purchased from John Marshall all his interest
54. save and ... the Eastern part there of
55. which is to be divided there from by a line
56. to be drawn from the Gab … now
57. ground along the headland across the
58. Brows to the Great Sum adjoining the
59. ...field in Rimmer's Tenement
60. which ex... part I herein after give
61. and devise unto my Son Richard
62. Ball his heirs and assigns for our
63. all that my Dwelling house and
64. appurtenaces hereunto belonging in North Meols aforesaid now
65. in his occupation with the other
66. Dwelling houses thereto occupied by W...
67. And also all that part of my arable
68. Meadow and pasture Land which I
69. hold on Lease from Patton Esquire
70. and of which I purchased from Robert
71. Rimmer all his Estate and Interest
72. save and exempt the large field lying before
73. my door continuing somewhat more than
74. two acres be it more or less which I
75. herein after devise to my son William
76. And also all that the said Eastern
77. part of my said household lease
78. purchased from the said Marshall
79. to be divided from the Western part
80. by the said line to be devided from the
81. ... to the Gap aforsaid wherein before
82. excepted ... the ... to my Son
83. William to hold the same to my
84. said Son Richard Ball his house
85. executor administratiors and assigns
86. forever or according to my Estate
87. and interest therein Also I
88. give and devise all that the said
89. large field lying before my door being
90. the field herein before occupied out
91. of the Devise to my said son Richard
92. unto my said son William Ball his
93. heirs and assigns for ever or according
94. to the Estate or Interest therein
95. Also I give and devise to my Said
96. Grand daughter Mary Molton
97. and her assigns during her life one
98. Annuity or yearly rent charge of
99. four pounds to be issueing and payable
100. out of my dwelling house in Queen
101. a tenent in Liverpool which was devised
102. to me by my Brother Thomas
103. with the like papers of distress
104. delivered with nevertheless or the
105. R...tion of my estate and the ...
106. in the said dwelling house
107. Also I give devise and bequeath
108. the said Dwelling House in Liverpool
109. with all appuretenances there unto
110. … subject next...to
111. the said son William Ball and Richard Ball their heirs
112. executors and administrators and assigns
113. equally as tenants in common
114. during all the ... and Interest
115. therein Also I give and bequeath
116. unto my said son William Ball
117. my writing Desk with Drawers the
118. paying to my son Richard two
119. pounds twelve shillings and sixpence
120. And as to all the rest residue
121. and remainder of my personal
122. Estate and effects of whatever nature
123. or kind soever of which I shall
124. die possessed I give and bequeath
125. the same unto my said two sons
126. Richard Ball and William Ball
127. equally and if they shall
128. either of them die in my life time
129. I give the Share of him so dying to
130. his Children And I appoint my
131. Said Sons William Ball and Richard
132. Ball executors to this my will hereby
133. revoking all former wills and I
134. publish and declare this to be my
135. last will and Testament In Witness where of
136. I have set my hand and
137. seal in manner following to the
138. four first pages my hand and to
139. fifth page my hand and seal
140. eleventh Day of August
141. One thousand eight hundred and
142. fourteen.
W Ball (signed at the end of each page and at the end.)
Signed sealed published
and declared by the said
testator as and for his last
will and testament we
observing ...the following
interlining "and
appurtenances" in the first
page "or during my estate
therein" and "my father"
and "in North Meols aforesaid"
in the second page and "with
the like powers of distress"
and "land Richard Ball"
and "equally as tenants in
common" in the fourth pages
in the presence of us who put
our names in the presence of him
and of each other
P. Walley
M Hampson of Radcliffe
Tho Tompson of Ashby do
... Lancashire
The Thirty first day of August 1814 William &
Richard Ball Executors in this will named
were sworn in Common form & they further
made oath that the personal Estate &
Effects of the deceased within the diocese
of Chester were under the sum of one
hundred pounds before me
G Ford Surrogate
The Testator died on the twenty fourth day
of August 1814
The Executors reside In North meoles near
Ormskirk
1/2 Extra page
probate Dated 31 Aug 1814.
howard 421

monument St. Cuthberts churchyard, North Meols, Lancashire, England
here lieth the Body of Thomas
son of Captain William Ball of
South Haws who departed this life
April 22 1771
Also Mary the wife of Captain Ball 
who departed this Life March 2 1772
Age 37 years.
Oh cruel death that little warning gave
to take my wife and leave me here to greve
I hope in time my tears shall refrain
to think with joy that we shall meet
again
Here lieth the body of Captain
William Ball died 26 Aug 1814
Age 80 yrs.
Captain William Ball of South Hawes
Eldest son of the above Captain W.
Ball departed this life on the 1st
March 1844 Aged 82 Years
Also Richard Ball, Captain
son of the above died July 29 1886
Aged 75 years
looking unto Jesus
chr 1734 Oct 13 William s. of William & Margrat Ball of South Hose.

possible marriage
Banns of Marriage, between
No596 William Ball of this Parish Mariner and Mary Wright of the parish of North Maghull Spinster Married in this Chapel by Licence this twenty ninth Day of March in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty eight by me Siddall Laughton Curate
This Marriage was solemnized between Us William Ball Marey Wright
In the Presence of John Dale, Saml Dale
howard 603

Marriage License
Know all men by these presents, That we William Ball Mariner & William Charnley both of he Parish of Liverpool, in the Diocese of Chester are holden...Sealed with our Seals, and dated the 30th Day of March in the thirty 2nd Year of the Reign of our sovereign Lord George the 2nd King of Great-Britain,...One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty eight
The Condition of this Obligation is such; That if the above-bounded William Ball, & Mary Wright now licenced to be married together be neither...If also there be no Let or Impediment, by Reason of any Precontract, entered into, before the Twenty Fifth Day of March, One Thousand, Seven Hundred, and Fifty Four, or any other lawful cause...William Ball William Charnley
The Thirteeth Day of March in the Year of our Lord, One thousand, Seven Hundred, and fifty eight
On which Day appeared personally William Ball Mariner of the Parish of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Diocese of Chester and being sworn on the Holy Evangelists, alleged and made Oath as follows, that he is of the Age of Twenty one years and upwards, and a Bachelor and intends to marry Mary Wright, of the Parish of North Magul in the County of Lancaster, Diocese aforesaid aged twenty one years and upwards, and a spinster...And he prayed a Licence to Solemnize the said marriage in the ...Church in Parish of Liverpool aforesaid. In which said Parish the said William Ball further made Oath, that the said William Ball hath had his usual Abode for the space of Four Weeks last past... William Ball
howard 605

North Meols Register of Leases Bold and Scarisbrick
No. 11 1773 William Ball
William Ball 39 dead
Wm Ball 11
Margaret Ball 14 dead
quantity 6 2 - chief rent 10 - Remarks Tenement in South Haws Capt Wm Ball Senior Captain Richard Heirs

Tithe records for North Meols the first item on this page is No 3331 Owner/Lessee B Captain
William Ball; occupiers s/m William Ball (schoolmaster) name and
description of land 3 cottages and garden.
The "B" means that the ultimate owner of the land was Sir Henry Bold
Hoghton

No first - owner of all the land was Sir
Henry Hoghton ie B. or H for Sir Peter Fleetwood Hesketh.
Then owner/lessee followed by the second
person actually occupying the land. (To confuse things Henry Hoghton
is named as the owner/lessee, the rent chain being that bit shorter!)
3332 B - Thos Ball (F/Man) - occupier Robert Brown - nook - arable
3333 B - Thos Ball (f/man) - occupier John Ball fisherman - nook - arable
3334 No cottages marked on the tithe map
3335 Owner/lessee Henry Bold Hoghton - occupier William Ball
schoolmaster - sandhill field - pasture
3336 as 3335
3337 Sir P F Hesketh - John Holt Esq, - Holts - pasture
3338 as 3337
3338 a B Capt Wm Ball Snr- Captain William Ball jnr - sandhill field
- arable
3339, 3340 as 3338 a
3341 B Th Ball fisherman - Thomas Ball Fisherman - sandhills field -
ar & pasture
3341 as 3341
3343 Sir PF Hesketh - John Halfrey & Richard Ball Jnr sandhills -
sand
3344 Hen Bold Hoghton - John Halfrey and Richard Ball jnr sandhills -
sand
Up to 3360 the sections of sandhills and marsh are owned either by
Henry Hoghton or Sir PF Hesketh and rented by John Halfrey and
Richard Ball junior
3362 is the same but gives Richard Ball jnr's nickname as Catty.

A (hand drawn) portion of the tithe map shows the sections of land running down
from 3331 towards the sea. This is all obviously South Hawes.

The names indicate two William Balls (captain and schoolmaster) and
Richard "Catty" Ball.

burial 1814 Aug 26 William Ball South Hawes age 80.

Wills and Administrations now preserved in the Probate Registry at Chester Ball will of William late of South Haws par[ish] North Meols Gentleman deceased Proved 31st Aug 1814

1. This is the last will and Testament
2. of me William Ball the elder of South
3. Haws in the parish of North Meols in
4. the county of Lancaster Gentleman First
5. I Trust that all my just Debts funeral
6. and testamentary Expences shall be fully
7. paid and satisfied I give devise and
8. bequeath unto my Grand daughter Mary
9. Molton and her Assigns the use and
10. occupation of my Dewlling house wherein
11. I now dwell during the term of her life
12. if she long continue single she permitting
13. my Daughter Margaret Andow to reside
14. therein with her in case of her husbands
15. Death and her being now situated during
16. the term of her natural life And
17. subject to the several life Estates so given
18. conditionally to my said Grand daughter
19. the Daughter of my Daughters still to
20. take us...uy...the discretion
21. of my grand daughter I give and
22. devise my said Dwelling house unto
23. my son William Ball his heirs exceutors
24. Administrators and assynes for our or
25. during such Estate and Interests as I
26. posses therein Also I give devise
27. and bequeath unto my Said Daughter
28. Margaret Andow and her assigns
29. during her life one Aunnity or yearly
30. sum of Eight pounds to yearly …
31. and payable out of my Dwelling house
32. and appurterances adjoining that wherein I now Dwell
33. situate in South Haws aforesaid and
34. now occupied by Mrs Weller (or some
35. such names) an occasional out
36. and to be reversible in case of nonpayment
37. in the same manner as rent in Arrears
38. And subject to the said annuity
39. I give the said last mentioned Dwelling
40. house and appurtenances during said
41. son Willliam Ball his heirs and
42. assigns forever Also I give and
43. bequeath to my said son William
44. Ball his heirs and assigns forever
45. or owing my Estate and Inte…
46. there in & all that my Dwelling
47. house with the Out buildings and
48. appurtenances moiety buildings which
49.he now occupies and also all that party
50. my Arable Meadow and Pasture Land
51. which I hold on lease from Patten
52. Esquire and which my father
53. purchased from John Marshall all his interest
54. save and ... the Eastern part there of
55. which is to be divided there from by a line
56. to be drawn from the Gab … now
57. ground along the headland across the
58. Brows to the Great Sum adjoining the
59. ...field in Rimmer's Tenement
60. which ex... part I herein after give
61. and devise unto my Son Richard
62. Ball his heirs and assigns for our
63. all that my Dwelling house and
64. appurtenaces hereunto belonging in North Meols aforesaid now
65. in his occupation with the other
66. Dwelling houses thereto occupied by W...
67. And also all that part of my arable
68. Meadow and pasture Land which I
69. hold on Lease from Patton Esquire
70. and of which I purchased from Robert
71. Rimmer all his Estate and Interest
72. save and exempt the large field lying before
73. my door continuing somewhat more than
74. two acres be it more or less which I
75. herein after devise to my son William
76. And also all that the said Eastern
77. part of my said household lease
78. purchased from the said Marshall
79. to be divided from the Western part
80. by the said line to be devided from the
81. ... to the Gap aforsaid wherein before
82. excepted ... the ... to my Son
83. William to hold the same to my
84. said Son Richard Ball his house
85. executor administratiors and assigns
86. forever or according to my Estate
87. and interest therein Also I
88. give and devise all that the said
89. large field lying before my door being
90. the field herein before occupied out
91. of the Devise to my said son Richard
92. unto my said son William Ball his
93. heirs and assigns for ever or according
94. to the Estate or Interest therein
95. Also I give and devise to my Said
96. Grand daughter Mary Molton
97. and her assigns during her life one
98. Annuity or yearly rent charge of
99. four pounds to be issueing and payable
100. out of my dwelling house in Queen
101. a tenent in Liverpool which was devised
102. to me by my Brother Thomas
103. with the like papers of distress
104. delivered with nevertheless or the
105. R...tion of my estate and the ...
106. in the said dwelling house
107. Also I give devise and bequeath
108. the said Dwelling House in Liverpool
109. with all appuretenances there unto
110. … subject next...to
111. the said son William Ball and Richard Ball their heirs
112. executors and administrators and assigns
113. equally as tenants in common
114. during all the ... and Interest
115. therein Also I give and bequeath
116. unto my said son William Ball
117. my writing Desk with Drawers the
118. paying to my son Richard two
119. pounds twelve shillings and sixpence
120. And as to all the rest residue
121. and remainder of my personal
122. Estate and effects of whatever nature
123. or kind soever of which I shall
124. die possessed I give and bequeath
125. the same unto my said two sons
126. Richard Ball and William Ball
127. equally and if they shall
128. either of them die in my life time
129. I give the Share of him so dying to
130. his Children And I appoint my
131. Said Sons William Ball and Richard
132. Ball executors to this my will hereby
133. revoking all former wills and I
134. publish and declare this to be my
135. last will and Testament In Witness where of
136. I have set my hand and
137. seal in manner following to the
138. four first pages my hand and to
139. fifth page my hand and seal
140. eleventh Day of August
141. One thousand eight hundred and
142. fourteen.
W Ball (signed at the end of each page and at the end.)
Signed sealed published
and declared by the said
testator as and for his last
will and testament we
observing ...the following
interlining "and
appurtenances" in the first
page "or during my estate
therein" and "my father"
and "in North Meols aforesaid"
in the second page and "with
the like powers of distress"
and "land Richard Ball"
and "equally as tenants in
common" in the fourth pages
in the presence of us who put
our names in the presence of him
and of each other
P. Walley
M Hampson of Radcliffe
Tho Tompson of Ashby do
... Lancashire
The Thirty first day of August 1814 William &
Richard Ball Executors in this will named
were sworn in Common form & they further
made oath that the personal Estate &
Effects of the deceased within the diocese
of Chester were under the sum of one
hundred pounds before me
G Ford Surrogate
The Testator died on the twenty fourth day
of August 1814
The Executors reside In North meoles near
Ormskirk
1/2 Extra page
probate Dated 31 Aug 1814.
howard 421

monument St. Cuthberts churchyard, North Meols, Lancashire, England
here lieth the Body of Thomas
son of Captain William Ball of
South Haws who departed this life
April 22 1771
Also Mary the wife of Captain Ball 
who departed this Life March 2 1772
Age 37 years.
Oh cruel death that little warning gave
to take my wife and leave me here to greve
I hope in time my tears shall refrain
to think with joy that we shall meet
again
Here lieth the body of Captain
William Ball died 26 Aug 1814
Age 80 yrs.
Captain William Ball of South Hawes
Eldest son of the above Captain W.
Ball departed this life on the 1st
March 1844 Aged 82 Years
Also Richard Ball, Captain
son of the above died July 29 1886
Aged 75 years
looking unto Jesus

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  • Created by: Joyce L. C. Otterstrom
  • Added: Jun 10, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71160417/william-ball: accessed ), memorial page for William “Captain” Ball (Oct 1734–24 Aug 1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71160417, citing St Cuthberts Churchyard, Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; Maintained by Joyce L. C. Otterstrom (contributor 47321383).