Jane James

17 January 1776–
Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, Wales

The Life of Jane

Jane James was christened on 17 January 1776, in Martletwy, Pembrokeshire, Wales as the daughter of John James. She married Samuel Ball on 20 December 1807, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Hinton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Ball
1783–1854
Jane James
1776–
Marriage: 20 December 1807
Harriet Ball
1808–
Amy Ball
1810–
Grace Ball
1813–
Hannah Ball
1815–
Frances Ball
1817–
Jane Ball
1818–
Rosannah Ball
1822–
Leonard Ball
1825–1867

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
20 December 1807
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
children

(8)

    Harriet Ball

    Female1808–Female

    Amy Ball

    Female1810–Female

    Grace Ball

    Female1813–Female

    Hannah Ball

    Female1815–Female

    Jane Ball

    Female1818–Female

+3 More Children

Parents and Siblings

    John James

    Male1736–1818Male

siblings

(2)

    Jane James

    Female1776–Female

    John James

    Male1778–Male

World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: from a personal name that has the same origin as Jacob . However, among English speakers, it is now felt to be a separate name in its own right. This is largely because in the Authorized Version of the Bible ( 1611 ) the form James is used in the New Testament as the name of two of Christ's apostles ( James the brother of John and James the brother of Andrew ), whereas in the Old Testament the brother of Esau is called Jacob. The form James comes from Latin Jacobus via Late Latin Jac(o)mus, which also gave rise to Jaime, the regular form of the name in Spanish (as opposed to the learned Jacobo). See also Jack and Jackman . This is a common surname throughout the British Isles, particularly in South Wales.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Jane Ball in household of Samuel Ball, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Jane Ball in household of Samuel Ball, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Jane James, "Wales, Pembrokeshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

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