Brief Life History of Sydney George
When Sydney George Ball was born in 1907, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Alfred Ball, was 23 and his mother, Edith Lily Belfield, was 22. He lived in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died on 6 January 1928, at the age of 21, and was buried in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Sydney George Ball in household of William Ernest Maycock, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Sydney George Ball, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sidney G Ball, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
Parents and Siblings
1884– Male
1885– Female
Siblings (3)
1907–1928 Male
1910–1980 Male
1915–2002 Male
World Events (6)
1908
Age 1
1914
Age 7
1914 · Britain Enters the Great War
Age 7
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English bal, ball(e) ‘ball, sphere, globe, round body’ (Old French balle or Old English beall(a)), a nickname for a short, obese person.
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le) as in 1 above, but applied topographically.
English: from a Middle English adjective ball (weak form balle) in the sense ‘bald’, from ball ‘white streak, bald place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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