Brief Life History of Clara
When Clara Ball was born on 27 September 1882, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Abraham Ball, was 21 and her mother, Martha Jane Williams, was 19. She married Joseph Cullen on 11 November 1901, in Christ Church, Bradford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Bradford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 16 March 1956, in Wythenshawe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73, and was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Clara Ball in household of Abraham Ball, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Clara Ball, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Clara, "England, Manchester, Parish Registers, 1603-1910"
Spouse and Children
1881–1957 Male
1882–1956 Female
Children (6)
1904–1956 Male
1906–1918 Male
1911–1968 Male
1914–1943 Male
1921–2001 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1861–1939 Male
1863–1945 Female
Siblings (1)
1882–1956 Female
World Events (8)
1884
Age 2
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
Age 19
1908
Age 26
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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