help looking for parents

[joliz]

Hi, Can anyone  help me find the parents of robert Balls
Born abt 1811 in trunch, norfolk, he married charlotte reynold in 1833 in langham , norfolk
any help would be great
Thanks
Jo

[CaroleW]

Have you seen the 1851 entry?  He is shown as Robert Balls jnr which suggests his father was also Robert

Robert jnr is in Field Dalling in 1851 & there is a 55yr old Robert Balls in Field Dalling in 1841

[Annette7]

Only one Robert Balls baptised in Trunch around the relevant time:

Robert Balls bp.29/5/1808 Trunch, illeg. son of Mary Balls.

Annette

[trish1120]

The older Robert was buried 6 Jul 1868, St Andrew, Field Dalling
Age 86
(1782)
Note; in margin old soldier under Duke of Wellington thro: all his campaigns

Wife Mary was buried 17 Dec 1869 same Church
Widow, age 72
Note; widow of Rbt Balls the soldier under Duke of Wellington

All on FreeREG

Given her age may be a second Wife of Robert

[LizzieL]

The older Robert Balls married Mary Norman at Field Dalling on 16 Nov 1819. He was a bachelor she was slinster. One witness was Ann Balls. Other witness John Allison. Bot ball made their mark, Mary and John signed.
There is an Ann Balls of similar age living next door to Robert in 1861 census

[LizzieL]

i have found senior / junior or elder / younger pairs not always being father and son, sometimes uncle and nephew. Can be just a way of distinguishing two people of the same name in a community. I have found once two females referred to as elder and younger when a woman's son married a wife with the same forename as herself.

[LizzieL]

In 1837 Ann Balls b Field Dalling age 83 unmarried is a lodger with Thomas Balls b Field Dalling age 34 and his wife Emily and son Robert. Could she be aunt / great aunt? From Thomas's marriage record he is son of Robert occ butcher, so looks like he's the son of Robert junior.

[LizzieL]

found Thomas's baptism now 26 Jun 1836 at FD s/o Robert and Charlotte.

Possible family: Robert snr has sisters Ann and Mary.
Mary gives birth to Robert jnr, Robert snr marries Mary Norman, Ann remains unmarried

[LizzieL]

Could be a big coincidence but..
On Thomas Balls and Emily's marriage record one witness was Stratton Balls.

A Sarah Balls was baptised in FD on 6 May 1784 (born 02 May 1784), she was daughter of Thomas Balls and Hannah his wife late Hannah Stratton.  (Good old vicar, gave us a bit of extra info there!).

Is Sarah part of the same family?