help looking for parents

[LizzieL]

Anne Balls bapt 27 Apr 1789 FD born the day before , same parents as above

[LizzieL]

And Mary Balls bapt FD 28 Jan 1787 d/o Thomas and Hannah nee Stratton

Could be Robert jnr's mother

[LizzieL]

And Maria Balls born 10 Aug 1790, bapt 15 Aug 1790 at FD d/o Thomas and Hannah. I think she married Benjamin Rainer of Letheringsett in FD on 30 Nov 1814. One witness was Edmund Balls. So another name to connect

[LizzieL]

Thomas Balls bapt 11 Sep 1755 Field Dalling s/o John and Sarah

Thomas Balls buried FD on  05 Dec 1838 age
84, which matches above baptism

[LizzieL]

Hannah Stratton (x) sp and Thomas Balls bac botp married on 25 Oct 1779 at Erpingham Norfolk. Wits John Wild and Henry Wright

[trish1120]

Robert 1811's possible Mother?
Living in Trunch*

1851 Census
William Wells 69 Head Mar Superannuated Officer, Stamp Dept born Norwich
MARY Wells 63 Wife Mar born Dalling***

1861 Mary Wells is a widow visiting unm Ann Balls. Robert/Mary Balls living next door.

1841 in Trunch;
William Wells 55 Independant
Mary Wells   50

I cant see a Marriage for them that fits but Mary have been married before.

[LizzieL]

I had seen Mary Wells in 1861 with Ann Balls and wondered... But hadn't spotted her in Trunch earlier. Maybe William Wells was already married and had left his wife for Mary Balls or a marriage is further away than expected.

[LizzieL]

Robert Balls snr left a will, probate to Hannah Ives widow. Think she's Mary Newman's younger sister, so would be Robert's s-i-law.

There's a Robert Stratton Balls around somewhere - found him late last night but gone now. Possibly the Stratton who was witness on a marriage I found earlier.
I think Thomas and Hannah nee Stratton's first child was John bapt Erpingham, he might be Robert Stratton Balls father.

[LizzieL]

William Wells (residence Trunch) was buried on 01 Nov 1858 at Erpingham age 77