David Ballard

1889-1890

David was born in 1889 in Berkshire, the son of George Henry and Sarah Ann Ballard (nee Appleton).

David died aged 5 months, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 3^rd February 1890.

David’s family:

David’s father George was an Agricultural Labourer. He was born c1856 in Chieveley, Berkshire, the son of Henry and Caroline Ballard (nee Pike/Pyke) who were married on the 15^th January 1845 in Oare, Berkshire.

George married a widow, Ann Gibbs (nee Dry) on the 26^th November 1881, in Oare, Berkshire.

(Ann Dry was born in 1853, in Faccombe, Hampshire. She was baptised on the 12^th June 1853 in Faccombe, the daughter of John and Jane Dry (nee Wooldridge) who were married on the 18^th November 1848, in Faccombe.  Ann married George Gibbs in 1874, in Chieveley. Ann was widowed in 1881. George Gibbs died aged 30, he was buried on the14th April, at St Mary the Virgin, Chieveley)

George and Ann had a son, William George, born in 1882, baptised on the 23^rd July in 1882, in Oare, Berkshire

George was widowed in 1885, Ann died aged 30, she was buried on the 27^th February, at St Bartholomew, Oare.

George Henry Ballard married Sarah Ann Appleton on the 22^nd May 1887, in Chieveley.

David’s mother Sarah Ann was born c1858, in Welford, Berkshire, the illegitimate daughter of Jane Appleton.

Sarah Ann Appleton gave birth to two children, before she married George Ballard. Her son Albert, was born c1882, in Beedon, Berkshire and her daughter, Georgina Ballard Appleton, was born 1886, in Chieveley.

George and Sarah had a daughter, Hannah Maria, born in 1888, baptised as Anna Maria, on the 3^rd June1888, in Chieveley.

George Henry Ballard died aged 33, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 6^th December 1889.

Sarah after George’s death:

Sarah gave birth to a son Percy, born c1890, in Newbury.

The 1891 census records Sarah (34) as a Charwoman, living at 6 Chestnut Court, Newbury, with her children, Albert (7), Georgia (4), (Georgina) Hannah (3) and Percy (1)

George’s son (by his 1^st wife) William (7) (William George) was recorded as an inmate in the Newbury Workhouse, in the 1891 census.

Sarah Ballard remarried in 1899. Her 2^nd husband was George Richard (aka Richard George) Partridge.

They had two sons baptised at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, George Richard, on the 25^th May 1900 (died aged 9 months, buried in the NRC on the 30^th January 1901) and Charles Joseph, on the 17^th February 1902, (born 26^th February 1902).

In 1901 Sarah (42) and Richard G. Partridge (42), an Agricultural Labourer, were recorded living in Farnborough, Berkshire. Sarah’s children, Albert Ballard (18), Polly Ballard (14) (Georgina) and Maria Ballard (12) (Hannah Maria) were recorded living at 9, Jack Street, Newbury, with their grandmother, Jane Read (79).

The 1911 census records Richard (50) (as George), a Farm Labourer, Sarah (52), Charles (9), Annie Ballard (22) (Hannah Maria), Mabel Ballard (2) (illegitimate daughter of Hannah) and Jane Reed (85), living in Faccombe, Andover, Hampshire.

By 1921 Richard George and Sarah Ann were living in Colthrop Cottages, Colthrop Mills, Thatcham, Berkshire.

Sarah Ann Partridge died aged 64, in 1922, in Thatcham, Berkshire.

George Richard Partridge died aged 66, in 1924, in Thatcham, Berkshire.

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