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I’m making good progress with my research into Lieutenant Alfred John BALL born 16 Aug 1889, Camberwell, Surrey:
Alfred John Ball, Q3 1889, Camberwell, Vol. 1d, Page 940. Mmn. ?
Possibly - 3 Glengall Road, (off the Old Kent Road), Per Baptism record.
London Baptisms Ancestry: Baptism solemnized in the Parish of S Stephen, Walworth in the County of London, in the year 1889, Page 80, Entry No. 637, 6 Oct 1889, Alfred John, Father John Josiah, Mother, Eliza Ball nee (Uden), of 3 Glengall Road, Old Kent Road, Commercial Clerk, Vicar, G C Ormsby?
1891 Census - Alfred John Ball, son, aged 1, b.abt. 1890, Camberwell, living at Sched. 24, No. 3, Glengall Road, Camberwell. Scholar). Aged 1?
1901 Census - Alfred J Ball, son, single, aged 11, b.abt 1890, Camberwell, living at Sched. 272, No. 244 Barry Road, Camberwell.
1911 Census - Not found? Not at home! Aged 21?
1914 September - Joined the Royal Marines (R.N.D. Divisional Engineers). Obtained the rank of Sergeant. The Fleet Air Arm Museum have his attestation pack.
Royal Marines Medal card: 1914-15 Star awarded.
1917 - Jan/Feb was transferred to the Army Royal Engineers.
During WWI he was billeted with future wife Suzanne Alfreda La Cuisine's family at Albert, Picardie, France?
See WW1 Medal card for: Victory and British Medals from the Army dated 20 Apr 1921 and the Star from the Admiralty, R.N. Division Engineers (Royal Marines).
The National Archives possibly have his Officers War Record. Ref: WO 374/3504
Search the Royal Engineers Museum records. Quote for copies applied for.
10 Feb 1920 – He was the informant on his daughter Francine Jeanne Ball's birth certificate. Living at the time at, 19 Carlton Road, Sidcup/Chislehurst, Kent. His trade at the time was an Engineering Draughtsman.
Death Index: Possibly - Alfred J Ball, 1924, Southwark, London, Vol. 1d, Page 5, aged 33.
Abt: 1923/4. He fell out of a tree when a branch snapped whilst trying to fix up a radio aerial. (Location of accident?).
Died in Guy's Hospital from the injuries. Per: ?
Death Certificate: a copy is being provided by a relative.
The Uden's were the undertakers (Mother's family). He died on (Thursday) 3 Jan 1924. He was living at the time at 93 Burbage Road, Dulwich, Camberwell, SE 24.
Buried: (Wednesday) 9 Jan 1924, Forest Hill Cemetery. (Now called Camberwell Old Cemetery, 1 Forest Road).
Costs involved were waived.
I have now found that the birth of his second daughter was later than was first thought. This was just before he died in Jan 1924. Her BC is on it’s way to me so more clues may appear shortly.
Kathleen A Ball, Q4 1923, Bromley, Vol. 2a, Page 903, Mmn Lacinsine? (Any christening?)
So I have now been trying to find more about his wife.
There are many variations of how her surname could be spelt?
This is what has turned up in searching in ancestry.co.uk but they could all be false alarms.
I only have Ancestry.co.uk and I guess to see the poorly rated 7 entries they list, one would need the World Wide subscription.
I wonder if any one can help view these 7 entries for any relevance for this particular Suzanne.
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First & Middle Names = Suzanne Alfreda
Last Name = La Cuisine
Birth = FRANCE
DEATH = FRANCE
Collection Priority = FRANCE (Only)
Category = Immigration and Travel
It is known that sometime after his death Suzanne and the two daughters returned to France and in 1931 were living at: Rue Grosse Horloge, Rouen.
It is then believed that Suzanne remarried and moved to Lyon, France.
The quest is on to establish as much information regarding Suzanne’s life before being married, her marriage date and place to Alfred John Ball and to try to trace their daughters Francine and Kathleen and their families in France or wherever. (Could possibly be Canada?).
Also to trace her second husband and his family.
Jim
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They may not have married
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Yes that is very possible.
The first daughters birth cert says otherwise - but of course.....
Birth Cert. reads: Bromley, 1920, Sub District of Chislehurst in the County of Kent. Entry No. 394, 9 Feb 1920, 19 Carlton Road, Chislehurst, U.D., Francine Jeanne, girl, father Alfred John Ball and mother Suzanne Alfreda Ball formerly Lacuisine. Father's occupation, Engineering Draughsman, informant, A J Ball, father, of 19 Carlton Road, Sidcup, registered 10 Feb 1920, by H B Hamlyn, Registrar.
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