THE BALLARD FAMILY
Maintained by Ken Elks - Copyright © 2003
This is an ongoing project and will be constantly revised.
Last Updated: 19 January 2007
Changes:
Minor corrections and additions 23 November 2001
Details of Sarah Foreman and her parents added 21 April 2002
Minor corrections and additions 10 September 2002
Links to photos of Jane Caldwell and Ann Powell Bushell added 21 June 2003
Birth details corrected for Paul and Rose Jordan 19 January 2007
Daisy Ballard on her wedding day, 26 December 1933
1. Daisy Ellen Ballard
, born 2 December 1914 in Dover, Kent; died 7 November 1998 in Nunnery Fields Hospital, Canterbury. She was the daughter of 2. Frederick Ballard and 3. Daisy Rachel Caldwell. She married Albert Edward Elks on 26 December 1933. They had four children, all of whom are still alive. During her life she had several different jobs, starting as a maid, including a school cook and, latterly, as an assembler at the Pedigree Doll factory in Canterbury.2. Frederick Ballard
, born 14 September 1891 at 17,George Street, Buckland, Dover, Kent; died 26 August 1975. Photo He was the son of 5. Ann Powell Ballard (father's name unknown). He worked as a vanman for Chitty's Mill, Dover. In World War I he served in the Army Transport Service from 1914 to 1918. He married 3. Daisy Rachel Caldwell at the Register Office, Dover, Kent on 29 September 1914.3. Daisy Rachel Caldwell, born 31 May 1893 at 10, Lower Row, Dover, Kent; died 14 May 1946.
Photo Christened as Rachel Daisy Caldwell, she was the daughter of 6. Alexander Caldwell and 7. (Mary) Jane Godden.Daisy Ellen Ballard 1914 - 1998
4. Unknown
5. Ann Powell Ballard
, born 16 May 1862 at 24 Bridge Street, Charlton, Dover, Kent; died 21 January 1934. Photo She was the daughter of 10. Richard John Ballard and 11. Mary Ann Graves. On 13 December 1896 she married Charles John Bushell and had several children by him.6. Alexander Caldwell, born circa 1866; died on 17 June 1941 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, after being evacuated there during the war. He was the son of 12. David Caldwell and 13. ------- He served in the Highland Light Infantry from 1885 until 1892, stationed first at Curragh Camp, Belfast and then at Dover. He married 7. (Mary) Jane Godden at the Register Office, Dover, Kent on 25 December 1891.
7. (Mary) Jane Godden, born on 25 September 1870 at Prospect Cottages, Charlton, Dover, Kent; died 25 August 1913 at the Workhouse Infirmary, Buckland, Dover.
Photo She was the daughter of 14. John Godden and 15. Jane Mercy Woodcock. Usually only the name "Jane" was used (except on her birth certificate).Eliza Caldwell 1892-
Daisy Rachel Caldwell 1893-1946
Agnes Elizabeth Caldwell 1894-
John Frederick Caldwell 1898-
Stella Gertrude Caldwell 1899 -
Alexander Caldwell 1905 -
8 - 9. Unknown
10. Richard John Ballard
, born 5 April 1842 in Dover, Kent; died 13 November 1888 in Buckland, Dover, Kent. Worked as a general labourer. He was the son of 20. Richard Lawrence Ballard and 21. Elizabeth Ann Dennis. He married 11. Mary Ann Graves at St. Mary's Church, Dover on 11 September 1860.11. Mary Ann Graves, born 5 December 1842 in Charlton, Dover, Kent; died 9 August 1929 in Dover. She was the daughter of 22. Andrew Wanston Graves and 23. Mary Gardiner. She remarried in Dover Register Office on 14 October 1899 to Walter Joseph Bromley (who survived her).
Charlotte Ballard 1861-
Ann Powell Ballard 1862-1934
Richard John Ballard 1864-
Mary Ballard 1866-1867
Frederick Thomas Ballard 1868-
Frederick William Ballard 1869-
Andrew Ballard 1870-1870
William Ballard 1870-
(Hannah Belle) Ellen Ballard circa 1874 -
Henry James Ballard 1875-
Ernest Edward Ballard 1877-
Arthur Samuel Ballard 1878-
Sarah Ann Ballard 1880-
Albert Samuel Ballard 1883-
NB. Alice Jane Ballard, born circa 1876, included previously, was not a daughter of Richard John Ballard
12. David Caldwell
13. ------ ------
14. John Godden
, baptised 10 January 1819 at Lydden, Dover; died 3 April 1876 at the Union Workhouse, Buckland, Dover, Kent. He worked as a general labourer. He was the son of 28. Richard Godden and 29. Mary ------. He married 15. Jane Mercy Woodcock at St. Mary's Church, Dover on 10 April 1853.15. Jane Mercy Woodcock, baptised 30 September 1827 at St Margarets-at-Cliffe; died on 7 December 1904. She was the daughter of 30. Benjamin Woodcock and 31. Mary Ann Jordan. She remarried in 1879 to William Swain but by 1881 they were living apart.
William Godden circa 1847 -
John Godden circa 1848 -
James Godden 1855 -
Alice Sarah Godden 1857 -
John Godden 1859 -
Thomas Godden 1858 -
George Godden 1865 -
Frederick K Godden 1867 -
Mary Jane Godden 1870 -1913
Notes: In the Dover Census for 1851 John Godden (born in Lydden), aged 33, is shown with his wife, Jane, (born in St. Margarets), aged 25 and their two children, William, aged 4, born Dover and John, aged 3, born Charlton, all living in Lower Road. The ages and places of birth fit those known for John Godden and Jane Woodcock, yet the only marriage so far traced is that which took place in 1853.
16 - 19. Unknown
20. Richard Lawrence Ballard
, born 1820 (baptised 20 January 1822); died 24 August 1901 at 2 Shooters Hill, Buckland, Dover Inquest. He was the son of 40. Thomas Ballard and 41. Ann Powell. He worked as a general labourer, as a stoker in the gasworks and in later years as a fish hawker. He married 21. Elizabeth Ann Dennis at Hougham Church, near Dover, on 2 November 1840.21. Elizabeth Ann Dennis, baptised 16 September 1821 in Lydden, Dover; died 3 April 1892 at 2 Shooters Hill, Buckland, Dover. She was the daughter of 42. George Dennis and 43. Elizabeth Prescott
Elizabeth Ann Ballard 1841-
22. Andrew Wanston Graves
, baptised 10 August 1806 in St James' Church, Dover; died 23 July 1868 at Colebran Street, Charlton, Dover. He was a jobbing gardener and general labourer. He was the son of 44. Richard Graves and 45. Elizabeth Harris. He married 23. Mary Gardiner on 17 October 1831 at St. Mary's Church, Dover.23. Mary Gardiner, baptised 8 January 1809 at Aldington, Ashford, Kent; died 11 March 1877. She was the daughter of 46. Stephen Gardiner and 47. Mary Miller
Richard Graves 1832 - 1866
Elizabeth Graves 1835 -
Jemima Graves 1836 -
Andrew Graves circa 1840 -
Mary Ann Graves 1842 -
Sarah Ann Graves 1845 -
Robert Graves 1847 -
Frances Graves 1849 -
Hannah Bell Helen Graves 1851-
Ann Edwards Graves 1854 -
Charlotte Graves 1856 -
24.
Caldwell Ancestry25. Caldwell Ancestry
26. Caldwell Ancestry
27. Caldwell Ancestry
28. Richard Godden. Married 29. Mary ------, circa 1808
29. Mary ------
William Godden 1809 -
James Godden 1811 - 1812
Richard Godden 1813-
Henry Godden 1814-
John Godden 1819-1876
Mary Godden 1821-
Thomas Godden 1825-
Notes: There is a Richard Godden who married Mary Ann Ash in 1800. The pair have children born from 1802 onwards in Buckland. Some of these children have the same names as those listed above. That this is not the same family is proved by the 1841 and 1851 Census entries showing that both sets of the children with the same names are still alive.
30. Benjamin Woodcock
, baptised 26 September 1802 in Dover; died 2 November 1872 at Barwicks Alley, Charlton, Dover. He was a farm labourer, son of 60. Elias Woodcock and 61. Hannah Tucker. He married 31. Mary Ann Jordan on 13 February 1825.31. Mary Ann Jordan, baptised 14 June 1807 at Saltwood, Kent; died at the Union Workhouse, Buckland, Dover, on 24 January 1875. She was the daughter of 62. Paul Jordan and 63. Rose ------.
John Henry Woodcock 1825 -
Jane Mercy Woodcock 1827 - 1904
Sarah Ann Woodcock 1830 -
Hannah Woodcock 1833 -
Stephen Woodcock 1835 -
Mary Ann Woodcock 1838 -
Henry Woodcock 1841 -
Charles Woodcock circa 1844 -
Richard Woodcock circa 1848 -
32 - 39. Unknown
40. Thomas Ballard
, baptised 2 February 1786 at Waltham, Canterbury, Kent; died 27 April 1857 at Bridge Street, Charlton, Dover. He was the son of 80. Thomas Ballard and 81. Sarah Foreman. He married 41. Ann Powell at St. Mary's Church, Dover on 20 October 1807. His occupations included labourer, dairyman (cowkeeper), butcher and, circa 1833-39, Clerk to the Parish of Charlton, Dover.41. Ann Powell, baptised 5 April 1789 at Dover, Kent, died 25 November 1857 at Bridge Street, Charlton, Dover. She was the daughter of 82. Lawrence Powell and 83. Mary Marsh.
Charlotte Ballard circa 1812 -
Ann Ballard, d. of Thomas & Ann Ballard, married Henry Beer, b. circa 1817 on 19 December 1837.
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Beer Family for further information42. George Dennis, baptised 6 May 1798 at Monks Horton, Ashford, Kent, died 7 November 1855 at 6 Bridge Street, Charlton, Dover. He was the son of 84. William Dennis and 85. Elizabeth Stone. He married 43. Elizabeth Prescott at Swingfield, Folkestone on 2 December 1820. For most of his life his occupation was a carrier.
43. Elizabeth Prescott, baptised 11 July 1802 at Swingfield, Folkestone, Kent; died of tuberculosis on 19 February 1848 at Charlton, Dover. She was the daughter of 86. John Prescott and 87. Ann Terral
Elizabeth Ann Dennis 1821 -1892
44. Richard Graves
, baptised 23 January 1774 at Whitfield, Dover; buried in St Mary's Church, Dover, on 7 May 1853. He was the son of 88. James Graves and 89. Ann Wanstall. He married 45. Elizabeth Harris at St. Mary's Church, Dover on 26 June 1798.45. Elizabeth Harris, born circa 1771; buried in St Mary's Church, Dover, on 10 January 1833.
Jemima Graves 1798 -
George Hudson Graves 1799 -
Mary Elizabeth Graves 1803 -
Andrew Wanston Graves 1806 - 1868
Mary Graves 1809 - after 1851
Ann Elizabeth Graves 1817 -
Elizabeth Graves circa 1821 - after 1851
46. Stephen Gardiner
, baptised 24 December 1775 in Aldington, Ashford, Kent; died 22 July 1849 in Aldington. The name may be spelt GARNER, GARDNER, GARDENER or GARDINER. He was the son of 92. Matthew Gardiner and 93. Sarah Eldridge. He married 47. Mary Miller at Aldington, Ashford on 2 June 1800. After the death of his wife Mary, he lived with Ann Gardiner, nee Horne, the wife of his deceased brother Matthew, and had several children by her between 1820 and 1827.47. Mary Miller, born circa 1780; buried 25 December 1816 in Aldington, Kent
Sarah Gardiner 1800 -
Mary Gardener 1803 -
Stephen Gardiner 1804 -
Robert Gardiner 1806 -
Mary Gardiner 1809 - 1877
Robert Gardiner 1811 -
Elizabeth Gardiner 1815 -
48 - 55.
Caldwell Ancestry56 - 59. Godden Ancestry
60. Elias Woodcock, baptised 16 May 1773 at East Langdon; died 16 February 1844 at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe. He was the son of 120. William Woodcock and 121. Mary Castle. He married 61. Hannah Tucker at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover on 24 October 1795.
61. Hannah Tucker, baptised 26 September 1776 at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe; died 3 June 1851 at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover. She was the daughter of 122. John Tucker and 123. Mary Marsh.
Hannah Woodcock 1796 -
Benjamin Woodcock 1802 - 1872
Sarah Woodcock 1806 -
Mary Woodcock 1808 -
Lydia Woodcock 1813 -
Henry Woodcock 1817 -
Stephen Woodcock 1817 -
62. Paul Jordan
, born Honington, Lincolnshire circa 1784; died after 1851 (possibly 1864?). A soldier in the Loyal South Lincolnshire Militia (1807). He was married to 63. Rose ------Note: Soldiers of the South Lincolnshire Militia were employed digging the
Royal Military Canal at Hythe, Kent 1804-1808
63. Rose (Rosina, Rosamund) ------
Born Navenby, Lincolnshire, circa 1783; died after 1851
Mary Ann Jordan 1807 - 1875
Note: All children, except for Mary Ann Jordan, were born in Carlton Scroop, Lincolnshire.
64 - 79. Unknown
80. Thomas Ballard
, born circa 1755: buried at Waltham, Canterbury on 21 May 1795. He married 81. Sarah Foreman at Petham, Canterbury on 13 October 1777.
NOTES:
At present, the only known birth from this area is a Thomas Bullard, son of Thomas and Hannah Bullard, baptised 17 March 1750/1751 at the nearby village of Chilham, near Canterbury, Kent.
A Thomas Bullard and Hannah Dannel (Dorrel?) were married at Chilham on 1 October 1748. This Thomas Bullard may be the son of Thomas and Susanna Bullard, baptised at Chilham on 19 June 1715.
Further information about Thomas Bullard
81. Sarah Foreman
, baptised in Stowting, Kent, on ?? July 1751. She was the daughter of 162. Stephen Foreman and 163. Anne Shrubsole.
Elizabeth Ballard 1780 -1816
Sal* Ballard 1783 - 1796
John Ballard 1786 - 1786
* Sal, a daughter. Unknown abbreviation?
Elizabeth Ballard, d. of Thomas & Sarah Ballard, married John Young at Elmstead, Kent on 15 June 1800.
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82. Lawrence Powell, baptised 18 February 1749/1750 in Dover; buried 2 April 1814. He was the son of 164. Thomas Powell and 165. Elizabeth Marsh. He married 83. Mary Marsh at Ewell near Dover on 24 June 1770, and remarried(?), to Mary Johnson at Guston, Dover, on 6 May 1794.
83. Mary Marsh, baptised 12 April 1747 in (Temple) Ewell, Dover; died before 1794 (?). She was the daughter of 166. Thomas Marsh and 167. Elizabeth Durben.
Elizabeth Powell 1771 -
Thomas Powell 1775 -
James Powell 1779 -
Luke Johnson Powell 1780 -
Mary Powell 1782 -
Mary Powell 1785 -
William Powell 1787 -
Ann Powell 1789 -1857
Sarah Powell 1791 -
Elizabeth Powell 1795 -
84. William Dennis
, baptised 30 August 1761 at Monks Horton, Ashford. He was the son of 168. John Dennis and 169. Margaret Hayward. He married 85. Elizabeth Stone at Bonnington, Ashford, Kent on 26 December 1785.85. Elizabeth Stone, baptised 1 September 1765 in Bonnington, Ashford, Kent. She was the daughter of 170. William Stone and 171. Mary Garner.
Elizabeth Dennis1786 -
Anne Dennis 1788 -
Abigail Dennis 1790 -
Sarah Dennis 1791 -
Charlotte Dennis 1793 -
Margaret Dennis 1795 -
George Dennis 1798 - 1855
William Dennis 1800 -
Sarah Dennis 1803 -
86. John Prescott
, born circa 1757; buried at Swingfield, Folkestone on. 25 February 1827. He married 87. Ann Terral at Swingfield on 11 October 1787.87. Ann Terral, born circa 1762; died in Elham Work House and and was buried at Swingfield, Folkestone on 5 January 1836. The name is also spelt TURRELL and TYRELL
Mary Prescott 1789 -
Susannah Prescott 1792 -
John Prescott 1794 -
William Prescott 1796 -
George Prescott 1799 -
James Prescott 1799 -
Elizabeth Prescott 1802 -1848
Edward Prescott 1804 -
88. James Graves
, baptised 6 February 1731/32 in Folkestone, Kent; buried at Whitfield, Dover on 5 April 1775. He was the son of 176. James Graves and 177. Mary Atkins. He married 89. Ann Wanstall at Whitfield, Dover on 7 June 175689. Ann Wanstall, baptised 11 July 1736 at Whitfield, Dover. She was the daughter of 178. Andrew Wanstall and 179. Elizabeth ------ (Marsh). After the death of her husband, 88. James Graves, she remarried to William Phillis (also spelt Fillis) at Whitfield in 1777 and had at least one child by him.
Thomas Graves 1756 -
James Graves 1758 - after 1851
Margaret Graves 1760-1761
Peter Graves 1762 -
John Graves 1764 -
Anne Graves 1766 -
Mary Graves 1769 -
Andrew Graves 1771 -
Richard Graves 1774 - 1853
90. Harris ancestry
91. Harris ancestry
92. Matthew Gardiner, baptised 16 August 1747 in Aldington, Kent; buried 3 March 1821 in Aldington. He was the son of 184. Robert Gardiner and 185. Elizabeth ------. He married 93. Sarah Eldridge at Aldington, Kent on 27 August 1772.
93. Sarah Eldridge, born circa 1750; buried 24 October 1827 in Aldington.
Ann Gardiner 1773 -
Matthew Gardener 1774 - 1817
Stephen Garner 1775 - 1849
Robert Garner 1777 -
Sarah Garner 1778 -
Henry Garner 1780 -1780
Henry Garner 1781 -
Robert Gardner 1785 - 1794
Elizabeth Gardner 1787 -
Harriett Gardiner 1788 -
Martha Gardiner 1790 -
Diana Gardiner 1793 -
Note: The various spellings of the surname are those used in the parish register entries
94.
Miller ancestry95. Miller ancestry
96 to 111. Awaiting research - Caldwells
112. Godden ancestry
113. Godden ancestry
114. Godden ancestry
115. Godden ancestry
116. Godden ancestry
117. Godden ancestry
118. Godden ancestry
119. Godden ancestry
120. William Woodcock, baptised 23 September 1722 in Upper Hardres, Canterbury, Kent; buried 22 August 1783 in East Langdon, Dover. He was the son of 240. Henry Woodcock and 241. Hannah Pemble. He married 121. Mary Castle at Bishopsbourne on 10 October 1754
121. Mary Castle, born circa 1734; buried 9 August 1788 in East Langdon, Dover.
Elizabeth Woodcock 1755 -
John Woodcock 1756-
Anne Woodcock 1757 -
William Woodcock 1759 -
James Woodcock 1761 -
Richard Woodcock 1764 -
Thomas Woodcock 1765 -
Mary Woodcock 1767 -
Daniel Woodcock 1769 -
Francis Woodcock 1771 -
Elias Woodcock 1773 -1844
Frances Woodcock 1777 -
122. John Tucker
, baptised Charlton, Dover on 2 October 1748; buried at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe on 16 October 1831. He was the son of 244. Benjamin Tucker and 245. Ann Barber. He married 123. Mary Marsh at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover on 7 May 1774123. Mary Marsh, born circa 1756 at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover; buried at St. Margarets-at-Cliffe, Dover, on 14 February 1841.
Stephen Tucker 1774 - 1848
Hannah Tucker 1776 - 1851
Benjamin Tucker 1778 - 1839
William Tucker 1781 - 1854
John Tucker 1783 - 1831
Ann Tucker 1786 -
Henry Tucker 1788 -
Thomas Tucker 1791 -
124. awaiting research
125. awaiting research
126. awaiting research
127. awaiting research
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