Lieutenant William Robert Ball (....1843.)

This soldier did not stay in Australia. It has been recoded that after he absconded ,his wife and daughter remained.

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Born :
Where Born : Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Occupation : Soldier
Regimental Number : L # 014
Date Arrived : 12 August 1830
Ship Arrived on : " Manlius "
Rank on Discharge : Lieutenant
Date of Enlistment : 14 May 1812. 68th Regiment
Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge : 21 September 1833 sold commision
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 1843
Where Died / Buried : Nova Scotia
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Suzanna Wilson
Date Married : 5 November 1820
Where Married : Cape Breton, Sydney
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Date Arrived : 10/3/1832
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Descendants

Information kindly supplied by David and Carol Cain ..........E-mail address.....caindc@bigpond.net.au
Information kindly supplied by David Murphy ..........E-mail address ..........davamurph@hotmail.com

Area Settled :

New South Wales

Children :

1 . .Elizabeth Vittoria Ball (b.1822.......d.)

History & Achievements :

Lieutenant Ball disappeared from Sydney about December of 1833 leaving his wife and daughter behind. At the same time a convict William Nixon Wright also absconded. Their last sighting was in the Sandwich Islands en-route to America. William was from a very wealthy family known as Wrights of Gola while William Ball was from a wealthy family in Glocestershire. Lieutenant Ball made it back to Nova Scotia where he died in 1843.

E- mail address
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