Josiah Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859

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Josiah Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859

Also Known As: "Josiah Ball", "Free Settler "British Empire" 1859"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Merther, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)
Death: April 24, 1876 (58-59)
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Place of Burial: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Immediate Family:

Husband of Elizabeth Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859
Father of John Hodge Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859; Sarah Jane Cussen, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859; Josiah Ball and Josiah Ball, Infant

Occupation: Of the Queensland Hotel
Immigration to Australia: Free Settler "British Empire" 1859
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About Josiah Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859

Baptised 28 September 1817 at Merther, son of Nicholas Ball [a farmer] & his wife Ann

20 April 1843 at Mylor, Josiah BALL, aged 25, Bachelor, waterman of Mylor Bridge, son of Nicholas Ball, married Elizabeth Hodge, aged 21, Spinster of Mylor, daughter of John Hodge, Farmer. Both signed. Witnesses were Elizabeth Bullen & Nicholas Ball.
From Cornwall OPC database.

Arrived Moreton Bay 9th Feb 1859 on "British Empire" with wife & children

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75512642?searchTerm=Cussen
The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld) 23 June 1864
"Married- On Monday last, by the Revd. J. T. Waraker, Sarah Jane, only daughter of Mr. Josiah Ball, of the Queensland Hotel, to Thomas Cussen, Esq., of Maitland, New South Wales."

Queensland BDM index Death 1876/c/693 24 April 1876 Father Nicholas Ball


  • Residence: Mylor, Cornwall, England - 1841
  • Residence: Budock, Cornwall, England - 1851
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Josiah Ball, Free Settler "British Empire" 1859's Timeline

1817
September 28, 1817
Merther, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)
1817
Merther, Cornwall, England (United Kingdom)
1844
1844
Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1845
1845
Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1848
1848
Mylor Churchtown, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
1860
May 6, 1860
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
1876
April 24, 1876
Age 59
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
1876
Age 59
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia