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Rosetta Ball's Maiden name

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mozart1

mozart1 Report 25 Sep 2009 15:37

Sorry, I meant to ask you Wendy,
why would James Ball's parents have a different surname, Kingaby,
do you think he changed his name for some reason?
Regards
Brian

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 25 Sep 2009 16:03

I guess you may be newish to all this.

James Ball's parents were James Ball who married Mary Ann Sarah Kingaby making her Mrs Mary Ball.

By the way I THINK that Mary Ann Sarah Kingaby's father was ALEXANDER Kingaby.! Not sure of this and still checking it out.

Have you got Ancestry?

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

mozart1

mozart1 Report 25 Sep 2009 16:13

You are right I am fairly new to all this so I apologise for seeming a bit dumb, I'll tell Alexander that there's a namesake in the family.

I think there may possibly be a Jewish connection, I've met two people unrelated over the years with the name Kingaby and their families originaly came over from Russia as Jewish immigrants.

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 25 Sep 2009 16:23

Do you know what year Sydney was awarded his MBE?

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

mozart1

mozart1 Report 25 Sep 2009 16:33

Not sure, During the First World War he was 1st Lt' Officer in The 1/13th London Regiment ( Transport Section) who were known as the Kensington Boys. In 1940 he was promoted to Captain and transferred to The Royal Army Service Corps. He must have done something outstanding to have such an honour given to him.

Regards
Brian

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 25 Sep 2009 17:00

Have found his service card and copied it. He was in France and it says MBE on it.

If you want to send me your e-mail address I will send you the copy.

I will send you a private message (PM) with my email address

Wendy

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

Tenerife Sun

Tenerife Sun Report 25 Sep 2009 17:45

Correction to e-mail in 1911 he was at 29 Daffron Road Upper Tooting not 2 as I said in the e-mail

Wendy

Researching:
Matthew and Jane Elwood who had my great great grandfather Francis Edward Elwood baptised in 1807 at Horsham Sussex. There is no sign of Matthew or Jane from this date and my great great grandfather was brought up as Francis Edward Elwood MITCHELL

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