Bertie Cyril Ball

21 November 1892 - 22 July 1926

His parents were John Ball (3 February 1864 - 20 June 1951) and Emma Priestley (22 February 1864 - 4 October 1946), married 25 December 1884 at St Mark's, Leicester.

Bertie was born on Wednesday 21st November 1892 at 11 Uppingham Street, Northampton.

Birth: Bertie Cyril Ball			Quarter: Dec 1892		District: Northampton		Volume: 3b	Page: 55
	REGISTRATION DISTRICT			Northampton
1892	BIRTH in the Sub-district of			St Giles		in the	County of Northampton
No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden surname of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
153	Second November 1892 11 Uppingham Street Northampton	Bertie Cyril	Boy	John Ball	Emma Ball formerly Priestley	Insurance Agent	John Ball Father 11 Uppingham Street Northampton	Eleventh November 1892	E. S. Robinson Registrar

On Saturday 3rd September 1921 Bertie married Amy Geraldine Harrison at the Chapel Lane Unitarian Chapel, Bradford.

Marriage: Bertram Cyril Ball		Quarter: Sep 1921		District: Bradford		Volume: 9b	Page: 589	Spouse: Harrison
1921	Marriage solemnized at	Chapel Lane Unitarian Chapel		in the District of	Bradford	in the County of	York
No.	When Married	Name and Surname	Age	Condition	Rank or Profession	Residence at the Time of Marriage	Father's Name and Surname	Rank or Profession of Father
25	Third September 1921	Bertram Cyril Ball	28 years	Bachelor	Insurance Broker	121 Colwyn Road Northampton	John Ball	Insurance Manager
		Amy Geraldine Harrison	25 years	Spinster	Secondary School Teacher	31 Duckworth Terrace Bradford	Hugh Harrison	Grocer
Married in the		above named Chapel	according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the			Unitarian Churches	by	License
This Marriage was solemnized between us,	Bertram Cyril Ball		in the Presence of us,	John Ball		And in the Presence of	A. Cobden Smith (Minister)
	Amy Geraldine Harrison			Frank Harrison
				Ruby G. Denison			Authorised Person for	this Chapel

He died on Thursday 22nd July 1926 at Spratton, Northamptonshire. An obituary appeared in the following week's edition of the Northampton Independent.

Death: Bertie C. Ball			Quarter: Sep 1926		District: Brixworth		Volume: 3b	Page: 95	Age: 33
	REGISTRATION DISTRICT			Brixworth
1926	DEATH in the Sub-district of			Brixworth		in the	County of Northampton
No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
319	Twenty Second July 1926 Spratton R.D.	Bertie Cyril Ball	Male	33 years	Insurance Broker	(1) Portal Pyaemia (2) Nephritis Certified by R. Winterbotham M.R.C.S.	John Ball 65 Abington Street Northampton	Twenty third July 1926	Ralphir Gardner Registrar

Northampton Independent

Saturday 31 July 1926 Obituary.

MR. B. C. BALL.

   At the early age of 33 Mr. Bertie Cyril Ball has passed away at his residence, Knockgray House, Spratton. His death will be keenly deplored by a large circle of friends in town and district, for apart from his many local connections, the deceased gentleman was the possessor of a winning personality which commanded the regard of all who knew him.

   The third son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ball, Colwyn Road, Northampton, the deceased was educated at Stimpson Avenue School, the Town and Country School, and later at the Borough Road College, Isleworth. Until the outbreak of war, Mr. Ball was a teacher at the Far Cotton Council School, but as the result of hardships and overwork in the early stages of the war when he joined the R.A.M.C. he had a severe breakdown, and was forced to give up his profession of teaching. He, therefore, assisted his father as insurance broker.

   Mr. Ball was five years ago married to Miss Amy Harrison, M.A., of Leeds University, and went to reside at Spratton. Mr. and Mrs. Ball threw themselves whole-heartedly into the many activities of the village. As secretary of the Young Men's Club Mr. Ball was largely instrumental in bringing it to its present day success. He also conducted a Choral Society of mixed voices for the past three years and under his direction two very successful concerts were held.

   Mr. Ball was a member of the Parish Council, secretary of the Spratton Branch of the Liberal Party, and member of Kettering Division Executive. For some time he was also Rate Collector for the district. At the last District Council Election Mr. Ball was defeated by the Vicar. During Mr. Ball's illness, the Rev. George Raw, M.A., has been a daily visitor.

   The funeral, for which the arrangements were carried out by Messrs. Ann Bonham & Son, Broad Street, Northampton, took place at Spratton on Monday, amid every evidence of sorrow and the deepest sympathy for the bereaved widow and family.