William HONEYBALL

1852 - 1945  (93 years)

• Name	William HONEYBALL
  Birth	9 Feb 1852	Hartest, Suffolk   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	0933514DE5864C2AB3708EA0282DA46267C1
  Death	Sep 1945	Colchester RD   [4]
  Notes	January 2008: Ray Sadler has William Honeyball and his family in his tree on Genes Reunited. William was probably illegitimate, his birth most likely that registered in Q1 1852 at Thingoe RD (which covered both Hartest and Brockley which are both given as birthplaces in censuses). No mother's maiden name appears on the birth index entry. 1861 census (indexed as HONERYBALL by ancestry.com): in Hartest, Suffolk (all HONEYBALL), Henry (head, married, 61, ag lab, born Poslingford, Suffolk), Ann (wife, married, 59, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), Zachariah (son, unmarried, 33, ag lab, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), Elizabeth* (daughter, unmarried, 27, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), William (grandson, 9, scholar, born Brockley, Suffolk) and Jane (granddaughter, 6, scholar, born Hartest). * It seems likely that Elizabeth was William's and Jane's mother. 1871 census: in Hartest, Suffolk (all HONEYBALL), Zachariah (head, unmarried, 46, ag lab, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), Ann (mother, widow, 76, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), Elizabeth* (sister, unmarried, 37, born Hawkedon, Suffolk), William (nephew, unmarried, 19, ag lab, born Brockley, Suffolk), Zachariah (nephew, 9, scholar, born Hartest, Suffolk) and Benjamin (nephew, 1, born Hartest, Suffolk). * The BMD index entries for young Zachariah and Benjamin don't give a mother's maiden name; the 1881 census confirms that Elizabeth was their mother. 1881 census: in Upper Street, Somerton, Suffolk (all HONEYBALL), William (head, 27, groom & gardener, born Brockley, Suffolk), Lydia (wife, 24, born Somerton), Ada Allen (daughter, 3, born Hartest, Suffolk) and Frances Louisa (daughter, 1, born Somerton). 1891 census: in Upper Street, Somerton, Suffolk (all HONEYBALL), William (head, 37, groom & gardener, born Brockley, Suffolk), Lydia (wife, 35, born Somerton), Ada Allen (daughter, 13, scholar, born Hartest, Suffolk), Frances Louisa (daughter, 11, scholar, born Somerton), Florence Beatrice (daughter, 8, scholar, born Somerton) and Harry (son, 6, scholar, born Somerton). 1901 census: at 11 Upper Street, Somerton, Suffolk (all HONEYBALL), William (head, 46, groom - gardener, born Brockley, Suffolk), Lydia (wife, 45, born Somerton), Harry (son, 16, ag lab, born Somerton) and Mabel (daughter, 7, born Somerton). 1911 census: at Ridgnalls Lodge, Great Horkesley, Colchester (4 rooms) (all HONEYBALL), William (head, 58, gardener, born Brockley, Suffolk), Lydia (wife, 55, married 34 years, 5 children, 4 living, 1 dead, born Somerton), Harry (son, 26, single, groom gardener, born Somerton) and Mabel Elsie (daughter, 16, born Somerton). 1921 census (details not seen): Lydia had died in 1915; William was in Great Horkseley. He lived on until 1945 so appeared in the 1939 Register - he was at 10 North View, Great Horkesley, Essex: HONEYBALL, William born 9 Feb 1852, widower, retired gardener HONEYBALL, Frances L born 25 Feb 1880, single, housekeeper to father.
  Person ID	I721	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2022

  
  

  Mother	Elizabeth HONEYBALL,   b. Bef 6 Apr 1834, Hawkedon, Suffolk d. Bef 1911 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia SADLER,   b. Abt 1856, Somerton, Suffolk d. Mar 1915, Lexden RD (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1877	Sudbury RD   [5]
  Children	1. Ada Ellen HONEYBALL,   b. 1878, Hartest, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frances Louisa HONEYBALL,   b. 25 Feb 1880, Somerton, Suffolk d. Mar 1962, Colchester RD (Age 82 years)   3. Florence Beatrice HONEYBALL,   b. 21 Apr 1882, Somerton, Suffolk d. Dec 1967, Colchester RD (Age 85 years)   4. Harry HONEYBALL,   b. Mar 1885, Somerton, Suffolk d. 6 Sep 1917, France & Flanders (Age 32 years)   5. Mabel Elsie HONEYBALL,   b. Mar 1894, Somerton, Suffolk d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

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  [S92] 1891 census. [S178] BMD index, Q1 1852 Thingoe 4a/427, no moher's maiden name.on index. (Reliability: 3). [S387] 1939 Register at findmypast.com. [S178] BMD index, aged 93, Q3 1945 Colchester 4a/712. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index.