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I am trying to trace family from Ireland
Margaret was born about 1797 in Ireland and had twin girls
Margaret and Christine born in Ireland about 1820
Margaret married a James Balls born 1793 in Densten Suffolk about 1815
If any one could give me any info I'm Margaret and her daughters I would be very grateful
Thanks
Vivien

try looking on Family Search site

bit puzzled about the info ???

She married James Balls in 1815 but she had two daughters in 1820 in Ireland /

How did that work please are you saying they weren't his children ?

just because it came up

First name(s) James
Last name Balls
Birth year 1793
Baptism year 1793
Baptism date 17 Nov 1793
Parish Denston, St Nicholas
Place Denston
Relationship Son
Father's first name(s) James
Mothers first name(s) Christian
County Suffolk
Country England
Source Suffolk Baptism Index (part 3)
Entry number 737
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Blind Lane, Purleigh, Maldon, Essex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Balls Head Married Male 60 1801 Agricultural Labourer Dunston, Suffolk, England
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Margaret Balls Wife Married Female 64 1797 - Ireland
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Ann Goute Granddaughter Unmarried Female 14 1847 - Purleigh, Essex, England
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Lucy Sewell Granddaughter Unmarried Female 6 1855 Scholar Danbury, Essex, England

so they are on the 1841 census

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Purleigh Hall Lower Farm, Purleigh, Maldon, Essex, England

James Balls Male 45 1796 - Transcription
Margaret Balls Female 20 1821 Ireland Transcription
Christina Balls Female 20 1821 Ireland Transcription
James Balls Male 12 1829 Essex, England Transcription
Ann Balls Female 8 1833 Essex, England Transcription
John Balls Male 6 1835 Essex, England Transcription
Matilda Balls Female 2 1839 Essex, England Transcription
John Bradshaw Male 45 1796 Essex, England Transcription
James Bradshaw Male 13 1828 Essex, England Transcription
William Bradshaw Male 11 1830 Essex, England Transcription
Hannah Bradshaw Female 9 1832 Essex, England Transcription

no wife listed withem

A tree on Ancestry has attached this record to James Ball. If correct, the births and marriage could have taken place if he was posted to Ireland

Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900
James Balls
Age 18
Birth Date abt 1793
Birth Place Denston, Suffolk
Military Date 17 Dec 1811
Unit 12th Foot Soldiers

You shouldn't assume that Margaret and Christina were twins. Ages on the 1841 were round (up or down?) to the nearest 5 or 0

http://durhamrecordsonline.com/updates/2010/09
/added-explanation-of-1841-census-age-rounding/
(both lines)

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Blind Lane, Purleigh, Maldon, Essex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Balls Head Married Male 57 1794 Ag Labourer Suffolk, England
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Margrett Balls Wife Married Female 54 1797 - Ireland
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John Balls Son Unmarried Male 16 1835 Ag Labourers Purleigh, Essex, England
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Matilda Balls Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1840 - Purleigh, Essex, England

Births Jun 1839 (>99%)
Balls Matilda Maldon 12 143

Vivien - order the BC found by safc for Matilda. At least that will give you Margaret's maiden name.
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp

only the two youngest at home in 1851

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Blind Lane, Purleigh, Maldon, Essex, England
James Balls Head Married Male 57 1794 Ag Labourer Suffolk, England Transcription
Margrett Balls Wife Married Female 54 1797 - Ireland Transcription
John Balls Son Unmarried Male 16 1835 Ag Labourers Purleigh, Essex, England Transcription
Matilda Balls Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1840 - Purleigh, Essex, England Transcription

Possibility for the mother's death?
First name(s) MARGARET
Last name BALLS
Gender Female
Death quarter 2
Death year 1862
District MALDON
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 123

There's a chance that her burial would be on SEAX for which you can purchase a 24 hour access pass.
http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/ParishRegisters.aspx

On the 1841 census both Margaret and Christine were listed as aged 20 but ages of those over 15 on the 1841 census were rounded DOWN to the nearest 5 or 0 making them aged 20-24 so born 1817-1820.

on here http://www.rootsireland.ie/ there is a james balls marriage 1818 plus or minus 5 years
it might be him

its a subscription site

Welcome to the Community boards Vivien.

(I'll let Vivien know how to find her replies) :-)

Thank you all very much for your ideas and help

I have received Matilda's BC and lists mothers maiden name as Maskel
So far I have not found any listing for a Margaret Maskel born about 1797 in Ireland
Vivien

Can I just point out that the image of the 1841 census reads differently to the transcription on FMP- this is the Ancestry version which appears to be more accurate:

Name: Margaret Balls
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1801
Gender: Female
Where born: Ireland
Civil Parish: Purleigh
Hundred: Dengie
County/Island: Essex
Registration district: Maldon
Sub-registration district: Maldon
Piece: 327
Book: 22
Folio: 30
Page Number: 20
Name Age
James Balls 45
Margaret Balls 40
Christina Balls 20 Ireland
James Balls 12
Ann Balls 8
John Balls 6
Matilda Balls 2

So Margaret was his wife, (and not a child aged 20 as listed on the FMP version.)