Thomas Ballard, his brother James and hios brother Richard all worked as Paper Stainers in London.

Thank you again for taking the time to look on my behalf.

The Skipp side is especially interesting - they seem to have been prominent in Ledbury.

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=10750

'On Monday last at the Duke, in this City, Mr Richard SKIPP of the Old Grange - in the Parish of Dymock who was unfortunately kicked a fortnight ago by a vicious horse as he was mounting to return home from market' ***

(7th item down the list of inquests)

FOD records at Dymock 15 March 1836 - Mary SKIPP (the Old Grange)

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*** On the FOD - Bigland Transcripts for Dymock : Richard SKIPP - 1 August 1785 age 40

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Gloucestershire Burial Index

Glos. St Mary de lobe

John BALLARD - age 63 - 20 November 1836 - residence, Glos. St Catherine
Ann BALLARD - age 73 - 19 September 1841 - residence, Barton St Mary

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trying to put 'some bones' on your request.....

Assume this could be a relative of yours (old message Gloucestershire Rootsweb 2006)

'My particular interest is in John BALLARD who I think originated from Kempley. Born circa 1760 possibly married Ann SKIPP in Dymock 1786. This needs confirmation. Seems to have dotted about Herefordshire/Gloucester border. Children born in Fownhope and Dymock in 1780-1800s.

My particular interest is in his son Thomas 1801-94 who worked with his brother James as a paper stainer in Marylebone after 1841. Thomas married Ann REDMOND or REDMAN in Marylebone in 1844. Thomas said he was born at The Grange which I believe is in Dymock and may be connected to the SKIPP family'

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Ancestry : (Actual Marriage copy) at Brynaston St Mary 14 February 1844

Thomas BALLARD of full age, Bachelor, Paper Stainer, address 15 Duke Street, father John BALLARD
married
Ann REDMOND - of full age, Spinster, same address, father Michael REDMOND

witnesses: James BALLARD and Ann COLLIER

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FOD records - Marriage at Dymock - 11 December 1786

John BALLARD, Bachelor, residence Kempley, Gloucestershire

married

Ann SKIPP, Spinster, residence Dymock

by Licence

witnesses: Richard SKIPP and Mary HIATT (this couple married at Dymock 10 July 1789)

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Using the advance search (for witnesses at weddings of a John BALLARD there are a couple of earlier ones around 1750's, but

John BALLARD and Thomas SKIPP were witnesses at the wedding in Dymock 11 May 1786, when John POWELL married Margaret SKIPP by licence.

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James BALLARD married Jane MASON at the same Church (as his brother Thomas) 24 December 1845, and his father John BALLARD (decd)

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1841 Census, Middx, St Marylebone

Manchester Street

BALLAND

James - 40 Stainer - not born in County
Thomas - 40 ditto

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1851 Census, Middx, St Marylebone

Mary BALLARD - age 58 - Widow, born Gloucestershire
George - son - Errand boy - 15 - born Marylebone

1841 Census, Middx, St Marylebone

BALLARD

Mary - 45 - not born in County
Thomas - 17 - Smith - born in County
Elizabeth - 12
George - 5

I am researching the family of Thomas Ballard (b.1801, Dymock) son of John Ballard and Ann Skipp. I believe they lived at The Old Grange in Dymock. John was farming there in 1798 (Land Tax) and left in 1812 (auction notice Hereford Journal). Thomas had siblings Richard, James, Ann, Charles, Robert and Frederick.
Does anyone have any firm knowledge of John. He could be the John baptised at Dymock in 1766 the son of John and Sarah. Is it possible the family came from Much Marcle? There are several Ballards there in the 1690s onwards with similar forenames.
Any information on the family gratefully received.

Jeremy Parsons