Peerage Record – 13007

     Annie Muriel Kift Ball was born circa 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Sir Charles Bent Ball, 1st Bt. and Annie Julia Kinahan.¹ She died on 14 April 1976, unmarried.¹

     Florine Isabel Irwin was the daughter of Colonel Herbert Edwardes Irwin.¹ She married Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Bt., son of Sir Charles Bent Ball, 1st Bt. and Annie Julia Kinahan, on 28 December 1922.¹ She died on 9 November 1992.¹
     From 28 December 1922, her married name became Ball.¹

     Colonel Herbert Edwardes Irwin was the son of Reverend James William Irwin.² He married Isabel Harriet Gray, daughter of Reverend Thomas Thompson Gray and Ellen Harriet Barton, on 12 October 1897.³ He died on 25 April 1924.³
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)³ He gained the rank of Colonel in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.¹

     Ronald Herbert Ball was born on 19 November 1925.¹ He was the son of Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Bt. and Florine Isabel Irwin.¹ He married, firstly, Pamela Mary Morton, daughter of John Morton, on 15 April 1950.¹ He married, secondly, Diana Joy Pridham, daughter of Lt.-Col. James Pridham, in 1970.¹ He and Diana Joy Pridham were divorced in 1980.¹ He died on 4 October 1995 at age 69.¹
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1943 in the Grenadier Guards.¹ He lived Associate, Royal Institute of British Architects (A.R.I.B.A.)¹

     Pamela Mary Morton was the daughter of John Morton.¹ She married Ronald Herbert Ball, son of Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Bt. and Florine Isabel Irwin, on 15 April 1950.¹ She died on 23 June 1969.¹
     From 15 April 1950, her married name became Ball.¹

     John Morton lived at Hunningham Grange, Warwickshire, England^G.¹

     Diana Joy Pridham is the daughter of Lt.-Col. James Pridham.¹ She married, firstly, Geoffrey Ernald Maitland, son of Lt.-Col. Reginald Charles Frederick Maitland and Marjorie Agnes Jane Lane, on 3 February 1945.² She married, secondly, Ronald Herbert Ball, son of Sir Nigel Gresley Ball, 3rd Bt. and Florine Isabel Irwin, in 1970.¹ She and Ronald Herbert Ball were divorced in 1980.¹ She and Geoffrey Ernald Maitland were divorced in 1967.²
     From 3 February 1945, her married name became Maitland. From 1970, her married name became Ball.¹

     Lt.-Col. James Pridham gained the rank of Major in the Royal Artillery.² He lived at 54 Elm Park House, Fulham Road, London, England^G.¹

     Christopher Nigel Morton Ball was born on 3 November 1951.¹ He is the son of Ronald Herbert Ball and Pamela Mary Morton.¹ He married Melanie Fenner, daughter of Colonel David James Fenner, in 1974.¹
     He was educated at Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset, England^G.¹ He lived in 2003 at 31 Waterlip Cottage, Cranmore, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England^G.¹

     Melanie Fenner is the daughter of Colonel David James Fenner.¹ She married Christopher Nigel Morton Ball, son of Ronald Herbert Ball and Pamela Mary Morton, in 1974.¹
     From 1974, her married name became Ball.¹