8. Ballance, Croshaw & Cole
Chapter 62.6h, including 1939 Directory
Showing only lines with known issue – see also Wheaver Summary Tree
Terence’s gt-grandmother, Rebecca, had nine siblings; their gt-grandchildren were Terry’s third cousins:
John Weaver (1819-1899) m Mary Mason (1812-1870)
Sarah Weaver (1848-1906) m George Ballance (1849-1912)
Thomas Mason Weaver (Ballance) (1868) m Martha Jane Thacker (1868-1958)
Edith Winifred Weaver
b 1899, Hednesford, Staffordshire, England
m 1921, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to John (Jack) Thomas Partington (1896–1961)
d 1981, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Doris Emily Weaver
b 1899, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m 1929, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to Percy Roland Sutton (1896–1974)
d 1962, Canterbury, Kent, England
Eusebius Aide Weaver
b 1903, Hednesford, Staffordshire, England
m 1925, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to Doris M. Caddick (1906–2009)
d 1968, Hednesford, Staffordshire, England
Gladys Mary Weaver
b 1904, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m1 1926, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to George R. Devall (1899–1937)
d 1985, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m2 1943, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to Charles Bickley (1907–1998)
Maggie Ella Weaver
b 1906, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m 1933, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to Alfred E. Moseley (1904–1973)
d 1981, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Walter Edward Weaver
b 1908, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m 1933, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
to Margaret (Marion) M. G. Evans (1909–1953)
d 1954, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Horace Thomas Weaver
b 1913, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m 1950, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
to Alice Veronica Cannon (1914–1979)
d 1996, Coventry, West Midlands, England
Henry T. Weaver
b 1913, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
m 1937, Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
to Mabel E. Wyatt (b 1893)
d 1966, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Martha J Weaver (née Thacker) 71 Thomas M Weaver (Colliery Storeman) 69 Gwyneth A Furssell 28 Horace F Weaver (Colliery Hewer – below) 26 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. 6 Longstaff Avenue , Rawnsley, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
John T Partington 45 Edith W Partington (née Weaver) 40 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. 77 Watling St , Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Percy R Sutton (Secondary School Teacher) 43 Doris E Sutton (née Weaver) 40 Winifred M Mills (Elementary School Teacher) 23 17 Derby Rd. , Belper, Derbyshire, England
Eusebius A Weaver (Colliery Hewer – below) 36 Doris M Weaver (née Caddick) 33 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. 28 Longstaff Ave. , Rawnsley, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Gladys M Devall (neé Weaver) (later Bickley) (widow) (school caretaker) 35 Bernard Devall 7 This record is officially closed. 6 Old Fallow Ave. , Cannock, Staffordshire, England
Alfred E Moseley (Colliery Hewer – below) 36 Maggie E Moseley (née Weaver) 33 Alfred E Moseley 3 This record is officially closed. 52 Greenwood Ave., Cannock , Staffordshire, England
Walter E Weaver (Colliery Hewer – Below – HW) 31 Marion M G Weaver (née Evans) 30 This record is officially closed. 34 Princess Street , Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Henry T Weaver (Motor Bus Driver) 43 Mabel E Weaver (née Wyatt) 46 This record is officially closed. 23 Bramley Croft, Shirley, Solihull, Warwickshire, England
George Frederick Ballance (1874-1936) m Harriet Hannah Wakelin (1883-1974)
Nellie Eileen Ballance
b 1905, Curragh Army Camp, Kildare, Ireland
m 1927, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
to James Emmanuel Meeke (1921-1966)
d 1991, Bescot, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Gladys Ballance
b 1909, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
m 1943, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
to Horace Watson (1905-1989)
Dorothy Ballance
b 1914, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
m 1939, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
to Simon Gwilym Edwards (1909–1974)
d 1991, Walsall, West Midlands, England
Mary Georgina Ballance
b 1917, Brownhills, Staffordshire, England
m 1941, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
to Cyril Joseph Bowman (1915–2002)
d 2001, Sandwell, West Midlands, England
Harriet Ballance 55 Gladys Ballance (Shop Asst Jewellery) (later Watson) 30 Simon (Lewwylyn) Edwards (Millwright Engineer) 30 Dorthy Edwards (Explosive Filler, Small Arms) 25 May C Thutcher (Explosive Filler, Small Arms) 23 Mary G Ballance (Explosive Filler, Small Arms) (later Bowman) 22 157 Murdock Rd , Handsworth, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Henry Parkes (Machine Saw Operator Brasswork) 59 Ada Parkes 57 William J Bishop (Railway Porter) 29 Esther Violet Bishop 32 Horace Watson (Police Constable B’ham City Police) 34 134 Grasmere Road , Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
James E Meeke (Faancy Leather Foreman, Leather Military) 37 Nellie E Meeke née Ballance 34 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. 203 Pelsall Lane , Aldridge, Staffordshire, England
Walter John Ballance (1876-1923) m Lucy Corden (1874-1957)
Elizabeth Ballance
b 1898, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1942, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
to Hughie Griffith Hughes (1873-1946)
George Ballance
b 1901, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1930, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
to Clara Meadows Phillips (1900-1988)
d 1972, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Edith Ballance
b 1902, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1924, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
to Sidney H. Jenkinson (1899-1979)
Not found in 1939
d 1978, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Samuel Edward Ballance
b 1903, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1937, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
to Doris Mabel Bradshaw (1911-2004)
One child (died in infancy)
d 1968, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Nellie Ballance
b 1905, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1958, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
to Leonard John Lyons (1891-1977)
d 1965, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Mary Ballance
b 1907, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1937, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
to Stanley Edwin Jefferies (1901-1979)
d 1985, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Alice Ballance
b 1909, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
m 1941, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
to William Frain (1895-1977)
d 1987, Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Lucy Ballance 66 George Stockley (Incapacitated Coal Miner) 65 Nellie Ballance (later Lyons) (Domestic Servant) 34 16 King Street , Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
John Frew (Medical Practioner) 71 Hannah M. M. D Frew 66 Elizabeth Ballance (later Hughes) (Paid Domestic Duties) 41 Nancie M Frew (Hospital Almoner) 35 Joyce D Frew 28 This record is officially closed. 338 Bristol Rd. , Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Clara M Ballance née Phillips 39 George Ballance (Van Salesman) 38 This record is officially closed. 115 Hagley Rd. , Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
S Edward Ballance (Colliery Onsetter – below) 36 D Mabel Ballance (née Bradshaw) 28 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. 11 Ravenhill Terrace , Rugeley, Staffordshire, England
Stanley E Jefferies (Lorry Driver’s Mate) 38 Mary Jefferies (née Ballance) 31 Doreen M Brady (later Rogers) 10 This record is officially closed. 8.Church St., Maldon, Essex, England
Harry Bashford 68 Edith E Bashford 66 Alice Ballance (later Frain) 30 32 Ravenhurst Road , Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
William Price (Chemical Worker) 47 Dwynwen Meadoiws 43 William Frain (Labourer) 43 Alfred Meadows (Widower) 31 222 Flaxley Rd., Birmingham , Warwickshire, England
Ruth Ballance (1882-1952) m William Croshaw (1877-1940)
Clarence William Croshaw
b 1903, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Leicestershire, England
m 1922, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England
to Caroline Wood (b 1899)
Three children in Gloucestershire
d 1986, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Walter John Croshaw
b 1905, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone, Leicestershire, England
m 1927, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
to Annie Elizabeth Mellor (1905-1986)
d 1958, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Albert Edward Croshaw
b 1911, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
m 1941, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
to Kathleen M. Coleman (1910-1972)
d 1961, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
George Henry Croshaw
b 1913, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
m 1941, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
to Ethel E. Wright (1885-1950)
d 1963, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Beatrice Alice Croshaw
b 1914, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
m 1938, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
to Walter J. Hunt (b 1904)
d 1982, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Jane Croshaw
b 1924, Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
m 1947, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
to Mr Mills
d 1984, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
William Croshaw (Incapacitated) 63 Ruth Croshaw (née Ballance) 57 Albert E Croshaw (Colliery Getter – below HW) 28 George H Croshaw (Colliery Header – below HW) 26 Elizabeth J Croshaw (later Wills) (Hatter) 15 Eddystone, Priory Rd., Market Bosworth , Leicestershire, England
Caroline Crowshaw (née Wood) 40 Clarence W Crowshaw (Belt Worker – under) 36 Clarice M Croshaw (later Lewis) 11 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. Grendon Hall Flats, Grendon, Atherstone , Warwickshire, England
Walter J Hunt (Dairy Farmer) 35 Beatrice A Hunt (née Croshaw) 25 This record is officially closed. Brook Farm, Witherley , Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Edward Ballance (1884-1966) m Eleanor Glover (1880-1941)
Not found in 1939. In 1911, coal miner in Longdon, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Ballance (1886-1948) m Lawrence Cole (1883-1949)
James William Cole
b 1909, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
m 1939, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
to Doris Elsie Birch (1909-1980)
d 2001, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
George Thomas Cole
b 1910, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Not found in 1939
m 1942, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
to Pearl B. Doughty
d 1994, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Lawrence Noel Cole
b 1912, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
m 1939, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
to Lily Violetta Shepherd (1916-2002)
d 1971, Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Constance Mary Cole
b 1915, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
m 1941, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Not found in 1939
to Alan C.Turner (1904-1978)
d 1992, Burntwood, West Midlands, England
Ronald J. Cole
b 1920, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Not found in 1939
d 2007, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lawrence Cole (Iron Moulder HW) 56 Sarah Cole (née Ballance) 53 James Cole (Iron Moulder HW) 30 This record is officially closed. 12 Beacon Gardens , Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Arthur O Vanstone (Baker) 58 Rosina Vanstone 55 Pearl B Doughty (later Cole) (Polishing Mop Maker) 21 4/61 Alma St. , Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Lawrence Noel Cole (Timber Haulier HW) 27 Lily Violetta Cole (née Shepherd – other Shepherds in caravan next door) 23 This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. This record is officially closed. Caravan, Beacon St, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
William Beedle (Colliery Banksman) HW 62 Mary J Beedle 63 Cyril A Turner (Colliery Deputy) 35 104 High Street , Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
John Thomas Ballance – now understood to be a relative by marriage, born in Cannock.
First class stoker, Royal Navy. Served on HMS Begonia , Azalea -classQ-ship Q.10. Killed in action on 6 October 1917, when the ship collided with a German submarine, also lost, off Casablanca .
HMS Azalea (credit ) Portsmouth Naval MemorialFind A Grave Bomb damage in Birmingham 1940 (IWM )
