He was the son of George Ball and Lois Attenborough. He married firstly Harriett Mary Page (1864–1931) in 1886. The children from this marriage were: • Hilda Ball (16 August 1887 – 27 August 1887) • Lois Beatrice Ball (26 February 1892 – 7 March 1984) married in Nottingham on 2 March 1918 to Lieutenant G. Stafford Anderson •
Albert Ball VC, DSO**, MC (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) • Arthur Cyril Ball (1897 – 2 July 1958) In 1933, he married Estelle Dorothy Bella Dannah. He died aged 83 in
Bournemouth. ==References==