Descendants of Benjamin Ballinger

Generation No. 1

1. BENJAMIN¹ BALLINGER was born 1774 in Upton St Leonards, and died January 12, 1835 in Upton St Leonards. He married (2) ELIZABETH CAUSON 1811, daughter of JOSEPH CAUSON and ANN SWAIN.

Notes for BENJAMIN BALLINGER:

Lived at Camps House

Brimpsfield

Children of BENJAMIN BALLINGER and ELIZABETH CAUSON are:

i. SARAH² BALLINGER, b. September 19, 1813; d. December 14, 1824.

Notes for SARAH BALLINGER:

REPORT IN GLOUCESTER JOURNAL

DEATHS OF SARAH AND ANN MARIA BALLINGER

14-12-1824

FATAL ACCIDENT - About two o clock in the afternoon of Friday

a poor woman named Ballinger, residing at Upton St Leonards, near this city,

being employed in making bread for her family, had just stepped out to get

some clay for the purpose of stopping up the oven, but her infant daughter

about three years old, began trampling on the burning embers which the

mother had the moment before thrown under the grate . The consequence

was that the childs clothes took fire, and the same calamity extended itself to

an elder sister, eleven years of age, who had instantly run to her assistance .

Both children completely enveloped in flames, then rushed out into the road,

where the distracted mother in her efforts to relieve them was herself

dreadfully burnt . Surgical assistance was promptly procured but, melancholy

to relate, the two juvenile sufferers, after enduring great torment, died, the

one at two, the other at seven o clock the following morning . Mrs Ballinger

was in a dangerous state for some time, but we have since heard, that she is

materially better . An inquest was held upon the bodies of the two children,

on Monday, before J Cooke Esq. Coroner, where a verdict was returned of

Accidental death .

ii. JOHN BALLINGER, b. August 25, 1816.

2. iii. CAROLINE BALLINGER, b. April 4, 1819, Upton St Leonards; d. August 22, 1908, Upton St Leonards.

iv. ANNA MARIA BALLINGER, b. February 3, 1822; d. December 14, 1824.

Notes for ANNA MARIA BALLINGER:

REPORT IN GLOUCESTER JOURNAL

DEATHS OF SARAH AND ANN MARIA BALLINGER

14-12-1824

FATAL ACCIDENT - About two o clock in the afternoon of Friday

a poor woman named Ballinger, residing at Upton St Leonards, near this city,

being employed in making bread for her family, had just stepped out to get

some clay for the purpose of stopping up the oven, but her infant daughter

about three years old, began trampling on the burning embers which the

mother had the moment before thrown under the grate . The consequence

was that the childs clothes took fire, and the same calamity extended itself to

an elder sister, eleven years of age, who had instantly run to her assistance .

Both children completely enveloped in flames, then rushed out into the road,

where the distracted mother in her efforts to relieve them was herself

dreadfully burnt . Surgical assistance was promptly procured but, melancholy

to relate, the two juvenile sufferers, after enduring great torment, died, the

one at two, the other at seven o clock the following morning . Mrs Ballinger

was in a dangerous state for some time, but we have since heard, that she is

materially better . An inquest was held upon the bodies of the two children,

on Monday, before J Cooke Esq. Coroner, where a verdict was returned of

Accidental death .

v. HARRIET BALLINGER, b. January 23, 1825; d. January 18, 1835.

3. vi. BENJAMIN BALLINGER, b. April 29, 1827, Upton St Leonards; d. February 11, 1900, Upton St Leonards.

4. vii. JAMES BALLINGER, b. December 15, 1829, Upton St Leonards; d. January 31, 1910, Cliffords Mesne.

viii. CHARLOTTE BALLINGER, b. June 17, 1832; d. May 11, 1842.

5. ix. ENOCH BALLINGER, b. June 28, 1835; d. July 6, 1915, Oak Villas Upton St Leonards.

Generation No. 2

2. CAROLINE² BALLINGER (BENJAMIN¹) was born April 4, 1819 in Upton St Leonards, and died August 22, 1908 in Upton St Leonards. She married GEORGE MIDDLECOTE November 19, 1838, son of JOHN MIDDLECOTE and HANNAH TRINDALL.

More About GEORGE MIDDLECOTE:

Occupation: Labourer/Coachman

Children of CAROLINE BALLINGER and GEORGE MIDDLECOTE are:

i. ALFRED GEORGE³ MIDDLECOTE, b. September 1, 1839, Upton St Leonards.

More About ALFRED GEORGE MIDDLECOTE:

Occupation: Coachman

ii. MARY ANN MIDDLECOTE, b. July 3, 1842.

iii. GEORGE MIDDLECOTE, b. February 16, 1845; d. February 9, 1877.

More About GEORGE MIDDLECOTE:

Occupation: Coachman. Domestic servant

iv. CHARLOTTE CAROLINE MIDDLECOTE, b. August 9, 1847.

v. JAMES MYNETT MIDDLECOTE, b. January 27, 1850; d. February 9, 1850.

vi. EDWARD BENJAMIN MIDDLECOTE, b. September 21, 1851.

vii. FANNY ELIZABETH MIDDLECOTE, b. August 3, 1854.

viii. EDWIN MIDDLECOTE, b. September 21, 1856.

ix. ALICE JANE MIDDLECOTE, b. June 2, 1859.

x. WILLIAM FRANCIS MIDDLECOTE, b. October 27, 1861; d. October 11, 1872.

xi. CAROLINE JANE MIDDLECOTE, b. December 28, 1862.

3. BENJAMIN² BALLINGER (BENJAMIN¹) was born April 29, 1827 in Upton St Leonards, and died February 11, 1900 in Upton St Leonards. He married MARY ANN YOUNG.

Notes for BENJAMIN BALLINGER:

Lived at Awfield Dairy

Beach Farm

Bond End

In 1891 they were living at

Elm Villa

Hawfield

USL

More About BENJAMIN BALLINGER:

Occupation: June 26, 1881, Farmer

Notes for MARY ANN YOUNG:

Lived at Chapel House USL

Children of BENJAMIN BALLINGER and MARY YOUNG are:

i. FREDERICK BENJAMIN³ BALLINGER, b. 1850.

ii. REBECCA BALLINGER, b. 1852.

iii. FRANCES MARY BALLINGER, b. 1855.

6. iv. ALICE BALLINGER, b. 1857.

7. v. FRANK BALLINGER, b. 1859, Upton St Leonards; d. April 8, 1912, Upton St Leonards. Died from Tetanus.

vi. ELLEN BALLINGER, b. 1861.

8. vii. ANNIE BALLINGER, b. 1864.

viii. CHARLES BALLINGER, b. 1865.

9. ix. HENRY BALLINGER, b. 1867, Longhope.

x. CAROLINE BALLINGER, b. 1871.

xi. ROSA KATE BALLINGER, b. 1873.

xii. ELIZABETH BALLINGER, b. 1881; m. HERBERT THOMAS SMITH, 1899.

4. JAMES² BALLINGER (BENJAMIN¹) was born December 15, 1829 in Upton St Leonards, and died January 31, 1910 in Cliffords Mesne. He married (1) EMMA SIMMONDS November 21, 1850 in Upton St Leonards. He married (2) FRANCIS CAROLINE PENSOM August 20, 1887 in Congregational Chapel in Newent, daughter of THOMAS PENSOM.

More About JAMES BALLINGER:

Occupation: Builder/ Gardner

Notes for FRANCIS CAROLINE PENSOM:

Probably related to Elizabeth Jane Pensom who married William Silvester Ballinger

Children of JAMES BALLINGER and EMMA SIMMONDS are:

10. i. ELIZA EMMA³ BALLINGER, b. February 13, 1853.

ii. HARRIET BALLINGER, b. September 17, 1854.

11. iii. GEORGE WILLIAM BALLINGER, b. August 9, 1859.

iv. JULIA BALLINGER, b. June 25, 1864; d. April 13, 1865.

12. v. SYDNEY ALFRED BALLINGER, b. March 15, 1868, Upton St Leonards.

5. ENOCH² BALLINGER (BENJAMIN¹) was born June 28, 1835, and died July 6, 1915 in Oak Villas Upton St Leonards. He married SARAH WEBB 1857.

Notes for ENOCH BALLINGER:

Left all his property to his daughter Ann

All money to be split equally between his five children after an extra £80 had been taken out for Ann and £20 extra for George Richard, in recognition of their kindness in caring for him when he was paralysed from his illness.

Census1861- 1891 living at Gastrells Farm,Portway

1897 they were living at Grove Court

More About ENOCH BALLINGER:

Occupation: Farmer

Children of ENOCH BALLINGER and SARAH WEBB are:

13. i. ENOCH³ BALLINGER, b. December 6, 1858.

14. ii. GEORGE RICHARD BALLINGER, b. February 6, 1860, Upton St Leonards; d. February 25, 1934, Gloucester.

15. iii. ELI BALLINGER, b. March 30, 1861; d. July 16, 1941.

16. iv. ALBERT EDWARD BALLINGER, b. December 13, 1864, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. July 13, 1938.

v. ANN BALLINGER, b. December 31, 1865.

Generation No. 3

6. ALICE³ BALLINGER (BENJAMIN², BENJAMIN¹) was born 1857. She married CHARLES THOMAS WIXEY June 26, 1881 in St Aldate, son of THOMAS WIXEY.

Children of ALICE BALLINGER and CHARLES WIXEY are:

i. ROSE ALICE⁴ WIXEY, b. March 1882.

ii. CHARLES BENJAMIN WIXEY, b. December 1883.

iii. HENRY FARBER WIXEY, b. June 1885.

iv. FREDERICK THOMAS WIXEY, b. September 1886.

7. FRANK³ BALLINGER (BENJAMIN², BENJAMIN¹) was born 1859 in Upton St Leonards, and died April 8, 1912 in Upton St Leonards. Died from Tetanus. He married MARTHA BOWLES 1884.

Notes for FRANK BALLINGER:

DEATH FROM SCRATCHES 11-04-1912

UPTON ST LEONARDS LABOURER SUCCUMBS TO TETANUS

THE CORONERS ENQUIRY

The City Coroner , ( Mr Charles Scott ) conducted an enquiry at the Gloucestershire Royal

Infirmary on Tuesday evening into the circumstances attending the death of Frank Ballinger , a

general labourer , aged 53 , who lived at Upton Hill , Upton St Leonards and who was admitted to

the above institution on Saturday morning last , dying on Sunday from tetanus .

Martha Ballinger , wife of the deceased , said that his general health was very good . He had

been working lately for Mrs Ancrum of St Leonards Court and Mr Tidmarsh of Upton Hill . The

week before last the deceased worked for Mrs Ancrum throughout the week and appeared very

well . She did not know what he was working at , but he did not complain at all of being hurt .

During last week he worked for the first two days for Mr Tidmarsh , putting in posts , and the next

two days for Mrs Ancrum , but she did not know what work he was doing for her . He made no

complaint on either of those days . Witness did not notice any cuts or scratches about his hands .

When he went to bed on Thursday evening he seemed to her to be as usual and on Friday morning

he got up and lit the fire at 8.30 She came down a little later and asked him if he had had his

breakfast , and he replied that he had not , as he had a stiffness in his face . Witness induced him

to take a cup of tea and a bun , and after that he complained of a pain in his left side like cramp .

She gave him some warm pepper water but he did not feel any better . She then sent to the Kings

Head Hotel for some brandy , which deceased took with warm water during the morning . About

2.30 in the afternoon he went upstairs and got into bed , where between six and seven o clock she

brought him some warm milk , a large portion of which he drank . witness went to bed about 11

pm when deceased was quiet , but at 11.30 he began to cry out and moan , and when asked what

was the matter , said he had a pain in his side . She made a large linseed meal poultice and put it

on his side , and also one on his throat , which eased him very much . He went to sleep until

about 3.30. when he again woke up in pain . She sent for Dr Scott from Painswick at 5 o clock on

Saturday morning , and he arrived an hour later , and ordered deceased to be removed to the Royal

Infirmary which was done .

Harry Ballinger , of Upton St Leonards , a dairyman said the deceased was his brother and that

on Thursday , the 4th inst . , he was working for Mrs Ancrum doing hedging . About 1.10 pm . he

came to witness's house as usual for his pint of cider and asked his wife for a needle and thread to

mend his glove. While he was drinking the cider witness mended it for him . The thumb was

nearly worn away and there were holes in two or three of the fingers . Deceased had a newly

made scratch on his left hand , and said that the reason he wanted the glove mended was because

the thorns stuck into his hand , and it was very painful .

Mr Hugh James Hobbs , junior house surgeon at the Royal Infirmary said he remembered the

deceased being admitted on Saturday morning , when he was suffering from acute traumatic

tetanus . He got rather worse , the spasms occurring more frequently . The cause of death was

asphyxia due to spasm of the diaphragm or tetanus . Tetanus was never present without a wound

of some kind , although it might not be observable . witness noticed several scratches on

Deceased arm which appeared to be about a fortnight old . The time taken by the tetanus

bacillus to mature was anything from 5 to 21 days or even more .

The coroner having put the case to the jury , they returned a verdict that the deceased died from

tetanus brought on by the scratches on the arm , and also passed a vote of sympathy with the

widow , in which the coroner concurred .

Children of FRANK BALLINGER and MARTHA BOWLES are:

i. ARTHUR EDWARD⁴ BALLINGER, b. July 5, 1885, Upton St Leonards; d. February 18, 1915, See Notes.

Notes for ARTHUR EDWARD BALLINGER:

Arthur Edward Ballinger, Recorded in Army records as E Ballinger

No 8136 Pte E Ballinger born at USL, enlisted at Gloucester. Went to France with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, on 13th August 1914. He died on 18th February 1915. There is no known grave, but his name is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial

ii. ETHEL MAY BALLINGER, b. November 14, 1886, Upton St Leonards; d. 1980, Gloucester; m. RICHARD RILEY, 1914.

17. iii. CHARLES WILLIAM FRANCIS BALLINGER, b. March 3, 1890, Upton St Leonards; d. 1920.

18. iv. ARCHIBALD FRANCIS BALLINGER, b. September 25, 1892, Upton St Leonards.

v. PERCY WILLOUGHBY BALLINGER, b. August 4, 1894, Upton St Leonards; m. FRANCES TAYLOR, 1914.

vi. BENJAMIN HENRY BALLINGER, b. June 27, 1894, Upton St Leonards; m. GERTRUDE.

Notes for BENJAMIN HENRY BALLINGER:

Uncle Ben was a Gardener

vii. FRANCIS ALICE BALLINGER, b. April 15, 1900, Upton St Leonards; m. CHARLES HARDING.

8. ANNIE³ BALLINGER (BENJAMIN², BENJAMIN¹) was born 1864. She married WILLIAM LLEWELYN 1888.

Child of ANNIE BALLINGER and WILLIAM LLEWELYN is:

i. WILLIAM NOEL⁴ LLEWELYN, b. December 25, 1898.

9. HENRY³ BALLINGER (BENJAMIN², BENJAMIN¹) was born 1867 in Longhope. He married ADA HANNAH ROBINSON December 18, 1897.

More About HENRY BALLINGER:

Baptism: Longhope-Taynton

Children of HENRY BALLINGER and ADA ROBINSON are:

i. HARRY CHARLES⁴ BALLINGER, m. CLARA MORRIS, 1917.

ii. ALICE DOROTHY BALLINGER, d. October 27, 1988; m. EDWARD ROBINSON.

iii. EDITH ADA BALLINGER, m. ERNEST HARRY POOLE, 1932.

10. ELIZA EMMA³ BALLINGER (JAMES², BENJAMIN¹) was born February 13, 1853. She married GEORGE SMITH 1881 in Newent.

More About GEORGE SMITH:

Occupation: Builder

Child of ELIZA BALLINGER and GEORGE SMITH is:

19. i. WILLIAM SILVESTER ROSHIER⁴ BALLINGER, b. September 19, 1878; d. 1954.

11. GEORGE WILLIAM³ BALLINGER (JAMES², BENJAMIN¹) was born August 9, 1859. He married ELIZABETH PEPWORTH.

More About GEORGE WILLIAM BALLINGER:

Occupation: Builder, brick and tile maker

Children of GEORGE BALLINGER and ELIZABETH PEPWORTH are:

i. DOROTHY⁴ BALLINGER, b. May 11, 1891.

ii. FLORENCE BALLINGER, b. June 1889.

iii. HELENA BALLINGER, b. October 10, 1893; m. HARRY WRIGHT, January 29, 1915, Longhope.

Notes for HARRY WRIGHT:

Lance corporal in the Monmouthshire Regiment

12. SYDNEY ALFRED³ BALLINGER (JAMES², BENJAMIN¹) was born March 15, 1868 in Upton St Leonards. He married LYDIA CARPENTER.

Children of SYDNEY BALLINGER and LYDIA CARPENTER are:

20. i. RALPH JAMES⁴ BALLINGER, b. 1892

21. ii. FRANK BALLINGER, b. July 18, 1889

13. ENOCH³ BALLINGER (ENOCH², BENJAMIN¹) was born December 6, 1858. He married EMMA ELIZABETH WEBB 1881.

Notes for ENOCH BALLINGER:

Lived at

Brimps Cottage

Camp House

Brimpsfield

Census 1891 and 1911, living at Pooles Farm USL

Children of ENOCH BALLINGER and EMMA WEBB are:

i. EMILY ELIZABETH⁴ BALLINGER, b. September 3, 1882.

ii. EDITH SARAH BALLINGER, b. April 13, 1884.

iii. HARRY RICHARD BALLINGER, b. October 11, 1885.

14. GEORGE RICHARD³ BALLINGER (ENOCH², BENJAMIN¹) was born February 6, 1860 in Upton St Leonards, and died February 25, 1934 in Gloucester. He married ANNIE CARSON 1881.

Notes for GEORGE RICHARD BALLINGER:

Was residing at 26 Clevedon Road at the time of his death. Probate was granted on 17 April 1934. The gross value of his estate was £402-2-2 Net value of personal estate was £52-2-2 Probate was granted to his friend, Ernest Arthur Smith of 31 St Michaels Square Gloucester.

The whole of his estate was left to his daughter, Beatrice Annie Ballinger/

Children of GEORGE BALLINGER and ANNIE CARSON are:

i. GEORGE ERNEST⁴ BALLINGER, b. November 23, 1884; m. HARRIET EDIE HOPKINS, December 25, 1913.

Notes for HARRIET EDIE HOPKINS:

Lived at Chapel House USL

ii. BEATRICE ANNIE BALLINGER, b. July 25, 1886.

15. ELI³ BALLINGER (ENOCH², BENJAMIN¹) was born March 30, 1861, and died July 16, 1941. He married ANNIE LOUISA SMITH 1884.

Notes for ELI BALLINGER:

1897-1911 Living at Pooles Farm USL

Children of ELI BALLINGER and ANNIE SMITH are:

i. FLORENCE LILLIAN⁴ BALLINGER, b. January 6, 1885; m. ALFRED CLIFFORD, 1911.

ii. AGNES ROSE BALLINGER, b. December 12, 1886; m. HAROLD STEELE, 1910.

iii. WINIFRED KATE BALLINGER, b. January 31, 1892; m. HENRY MIDDLECOTE.

iv. ELEANOR MARY BALLINGER, b. December 1, 1895.

v. MIRIAM EVELYN BALLINGER, b. July 15, 1901.

16. ALBERT EDWARD³ BALLINGER (ENOCH², BENJAMIN¹) was born December 13, 1864 in Grove Court, Upton St Leonards, and died July 13, 1938. He married SARAH ANN DREW April 25, 1888.

Notes for ALBERT EDWARD BALLINGER:

Lived at The Pound USL and at Grove Court USL where he was a farmer.

He was a parish councillor and school governor

In 1918 the family moved to a larger farm called Fields Place at Dilwyn Nr Leominster Herefordshire.

More About ALBERT EDWARD BALLINGER:

Occupation: Wheelwright and Grocer at USL

Children of ALBERT BALLINGER and SARAH DREW are:

22. i. LILIAN ALICE⁴ BALLINGER, b. February 27, 1888, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. November 2, 1952.

23. ii. ALBERT EDWARD BALLINGER, b. June 15, 1890, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. February 5, 1968.

24. iii. WILFRED ENOCH BALLINGER, b. August 27, 1893, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. September 10, 1963.

25. iv. EDGAR JOHN BALLINGER, b. August 1, 1894, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. March 26, 1972.

26. v. RUTH BALLINGER, b. July 27, 1896; d. June 19, 1970.

27. vi. OLIVE RHODA BALLINGER, b. July 27, 1896; d. 1991.

vii. KATHLEEN CHRISTINE BALLINGER, b. July 26, 1904, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. August 27, 1985; m. WALTER THOMAS PRICE, September 26, 1934.

28. viii. DOUGLAS GEORGE BALLINGER, b. November 6, 1907, Grove Court, Upton St Leonards; d. May 1, 1983.

Generation No. 4

17. CHARLES WILLIAM FRANCIS⁴ BALLINGER (FRANK³, B