tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post4532440991380316359..comments2024-03-17T12:58:28.807+11:00Comments on GeniAus: Sepia Saturday 191 : 24 August 2013GeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-22957033513764512882013-08-27T19:32:47.875+10:002013-08-27T19:32:47.875+10:00Thanks, all for your comments. Wife 2 must have be...Thanks, all for your comments. Wife 2 must have been happy to go in with the others. My other issue is trying to work out how the second James Ball fits in to the family.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-51707378521631671752013-08-26T09:09:55.317+10:002013-08-26T09:09:55.317+10:00Well this post has made me think. My tree has a w...Well this post has made me think. My tree has a woman with six children who then marries her late husband's brother and has another six children. I hadn't thought to investigate the burial arrangements ! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-58958683595623949592013-08-26T09:06:48.461+10:002013-08-26T09:06:48.461+10:00Well this post has made me think. My tree has a w...Well this post has made me think. My tree has a woman with six children who then marries her late husband's brother and has another six children. I hadn't thought to investigate the burial arrangements ! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-28708450072071395762013-08-25T14:09:33.756+10:002013-08-25T14:09:33.756+10:00Wow, clearly he was a man that truly loved both of...Wow, clearly he was a man that truly loved both of his wives very much! What a great find.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-23254079902905619332013-08-25T10:54:45.019+10:002013-08-25T10:54:45.019+10:00Do you think Fanny got a frosty reception when she...Do you think Fanny got a frosty reception when she arrived late, as the spare wheel?Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-56922212591056218552013-08-25T10:06:12.954+10:002013-08-25T10:06:12.954+10:00Boy, o boyo, this gravestone got me thinking. An ...Boy, o boyo, this gravestone got me thinking. An old friend died a while back, buried with is first wife --- but 2nd wife was very intent on being top wife. I heard that she died recently, so someday I may have to go and see just what story plays out of that gravestone. Thanks for an interesting twist.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-36465874070016564382013-08-25T08:50:53.483+10:002013-08-25T08:50:53.483+10:00Were they sequential or concurrent...could be a go...Were they sequential or concurrent...could be a good gossipy story. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-29378902810367120892013-08-25T06:18:05.382+10:002013-08-25T06:18:05.382+10:00A fine post. I enjoyed following the thread and r...A fine post. I enjoyed following the thread and reading the comments. Thanks!anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-11586876598991256412013-08-25T04:04:14.327+10:002013-08-25T04:04:14.327+10:00So his second wife died last - she must have known...So his second wife died last - she must have known that he was buried with his first wife. But who decided that Fanny should join the.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-89366863050106808812013-08-25T00:22:16.222+10:002013-08-25T00:22:16.222+10:00How very cosy. Let's hope they al got on toget...How very cosy. Let's hope they al got on togethert. That's a very interetsing headstone.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-38050128375198282522013-08-24T23:14:03.637+10:002013-08-24T23:14:03.637+10:00It wasn't until I read the stone that I realiz...It wasn't until I read the stone that I realized that he probably didn't have two wives at the same time.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-24832462593595615562013-08-24T19:26:41.026+10:002013-08-24T19:26:41.026+10:00The way you started I thought maybe he had two wiv...The way you started I thought maybe he had two wives at the one time! Pays to read the whole story doesn't it!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-43567874754516311412013-08-24T07:44:00.064+10:002013-08-24T07:44:00.064+10:00My Grandad (mom's father) had two wives, (both...My Grandad (mom's father) had two wives, (both were sisters). One died after giving him 6 children, then she died. A year later he married his dead wife's sister and she gave him 3 children, (one died in infancy). So, that is the tale of the two sisters who married the same man!!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-43935580951588228112013-08-24T04:49:04.313+10:002013-08-24T04:49:04.313+10:00James was apparently younger than Betty. Fanny was...James was apparently younger than Betty. Fanny was 6 years younger than James. Fanny was 16 years younger than Betty. I wonder who decided they should all be buried together. Sometimes it was a financial consideration...one headstone being cheaper than three. I doubt Betty had much say in the matter. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-45206465152460887302013-08-24T03:07:27.622+10:002013-08-24T03:07:27.622+10:00So, wife #2 outlived the other two; she must have ...So, wife #2 outlived the other two; she must have been the one to get everybody together at the end (or join them in the end). At any rate, it's unique!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-60541822919255692222013-08-24T03:01:47.563+10:002013-08-24T03:01:47.563+10:00I think it's nice that neither wife was left t...I think it's nice that neither wife was left to rest alone. Maybe they were friends before the first wife died.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-71874393924580739762013-08-24T02:22:22.921+10:002013-08-24T02:22:22.921+10:00Here's the inscription:
I think Betty was the ...Here's the inscription:<br />I think Betty was the first and died young. Fanny came along later. They're together for eternity though.<br /><br />Loving Memory of James Ball<br /> of 44 Albert Street, who died<br /> May 1, 1911, Aged 73 years.<br />also of Betty, his wife,<br />Died Jan. 18th, 1876, Aged 48 yrs.,<br />"Her end was peace."<br />and of Fanny, wife of the above, James Ball,<br />Died May 18 in 1928, aged 84 years.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-46059555277208289972013-08-24T01:37:18.354+10:002013-08-24T01:37:18.354+10:00What a discovery! Assuming James first wife died,...What a discovery! Assuming James first wife died, I suppose it is natural for he and his two wives to be united in burial. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-62873567570293685582013-08-23T23:43:07.842+10:002013-08-23T23:43:07.842+10:00Curious both wives in the same grave. Of course, i...Curious both wives in the same grave. Of course, in the future with same sex marriages we might see an influx in similar headstones!Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-70144497106351964382013-08-23T21:37:43.958+10:002013-08-23T21:37:43.958+10:00Loved your post..... Fancy them all being buried t...Loved your post..... Fancy them all being buried together !!!! Makes you think!<br />Jackie<br />Scrapbangwallop Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586323704318587473noreply@blogger.com