Trove Tuesday - Emmie Ball

Emmie Ball, a Great-aunt of Mr GeniAus, married Eric Gladstone Deadman from Liverpool, NSW. I turned to Trove to add some Emmie stories to our family tree.

1918 'A SOLDIER'S BRIDE.', The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 27 April, p. 11. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article86204916

This article reported that Emmie was a Bridesmaid at her Brother, Fred's wedding. 

"The chief bridesmaids were Miss Emmie Ball (sister of the bridegroom) and Mrs. Lucy Fox (the bride's sister), both wearing pale pink silk voile and carrying bouquets of pink and white chrysanthemums."

1920 'LIVERPOOL.', The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 29 May, p. 5. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103251637

1920 'LIVERPOOL.', The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 11 December, p. 5. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103257807

Emmie celebrates her Coming of Age.

1921 'WEDDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.', The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 24 September, p. 4. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103815353

Emily is a Bride: 

"WEDDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.
A LIVERPOOL BRIDE.
A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Bede's Church of England, Drummoyne, on Thursday, the 8th Inst., when Miss Emily Ball, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ball, of "Dorking Villa," George-street, Liverpool, was married to Mr. Eric Gladstone Deadman, youngest son of Ald. S. and the late Mrs. Deadman,of Goulburn-street, Liverpool; the Rev. S. Deadman, brother of the bridegroom, offic-iated. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. James Ball, Marrickville,and
was daintily gowned in apricot georgette,beautifully embossed with a hat to match. Miss Lily Toner attended as bridesmaid,and wore a pretty frock of white crepe de chine and a black picture hat. Mr. E.
McDermott was best man. After the ceremony, the bridal party left for Liverpool, where about 40 guests were entertained at the residence of the bride's parents, and the usual toasts were honored. The evening was spent in dancing and singing; Vocal and musical items were contributed by Mesdames Jackson and E. Hanna,Miss C. Deadman, Messrs. F. Weekes. J. Kaye, H. Watt, T. Fitzpatrick and Johnson. Later mr. and Mrs. Deadman left midst cheers and good wishes for their
honeymoon, which is being spent at Ka-toomba, thence to Wollongong; the bride travelling in a smart navy crepe de chine costume and a small mastic hat.

1921 'WEDDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.', The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), 3 December, p. 4. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103816337

Emily attended the wedding of her friend Lily Grundy.
1931 'Advertising', The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1972), 17 April, p. 4. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76326910

Emily auctioned some property:

1944 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 4 May, p. 10. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17906257

Emily's mother dies:

BALL - May 3 1944 Emily fond wife of John James, and dear mother of Hannah, Fred, Emily, James (deceased) and of James Kay aged 79 years.
1944 'LIVERPOOL', The Biz (Fairfield, NSW : 1928 - 1972), 12 October, p. 3. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76278461

"Mrs. E. Deadman. of Goulburn Street, Liverpool, was admitted to Parramatta District Hospital on October 4."

1945 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 16 June, p. 24. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27937197

Emmie's son is killed in action:

DEADMAN.-May 14, 1945, killed in action, Bougainville, NX194063, Lance-Cpl. Colin Frederick, dearly loved elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Deadman, of 46 Goulburn Street,Liverpool, and brother of Jean, Norman, James, Leslie, Shirley, and Barry. Duty nobly done.

1950 'Family Notices', The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), 16 May, p. 18. , viewed 25 Oct 2016, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18167306

Emily's father passes away:

BALL, John James. — May 15, 1950, formerly of Liverpool, husband of the late Emily Ball, and dear father of Annie, Fred, and Emilie, aged 84 years.

I couldn't find any further references in Trove to Emily who passed away in 1959.

In Search of Emily

I don't know why I have never gone looking for Mr Geniaus' Great-Grandmother's grave but I hadn't until yesterday.

Emily's plot

Before we motored home from our trip to Wagga Wagga I checked my database to see if there were any country cemeteries I needed to visit but there were none within 50km of the motorway. We were approaching the southern outskirts of Sydney when I thought of Emily Ball (nee Royds), Mr Geniaus' Great-Grandmother, so I suggested we take a detour via Liverpool Cemetery to find Emily's grave.

This smallish cemetery has a rather modern office, lots of new mausoleums, some older graves and a computerised grave locating kiosk. We quickly found that Emily was buried in Anglican Section B, Row 5, Grave 79. Finding the grave was another matter; the cemetery office gave us a paper diagram that gave the location of various sections in the cemetery but no further details; there is no signage to help one decide which section or row is which.

We identified a few possibilities for Row 5, Grave 79 and none of them had a headstone or marker. By a process of elimination (to identify the rows we noted names on adjoining plots, drove back to the office and entered them in the kiosk) we found Emily's unmarked plot. It's such a disappointment when one finds an unmarked grave; one feels sort of cheated.

I had thought that Emily was buried with a male that I couldn't link to the family. When I got home I checked my files for the reference to that information. In

• Liverpool General Cemetery Volume 2 published by The Liverpool &​ District Family History Society Emily is recorded as being in Grave 74 with Sydney James Williams and her plot, Number 79 is shown as having no records. As a result of this error I had spent a few frustrating hours some time ago trying to connect Mr Williams with the Balls. No wonder I had no success. 

Emily's entry in The Liverpool General Cemetery Index from Liverpool & District Family History Society

• It just goes to show that one mustn't rely on one source. 

We had better luck finding the grave of Emily's daughter, Emily Deadman (nee Ball) and her husband, Eric Gladstone Deadman. It had a headstone that we were unable to clean as we were not equipped for a cemetery trip. 

I am also sorry that my devices were running low on power and I was unable to use them to photograph some graves for BillionGraves.