Revd. Charles Richard Ball (died 1918) was the leading trustee and reputed Lord of Madeley Manor. In

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, he was the Vicar of St Paul's Church and the Honorary Canon of

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Early life

Ball, born 11 March 1833 in Clifton, Bristol, was the son of Joseph and Rebecca Ball. He had a brother A.W. Ball. He graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge with a B.A. in 1858 and a M.A. in 1864.

Career

In 1869, was made vicar of St Paul's Church serving the towns of Millfield and

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of Peterborough. He was curate of

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and Belgrave, Leicestershire. In Leicester, he was curate at St John's and St Andrews. He was the rural dean of Peterborough, appointed by the Bishop of Creighton. By 1891, he was appointed the Honorary Canon of

by Bishop Magee. He was elected proctor for the Diocese of Peterborough to Convocation. Ball wrote ''The Apostle of the Gentiles, His Life and Letters'' in 1885. By that time, he also had written ''The Promised Seed'' and ''Lessons on our Lord's Ministry''. He also wrote ''The Faith in Outline'', ''Plain Thoughts on a Great Subject'', ''The Blankthorpe Papers'', and ''The Dispensation of the Spirit''.

Personal life

He married Mary Eliza Saunders on 28 December 1871, the daughter of Rev. A. P. Saunders, DD, who was the headmaster of the Charter House and the Dean of Peterborough. They had a son, Richard Reynold Ball, on 8 August 1882. In 1891, eleven members of the family settled their shares or interests in Madeley Manor on trustees, Charles Richard Ball being the leading trustee and reputed lord of the manor. Between 1871 and 1889, the manor had passed to the Ball family, descendants of Joseph Reynolds's daughter Rebecca and her husband (and second cousin) Joseph Ball.

References

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