Celia Norris

Celia and Frank Ballard en route to England 1950 Norris sisters 1964 at the wedding of Irene (Rene) Chapman's daughter Joan in Birmingham, England. Left to Right - Rose, Rene, Celia, Phil & Sadie.. Ballard and Norris families, Birmingham, England 1950 - small Heidelberg Court House Old Heidelberg Court House

Celia was born on December 20th, 1902.  Celia's father was William  Henry Norris and her mother was Jane  Ann Dent.  Her paternal grandparents were  William Norris and Mary Jane Ashford; her maternal grandparents were Joseph William Dent and Rose Ann Fisher. She had two brothers and seven sisters, named "Ted", Joseph, Edith, Phyllis, Rose, Rene, Daisy, Leslie and Marjorie. She had a half-brother named Howard.  She died in an accident or as a result of an injury at the age of 83 in 1985.

• Death Notes

  Died as a result of injuries from being run over by a motor car.

• General Notes

  Frank Tippin Ballard in his diary written late in life (in the possession of Ralph Ballard) records that:
  "Born at 45 Cope Street, Ladywood, England on 20 December 1902
  Siblings - Edie, Rose (m. Howard Russell), William (Ted), Phyllis (m. Fred Taylor), Rene (m. Mr. Chapman), Daisy, Leslie, Marjorie, Joseph.
  Michael is the son of Rene.  He came to stay with Frank and Celia in Melbourne in 1957, then returned to Birmingham."
  Before marrying Frank and emigrating to Australia, she was a lacemaker in Birmingham, England.
  They lived for many years on a semi-rural block in Reservoir, Melbourne.
  When Frank became sergeant of police at Heidelberg, they lived at the police station.  Frank grew vegetables and milked Daisy the cow, while Celia cleaned the nearby Heidelberg Court House (now the Heidelberg Historical Museum).

Details of Celia's family with Frank Tippin Ballard