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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/11588| Title: | Sir Alexander Ball : the father of the Maltese |
| Authors: | Damer Powell, J. W. |
| Keywords: | Ball, Alexander John, Sir, 1756?-1809 British -- Malta -- History Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 Ball, Alexander John, Sir, 1756?-1809 -- Death and burial |
| Issue Date: | 1935 |
| Publisher: | The Blue Peter, the magazine of sea travel |
| Citation: | Powell, J. W. D. (1935). Sir Alexander Ball : the father of the Maltese. The Blue Peter, the magazine of sea travel, 15(156), 106-115 |
| Abstract: | The life at sea of Sir Alexander John Ball. He was the fourth, but third surviving son of Robert Ball, High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1748, and Mary, only daughter of Marshe Dickinson, Lord Mayor of London, 1756-7. Alexander was born at his father's seat, Ebworth Park, and baptised in the parish church of Painswick on July 22nd, 1756. This article refers to his journeys at sea until his death in Malta on October 25th 1809 |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/11588 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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