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26. Miss Helen Marie (Nell) BALL was born about Sep 1881 in Ickenham.99 [[[Birth note: Sep Q 1881 Helen Maria Uxbridge 3a 27][Helen M aged 9 on 1891 census][Aged 30 in 1912 Immigration to USA ship Manifest]]] She emigrated on 11 May 1912 from Liverpool.100 [[Emigration note: Luckily she missed the 'Titanic', and caught the next boat. (Titanic left Southampton on April 10 1912. Did not call at Liverpool) Source EBM C(H). Was this another of many such myths? RTC can find no trace of next vessel nor her landing in USA][(Nov 2006: need to seek suitable record) See original ship manifest SS Mauretania, left Liverpool 17 May 1912]] She immigrated on 17 May 1912 to New York USA.100,101 [[[Immigration note: Luckily she missed the 'Titanic', and caught the next boat. (Titanic left Southampton on April 10 1912) Source EBM C(H)][Was this another of many such myths? RTC can find no trace of next vessel nor her landing in USA]](Nov 2006: need to seek suitable record)[aged 30 in 1912 arriving New York to meet her husband R Aikin, on the SS Mauretania from Liverpool arrived 11 May 1912 (indexed as AikEn)(Last lived in Uxbridge and father as Henry E Ball in Ickenham]]] She died. [[General note: source EBM C(H). ]
[Came to England in 1926 with her son Tommy who was about 7, and met EBM C(H)]]

Miss Helen Marie (Nell) BALL and Mr Robert AIKIN were married about Mar 1912 in Wandsworth.102 [Marriage note: FBMD Mar q 1912 Wandsworth 1d 698] Mr Robert AIKIN was born abt 1874 or c 1879 in Ireland probably. [[Birth note: Eileen George / Amy Cooper have 'Robert' in their family tree dated 1985][aged 27 on emigration from Ireland (possibly Annaford) to US in 1906 with Henry (Married)(possibly 20) to Brother in New York. Both possibly Stone Cutters]] He emigrated in 1906 or 1910 from New York USA. [Emigration note: see SS Baltic to New York arrived April 6 1906 (Aged 27 from Annalong, Irelnd) with a Henry (20 ?) to visit a brother (Andrew?)](See also arrival in 1910 a Robert Aikens aged 36 from Annalong Ireland arrive NY to meet brother Thomas)(Therefore more than 1 of them!! So which if any is HM Ball husband?)(Also must have gone about April 1912 because married in Mar q 1912 in Wandsworth and met wife in May in New York) He emigrated about Apr 1912 from New York USA. [[Emigration note: query source? Married c Mar 1912 in London][His wife Helen travelled in May to New York and to be met by husband R Aikin. He must have gone 1st]] He died. Miss Helen Marie (Nell) BALL and Mr Robert AIKIN had the following children:

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Mr Thomas (Tommy) AIKIN.