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Tom Major-Ball (born Abraham Thomas Ball; 18 May 1879 – 27 March 1962) was a British music hall and circus performer. He was the father of John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997.
28 de sept. de 2022 · Biography. Tom (Ball) Major was born in Staffordshire, England. Abraham, known also as Tom Major-Ball, was born [1] and baptised in 1879 in Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of Abraham Ball and Sarah Ann Marrah. [2] . The family lived in Walsall, Staffordshire, where Abraham's father worked as a bricklayer. [3]
His father, Tom Major-Ball (real name Abraham Thomas Ball), was a music hall performer and circus artiste under the name Tom Major, and combined the two surnames when he started a garden ornament business.
Tom Major-Ball (born Abraham Thomas Ball; 18 May 1879 – 27 March 1962) was a British music hall and circus performer. He was the father of John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997.
Tom Major-Ball (nacido Abraham Thomas Ball; 18 de mayo de 1879-27 de marzo de 1962) fue un artista de circo y music hall británico . Fue el padre de John Major, primer ministro del Reino Unido de 1990 a 1997.
17 de oct. de 2012 · He brings the same diligence and clear thinking to My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall, an account of one of our much-loved institutions told through the story of his father, Tom Major-Ball, who began his music hall career aged 17, when Queen Victoria was still on the throne.
Tom Major-Ball grew up in the US before coming to Britain in 1896, aged 17. But he often returned with his trapeze act, the Times said. Mr Major's autobiography is reported to contain strong...
