Henry Lidgbird Ball (1756-1818)was a British Navy seaman, best known for discovering and exploring Lord Howe Island. 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... For the island off Solomon Islands, see Ontong Java Atoll Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean 600 km (373 mi) east of Australia. ...

In 1788, having previously commanded the HMS Supply, Lieutenant Ball commanded the vessel entrusted with shipping the first group of settlers from Botany Bay to Norfolk Island. For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ...

Between 1788 and 1790, Ball explored the area around Port Jackson and took part in the capture of the Aborigine, Arabanoo, on 31 December 1788, in addition to revisiting Lord Howe's Island and Norfolk Island. Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

After falling ill in January 1791, Ball returned to England to convalesce. Leaving Australia in November 1791, he landed at Plymouth in April 1792 with the first kangaroo to be shipped to England on board his ship. 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ...

Ball returned to duty in December 1792 and was made a captain in 1795, in which position he served with distinction between 1795 and 1812, when he went on to half pay in semi-retirement. On 4 June 1814 Ball was promoted to rear admiral of the Blue. 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

Ball married on 17 June 1802 in London to Charlotte Foster. She died a year later and, on 19 July 1810 at Kingston-upon-Thames, he married for a second time, to Anne Georgianna Henrietta Johnston. Ball had one daughter, Ann Maria. June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... --69. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Ball died on 22 October 1818 in Surrey, England. October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Ball's Pyramid, Mount Lidgbird, Ball's Bay and Ball's Point in Sydney Harbour are all named after him. Image:Balls Pyramid2. ... For the island off Solomon Islands, see Ontong Java Atoll Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean 600 km (373 mi) east of Australia. ... Motto Inasmuch Anthem Pitcairn Anthem Capital Kingston Largest city Burnt Pine Official languages English, Norfuk Government Self-governing territory  -  Head of State Queen Elizabeth II  -  Administrator Grant Tambling  -  Chief Minister David Buffett Self-governing territory  -  Norfolk Island Act 1979  Area  -  Total 34. ...

External links

• Silhouette picture of Ball, at the National Library of Australia

• Vivienne Parsons, 'Ball, Henry Lidgbird (1756 - 1818)' in Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 1, Melbourne University Press (1966)