About this episode

This episode continues the story of Titanic's Bristolians, focusing on Ada Balls and her journey to America.

Titanic’s Bristolians (pt2) Season: 7 Episode: 15 In Part One of this tale, we covered the life and death of Rev. Robert Bateman. A man born in Bristol who emigrated to America and used his skills as a preacher and stonemason to help make a difference in the lives of many people. In this episode, we cover the tale of his Sister-in-Law, Ada Balls, who was encouraged to travel with him to America on a journey that would change her life. As a special extra for podcast listeners, there's also an extra tale about another survivour who lived in Bristol, Alice Louch. CAST Revd Robert James Bateman - Guy Pass Ada Balls - Sam Roberts Minister - Martin Palmer Dr. W.A. Hobson - Steve Sheperd Bruce Bateman - Tony Allen THIS PODCAST This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. If you liked it please leave a rating and maybe a comment and if you’d like to support the show with a donation, however small, you can go to Ko-Fi.com Some more great news for you, if you were interested in buying merchandise featuring the show’s logo, then pop over to Teepublic , you’ll find lots of things to choose from. So, thankyou for listening and until next time…

Topics covered

• Titanic
• Bristol
• immigration
• family history
• survivors
• true crime

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