Thomas Ball married Margaret Mill (1712–1783) in Greatham, Sussex, on 8 July 1732 when he was 36 years old, they had at least four children, one of which, Ann Ball born 1738, married Charles Harward (1723–1802) in 1763, who was his successor as Dean of Chichester Cathedral in 1770.
[4] Ball became a residentiary canon at Chichester Cathedral in 1735 and was offered, but declined, the office of dean in 1741.
[2] Ball failed to secure the deanery of Worcester so when nominated to be dean of Chichester (again) in 1754 he accepted it.
[4] The career of Thomas Ball reveals a close linking of the political and ecclesiastical life of Sussex in the middle of the 18th century.
[4] Dean Ball and his chapter were major supporters of the Whig Party in the county and for the Duke of Newcastle and his family.