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     Harry Sewell Coates was born in 1881.¹ He married Ada Florence Moore, daughter of William Moore and Lucy Ann Crust, in 1902.¹
     Harry Sewell Coates was a grocer at Leeds, Yorkshire, West Riding, England.¹

     Gwendolyn Minny Coates was born in 1905.¹ She was the daughter of Harry Sewell Coates and Ada Florence Moore.¹ She married Abraham Thomas Ball in 1929.¹ She died in 1970.¹
     From 1929, her married name became Ball.¹

     Abraham Thomas Ball was born in 1879 at Walsall, England.¹ He married, firstly, Kitty (?).¹ He married, secondly, Gwendolyn Minny Coates, daughter of Harry Sewell Coates and Ada Florence Moore, in 1929.¹ He died in 1963.²
     As of 1901, Abraham Thomas Ball used the stage-name of Tom Major.¹ He lived in 1910 at Meadow Farm, Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.¹ He was a music hall artist.¹ He was also known as Abraham Thomas Major-Ball.²

     Rt. Hon. Sir John Major was born on 29 March 1943 at Merton, Surrey, England.² He is the son of Abraham Thomas Ball and Gwendolyn Minny Coates.¹ He married Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of Norman Wagstaff Johnson and Edith (?), on 3 October 1970.¹
     Rt. Hon. Sir John Major was educated at Rutlish Grammar School, Rutlish, England.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Huntingdonshire between 1979 and 1983.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) (Conservative) for Huntingdon between 1983 and 2001.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1987.¹ He held the office of Foreign Secretary in 1989.¹ He held the office of Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1989 and 1990.¹ He held the office of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury between November 1990 and May 1997.¹ He was invested as a Companion of Honour (C.H.) in 1999.¹ He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 2005.¹

     Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Johnson was born on 12 February 1942 at Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England.² She is the daughter of Norman Wagstaff Johnson and Edith (?).² She married Rt. Hon. Sir John Major, son of Abraham Thomas Ball and Gwendolyn Minny Coates, on 3 October 1970.¹
     Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Johnson was educated at Peckham School for Girls, Peckham, Surrey, England.³ She was educated at Battersea College of Domestic Science, Battersea, Surrey, England.³ She was a teacher between 1963 and 1970 at St. Michael and All Angels School, Camberwell, Surrey, England.³ From 3 October 1970, her married name became Major.¹ She wrote the book Joan Sutherland, published 1987.³ She wrote the book Chequers: the Prime Minister's country house and its history, published 1996.³ She was invested as a Dame Commander, Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.) in June 1999.⁴

     Norman Wagstaff Johnson died in 1945, killed in action.²
     Norman Wagstaff Johnson fought in the Second World War.²

     James Major was born in 1975.¹ He is the son of Rt. Hon. Sir John Major and Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Johnson.¹ He married Emma Noble on 29 May 1999 at Crypt Chapel, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England.²
     James Major was educated at Kimbolton School, Leicestershire, England.³

     Emma Noble was born circa 1972.¹ She married James Major, son of Rt. Hon. Sir John Major and Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Johnson, on 29 May 1999 at Crypt Chapel, Westminster Palace, Westminster, London, England.¹
     From 29 May 1999, her married name became Major.¹ She was a model and TV game show hostess.²

     Harrison Major was born on 28 July 2000 at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, England.¹ He is the son of James Major and Emma Noble.¹