Thank you, I got that far.. ;-)
But for the record and for anyone seaching this family, his father (also named Daniel Ball) was actually born in Kenton, Middlesex in 1806 and was married to I think a Jane Hartree (see census) from Bideford, Devon. I can't find a marriage, so no guarantees on that one. After that there is nothing on them in England until he (Daniel 1806) appears in Cardiff with Jane and Thomas in a boarding accommodation.
But they must have been together in Newport, as the sons were born in the corresponding locations.
..another cold case :-(