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Edgar William Ward 1847 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1847

Birth Location: Sydney, Australia

Death Date: 9 Nov 1932

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Eliza LARKEN

Spouse(s): Jane Casey

Children(s): Alfred Ward, Marie Ward, Reginald Ward, William Ward, Ada Ward, Arthur Ward, Edith Ward, Eileen Ward, Harold Ward

In 1847, Edgar William Ward entered the world in Sydney, Australia, born to Joseph Hill Ward and Eliza Frances LARKEN. Edgar William Ward married Jane Casey, and had children including Alfred Edgar Sidney Ward, Marie Eliza Lilian Ward, Reginald Rushworth Joseph Ward, William Ward, Ada Ward, Arthur Edwin Ward, Edith Cordelia Ward, Eileen Gladys Ward, Harold Elias Ward. Edgar William Ward passed away in 1932 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Edgar William Ward entered the world in Sydney, Australia, born to Joseph Hill Ward and Eliza Frances LARKEN.
  • Edgar William Ward married Jane Casey, and had children including Alfred Edgar Sidney Ward, Marie Eliza Lilian Ward, Reginald Rushworth Joseph Ward, William Ward, Ada Ward, Arthur Edwin Ward, Edith Cordelia Ward, Eileen Gladys Ward, Harold Elias Ward.
  • Edgar William Ward passed away in 1932 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ward
1808 – 1847
Birth Location: Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
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Eliza LARKEN
1818 – 1904
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Jane Casey
1855 – 1896
Birth Location: Otahuhu, Waitakere, Auckland, NZ
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Children(s)

Alfred Ward
1876 – 1954
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Marie Ward
1878 – 1967
Birth Location: Parnell. Auckland, New Zealand
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Reginald Ward
1880 – 1945
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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William Ward
1882 – 1961
Birth Location: Cambridge, New Zealand
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Ada Ward
1884 – 1966
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Arthur Ward
1885 – 1915
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Edith Ward
1889 – 1933
Birth Location: Hobsonville, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand
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Eileen Ward
1893 – 1975
Birth Location: Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
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Harold Ward
1894 – 1922
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Edgar Ward's Ancestors

Self
Edgar Ward
1847 – 1932
Birth Place: Sydney, Australia
Parents
Joseph Hill Ward
1808 – 1847
Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Eliza (Frances) LARKEN
1818 – 1904
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Thomas (Rushworth) Ward
1781 – 1857
Painswick, Gloucestershire? Or perhaps Middlesex (1851 Census)
Sarah Fisher
1781 – 1849
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Samuel Larkin
1770 –
St Botholph, Aldergate, London, England
Elizabeth ((Wild)) Whitaker
London, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edgar Ward's Descendants

1.
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Edgar (William) Ward (1847 – 9 Nov 1932) m. Jane Casey (1855 – 19 Jun 1896)
  1. 1. Alfred (Edgar Sidney) Ward (9 May 1876 – October 1954) m. Katern (Eliza) Dunn (Abt. 1874 – July 1950)
    1. 1. Kate Ward (1903 – )
    2. 2. Jean Ward (1904 – )
    3. 3. Alfred Ward (1905 – )
    4. 4. Edgar Ward (1906 – )
    5. 5. Edgar (Dunn) Ward (1908 – )
  2. 2. Marie (Eliza Lilian) Ward (April 1878 – June 1967)
  3. 3. Reginald (Rushworth Joseph) Ward (Apr 1880 – 26 Jul 1945) m. Elizabeth (Haslam) Hepburn (1874 – ) m. Lilian (Gladys) Hepburn (1877 – 1960)
    1. 1. Gladys Ward
    2. 2. Reginald Ward
    3. 3. A (. Duncan) Ward
    4. 4. Reginald Ward
    5. 5. Duncan Ward
    6. 6. Gladys Ward
  4. 4. William Ward (28 Jun 1882 – 1961)
  5. 5. Ada Ward (1884 – 1966)
  6. 6. Arthur (Edwin) Ward (1885 – 8 Aug 1915)
  7. 7. Edith (Cordelia) Ward (April 1889 – 16 May 1933)
  8. 8. Eileen (Gladys) Ward (2 Jun 1893 – 20 Jun 1975)
  9. 9. Harold (Elias) Ward (Oct 1894 – 28 Apr 1922)

Edgar Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1847
1847
Birth of Edgar William Ward in Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia
1932
9 Nov 1932
Age 85
Death of Edgar William Ward in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Sydney, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1932
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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