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Elias Ward 1773–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1773

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 3 Aug 1831

Death Location: Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Ward

Mother: Ann Thackray

Spouse(s): Anne Russell

Children(s): Mary Gledhill, James Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Martha Ward, Sarah Ward, William Ward, Ruth Ward, Joseph Ward, Hannah Ward, John Ward, Ann Ward

Elias Ward was born in 1773 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Ward And Ann Thackray. Elias Ward married Anne Russell, and had children including Ann Ward, Eliz Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Hannah Ward, James Ward, John Ward, Joseph Ward, Martha Ward, Mary Gledhill, Ruth Ward, Sarah Ward, William Ward. Elias Ward passed away in 1831 in Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Elias Ward was born in 1773 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Ward And Ann Thackray.
  • Elias Ward married Anne Russell, and had children including Ann Ward, Eliz Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Hannah Ward, James Ward, John Ward, Joseph Ward, Martha Ward, Mary Gledhill, Ruth Ward, Sarah Ward, William Ward.
  • Elias Ward passed away in 1831 in Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1739–1823
Birth Location: Fewston, Otley, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Thackray
1743–1814
Birth Location: Fewston, Otley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Anne Russell
1761–1837
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Mary Gledhill
1809–1892
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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James Ward
1805–1884
Birth Location: Calverley Bridge, Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Ward
1799–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Ward
1803–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, , England
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Sarah Ward
1808–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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William Ward
1811–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Ruth Ward
1818–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Joseph Ward
1796–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Ward
1814–1860
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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John Ward
1797–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Ward
1802–
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Elias Ward's Ancestors

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Elias Ward
1773–1831
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Ward
1739–1823
Fewston, Otley, Yorkshire, England
Ann Thackray
1743–1814
Fewston, Otley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Ward
1715–1802
Fewston, Yorkshire, England
Ursula Simpson
1716–1797
Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England
Joseph Thackray
1713–1781
Grass Garths, Weston, Yorkshire, England,
Mary Hewick
1699–1737
Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ward
1686–1764
RACHEL ENGLAND
1688–1784
Peter Simpson
1660–1740
Jane Jeffrey
1678–1764
John THACKRAY
1676–1737
Isabel PROCTOR
1669–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Anthony Ward
1644–1690
BEATRICE WALKER
1639–
William England
1629–1739
Anne Whittaker
1651–1739
Thomas Simpson
1625–1688
Jaine Hardcastle
–1677
Henry Jeffrey
1629–1704
Isabel Hardisty
1651–1728
William Thackray
1614–1705
Mary Foster
1636–1712

Elias Ward's Descendants

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Elias Ward (15 Oct 1773–3 Aug 1831) m. Anne Russell (1761–13 Feb 1837)
  1. 1. Mary Gledhill 1809–1892 m. Thomas Gledhill 1810–1861
    1. 1. Thomas Gledhill 1846–1930 m. Elizabeth Rodgers 1848–1875 m. Juliana Pfrimmer 1851–1925
      1. 1. David (Thomas) Gledhill 1868–1928 m. Mary (Ann Molly) Morgan 1871–1944
        1. 1. Thomas (Lloyd) gledhill 1894–1947 m. Helen Blair 1892–1985
        2. 2. Herbert (Morgan) Gledhill 1897–1950
      2. 2. Alton (Sydney) Gledhill 1870–1945
    2. 2. Henry Gledhill 1833–
    3. 3. Jesse (Ward) Gledhill 1838–1919 m. Sarah (Jane) Vanstone 1835–1913
      1. 1. Florence Gledhill 1874–1956
      2. 2. Maria (Berthalda) Gledhill 1860–1951
      3. 3. Annette ((Nettie)) Gledhill 1864–1919
      4. 4. John (Ward) Gledhill 1867–1943 m. Charlotte (Anne) Moore 1870–1948
        1. 1. Clyde (Everett Ward) Gledhill 1894–1966
        2. 2. Asa (Verne Russell) Gledhill 1896–1979 m. Willamine Nivins 1893–1989
        3. 3. Gertrude (May) Gledhill 1902–1969
      5. 5. Mary (Adeline) Gledhill 1871–1872
    4. 4. James (Adalbert) Gledhill 1844–1931
    5. 5. Edwin Gledhill 1842–1922
    6. 6. Mary Gledhill 1848–1907
    7. 7. John Gledhill 1837–
    8. 8. William Gledhill 1843–1849
    9. 9. John Gledhill 1848–
    10. 10. Sarah Gledhill 1835–
    11. 11. Elizabeth Gledhill 1847–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Gledhill 1848– m. John (Christopher) Martin 1845–
      1. 1. Georgina (Emily) Martin 1869–1933
      2. 2. Josephine Martin 1872–
      3. 3. Bert (Lorne) Martin 1881–1942
    13. 13. James (Adalbert) Gledhill 1844–1931 m. Lydia Fisher 1850–1930
      1. 1. March (James) Gledhill 1878–1957
      2. 2. Myrtle (May) Gledhill 1882–1946
      3. 3. Albert (Fisher) Gledhill 1872–
      4. 4. George (Henry) Gledhill 1874–1961
      5. 5. Edward Gledhill 1881–
    14. 14. Mary Gledhill 1850–
  2. 2. James Ward 1805–1884
  3. 3. Elizabeth Ward 1799–
  4. 4. Martha Ward 1803–
  5. 5. Sarah Ward 1808–
  6. 6. William Ward 1811–
  7. 7. Ruth Ward 1818–
  8. 8. Joseph Ward 1796–
  9. 9. Hannah Ward 1814–1860
  10. 10. John Ward 1797–
  11. 11. Ann Ward 1802–

Elias Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1773
15 Oct 1773
Birth of Elias Ward in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Otley, Yorkshire, England
1773
15 Oct 1773
Elias Ward was baptized in Otley,York,England
Otley,York,England
1831
Jul 1831
Age 58
Death of Elias Ward in Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
1831
3 Aug 1831
Age 58
Burial of Elias Ward in Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1773
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP1742

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1773
    Event Place: Otley,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1831
    Event Place: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP1742
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1831
    Event Place: Calverley, St Wilfrid, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP1742
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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