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Frances Mary Ward 1912 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Jun 1987

Death Location: Porirua, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Ward

Mother: Ada Wright

Spouse(s): Whitford Brown

Children(s): Judith Brown, Derek Brown, Colleen Brown, Peter Brown, Christopher Brown

Frances Mary Ward was born in 1912 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of Joseph Thomas Ward and Ada Evelyn Wright. Frances Mary Ward married Whitford James Richard Brown, and had children including Judith Maureen Whitford Brown, Derek Joseph Ward Brown, Colleen Anne Evelyn Brown, Peter Richard Evelyn Brown, Christopher John McKechnie Brown. Frances Mary Ward passed away in 1987 in Porirua, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Frances Mary Ward was born in 1912 in Wanganui, New Zealand, the child of Joseph Thomas Ward and Ada Evelyn Wright.
  • Frances Mary Ward married Whitford James Richard Brown, and had children including Judith Maureen Whitford Brown, Derek Joseph Ward Brown, Colleen Anne Evelyn Brown, Peter Richard Evelyn Brown, Christopher John McKechnie Brown.
  • Frances Mary Ward passed away in 1987 in Porirua, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Ward
1862 – 1927
Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England
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Ada Wright
1870 – 1942
Birth Location: Hope Lodge, Christchurch
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Spouses(s)

Whitford Brown
1910 – 1986
Birth Location: Maori Creek, Greymouth, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Judith Brown
1932 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Derek Brown
1934 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Colleen Brown
1936 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Peter Brown
1941 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Christopher Brown
1947 –
Birth Location: Whanganui, New Zealand
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Frances Ward's Ancestors

Self
Frances Ward
1912 – 1987
Birth Place: Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Joseph Thomas Ward
1862 – 1927
Chelsea, London, England
Ada (Evelyn) Wright
1870 – 1942
Hope Lodge, Christchurch
Grandparents
Francis (Joseph) WARD
1790 – 1869
Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England
Mary (Sarah) Clarke
1820 – 1867
Worchester
Sydney (Evelyn Liardet) Wright
1825 – 1897
Westminster,London,England
Georgina (Amelia) Pickford
Great-Grandparents
William Ward
1768 –
Margaret Dale
John Wright
1786 – 1853
Louisa Liardet
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Ward
1728 – 1781
Elizabeth Silvester
1735 – 1796
John Wright
1753 –

Frances Ward's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Mary) Ward (22 Jan 1912 – 27 Jun 1987) m. Whitford (James Richard) Brown (13 May 1910 – 14 Apr 1986)
  1. 1. Judith (Maureen Whitford) Brown (23 Oct 1932 – ) m. Brian Manchester
    1. 1. Simon (Paul) Manchester (18 Mar 1958 – )
    2. 2. Brenda (Ruth) Manchester (18 Apr 1961 – )
  2. 2. Derek (Joseph Ward) Brown (04 May 1934 – ) m. Valerie Estall
    1. 1. Christine Brown (04 Dec – )
    2. 2. Stephen Brown (13 Sep 1959 – )
    3. 3. Malcolm (Ian) Brown (23 Mar 1967 – )
    4. 4. Roger (Alan) Brown (23 Mar 1967 – 15 Aug 1999)
    5. 5. Angela (Liardet) Brown (1978 – ) m. Lyndon Daymond (1971 – )
      1. 1. Shay Daymond (1994 – )
      2. 2. Caleb Daymond (1996 – )
      3. 3. Ivan Daymond (1998 – )
  3. 3. Colleen (Anne Evelyn) Brown (28 Oct 1936 – ) m. John (Francis) Barrett
    1. 1. Susan Barrett (03 Sep – )
    2. 2. Janice Barrett (May – )
    3. 3. Mark (Francis) Barrett (22 Sep 1957 – )
    4. 4. Paul (Frederick) Barrett (Oct 1959 – )
  4. 4. Peter (Richard Evelyn) Brown (16 Jan 1941 – ) m. Anne Shotbolt (Aug 1939 – ) m. Dorothy Jupp
    1. 1. Felicity (Ann) Brown (09 Sep 1966 – )
    2. 2. Andrew Brown
    3. 3. Joanna Brown
    4. 4. Gerrard Brown
    5. 5. Edmund Brown
    6. 6. Paul (Francis) Brown
  5. 5. Christopher (John McKechnie) Brown (11 Sep 1947 – )

Frances Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1912
22 Jan 1912
Birth of Frances Mary Ward in Wanganui, New Zealand
Wanganui, New Zealand
1987
27 Jun 1987
Age 75
Death of Frances Mary Ward in Porirua, New Zealand
Porirua, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Wanganui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1987
    Event Place: Porirua, New Zealand
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