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George Ward 1852–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1852

Birth Location: Wetherden, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1942

Death Location: Magill, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Ward

Mother: Fanny Steggall

Spouse(s): Sarah Abbott, Elizabeth Shaw

Children(s): Jessie Ward, Rachel Ward, Mary Ward, Bertha Ward, Oscar Ward

George Ward was born in 1852 in Wetherden, Suffolk, England, the child of George Ward And Fanny Steggall. George Ward married Elizabeth Sarah Louisa Shaw, Sarah Louisa Abbott, and had children including Bertha Marion Ward, Jessie Steggall Ward, Mary Ann Emily Ward, Oscar Edwin Cedric Ward, Rachel Ward. George Ward passed away in 1942 in Magill, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • George Ward was born in 1852 in Wetherden, Suffolk, England, the child of George Ward And Fanny Steggall.
  • George Ward married Elizabeth Sarah Louisa Shaw, Sarah Louisa Abbott, and had children including Bertha Marion Ward, Jessie Steggall Ward, Mary Ann Emily Ward, Oscar Edwin Cedric Ward, Rachel Ward.
  • George Ward passed away in 1942 in Magill, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ward
1820–1867
Birth Location: Bramford, Suffolk, England
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Fanny Steggall
1823–1876
Birth Location: Wyverstone, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Abbott
1855–1894
Birth Location: Kensington, South Australia, Australia
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Elizabeth Shaw
1867–1941
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jessie Ward
1885–1963
Birth Location: Kilkerran, South Australia
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Rachel Ward
1894–
Birth Location: Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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Mary Ward
1881–
Birth Location: Kilkerran, South Australia, Australia
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Bertha Ward
1887–1969
Birth Location: Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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Oscar Ward
1889–1970
Birth Location: Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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George Ward's Ancestors

Self
George Ward
1852–1942
Birth Place: Wetherden, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Ward
1820–1867
Bramford, Suffolk, England
Fanny Steggall
1823–1876
Wyverstone, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Ward
1766–1830
William (Charles) Steggall
1791–1850
Wyverstone, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Richard
1791–
Lambelton, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Charles Steggall
1748–1819
Mary
1751–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Ward's Descendants

1.
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George Ward (6 May 1852–30 Oct 1942) m. Sarah (Louisa) Abbott (16 Nov 1855–1 Oct 1894) m. Elizabeth (Sarah Louisa) Shaw (1867–17 Jan 1941)
  1. 1. Jessie (Steggall) Ward 1885–1963 m. Clarence (Stafford) Heath 1888–1935
    1. 1. Mary (Issobelle) Heath 1925–
    2. 2. George (Stafford) Heath 1923–
  2. 2. Rachel Ward 1894–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann Emily) Ward 1881–
  4. 4. Bertha (Marion) Ward 1887–1969
  5. 5. Oscar (Edwin Cedric) Ward 1889–1970

George Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1852
6 May 1852
Birth of George Ward in Wetherden, Suffolk, England
Wetherden, Suffolk, England
1942
30 Oct 1942
Age 90
Death of George Ward in Magill, South Australia, Australia
Magill, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1852
    Event Place: Wetherden, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Magill, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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