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John Ward 1817–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: June 1881

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Forster

Spouse(s): Mary Noddings

Children(s): Annie Ward, Mary Ward, Jane Ward, Ann Ward

John Ward was born in 1817 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Ward And Elizabeth Forster. In 1841, John Ward resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. John Ward married Mary Ann Noddings, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Ward, Annie Eliza Ward, Jane Harriet Ward, Mary Ward. John Ward passed away in 1881 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Ward was born in 1817 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England, the child of Henry Ward And Elizabeth Forster.
  • In 1841, John Ward resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Ward married Mary Ann Noddings, and had children including Ann Elizabeth Ward, Annie Eliza Ward, Jane Harriet Ward, Mary Ward.
  • John Ward passed away in 1881 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ward
1790–1858
Birth Location: South Kilvington, England, United Kingdom
HW
Elizabeth Forster
1794–1865
Birth Location: Netterton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
EF

Spouses(s)

Mary Noddings
1814–
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
MN

Children(s)

Annie Ward
1846–1880
Birth Location: Horwich, Lancashire, England
AW
Mary Ward
1854–
Birth Location: Horwich, Lancashire, England
MW
Jane Ward
1856–
Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Ward
1846–
Birth Location: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
AW

John Ward's Ancestors

Self
John Ward
1817–1881
Birth Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Ward
1790–1858
South Kilvington, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Forster
1794–1865
Netterton, Northallerton, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Ward
1771–
Robert Forster
1759–1819
Esther Kaye
1762–1832
Pickhill, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1748–
James Kaye
1735–1819
Ester Prest
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ward's Descendants

1.
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John Ward (1817–June 1881) m. Mary (Ann) Noddings (abt 1814–)
  1. 1. Annie (Eliza) Ward 1846–1880 m. Joseph Sims 1846–1926
    1. 1. Ada Wilkinson 1877–1964 m. John (Richard) Rumens 1875–1955 m. William (Joseph) Ludlow 1868–1955 m. Alfred Wilkinson 1877–1925 m. Alfredo Devere 1877–
      1. 1. George Wilkinson 1910–1985
      2. 2. Frank Wilkinson 1916–
      3. 3. Mary (Sims) Wilkinson 1911–
      4. 4. Frederick Simms 1915–2002 m. Catherine Kelly 1916–
      5. 5. Clara Sims 1918–
      6. 6. Ada Sims 1904–1961 m. James (Henry) Royle 1904–1978
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Royle 1932–2023 m. William (Kenneth) Thompson 1926–2008
        2. 2. Jacqueline Royle 1925–1998
        3. 3. Ruth Royle 1927–2008 m. David Sloane 1920–2006
        4. 4. Patricia Royle 1928–2003 m. Frederick Conway 1917–1981
        5. 5. Ada Royle 1930–2006 m. Douglas Cope 1921–1972
        6. 6. Eileen Royle 1931–1993 m. Harold Reader 1926–1998 m. Raymond Horne 1928–1991
        7. 7. Anthony Royle 1936–2011
        8. 8. Josephine Royle 1938–1942
        9. 9. Brian (Douglas) Royle 1949–1994 m. Patricia (Erica) Kirsten 1951–2001
        10. 10. Robert Royle 1945–2025
        11. 11. James (Henry) Royle 1928–2012 m. Miriam (A) Parkinson 1925–2020
      7. 7. Minnie (Sims) Wilkinson 1908–1990 m. Cassidy 1906–
    2. 2. Harriet (Annie) Sims 1869–1943 m. George Smith 1853–
      1. 1. Ernest Smith 1889–1937
      2. 2. Mary Smith 1891–
      3. 3. Harry Smith 1893–
      4. 4. Annie Smith 1894–
      5. 5. George Smith 1896–
      6. 6. Thomas Smith 1898–1985 m. Edith Lillian 1904–
      7. 7. Edwin Smith 1900–1981 m. Dorothy Swadling 1898–
        1. 1. Ronald (E) Smith 1926–
      8. 8. Frank Smith 1902–1979 m. Edith Eldridge 1908–
      9. 9. Hilda Smith 1910–
    3. 3. John (Joseph) Sims 1869–1953 m. Ann Cleworth 1873–1936
      1. 1. Frederick (William) Sims 1894–1958
      2. 2. Bertha (Annie) Sims 1897–
      3. 3. Israel Sims 1896–1898
      4. 4. George Sims 1900–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sims 1902–1907
      6. 6. Ellen Sims 1904–1940
      7. 7. John Sims 1912–1912
      8. 8. Amelia Sims 1912–1966
      9. 9. Doris Sims 1907–
      10. 10. Florence (May) Sims 1909–
    4. 4. George (Edward) Sims 1871–1888
    5. 5. Frederick (William) Sims 1875–1916 m. Mary (Jane) Hill 1873–
    6. 6. Maude (Amelia) Sims 1873–1874
  2. 2. Mary Ward 1854–
  3. 3. Jane (Harriet) Ward 1856–
  4. 4. Ann (Elizabeth) Ward 1846–

John Ward's Timeline

8 Records

1816
28 Apr 1816
John Ward was baptized in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1817
1817
Birth of John Ward in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1841
1841
Age 24
John Ward resided here in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1850
20 May 1850
Age 33
John Ward was married in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 34
John Ward resided here in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 44
John Ward resided here in St Giles, Yorkshire, England
St Giles, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 54
John Ward resided here in St Giles, Yorkshire, England
St Giles, Yorkshire, England
1881
June 1881
Age 64
Death of John Ward in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4744; Folio: 54; Page: 49; GSU roll: 847255
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3545; Folio: 25; Page: 43; GSU roll: 543149
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2371; Folio: 202; Page: 36; GSU roll: 87654-87655
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [5] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1238; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Thirsk; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 1; Line: 11; GSU roll: 464228
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1816
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 May 1850
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index
    [2] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1238; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Thirsk; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Folio: 4; Page: 1; Line: 11; GSU roll: 464228

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2371; Folio: 202; Page: 36; GSU roll: 87654-87655

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St Giles, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3545; Folio: 25; Page: 43; GSU roll: 543149

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Giles, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 4744; Folio: 54; Page: 49; GSU roll: 847255

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1881
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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