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John Ward 1823 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Down Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Father: James Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Kyle

Spouse(s): Margaret McGraw

Children(s): William Ward, James Ward, Sarah Ward, John Ward, Felix Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward, George Ward, Annie Ward

The story of John Ward began in 1823 in Down Northern Ireland. In 1861, John Ward resided in Dawdon, Durham, England. In 1871, John Ward resided in Seaham Harbour, St John, Durham, England. John Ward married Margaret McGraw, and had children including William Ward, James Ward, Sarah Ward, John Ward, Felix Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward, George Ward, Annie Ward. John Ward passed away in 1900 in Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of John Ward began in 1823 in Down Northern Ireland.
  • In 1861, John Ward resided in Dawdon, Durham, England.
  • In 1871, John Ward resided in Seaham Harbour, St John, Durham, England.
  • John Ward married Margaret McGraw, and had children including William Ward, James Ward, Sarah Ward, John Ward, Felix Ward, Elizabeth Ward, Thomas Ward, George Ward, Annie Ward.
  • John Ward passed away in 1900 in Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ward
1793 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Kyle
1791 –
Birth Location: –
EK

Spouses(s)

Margaret McGraw
1827 – 1899
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

William Ward
1844 – 1907
Birth Location: Co Down, Ireland
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James Ward
1848 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Sarah Ward
1853 – 1940
Birth Location: Down, Northern Ireland
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John Ward
1854 – 1921
Birth Location: Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England
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Felix Ward
1857 – 1937
Birth Location: Bedlington, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Ward
1858 – 1951
Birth Location: Seaham Harbor, England
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Thomas Ward
1862 – 1932
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Dawdon, Durham, England
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George Ward
1869 – 1881
Birth Location: Easington, Durham, England
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Annie Ward
Birth Location: –
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John Ward's Ancestors

Self
John Ward
1823 – 1900
Birth Place: Down Northern Ireland
Parents
James Ward
1793 –
Elizabeth (Eley) Kyle
1791 –
Grandparents
Peter ((Petter)) Ward
1770 –
Ireland
Anne Philips
1770 – 1815
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Ward
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ward's Descendants

1.
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John Ward (1823 – 1900) m. Margaret McGraw (1827 – 1899)
  1. 1. William Ward (1844 – 16 Jun 1907) m. Mary Sharkey (abt 1847 – )
    1. 1. Margaret Ward (abt 1875 – )
    2. 2. William Ward (abt 1877 – ) m. Sarah Thompson (1875 – )
      1. 1. William Ward (1899 – )
      2. 2. George Ward (1900 – 1956)
      3. 3. Winifred Ward (abt 1905 – Apr 2001)
      4. 4. Ernest Ward (1908 – unknown)
      5. 5. Thomas Ward (1910 – unknown)
    3. 3. James Ward (abt 1880 – )
    4. 4. Felix Ward (20 May 1882 – Sept 1942)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Ward (abt 1889 – )
    6. 6. Mary Ward (abt 1871 – )
    7. 7. Sarah Ward (abt 1872 – )
    8. 8. John Ward (1885 – )
  2. 2. James Ward (1848 – )
  3. 3. Sarah Ward (15 Aug 1853 – 20 Mar 1940) m. Edward Mooney (Jan 1852 – 29 June 1934)
    1. 1. John (James) Mooney (20 Feb 1876 – 11 Jul 1877)
    2. 2. Sarah (Loretta) Mooney (abt 1878 – 31 Oct 1954)
    3. 3. Stella Dunlap (16 May 1879 – 30 Aug 1881)
    4. 4. Rose (Mary S.) Mooney (abt 1880 – 18 August 1957)
    5. 5. Margaret Mooney (4 Sept 1881 – 8 Jan 1895)
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Alice) Mooney (1883 – 1959)
    7. 7. Catherine (Irene) Mooney (Jun 1887 – 3 January 1970) m. James (R.) Brennan (12 Oct 1882 – 14 Sept 1919) m. John (W) McAllister
      1. 1. Edward (Russell) Brennan (16 Dec 1908 – 22 Nov 1975)
      2. 2. Vincent (P) Brennan (26 Jun 1910 – 24 Mar 1959)
      3. 3. Margaret (Claire) Brennan (29 Jan 1915 – Mar 1982)
      4. 4. James (Robert) Brennan (2 Jul 1916 – 14 Feb 1999)
    8. 8. Gertrude Mooney (1891 – 17 Feb 1975)
    9. 9. Vincent Mooney (15 Nov 1892 – 9 Jul 1963)
    10. 10. Edward (V P) Mooney (1893 – )
    11. 11. Irene McAllister
  4. 4. John Ward (1854 – Dec 1921) m. Janet Fairbairn (abt 1853 – Dec 1929)
    1. 1. Alexander Ward (15 Jul 1878 – 27 Nov 1952) m. Catherine McManus (20 May 1879 – 6 Feb 1960)
      1. 1. Emma Ward (1 Feb 1902 – Apr 1970) m. James (M) Curran
        1. 1. James Curran (10 Jul 1924 – )
        2. 2. Alexander Curran (12 Nov 1925 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (M) Curran (15 Sept 1932 – ) m. Frederick (G) Roper
      2. 2. Catherine Ward (January 1903 – 15 Mar 1904)
      3. 3. Mary Ward (abt 1905 – 13 Sep 1998) m. John (A) Wilson (20 Jan 1906 – 15 Feb 1996)
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Wilson (31 Dec 1935 – 22 Jan 2009)
        2. 2. Norah Wilson (Oct 1945 – ) m. Haydn (G) Powell (Apr 1948 – ) m. Powell
      4. 4. John (W) Ward (4 Oct 1906 – 17 Aug 1972) m. Margaret Burns (11 Jul 1909 – 25 Aug 1973)
        1. 1. Marian Ward (1944 – )
      5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Ward (abt 1908 – 2 Aug 1908)
      6. 6. Alexander Ward (abt 1909 – December 2000) m. Mary Dean (11 Nov 1915 – Aug 2005)
      7. 7. James Ward (7 Nov 1911 – 26 Dec 1914)
      8. 8. Annie (Ward) Mogridge (20 Jan 1920 – 5 Sep 2011)
    2. 2. Margaret (J.) Ward (1 Apr 1881 – Mar 1958) m. Ralph (Fairhurst) Fairs (abt 1878 – Jan 1958)
      1. 1. Margaret (Annie) Fairs (abt 1901 – 7 December 1997) m. Francis (E) Rice
      2. 2. Florence (Mary) Fairs (October 1904 – July 1992) m. Joseph Fellowes
        1. 1. Anthony Fellowes (1936 – )
      3. 3. Frederick (Ralph) Fairs (1906 – 1976) m. Margaret Brown (1903 – 09 July 1994)
      4. 4. Walter Fairs (abt 1909 – Jul 1916)
      5. 5. Richard (Matthew) Fairs (abt 1910 – 12 February 2007) m. Agatha Woods
      6. 6. John Fairs (1912 – 1986)
      7. 7. Janet Fairs (23 Feb 1915 – Jan 2004)
      8. 8. Rosie Fairs (1918 – 29 Dec 1998)
      9. 9. Thomas (B) Fairs (1919 – 1978)
      10. 10. Hannah ((Nancy)) Fairs (8 Dec 1920 – 1977)
      11. 11. Hilda Fairs (26/ April/1922 – 1995)
    3. 3. Ethel Ward (Jan 1886 – ) m. Moses McAlindon (4 Sep 1882 – )
      1. 1. Moses McAlindon (3 Feb 1914 – Jul 1977) m. Eleanor Ransome
      2. 2. Janet McAlindon (23 Dec 1915 – Mar 1999)
      3. 3. Hugh McAlindon (18 Dec 1924 – Mar 1999)
    4. 4. James Ward (1888 – )
    5. 5. Mary (Isabella) Ward (Apr 1890 – Mar 1969) m. Cornelius Hordon
    6. 6. Emma Ward (abt 1892 – )
    7. 7. Imogine Ward (abt 1892 – Mar 1969)
  5. 5. Felix Ward (abt 1857 – 1937) m. Bridget Gallagher (22 Jan 1862 – 17 Feb 1926)
    1. 1. Mary Ward (07 Nov 1886 – 22 Jan 1940) m. Albert Miller (19 Mar 1895 – 18 03 1984)
      1. 1. Albert Miller (20 Mar 1914 – 30 Apr 2006) m. Norah Emmerson (abt 1918 – 5 Nov 1958) m. Maura (F De La) Cruz (1947 – )
        1. 1. Sheila Miller (13 Sep 1942 – ) m. John Lynch (1940 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Eileen) Miller (18 Mar 1945 – ) m. David (John) Morgan (Jan 1949 – )
        3. 3. Jane (Rosalyn) Miller (Jan 1978 – )
      2. 2. John Miller (4 May 1918 – 1962) m. Agnes (Theresa) Mcnamara (18 Dec 1924 – Jan 2002)
        1. 1. John Miller (April 1960 – )
        2. 2. Michael Miller (Oct 1962 – )
      3. 3. Thomas (Ronald (Ronnie)) Miller (27 July 1920 – July 2000) m. Mary McGorrigan (1927 – )
        1. 1. Robert Miller (2 Dec 1966 – )
        2. 2. Keith Miller (7 Nov 1968 – 6 June 2001)
        3. 3. Karen Miller (Sep 1969 – )
        4. 4. Christine Miller (1970 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Ivy) Miller (21 Sept 1921 – 14 Nov 2017)
      5. 5. Patricia Miller (1924 – ) m. Robert Taylor
      6. 6. Kathleen Miller (31 May 1927 – 20 Aug 1927)
      7. 7. Miller m. Teresa Cody (1920 – 1997)
        1. 1. Annette Cody (23 Aug 1949 – 23 Aug 1949)
        2. 2. Raymond Cody (23 Aug 1949 – )
    2. 2. John Ward (January 1889 – Jan 1946) m. Mary (J) Felton
      1. 1. Patricia Ward (30 Jul 1927 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Ward (11 Jul 1891 – 06/12/1971) m. Robert (H) Gale (5 Mar 1889 – Sep 1961)
      1. 1. Felix Gale (26 Jul 1915 – Jul 1982) m. Mary Cleary (16 May 1918 – Jan 1997)
        1. 1. Robert Gale (Oct 1944 – )
        2. 2. James Gale (1946 – )
        3. 3. Anne Gale (10 Dec 1952 – )
      2. 2. Bridget Gales (19 Feb 1926 – 9 Sep 2006)
    4. 4. Felix Ward (22 Jan 1893 – 28 Feb 1970) m. Elizabeth McGann (Sep 1897 – Oct 1962)
      1. 1. Jane Ward (10 Dec 1924 – 26 Jan 2013) m. Robert (Robson) Thompson (24 May 1923 – 17 Feb 2011)
        1. 1. Ann Thompson (1946 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Thompson (1947 – )
        3. 3. Ronald (Robson) Thompson (1949 – )
        4. 4. Christine Thompson (1955 – )
        5. 5. John Thompson (27 Apr 1956 – 17 Feb2021) m. June (S) Yates
        6. 6. Lesley Thompson (1958 – )
      2. 2. Felix. (( also known as Phil )) Ward (26 August 1926 – 26 Aug 1988) m. Denise (Mary) Davis (10 Dec 1933 – 15 Jun 2003)
      3. 3. Leo Ward (20 Mar 1930 – 26 Jun 2004) m. Ada (Ann) Howarth (Apr 1931 – 1 Oct 2020)
        1. 1. Ada (A) Ward (1950 – ) m. Steven Konwinski
        2. 2. Leo Ward (1952 – )
        3. 3. Michael Ward (7 Jun 1953 – ) m. Jane Hayton (1957 – )
        4. 4. Brian (R) Ward (1954 – )
        5. 5. Maureen Ward (1956 – ) m. Raymond Edmondson
        6. 6. john Ward (1957 – )
        7. 7. Moira Ward (1958 – )
        8. 8. Mary ((Moira)) Ward (26 Oct 1958 – ) m. Paul Campbell
      4. 4. John (Owen) Ward (26 Jul 1937 – Oct 1997)
    5. 5. Thomas Ward (12 Apr 1897 – 31 Aug 1976) m. Lillian Spry (1904 – 1976)
      1. 1. Thomas Ward (30 Oct 1926 – 16 Jul 1988)
      2. 2. Joan Ward (4 March 1928 – 2019) m. Gerard Drummond (Oct 1925 – )
        1. 1. Patricia Drummond (5 Aug 1957 – ) m. Graham Holbrook
      3. 3. Lilian Ward (Oct 1931 – 2006) m. Ronald (Thomas) Curwen (2 Jan 1928 – Feb 2006)
      4. 4. William Ward (1937 – 1988) m. Elizabeth McCabe (July 1937 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (John) Ward (11 March 1962 – ) m. Micheala Palmer
    6. 6. Annie Ward (April 1900 – Jan 1945) m. Robert (R) Longstaff (16 December 1901 – Jul 1969)
      1. 1. Charles (W) Longstaff (Nov 1925 – )
    7. 7. Henry Ward (July 1904 – 1975) m. Margaret Webb (1901 – 1939) m. Elizabeth (Victoria Dove) Macbeth (1911 – 13 May 1978)
      1. 1. Norman (Henry) Ward (1941 – )
      2. 2. Patricia Ward (1946 – 2021) m. Peter Jones
      3. 3. Gladys (Bridget) Ward (19 May 1947 – 30 May 2018) m. Thomas (Innes) Bain (18 Apr 1943 – 2 May 2016)
        1. 1. Bain
      4. 4. Paul Ward (1951 – )
    8. 8. William Ward (January 1907 – 1975) m. Catherine (T) Welsh (15 Jul 1910 – May 2005)
      1. 1. Catherine Ward (Dec 1942 – ) m. Thomas McCabe (9 Feb 1939 – 22 August 2002 (Sept 2000))
        1. 1. Kevin McCabe (25/5/1967 – ) m. Andrea Beer
      2. 2. Mary (J) Ward
      3. 3. Ward
  6. 6. Elizabeth Ward (1858 – 28 May 1951) m. John Chorley (11 Feb 1859 – 19 Mar 1940)
    1. 1. Margaret Chorley (1896 – 14 April 1996) m. George Depp (23 September 1894 – 20 December 1970)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Depp (31 July 1923 – 25 May 2013) m. John (B) Ritter (1921 – 16 September 2019)
        1. 1. John Ritter
        2. 2. Robert Ritter
    2. 2. Isabella Chorley
  7. 7. Thomas Ward (1862 – Sep 1932)
  8. 8. George Ward (January 1869 – before 1881)
  9. 9. Annie Ward

John Ward's Timeline

4 Records

1823
1823
Birth of John Ward in Down Northern Ireland
Down Northern Ireland
1861
1861
Age 38
John Ward resided here in Dawdon, Durham, England
Dawdon, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 48
John Ward resided here in Seaham Harbour, St John, Durham, England
Seaham Harbour, St John, Durham, England
1900
1900
Age 77
Death of John Ward in Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania
Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Down Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4974; Folio: 95; Page: 48; GSU roll: 847432
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3749; Folio: 11; Page: 20; GSU roll: 543181

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Dawdon, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3749; Folio: 11; Page: 20; GSU roll: 543181

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Seaham Harbour, St John, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4974; Folio: 95; Page: 48; GSU roll: 847432

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunbar borough, Fayette, Pennsylvania
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