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John Ward 1854 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Dec 1921

Death Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Father: John Ward

Mother: Margaret McGraw

Spouse(s): Janet Fairbairn

Children(s): Alexander Ward, Margaret Ward, Ethel Ward, James Ward, Mary Ward, Emma Ward, Imogine Ward

John Ward was born in 1854 in Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England, the child of John Ward and Margaret McGraw. In 1881, John Ward resided in Dawdon, Durham, England. John Ward married Janet Fairbairn, and had children including Alexander Ward, Margaret J. Ward, Ethel Ward, James Ward, Mary Isabella Ward, Emma Ward, Imogine Ward. John Ward passed away in 1921 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • John Ward was born in 1854 in Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England, the child of John Ward and Margaret McGraw.
  • In 1881, John Ward resided in Dawdon, Durham, England.
  • John Ward married Janet Fairbairn, and had children including Alexander Ward, Margaret J. Ward, Ethel Ward, James Ward, Mary Isabella Ward, Emma Ward, Imogine Ward.
  • John Ward passed away in 1921 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ward
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Down Northern Ireland
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Margaret McGraw
1827 – 1899
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Janet Fairbairn
1853 – 1929
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Alexander Ward
1878 – 1952
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
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Margaret Ward
1881 – 1958
Birth Location: Seaham, Durham, England
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Ethel Ward
1886 –
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
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James Ward
1888 –
Birth Location: Seaham, Durham, England
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Mary Ward
1890 – 1969
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
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Emma Ward
1892 –
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
EW
Imogine Ward
1892 – 1969
Birth Location: Seaham Harbour, Durham, England
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John Ward's Ancestors

Self
John Ward
1854 – 1921
Birth Place: Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England
Parents
John Ward
1823 – 1900
Down Northern Ireland
Margaret McGraw
1827 – 1899
Ireland
Grandparents
James Ward
1793 –
Elizabeth (Eley) Kyle
1791 –
Great-Grandparents
Peter Ward
1770 –
Anne Philips
1770 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
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John Ward's Descendants

1.
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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)

John Ward's Timeline

7 Records

1854
1854
Birth of John Ward in Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England
Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England
1875
July 1875
Age 21
John Ward was married in Easington, Durham, United Kingdom
Easington, Durham, United Kingdom
1881
1881
Age 27
John Ward resided here in Dawdon, Durham, England
Dawdon, Durham, England
1891
1891
Age 37
John Ward resided here in Seaham Harbor, St Johns, Dawdon, Durham, England
Seaham Harbor, St Johns, Dawdon, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 47
John Ward resided here in Wallsend, Northumberland, England
Wallsend, Northumberland, England
1911
1911
Age 57
John Ward resided here in Wallsend, England
Wallsend, England
1921
Dec 1921
Age 67
Death of John Ward in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Cowpen Quay, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4795; Folio: 117; Page: 12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1875
    Event Place: Easington, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dawdon, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4967; Folio: 120; Page: 64; GSU roll: 1342194

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Seaham Harbor, St Johns, Dawdon, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4108; Folio: 39; Page: 71; GSU roll: 6099218

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4795; Folio: 117; Page: 12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Wallsend, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1921
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
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