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John Owen Ward 1937 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1937

Birth Location: Seaham, Durham, England

Death Date: Oct 1997

Death Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: Felix Ward

Mother: Elizabeth McGann

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John Owen Ward was born in 1937 in Seaham, Durham, England, the child of Felix Ward and Elizabeth McGann. John Owen Ward passed away in 1997 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • John Owen Ward was born in 1937 in Seaham, Durham, England, the child of Felix Ward and Elizabeth McGann.
  • John Owen Ward passed away in 1997 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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John Ward's Ancestors

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John Ward
1937 – 1997
Birth Place: Seaham, Durham, England
Parents
Felix Ward
1893 – 1970
Seaham, Durham, England
Elizabeth McGann
1897 – 1962
Seaham, Durham, England
Grandparents
Felix Ward
1857 – 1937
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Bridget Gallagher
1862 – 1926
Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
John (Owen) McGann
1861 – 1941
Hetton, Durham, England
Jane Spence
1865 – 1920
Seaham, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ward
1823 – 1900
Margaret McGraw
1827 – 1899
Thomas Gallagher
1836 –
Mary Henery
1836 –
James (murrey)
1839 – 1906
Bridget Brady
1845 –
Charles Spencer
1838 –
Elizabeth Hetherington
1835 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ward
1793 –
Elizabeth Kyle
1791 –
John (murrey)
1800 –
Mary Lucas
1817 –
Charles Spence
1799 –
Jane Thompson
1801 – 1883
Joseph Hetherington
1809 – 1845
Elizabeth
1811 –

John Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1937
26 Jul 1937
Birth of John Owen Ward in Seaham, Durham, England
Seaham, Durham, England
1997
Oct 1997
Age 60
Death of John Owen Ward in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Seaham, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1997
    Event Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

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