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Joshua Ward 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1879

Death Location: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Ward

Mother: Hannah None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gelder

Children(s): John Ward, Hannah Ward, Mary Ward, Emily Ward, Ellen Ward, Alice Ward, Harriet Ward, Albert Ward

In 1826, Joshua Ward entered the world in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, born to William Ward And Hannah. Joshua Ward married Elizabeth Gelder, and had children including Albert Arthur Ward, Alice Alathea Ward, Ellen Gelder Ward, Emily Jane Ward, Hannah Maria Ward, Harriet Holdsworth Ward, John William Ward, Mary Eliza Ward. Joshua Ward passed away in 1879 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Joshua Ward entered the world in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, born to William Ward And Hannah.
  • Joshua Ward married Elizabeth Gelder, and had children including Albert Arthur Ward, Alice Alathea Ward, Ellen Gelder Ward, Emily Jane Ward, Hannah Maria Ward, Harriet Holdsworth Ward, John William Ward, Mary Eliza Ward.
  • Joshua Ward passed away in 1879 in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ward
1800–1841
Birth Location: Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah None
1799–
Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gelder
1831–1886
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

John Ward
1852–1905
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
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Hannah Ward
1853–1887
Birth Location: Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
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Mary Ward
1862–1886
Birth Location: Hawthorn, Victoria
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Emily Ward
1856–1915
Birth Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia
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Ellen Ward
1859–1940
Birth Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Alice Ward
1864–1866
Birth Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Harriet Ward
1867–1917
Birth Location: Victoria, Australia
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Albert Ward
1870–1941
Birth Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
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Joshua Ward's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Ward
1826–1879
Birth Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Ward
1800–1841
Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Hannah
1799–
Howden, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Ward's Descendants

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Joshua Ward (7 Feb 1826–17 Oct 1879) m. Elizabeth Gelder (9 Jun 1831–1886)
  1. 1. John (William) Ward 1852–1905 m. Harriet (Henderson) Rogers 1848–1925
    1. 1. Stella (Margaret) Ward 1879–1900 m. Henry Rydberg 1878–1926
  2. 2. Hannah (Maria) Ward 1853–1887
  3. 3. Mary (Eliza) Ward 1862–1886
  4. 4. Emily (Jane) Ward 1856–1915
  5. 5. Ellen (Gelder) Ward 1859–1940
  6. 6. Alice (Alathea) Ward 1864–1866
  7. 7. Harriet (Holdsworth) Ward 1867–1917
  8. 8. Albert (Arthur) Ward 1870–1941

Joshua Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1826
7 Feb 1826
Birth of Joshua Ward in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
Holbeck, Yorkshire, England
1879
17 Oct 1879
Age 53
Death of Joshua Ward in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1879
    Event Place: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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