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Lydia WARD 1836–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAR 1836

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 9 OCT 1927

Death Location: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert WARD

Mother: Mary SMALL

Spouse(s): Augustus LEIGHTON

Children(s): Mary LEIGHTON, Mary LEIGHTON, Frederick LEIGHTON, Robert LEIGHTON, Annie LEIGHTON, Edith LEIGHTON

Lydia WARD was born in 1836 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Robert Sanders Ward And Mary Small. In 1841, Lydia WARD resided in Charles the Martyr, Charles The Martyr, Devon, Eng. Lydia WARD married Augustus Leighton, and had children including Annie Leighton, Edith Ward Leighton, Frederick Augustus Leighton, Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Mary Jane Leighton, Robert Charles Leighton. Lydia WARD passed away in 1927 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Lydia WARD was born in 1836 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Robert Sanders Ward And Mary Small.
  • In 1841, Lydia WARD resided in Charles the Martyr, Charles The Martyr, Devon, Eng.
  • Lydia WARD married Augustus Leighton, and had children including Annie Leighton, Edith Ward Leighton, Frederick Augustus Leighton, Mary Elizabeth Leighton, Mary Jane Leighton, Robert Charles Leighton.
  • Lydia WARD passed away in 1927 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert WARD
1812–1872
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Mary SMALL
1811–1892
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Augustus LEIGHTON
1825–1895
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Mary LEIGHTON
1861–1934
Birth Location: Corfu, Regional unit of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
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Mary LEIGHTON
1872–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
ML
Frederick LEIGHTON
1874–
Birth Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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Robert LEIGHTON
1870–1921
Birth Location: Québec, Canada
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Annie LEIGHTON
1869–1909
Birth Location: Mediterranean
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Edith LEIGHTON
1876–1939
Birth Location: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
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Lydia WARD's Ancestors

Self
Lydia WARD
1836–1927
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Robert Sanders WARD
1812–1872
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary SMALL
1811–1892
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
John (James) WARD
1789–1857
Stoke; Damerel, Devon, England
Ann SAUNDERS
1795–1872
Exeter, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John WARD
1758–1841
Ann MUMFORD
1761–1844
Richard SAUNDERS
1770–
Mary COLE
1774–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James MUMFORD
1736–
Mary
1738–

Lydia WARD's Descendants

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Lydia WARD (14 MAR 1836–9 OCT 1927) m. Augustus LEIGHTON (ABT 1825–6 MAR 1895)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) LEIGHTON 1861–1934
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) LEIGHTON 1872–
  3. 3. Frederick (Augustus) LEIGHTON 1874–
  4. 4. Robert (Charles) LEIGHTON 1870–1921
  5. 5. Annie LEIGHTON 1869–1909
  6. 6. Edith (Ward) LEIGHTON 1876–1939

Lydia WARD's Timeline

13 Records

1836
14 MAR 1836
Birth of Lydia WARD in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1837
26 MAR 1837
Age 1
Lydia WARD was baptized in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1841
1841
Age 5
Lydia WARD resided here in Charles the Martyr, Charles The Martyr, Devon, England
Charles the Martyr, Charles The Martyr, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 15
Lydia WARD resided here
None
1860
1860
Age 24
Lydia WARD immigrated
None
1861
1861
Age 25
Lydia WARD resided here in Trinity, St Andrew, Devon, England
Trinity, St Andrew, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 45
Lydia WARD resided here in Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 55
Lydia WARD resided here in Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
1896
1896
Age 60
Lydia WARD resided here in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 65
Lydia WARD resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 75
Lydia WARD resided here in Hamilton West, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton West, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 JUN 1921
Age 85
Lydia WARD resided here in Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario, Canada
1927
9 OCT 1927
Age 91
Death of Lydia WARD in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1836
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6341; Family No: 60
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario; Roll: C_13257; Page: 14; Family No: 81
    [3] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1445; Folio: 77; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542814
    [4] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 156
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1878; Folio: 92; Page: 26; GSU roll: 221026
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 1 - Ward two, Hamilton West, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 166
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 271; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Charles The Martyr; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 7; GSU roll: 241333
    [8] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 62; Census Place: Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 MAR 1837
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Charles the Martyr, Charles The Martyr, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 271; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Charles The Martyr; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 10; Page: 14; Line: 7; GSU roll: 241333

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1860

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1865
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 62; Census Place: Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1927
    Event Place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1878; Folio: 92; Page: 26; GSU roll: 221026

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Trinity, St Andrew, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1445; Folio: 77; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542814

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1871
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 1 - Ward two, Hamilton West, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 166

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Ward 7, Hamilton City, Ontario; Roll: C_13257; Page: 14; Family No: 81

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6341; Family No: 60

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, City and Area Directories

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 156

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Hamilton West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 1 - Ward two, Hamilton West, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 166

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1921
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 62; Census Place: Hamilton, Hamilton East, Ontario; Page Number: 5
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