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Roger Ward 1728 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1781

Death Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Knox Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Nettleton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Silvester

Children(s): Joseph Ward

Roger Ward was born in 1728 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Knox Ward and Elizabeth Nettleton. Roger Ward married Elizabeth Silvester, and had children including Joseph (Jos) Ward. Roger Ward passed away in 1781 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Roger Ward was born in 1728 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Knox Ward and Elizabeth Nettleton.
  • Roger Ward married Elizabeth Silvester, and had children including Joseph (Jos) Ward.
  • Roger Ward passed away in 1781 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Knox Ward
1703 – 1741
Birth Location: Eastcheap, London, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Nettleton
1704 –
Birth Location: Wolverstone, Suffolk, UK.
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Silvester
1735 – 1796
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Ward
1775 – 1863
Birth Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England
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Roger Ward's Ancestors

Self
Roger Ward
1728 – 1781
Birth Place: Tixall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Knox Ward
1703 – 1741
Eastcheap, London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Nettleton
1704 –
Wolverstone, Suffolk, UK.
Grandparents
Sir (John) Ward
1675 – 1755
Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Ward's Descendants

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Roger Ward (1728 – Jun 1781) m. Elizabeth Silvester (21 Aug 1735 – 10 Sep 1796)
  1. 1. Joseph ((Jos)) Ward (1775 – 3 Apr 1863) m. Anne Redwood (7 Apr 1785 – Jul 1867)
    1. 1. Joseph Ward (21 August 1817 – 12 Nov 1892) m. Martha Redwood (30 Nov 1820 – 25 Mar 1893)
      1. 1. Felix (Bernard) Ward (17 Aug 1845 – 5 Dec 1909) m. Agnes (Mary) Sheath (Mar 1853 – 29 Mar 1932)
        1. 1. Frederick (Leonard) Ward (13 AUG 1884 – 19 Sep 1961) m. Aline (Lilly) Harvey (3 JUL 1885 – 10 Jul 1972)

Roger Ward's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Roger Ward in Tixall, Staffordshire, England
Tixall, Staffordshire, England
1781
Jun 1781
Age 53
Death of Roger Ward in Tixall, Staffordshire, England
Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1781
    Event Place: Tixall, Staffordshire, England
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