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Thomas John WARD 1874–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JUL 1874

Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 10 JUN 1950

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Richard WARD

Mother: Maria CHANDLER

Spouse(s): Susan WADSWORTH, Eliza LONGSHAW

Children(s): Frederick WARD, Kenneth WARD, Henry WARD, Harold WARD, Catherine WARD, John WARD, Richard WARD, Thomas WARD

Thomas John WARD was born in 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England, the child of Richard Allen Saunders Ward And Maria Ann Chandler. In 1874, Thomas John WARD immigrated to Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand. In 1902, Thomas John WARD resided in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Thomas John WARD married Eliza Longshaw, Susan Wadsworth, and had children including Catherine Edith Ward, Frederick William Ward, Harold Frederick Fred William Ward, Henry Walter Ward, John James Ward, Kenneth Albert Ward, Richard Allan Saunders Ward, Thomas Tom John Ward. Thomas John WARD passed away in 1950 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thomas John WARD was born in 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England, the child of Richard Allen Saunders Ward And Maria Ann Chandler.
  • In 1874, Thomas John WARD immigrated to Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand.
  • In 1902, Thomas John WARD resided in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  • Thomas John WARD married Eliza Longshaw, Susan Wadsworth, and had children including Catherine Edith Ward, Frederick William Ward, Harold Frederick Fred William Ward, Henry Walter Ward, John James Ward, Kenneth Albert Ward, Richard Allan Saunders Ward, Thomas Tom John Ward.
  • Thomas John WARD passed away in 1950 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas WARD's Ancestors

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Thomas WARD
1874–1950
Birth Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
Parents
Richard Allen Saunders WARD
1842–1934
St Mary's, Surrey, England
Maria (Ann) CHANDLER
1843–1895
Sandwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
Robert (Sanders) WARD
1812–1872
Plymouth, Devon, England
Mary SMALL
1811–1892
Plymouth, Devon, England
Thomas CHANDLER
1811–1884
Staple, Kent, England
Mary (Ann) HOLNESS
1810–1876
Sturry, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
John WARD
1789–1857
Ann SAUNDERS
1795–1872
Giles CHANDLER
1773–1841
Phoebe SMITH
1779–1838
Stephen HOLNESS
1781–1853
Mary HOLDEN
1781–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John WARD
1758–1841
Ann MUMFORD
1761–1844
Richard SAUNDERS
1770–
Mary COLE
1774–
Thomas CHANDLER
1738–1809
Hannah BEDGEANT
1736–1808
Richard SMITH
1744–1789
Mary JACOB
1747–
Thomas HOLNESS
1741–1786
Elizabeth SWAIN
1741–1787
Mary HOLDEN
1757–

Thomas WARD's Descendants

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Thomas (John) WARD (11 JUL 1874–10 JUN 1950) m. Susan WADSWORTH (1 NOV 1872–1 SEP 1964) m. Eliza LONGSHAW (26 MAR 1875–15 JAN 1931)
  1. 1. Frederick (William) WARD 1915–1990
  2. 2. Kenneth (Albert) WARD 1912–1931
  3. 3. Henry (Walter) WARD 1913–1975 m. Eveline (Muriel Ellen) JACOBSON 1902–1993
  4. 4. Harold (Frederick (Fred) William) WARD 1900–1955
  5. 5. Catherine (Edith) WARD 1903–1903
  6. 6. John (James) WARD 1910–1915
  7. 7. Richard (Allan Saunders) WARD 1906–1986 m. Dorothy (Ethel) CONNOR 1907–1975
  8. 8. Thomas ((Tom) John) WARD 1908–1986 m. Esther (Catherine) BAIRD 1904–1975 m. Laurel (Alison Agnes (Pat)) KEMP 1912–1986 m. Laura (Myrtle (Myrtle)) WHITE 1906–1944
    1. 1. John (Philip) WARD 1931–2022 m. Raewyn (Violet) BENNETT 1933–2006
    2. 2. June WARD 1932–2014 m. William (Edward (Ted) Lear LE) NOEL 1935–1985
    3. 3. Keith WARD 1934–2022 m. Valerie (Phyllis) ANDERSON 1934–2023
    4. 4. Merlene (Anne) WARD 1938–2009
    5. 5. Barry WARD 1935–1969 m. Nancy (Winifred) PILGRIM 1920–2000
    6. 6. Barbara WARD 1934–1940
    7. 7. Myrtle (Dawn) WARD 1940–2024 m. Robert (Llewellyn) FORD 1938–2000 m. Kenneth (Edward) JOHNS 1936–2022

Thomas WARD's Timeline

6 Records

1874
11 JUL 1874
Birth of Thomas John WARD in Islington, Middlesex, England
Islington, Middlesex, England
1874
8 NOV 1874
Thomas John WARD immigrated in Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
1902
1902
Age 28
Thomas John WARD resided here in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1905
1905
Age 31
Thomas John WARD resided here in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1950
13 JUN 1950
Age 76
Burial of Thomas John WARD in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1950
10 JUN 1950
Age 76
Death of Thomas John WARD in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1874
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [2] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 7291
    [3] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 8 NOV 1874
    Event Place: Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1902
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise's New Zealand Post Office Directory; Fiche Numbers: 5-8

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 JUN 1950
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JUN 1950
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Death Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Civil Registration Death Index, 1840-2021

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Directories, 1866-1933, Gould Genealogy; South Australia, Australia; New Zealand National Directories, 1866-1915

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