John Ward
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John Ward (abt. 1814 - aft. 1881)

John Ward
Born about in Coleshill, Warwickshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , and
Husband of — married 1 Jul 1839 in St. Peter and St. Paul, Aston, Warwickshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died after after about age 67 [location unknown]
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Biography

John Ward was born in about 1814 in Coleshill, Warwickshire. No baptism is found but John interacts with siblings whose baptisms are found. John's parents were John Ward and Sarah Woodward.

John was a millwright like his father and grandfather. A millwright made the working machinery for wind and water-powered mills, but the trade developed over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the innovation of the industrial revolution influenced the development of new technologies and the introduction of steam power.

John married Ann Hooper on 1 July 1839 at St. Peter and St. Paul in Aston, after banns. Both were described as of Aston Road in Duddeston. The witnesses were James Silvester and Sarah Silvester, relations of Ann. The couple had the following children:

  • Harriet Ward was born in about 1839. No birth record is found but a Caroline Ward's birth was registered between July and September 1839, her mother's maiden name being Hooper.[1] Perhaps her name was later changed. She later married Edward Turner.
  • William Ward was born in 1840 on Woodcock in Aston.[2][3]
  • Emma Ward was born in 1844 in Aston.[4] She later married John Turner, brother to Edward, and then Nehemiah Haddock after she was widowed.
  • Eliza Ward was born in 1846 in Aston.[5] She was buried on 10 March 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul, the family living at Woodcock Street.[6]
  • Charles Ward was born in 1849 in Aston.[7]
  • Rebecca Ward was born in 1851.[8] She later married John Brewin.
  • Mary Ann Ward was born in 1853 in Aston.[9]
  • Sarah Ward was born in 1856 in Aston.[10] She possibly never married.
  • Maria Ward was born in 1858 in Aston.[11]
  • George Ward was born in 1861 in Aston.[12]


Sources

Censuses

1841 CENSUS: Aston Road, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire.[13]
John WARD (50) Millwright, Y.
John WARD (25) Millwright, Y.
William WARD (13) --, Y.
Mary WARD (25) --, Y.
Ann WARD (20) --, Y.
Emma WARD (15) --, Y.
Rebecca WARD (11) --, Y.
Eliza WARD (4) --, Y.
Sarah WARD (45) --, Y.
Richard WARD (45) Millwright, Y.
Thomas WOODWARD (20) Compositor, Y.
John's wife Ann was on Sheep Street, Birmingham, with her parents and John and Ann's two children Harriet and William.
1851 CENSUS: Woodcock Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire.[14]
John WARD (Head M 38) Millwright, Coleshill.
Ann WARD (Wife M 29) Pearl Button Polisher, Birmingham.
Harriet WARD (Dau 11) Scholar, Birmingham.
William WARD (Son 9) Scholar, Birmingham.
Marn WARD (Dau 7) Scholar, Birmingham.
Charles WARD (Son 2) --, Birmingham.
The third child should be Emma.
1861 CENSUS: 20 Catherine Street, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire.[15]
John WARD (Head M 48) Millwright, Coleshill Warwickshire.
Ann WARD (Wife M 39) Laundress, Birmingham Warwickshire.
William WARD (Son U 19) "invalid", Aston Warwickshire.
Emma WARD (Dau U 17) Pearl Button Maker, Aston Warwickshire.
Charles WARD (Son 12) Glass Cutter, Aston Warwickshire.
Rebecca WARD (Dau 10) Scholar, Aston Warwickshire.
Maria WARD (Dau 7) Scholar, Aston Warwickshire.
Sarah WARD (Dau 5) --, Aston Warwickshire.
Mary WARD (Dau 3) --, Aston Warwickshire.
Mary and Maria were listed the wrong way round.
1871 CENSUS: 69 Belmont Row, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire.[16]
John WARD (Head M 57) Fitter, Coleshill Warwickshire.
Ann WARD (Wife M 48) --, Birmingham Warwickshire.
Charles WARD (Son U 21) Garden Tool Maker, Birmingham Warwickshire.
Rebecca WARD (Dau U 19), Percussion Cap Maker, Birmingham Warwickshire.
Mary WARD (Dau U 16), Percussion Cap Maker, Birmingham Warwickshire.
Sarah WARD (Dau U 15), Percussion Cap Maker, Birmingham Warwickshire.
Maria WARD (Dau U 12) Scholar, Birmingham Warwickshire.
George WARD (Son U 9) Scholar, Birmingham Warwickshire.
1881 CENSUS: 69 Belmont Row, Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire.[17]
John WARD (Head "U" 66) Millwright, Birmingham.
Sarah WARD (Dau U 24) Tin Pen Pot Maker, Birmingham.
Maria WARD ("Serv" U 22) Servant General, Birmingham.
George WARD (Son U 21) Groom, Birmingham.

References

  1. ↑ Maiden name transcribed on Find My Past, England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Caroline, 1839 Q 3, Birmingham, v16 p 302.
  2. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD William, 1840 Q 4, Aston, v16 p 177, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  3. ↑ William was baptised 1 December 1840 at Bishop Ryder Church, Aston, to John & Ann of Woodcock Street. William was a Millwright.
  4. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Emily, 1844 Q 3, Aston, v16 p 183.
  5. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Charles, 1846 Q 4, Aston, v16 p 195, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  6. ↑ Eliza was buried 10 March 1850 at St. Peter and St. Paul, Aston, daughter of John and Ann of Woodcock Street Duddeston, age 4; Aston juxta parish records at Library of Birmingham.
  7. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Charles, 1849 Q 1, Aston, v16 p 202, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  8. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Rebecca 1851 Q 3, Aston, v16, p207, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) mis-spelled "HARPER".
  9. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Mary Ann, 1853 Q 4, Aston, v6D p 234, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  10. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Sarah, 1856 Q 1, Aston, v6D p 258, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  11. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD Maria, 1858 Q 2, Aston, v6D p 268, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  12. ↑ England & Wales Births 1837-2006, WARD George, 1861 Q 4, Aston, v6D p 306, mother's maiden name (transcribed on Find My Past) HOOPER.
  13. ↑ 1841 census of England and Wales.
  14. ↑ 1851 census of England and Wales.
  15. ↑ 1861 census of England and Wales, RG 9/2184 f118 p18.
  16. ↑ 1871 census of England and Wales, RG 10/3143 p20.
  17. ↑ 1881 census of England and Wales, Class: RG11; Piece: 3026; Folio: 93; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1341723.




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