Arthur Ward (1920 - 1991)

Born 19 Jun 1920 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Son of [father unknown] and Clara (Pratt) Ward

Died 22 Mar 1991 at age 70 in Hamilton, Hamilton-Wentworth, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Arthur was born in 1920. He was the son of Clara Pratt.

Census Records

• Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, 1921 ^[1]

• Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1931 ^[2]

Marriage

He married Irene May Swan, daughter of George Swan, on July 4, 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ^[3][4]

Death

He passed away in 1991. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 98; Census Place: Hamilton City, Wentworth, Ontario; Page Number: 28 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. Images are reproduced with the permission of Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3102978:8991 (Membership)
2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27312; Census Place: Wentworth, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 5 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1931 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2023. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Seventh Census of Canada, 1931. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2023. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds. From the collection of Library and Archives Canada De la collection de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3415345:62640 (Membership)
3. ↑ The Hamilton Spectator, June 6, 1942, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-marriage-of-may/142840942/ : accessed March 7, 2024), clip page for Marriage of May / Ward by user DArchambo
4. ↑ The Hamilton Spectator, July 9, 1942, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hamilton-spectator-arthur-ward-and-i/142840363/ : accessed March 7, 2024), clip page for Arthur Ward and Irene Swan married by user DArchambo
5. ↑ Billion Graves for Arthur Ward 1991 BillionGraves
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168473260/arthur-ward: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Arthur Ward (1919–1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168473260, citing Woodland Cemetery, Hamilton, Hamilton Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Headstone Hunter (contributor 48366243).

DNA Sources

Grandparents, William Pratt and Mary Ann Watson

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Della Johnson and her second cousin, 1x removed, K.M. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents (or great-great grandparents) William Pratt and Mary Ann Watson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 42 cM across 4 segments; Confidence: High.