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Hi I am trying to find information on the Ward family who I believe originated in Suffolk and some how spread to Surrey! I have the records of the usual census' but wondered if there were any descendent's lurking on the message boards (other then me!)

I am looking for information on parents Arthur Ward (1845) and Harriet (Gates?) and their children were:

Arthur (1884)
Sarah (1886)
Harriet (1887)
Rufus (1889)
Ellen (1890)
Charlotte (1893)
James Edward (1895)
Violet Victoria (1897)
May Gertrude (1900)
Ivy Matilda (1902)
Elsie (1904)

There's got to be someone out there!!!!

Anna

Anna, I know there will be a lot of Wards but have you searched trees here on GR?

Hi Anne-Marie,

I have attempted too, especially the more unusual names but the few likely matches I have found haven't replied. I know people are updating their trees all the time so it may be that I just haven't found them. I did search Ancestry's public trees last week and got nothing though!!

Anna

1911 census - household transcription
Person: WARD, Arthur
Address: 82 Beulah Grove Croydon

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WARD, Arthur Head Married
28 years M 63 1848 Bricklayer Labourer Coddenham Suffolk VIEW
WARD, Harriet Wife Married
28 years F 54 1857 Surrey Croydon VIEW
WARD, James Edward Son Single M 16 1895 None Surrey Croydon VIEW
WARD, Violet Victoria Daughter F 13 1898 Surrey Croydon VIEW
WARD, May Gertrude Daughter F 11 1900 Surrey Croydon VIEW
WARD, Ivy Matilda Daughter F 8 1903 Surrey Croydon VIEW
WARD, Elsie Daughter F 6 1905 Surrey Croydon VIEW

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.11 children all living

not seeing a marriage where did you get the surname Gates from?

jax

Anna, do you have any of the children's birth certificates? If not, you should send off for one to confirm the mothers name:

Births Sep 1897 (>99%)
Ward Violet Victoria Croydon 2a 263

Hi Jax and Anne-Marie,

That's where I got the surname Gates from - Violet Victoria's birth certificate which I ordered last year. I was surprised as well as I couldn't find Harriet at all. I was helped recently on Ancestry and learnt that Arthur Ward (1845 one) had no father named on his birth certificate and was born in the 'sick house' in Barham, Suffolk. When his mother married when he was 5 or 6 he changed his name to Farthing and we located his Naval records aged 16 as Arthur Farthing. He must surely have had some stick about his name because he suddenly appears with Harriet as Arthur Ward! It's one big mystery!

Anna

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1901
Name: Arthur Ward
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1851
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Harriet Ward
Gender: Male
Where born: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Croydon
Ecclesiastical parish: St Michael
Town: Croydon
County/Island: Surrey
Country: England

.Registration district: Croydon
Sub-registration district: Croydon
ED, institution, or vessel: 44
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 233
Household Members: Name Age
Arthur Ward 50
Harriet Ward 49
Harriet Ward 13
Rufus Ward 12
Ellen Ward 10
Charlotte Ward 8
James Ward 6
Violet V Ward 3
May Ward 1


His age changes a bit you have him born 1845, 1911 says 1848 and 1901 says 1851and your tree on ancestry says 1853??

Do you think this is him?

Name: Arthur Ward
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1845
Christening Date: 28 Feb 1845
Christening Place: Barham, Suffolk, England
Mother's Name: Harriet Ward

?? mothers marriage

Marriages Dec 1846 (>99%)
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.Farthing Robert Bosmere 12 609
.Ward Harriett Bosmere 12 609

1851
Name: Harriett Farthing
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1823
Relation: Wife
Spouse's name: Robert Farthing
Gender: Female
Where born: Coddenham, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Coddenham
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England



Registration district: Bosmere
Sub-registration district: Coddenham
ED, institution, or vessel: 10a
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 87
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Farthing 29
Harriett Farthing 28
Arthur Farthing 6
Jane Ann Farthing 3
Robert Farthing 1


Births Mar 1845 (>99%)
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WARD Arthur Bosmere _ 12 343

Hi Jax,

Yes his age has proved a bit of a problem! The record you found for Bosmere 1845 and his mothers record for her marriage to Robert Farthing are the correct records. I ordered that birth certificate and there is no father on it and place of birth is 'sick house' so that's another mystery to add to the the pile! Thanks for replying,

Anna

EDIT: Sorry just realised I put the stuff about his place of birth in an earlier post! :)

Please do not start new threads on the same person, I see I have just wasted my time looking up info that you had been given last month

jax

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.asp?wci=thread&tk=1236975

Hi Jax

Thanks for replying, however if you read the post you would see I am also looking for any descendants of the Ward family. I am sorry you didn't realise you had already found the parents information!

Anna

Hi Anna,

Rufus Ward married a descendant of mine Louisa Violet Anderton. Their son Rufus Ward was a RAF pilot, KIA 70 years ago tomorrow in the Battle of Britain. As far as I have found so far they were living in Croydon. I am of the Anderton side so don't know very much about the Wards at the moment. If you want to see my tree so you can enter some info about her side let me know.

Claire Tucker