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..or surrounding area, may be ancestors of my wife.

I tried to go into the Ward side of her family (they are from East Anglia) but every time the hot matches are updated it throws up what seems like hundreds. It appears that East Anglia is full of Wards, and my current amount of free time makes any rational search almost impossible.

What I DO know is that my wife's nan, Madeline Marie Ward, ended up in Braintree, having been born in Ipswich in, I think, around 1887.

If anyone could help this would be very much appreciated.

Name: Madeline Marie Ward
Year of Registration: 1887
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Ipswich
County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 826

Have you got this

Births Jun 1887 (>99%)
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Ward Madeline Marie Ipswich 4a 826

As this gives you the referene number you could order the birth cert and this will give more detail.

Perhaps someone could do a 1891 look-up for you unless you have all this info.

Regards Paula

1891 England Census
about Madaline Ward
Name: Madaline Ward
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Priscilla
Gender: Female
Where born: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Wanstead
Ecclesiastical parish: St Columba
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: West Ham
Sub registration district: Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 41
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Edward Ward 19
Emma Ward 24
Harry Ward 14
Louisa Ward 27
Madaline Ward 4
Maria Ward 21
Marion Ward 13
Priscilla Ward 56
Walter Ward 18
William Ward 60


Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1350; Folio 14; Page 21;

1901 England Census
about Madelina Ward
Name: Madelina Ward
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation: Daughter
Mother's Name: Priscilla
Gender: Female
Where born: Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Civil Parish: Cann Hall
Ecclesiastical parish: Wanstead Slip St Columba
County/Island: Essex
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: West Ham
Sub registration district: South Leyton
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 113
Household Members: Name Age
Louisa Ward 28
Madelina Ward 14
Marion Ward 21
Priscilla Ward 60


Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 1610; Folio: 57; Page: 16

Christine

1881 England Census
about William Ward
Name: William Ward
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Priscilla
Gender: Male
Where born: Lynn, Norfolk, England

Civil Parish: St Leonard
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street address: 70 Merchant St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Com Traveller (Jewellery)

Registration district: Poplar
Sub registration district: Bromley
ED, institution, or vessel: 16
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Minnie Ward 12
Priscilla Ward 40
William Ward 60
William Ward 11


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 497; Folio: 49; Page: 37

Priscilla has birth place as Middlesex.

1871 England Census
about Priscilla Ward
Name: Priscilla Ward
Age: 39
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: London, Middlesex, England
Civil Parish: St Clement
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image
Registration district: Norwich
Sub registration district: Coslany
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Household schedule number: 118
Household Members: Name Age
Rosetta Olley 27 visitor
Emma Ward 3
Louisa Ward 8
Marie Ward 1
Priscilla Ward 39
William Ward 40 licencensed hawker
William Ward 5


Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1808; Folio: 142; Page: 21;

1861 England Census
about Priscilla Ward
Name: Priscilla Ward
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
Relation: Daughter-in-law
Spouse's Name: William
Gender: Female
Where born: London, England

Civil Parish: Norwich Heigham
Ecclesiastical parish: Norwich
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage: View Image

Registration district: Norwich
Sub registration district: West Wymer
ED, institution, or vessel: 19
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Eliza Ingram 3
Caroline Ward 17
Eliza Ward 11
Francis Ward 4
Frederick Ward 7
Louisa Ward 15
Mary Ann Ward 21
Priscilla Ward 20
Priscilla Ward 13
Sarah Ward 48
Sarah Ward 19
William Ward 57 licensed hawker
William Ward 28


Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1220; Folio: 3; Page: 1;

Probable marriage of her parents



Marriages Dec 1860 (>99%)

Dawson Prescilla Alibone Norwich 4b 311
Dawson Pricilla Alibone Norwich 4b 311
Dawson Priscilla Alibone Norwich 4b 311
Ward William Norwich 4b 311

Christine

Sorry I didn't get straight back...I posted this message then forgot I had done so.

Thanks to all you fine people who have helped me with this.

regards

Steve

Just an interesting little chestnut to go with this...from family recollections it would apprear that Prescilla wasn't actually little Madeline's mother at all, but her grandmother. The real mother was Louisa Ward.

Apparently she had an affair with a local Doctor, became pregnant, and the good man offered to marry her, but she declined and had the baby.

As a result, and to avoid family scandal, Madeline Marie Ward was brought up as Louisa's sister.

My, how times have changed.