Person:Ann Barker (14)

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Ann Barker
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Name Ann Barker
Gender Female
Christening[1] 10 Sep 1775 Woodhall, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage 30 Nov 1797 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, Englandto Thomas Ward
Census[2] 6 Jun 1841 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, EnglandMill Yard
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, EnglandMill Yard
Burial[5] 2 Jun 1856 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England

Ann Barker was baptised on 10th September 1775 at Woodhall in Lincolnshire, daughter of Joseph and Mary Barker.

On 30th November 1797, aged 22, Ann married a tailor called Thomas Ward at Great Hale, about twenty miles to the south of Woodhall. They stayed in Great Hale after their marriage, having seven children baptised there between 1798 and 1815.

Thomas died in 1838, aged about 62.

The 1841 census finds Ann living at Mill Yard in Great Hale with her daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca, Rebecca's husband John Gibson, and Ann's granddaughter Eliza. The 1851 census finds Ann still living at Mill Yard, just with her daughter Elizabeth. Both censuses describe Ann as being a pauper.

Ann died at the age of 80, being buried at Great Hale on 2nd June 1856.

References
  1. Church of England. Woodhall Parish Registers, 1562-1970. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives).

    Baptisms 1775 / Ann Daughter of Joseph Barker & Mary his Wife Sept[ember] 10th

    Whilst no named connection has been found, this baptism has been linked to the Ann Barker who married Thomas Ward in 1797 on the basis that in the 1851 census the adult Ann Ward claimed to have been born at Woodhall around 1775.

  2. England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 619; Book 4; Folio 8; Page 11, 6 Jun 1841.

    Address: Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    John Gibson, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
    Rebecca Gibson, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
    [second household in same house]
    Ann Ward, female, 65 [1771-6], Pauper, born in county
    Elizabeth Ward, female, 30 [1806-11], Pauper, born in county
    Eliza Ward, female, 15 [1821-6], Dressmaker, born in county

  3. England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class HO107; Piece 2101; Folio 246; Page 15, 30 Mar 1851.

    Address: Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Ann Ward, head, widow, female, 76 [1774/5], Pauper (Formerly Tailors Wife), b. Woodhall, Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Ward, daughter, unmarried, female, 39 [1811/12], Pauper (Tailors Dau[ghte]r), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

  4.   Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

    d. Ann WARD, June Quarter 1856, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 244, aged 83 [1772/3]

  5. Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Great Hale (Lincolnshire). Parish registers for Great Hale, ca.1568-1988. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993-2002).
    BURIALS in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1856
    No.NameAbodeWhen buriedAgeBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    816Ann WardGreat HaleJune 2nd82 [1773/4]W.F. Ward, Curate