Person:Edward Ward (18)

Edward Allam Ward was born on 25th April 1831 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Ann Ward, formerly Allam, and her husband Luke Ward, a carpenter. Edward was not baptised as an infant; the family were Baptists, with Edward's maternal grandfather John Allam being deacon of the Baptist chapel at nearby Heckington. Edward would not be baptised until he was 16 years old.

John Allam died in 1841, and Edward was left some property at Great Hale in his grandfather's will. The census taken later that year finds Edward living with his parents and siblings on South Street in Great Hale. Edward's father died in 1844.

By 1851 Edward had left home and was working as an apprentice saddler in Heckington. Back in Great Hale, his mother died in 1857.

In 1861 Edward appears in the village of Billinghay, and by 1871 he had settled in the town of Boston. From at least 1871 to 1901 he lived with a lady called Elizabeth Jessop. In the censuses he was always described as her lodger, although the fact that they lived together for so long and in at least three different addresses in Boston may indicate that they could have been in a relationship. She had three children from a previous relationship with a man called Robert Maidens, and she sometimes called herself Elizabeth Maidens even though she had not been married to Robert.

Edward lived with Elizabeth Jessop at Corpus Christi Lane in 1871, at Silver Street Court in 1881 and at Botolph Street in 1891 and 1901. He was described as a saddler and harness maker.

Edward died in Boston on 15th November 1904, aged 73.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Church of England. Parish Church of Great Hale (Lincolnshire). Parish registers for Great Hale, ca.1568-1988. (Lincoln, England: Lincoln Archives Office, 1993-2002).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1847
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1143	May 30th Born April 25th 1831	Edward Allam son of	Luke & Ann	Ward	Great Hale	Carpenter	C.J. McCormick, Curate

   Baptised same day as siblings William, Luke, Elizabeth, Catherine and Rebecca.

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 12; Page 18, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: South Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Luke Ward, male, 60 [1776-81], Carpenter, born in county
   Ann Ward, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county
   Luke Ward, male, 20 [1816-21], Carpenter, born in county
   Rebecca Ward, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   Hannah Ward, female, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Edward Ward, male, 10 [1830/1], born in county
   Thomas Rick, male, 15 [1821-26], Apprentice, born in county
   Michael Law, male, 15 [1821-26], Apprentice, 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 207, Page 33, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Rich[ar]d Blunston, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Saddler, b. Cambridge
   Mary Blunston, wife, female, 34 [1816/17], b. Long Collingham, Nottinghamshire
   Mary Ann Blunston, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Heckington
   Eliz[abe]th Andrew Blunston, daughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Heckington
   Ellen Blunston, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], Scholar, b. Heckington
   Rich[ar]d Blunston, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Heckington
   Edward Ward, apprentice, male, 19 [1831/2], Saddler, b. Great Hale
   Sarah Ann Struggles, servant, female, 15 [1835/6], Servant, b. Heckington

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 2341; Folio 10; Page 14, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: King Street, Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Joshua Taylor, head, widower, male, 62 [1798/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Scothern, Lincolnshire
   Ann Taylor, daughter, unmarried, female, 30 [1830/1], Housekeeper, b. Billinghay, Lincolnshire
   Edward Ward, visitor, unmarried, male, 29 [1831/2], Saddler, b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3340; Folio 55; Page 10, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 25 Corpus Christi Lane, Boston, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Jessop, head, unmarried, female, 39 [1831/2], Charwoman, b. Thornton Le Fen, Lincolnshire
   Robert Jessop, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Field Work, b. Boston, Lincolnshire
   George Jessop, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Boston, Lincolnshire
   ~ [second household in same house]
   Edward Ward, head, unmarried, male, 39 [1831/2], Saddler, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 3217; Folio 42; Page 28, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 4 Silver Street Court, Boston, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Jessop, head, unmarried, female, 48 [1832/3], Laundress, b. Thornton, Lincolnshire
   Edward Ward, boarder, unmarried, male, 49 [1831/2], Harness Maker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

7. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 2573; Folio 75; Page 10, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 21 St Botolph Street, Boston, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Maidens, head, single, female, 59 [1831/2], House holder, neither employer nor employed, b. Thornton-le-Fen, Lincolnshire
   Edward Ward, boarder, single, male, 59 [1831/2], Harness Maker, employed, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Arthur W. Wilkinson, boarder, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Harness Maker, employed, b. Gedney Dyke, Lincolnshire

8. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 3044; Page 74; Page 24, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 21 Botolph Street, Boston, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Maidens, head, widow, female, 69 [1831/2], b. Thornton le Fen, Lincolnshire
   Edward Ward, boarder, single, male, 69 [1831/2], Harness Maker, worker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Frederic Maidens, nurse child, male, 7 [1893/4], b. London

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

   d. Edward WARD, December Quarter 1904, Boston Registration District, Volume 7a, page 279, aged 74 [1829/30]

10. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

    1904
    WARD Edward of Boston Lincolnshire died 15 November 1904 Probate London 28 November to Ernest Henry Hall gentleman Effects £206.