Person:Elizabeth Ward (80)

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Elizabeth Ward
m. 2 May 1805
  1. Mary Ward1806 - 1859
  2. John Ward1808 - 1894
  3. William Ward1811 - 1894
  4. Elizabeth Ward1812 - 1889
  5. Ann WardAbt 1814 - 1895
  6. Luke Ward1817 - 1892
  7. Sarah WardAbt 1819 - 1889
  8. Martha WardAbt 1821 - 1901
  9. Catherine Ward1824 - 1896
  10. Rebecca Ward1826 - 1908
  11. Hannah Ward1828 - 1889
  12. Edward Allam Ward1831 - 1904
  1. Elizabeth Turner Ward1833 - 1906
m. 17 May 1836
  1. Joseph Walton1836 - 1919
  2. Luke Walton1838 - 1883
  3. Ann Walton1840 - 1893
  4. Edward Walton1843 - 1917
  5. John Walton1845 - 1885
  6. William Walton1848 - 1896
Facts and Events
Name Elizabeth Ward
Gender Female
Birth[2] 21 Aug 1812 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage to Edward Turner
Marriage 17 May 1836 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, Englandto Robert Walton
Census[1] 6 Jun 1841 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, EnglandSouth Street
Christening[2] 30 May 1847 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England
Census[3] 30 Mar 1851 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, EnglandSharpe Row
Census[4] 7 Apr 1861 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England6 North Street
Census[5] 2 Apr 1871 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England
Census[6] 3 Apr 1881 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England
Death[7][8] 1 Feb 1889 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England
Burial[9] 5 Feb 1889 Great Hale, Lincolnshire, England

Childhood

Elizabeth Ward was born on 21st August 1812 in the parish of Great Hale in Lincolnshire. She was the third of eight children of a carpenter called Luke Ward and his wife Ann Allam. The family were Baptists, and so did not have their children baptised as infants; Elizabeth's maternal grandfather was a deacon of the Baptist Church in the neighbouring village of Heckington. Elizabeth was not baptised as a child, but was baptised as an adult at the age of 34, on the same day as five of her other siblings.

Adulthood

When she was 21, Elizabeth had a daughter who was baptised Elizabeth Turner Ward at Heckington. Elizabeth Turner Ward's baptism records that the reputed father was Edward Turner, a farmer of Heckington. There only appears to have been one such Edward Turner, who was also 21 at the time of Elizabeth Turner Ward's baptism.

Two and a half years later, on 17th May 1836, aged 23, Elizabeth married an agricultural labourer and shepherd called Robert Walton, who was also from Great Hale and a couple of years younger than her. Elizabeth and Robert went on to have another six children together between 1836 and 1848, all being born at Great Hale. Each census from 1841 to 1871 finds Elizabeth and Robert living in Great Hale with some of their children.

Elizabeth's eldest son married in 1857, and Elizabeth's first known grandchild was born the following year. She had at least 32 grandchildren born in her lifetime, although several died young. Elizabeth also outlived two of her children; her son Luke died aged 44 in 1883 in Leeds leaving a widow and three surviving children, whilst Elizabeth's son John died a bachelor aged 39 at Great Hale in 1885.

Robert does not appear to have been at home on census night in 1881, when Elizabeth was living alone in Great Hale.

Elizabeth died on 1st February 1889 at Great Hale, aged 76. Robert died later that same month, dying at Great Hale on 27th February 1889, aged 74.

References
  1. 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
    Robert Walton, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], b. Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Walton, female, 25 [1811-16], b. Lincolnshire
    Joseph Walton, male, 3 [1837/8], b. Lincolnshire
    Luke Walton, male, 2 [1838/9], b. Lincolnshire
    Ann Walton, female, 7 months [1840], b. Lincolnshire
    ~
    Elizabeth Ward, female, 5 [1835/6], b. Lincolnshire

  2. 2.0 2.1 Baptisms 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).
    BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Hale Magna in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1847
    No.When BaptizedChild's Christian NameParents' NameAbodeQuality, Trade, or ProfessionBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    ChristianSurname
    1146May 30th
    Born August 21st 1812
    Elizabeth D[aughte]r ofLuke & AnnWardGreat HaleCarpenterC.J. McCormick, Curate

    Baptised same day as siblings Edward Allam, William, Luke, Catharine, and Rebecca. This baptism has been linked to the Elizabeth Ward who was the mother of Elizabeth Turner Ward on the basis of her maternal grandfather's will, which explicitly names Elizabeth Turner Ward, Elizabeth and her parents Luke and Ann Ward. This Elizabeth Ward can also be linked to the Elizabeth Ward who married Robert Walton on the basis that two of the witnesses to that marriage were Luke and Ann Ward, and that in the 1841 census Elizabeth Turner Ward was living with Elizabeth and Robert Walton.

  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: Sharpe Row, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Robert Walton, head, married, male, 36 [1814/5], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 38 [1812/3], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] Wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Ann Walton, daughter, female, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Edward Walton, son, male, 7 [1843/4], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    John Walton, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    William Walton, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

  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 2345; Folio 96; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

    Address: 6 North Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Robert Walton, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Ag[ricultura]l Lab[ourer], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 48 [1812/3], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Luke Walton, son, unmarried, male, 22 [1838/9], Carpenter Jour[ney]man, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    William Walton, son, male, 12 [1848/9], b. Great Hale, 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 3352; Folio 114; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

    Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Robert Walton, head, married, male, 57 [1813/4], Shepherd, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Walton, wife, married, female, 59 [1811/2], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Ann Walton, daughter, unmarried, female, 29 [1841/2], Dressmaker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Edward Walton, son, unmarried, male, 27 [1843/4], Agr[icultural] Lab[ourer] & Shepherd, 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 3225; Folio 109; Page 29, 3 Apr 1881.

    Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
    Elizabeth Walton, head, married, female, 68 [1812/3], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

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

    d. Elizabeth WALTON, March Quarter 1889, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 290, aged 76 [1812/3]

  8. Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Friday 8 Feb 1889.

    Deaths
    GREAT HALE.-Feb. 1, Elizabeth Walton, 76.

  9. 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 1889
    No.NameAbodeWhen buriedAgeBy whom the Ceremony was performed
    1349Elizabeth WaltonHale MagnaFeb[ruary] 576 yearsE.J. Turckheim, Vicar