Person:George Ward (39)

George Henry Ward was baptised on 24th November 1844 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Mary Ward, formerly Everard, and her husband William Ward, a shoemaker and victualler. George appears in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses living with his parents and siblings on West Street in Great Hale. In 1861 he was described as a carpenter.

In 1866 George married Sarah Elkington at Great Hale. They went on to have four children between 1866 and 1873. The first two were born at Great Hale, but by 1871 the family had moved to the neighbouring parish of Heckington, where they lived on the High Street in the 1871 census. By this time George was working as a wheelwright.

Sarah died in 1873. She was said to be 27 years old.

The following year, George married again. His second wife was Eliza Turner from Heckington. They went on to have a further five children between 1875 and 1885 at Heckington. Each census from 1891 to 1901 finds the family living in Heckington, although Eliza was not at home on census night in 1901, as she was staying with one of their married daughters in Spalding.

George died in 1910, aged 65. Eliza survived him by just under ten years.

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

   b. George Henry WARD, December Quarter 1844, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 14, page 481, mother's maiden name Everard

2. ↑ 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 1844
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1052	Nov[embe]r 24	George Henry Son of	William & Mary	Ward	Great Hale	Shoe-maker	W.B. Budd, Off[iciatin]g Minister

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 248; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: West Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Licensed Victuler [sic] & Cordwainer, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ward, wife, married, female, 39 [1811/12], Lic[ense]d Victulers [sic] wife, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1834/5], Cordwainer (App[rentice]), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Emma Ward, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Cordwainers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Hallam Ward, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Cordwainders Son Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   George Ward, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Cordwainers Son Scholar, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Franklin Housley, nephew, unmarried, male, 18 [1832/3[, Cordwainer (App[rentice]), 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 105; Page 27, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 6 West Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward S[e]n[io]r, head, married, male, 50 [1810/11], Cordwainer & Public House, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ward, wife, married, female, 49 [1811/12], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Ward, daughter, unmarried, female, 20 [1840/1], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Allam Ward, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1842/3], Cordwainer, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   George Ward, son, unmarried, male, 16 [1844/5], Carpenter, 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 68; Page 20, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: High Street, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   George H. Ward, head, married, male, 26 [1844/5], Wheelwright, (Journeyman), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Ward, wife, married, female, 24 [1846/7], b. Barrowby, Lincolnshire
   Arthur Ward, son, male, 4 [1866/7], b. Great Hale Fen, Lincolnshire
   Alfred Ward, son, male, 3 [1867/8], b. Great Hale Fen, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Ann Creasey, servant, female, 14 [1856/7], General Servant (Domestic), b. Burton Pedwardine, 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 54; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: High Street, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   George Henry Ward, head, married, male, 36 [1844/5], Wheelwright (journeyman), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Ward, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Alfred Ward, son, male, 13 [1867/8], Farm Boy, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Rob[er]t Ward, son, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Hannah Ward, daughter, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Edith Mary Ward, daughter, female, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Fred Ward, son, male, 1 [1879/80], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Ethel Ann Ward, daughter, female, 3 weeks [1881], b. Heckington, 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 2579; Folio 70; Page 24, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: St Andrews Road, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Geo[rge] H. Ward, head, married, male, 46 [1844/5], Wheelwright, neither employer nor employed, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Ward, wife, married, female, 46 [1844/5], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Edith M. Ward, daughter, female, 15 [1875/6], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Fred Ward, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Ethel A. Ward, daughter, female, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Enora Ward, daughter, female, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Heckington, 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 3050; Folio 42; Page 23, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Cameron Street, Heckington, Lincolnshire
   George H[enr]y Ward, head, married, male, 56 [1844/5], Wheelwright, Own account, working at home, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Fred Ward, son, single, male, 21 [1879/80], Wheelwright, worker, working at home, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Enora Ward, daughter, female, 15 [1885/6], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire

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

   d. George Henry WARD, March Quarter 1910, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 277, aged 65 [1844/5]