Person:John Ward (141)

John Ward was baptised on 27th March 1808 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Ann Ward, formerly Allam, and her husband Luke Ward, a carpenter.

On 1st April 1830, aged 23, John married Charlotte Naylor, who was from the neighbouring village of Heckington. They married at Heckington but returned to Great Hale after their marriage, having seven children baptised there between 1833 and 1846, although three of their daughters died as babies and their youngest son died aged 17 in 1863.

John's maternal grandfather, John Allam, died in 1841. John was left an income of five pounds per year in his grandfather's will.

Each census from 1841 to 1881 finds John and Charlotte living in Great Hale, often described as living on South Street. John worked as a carpenter.

John's father died in 1844 and his mother in 1857.

In 1871 John and Charlotte had two grandsons and a boarder living with them.

Charlotte died on 8th July 1884 at Great Hale, aged 74. John appears in the 1891 census living alone in a two roomed house in Great Hale. He survived Charlotte by ten years and died at Great Hale on 4th November 1894, aged 86.

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 in the Year 1808
   ...
   John son of Luke Ward, Carpenter & Ann his Wife baptized March 27th

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
   John Ward, male, 30 [1806-11], Carpenter, born in county
   Charlotte Ward, female, 30 [1806-11], born in county
   Ann Ward, female, 8 [1832/3], born in county
   John Ward, male, 6 [1834/5], born in county
   William Ward, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county

   (Listed next to his parents' household.)

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 244; Page 10, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: South Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Ward, head, married, male, 43 [1807/8], Carpenter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Charlotte Ward, wife, married, female, 41 [1809/10], Carpenters Wife, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   John Ward, son, unmarried, male, 14 [1836/7], Carpenter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, son, male, 14 [1836/7], Carpenters Son, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Luke Ward, son, male, 5 [1845/6], Carpenters Son, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

   (Listed between the house where his mother and brother's family were living and some properties called Ward's Yard. South Street would appear to be the modern street Hall Road.)

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 102; Page 21, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 13 South Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Ward, head, married, male, 53 [1807/8], Carpenter Empl[oying] 1 man, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Charlotte Ward, wife, married, female, 52 [1808/9], b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Luke Ward, son, male, 15 [1845/6], 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 112; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Ward, head, married, male, 63 [1807/8], Carpenter (Master), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Charlotte Ward, wife, married, female, 62 [1808/9], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Vear, grandson, unmarried, male, 16 [1854/5], Carpenter (Apprentice), b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Henry Vear, grandson, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Heckington, Lincolnshire
   Frederick Pell, boarder, unmarried, male, 20 [1850/1], Agr[icultural] Lab[ourer], b. Stanfield, 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 105; Page 21, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Fen Road, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   John Ward, head, married, male, 73 [1807/8], Carpenter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Charlotte Ward, wife, married, female, 71 [1809/10], 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 78; Page 9, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   2 rooms occupied
   John Ward, head, widower, male, 83 [1807/8], Retired Carpenter, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

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

   d. John WARD, December Quarter 1894, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 260, aged 86 [1807/8]

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 1894
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1419	John Ward	Hale Magna	Nov[ember] 7	86 y[ea]rs	E.J. Turckheim, Vicar

10. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, 9 Nov 1894.

    Deaths.
    HALE, GREAT.-Nov. 4, John Ward, 86.