Person:Mary Everard (8)

Mary Everard was baptised on 25th August 1811 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, daughter of a farmer called Richard Everard and his wife Mary.

By 1831 Mary was living in the neighbouring parish of Heckington. She was married there on 18th October 1831, aged 20, to a shoemaker (or cordwainer) called William Ward. He was also from Great Hale, and they returned there after their marriage, having eight children baptised there between 1833 and 1847, although two died young and another died as a young woman of 23.

The 1841 census finds the family living at Mill Yard in Great Hale. By 1850 they had moved just around the corner to the Rose and Crown Inn on West Street. They appear in both the 1851 and 1861 censuses there with William described as both a victualler and a cordwainer.

The 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses each find Mary and William living at an unspecified location in Great Hale, although as William was no longer described as a publican it may be reasonable to conclude they had left the Rose and Crown.

William died in 1894 at Great Hale, aged 83. Mary survived him by three years. Towards the end of her life she lived at Swineshead, a couple of miles east of Great Hale, where she appears to have died in 1898, aged 86. She was buried back at Great Hale on 14th February 1898.

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 1811 / Mary Daughter of Richard Everard Farmer and Mary his Wife, baptized August 25th

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 9; Page 12, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Mill Yard, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, male, 30 [1806-11], Shoemaker, born in county
   Mary Ward, female, 25 [1811-16], born in county
   Emma Ward, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Luke Ward, male, 3 [1837/8], born in county
   Eliza Ward, female, 7 months [1840], 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 248; Page 19, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: West Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, head, married, male, 40 [1810/11], Licensed Vitculer [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, 15 [1835/6] Cordwainer (app[rentice]), b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Emma Ward, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1836/7], Cordwainers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Ward, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1840/1], Cordwainers Dau[ghte]r, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Hallam Ward, son, married, male, 8 [1842/3], Cordwainers 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 [1832/2], 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 104; Page 26, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 6 West Street, Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward s[e]n[io]r,head, married, male, 50 [1810/1], 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 110; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, head, married, male, 60 [1810/11], Cordwainer, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ward, wife, married, female, 59 [1811/12], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Allam Ward, son, unmarried, male, 28 [1842/3], Cordwainer, 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 97; Page 5, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   William Ward, head, married, male, 70 [1810/11], Shoemaker, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ward, wife, married, female, 69 [1811/12], 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 2579; Folio 82; Page 17, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   4 rooms occupied
   William Ward, head, married, male, 85 [1805/6], Shoemaker, neither employer nor employed, b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Mary Ward, wife, married, female, 84 [1806/7], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire

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

   d. Mary WARD, March Quarter 1898, Boston Registration District, Volume 7a, page 277, aged 87 [1810/11]

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 1898
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   1462	Mary Ward	Swineshead (of Hale Magna)	February 14	87 y[ea]rs	E.J. Turckheim, Vicar