Person:William Ward (110)

William Ward was born on 17th June 1811 at Great Hale in Lincolnshire, son of Ann Ward, formerly Allam, and her husband Luke Ward, a carpenter.

On 18th October 1831, aged 20, William married Mary Everard at the neighbouring parish of Heckington. They returned to Great Hale 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.

William's maternal grandfather, John Allam, died in 1841, and William was left a house at Mill Yard in Great Hale in his grandfather's will. The 1841 census finds William, Mary and their children living at Mill Yard, with William working as a shoemaker. William's father died in 1844.

By 1850 William and his family had moved just around the corner from Mill Yard 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. William's mother died in 1857.

The 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses each find William and Mary 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 on 11th September 1894 at Great Hale, aged 83. Mary survived him by three years.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 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 Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   1144	May 30th Born June 17th 1811	William son of	Luke & Ann	Ward	Great Hale	Carpenter	W. McCormick, Curate

   Baptised same day as siblings Edward Allam, 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 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. William WARD, September Quarter 1894, Sleaford Registration District, Volume 7a, page 225, aged 84 [1809/10]

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
   1425	William Ward	Hale Magna	September 14	84 y[ea]rs	E.J. Turckheim, Vicar

10. ↑ Stamford Mercury, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 4, 21 Sep 1894.

    Deaths.
    HALE, GREAT.-Sept. 11, Wm. Ward, shoemaker, 84.

11.   Lincolnshire Chronicle, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 1, 15 Nov 1850.

    SALE of TIMBER at GREAT HALE.
    To be SOLD by AUCTION,
    By Mr. JOHN LUMBY,
    At the House of WM. WARD, the ROSE and CROWN INN, at GREAT HALE, on Tuhursday the 21st of Nov. 1850...