Daniel Ward

Events

Date of Baptism: 12 September 1832.

Place of Baptism: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England (St Mary’s).

The parish registers give the baptism.

Date of Death: about 1870.

The death is recorded in the GRO index (age 37, Shrewsbury registration district).

Relationships

Father: James Ward (about 1804 - 1877).

Mother: Mary Ward (1803 - 1881).

Daniel’s baptism gives his parents as James and Mary Ward. The birth certificate of Daniel’s brother, James, gives Mary’s maiden surname as Ward.

Spouse: Sarah Ann Breeze (1836 - 1916). Married 29 November 1857 in Shrewsbury (Holy Cross) and 24 December 1857 in Kidderminster (St Mary’s).

The parish registers give the marriage.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Mary Sophia Ward (baptized 19 February 1859 - died 1898). Mary was a nurse in Shrewsbury.

Charles John Thomas Ward (born 19 January 1861 - died 22 August 1940) married Sarah Harper 7 April 1885 in Kidderminster.

Henry Breeze Ward (born 21 February 1863) married Selina Potter in 1891.

William James Ward (born 11 February 1865 - died 1909) married (1) Sarah Ann Mound in 1886; married (2) Emily Louise Stokes in 1891.

Edward Ernest Ward (baptized 16 July 1867 - died 1934) married Annie Elizabeth Bridges in 1890.

Sarah Hannah Ward (baptized 28 March 1869 - died 1940) married Henry Thomas Westwood in 1896.

Evidence

1841 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)

Lion St

James Ward, 35, Commission Agent, Y [“Y” means born in Worcestershire]

Mary [Ward], 35, Y

Daniel [Ward], 8, Y

Joseph [Ward], 6, Y

James [Ward], 3, Y

Thomas [Ward], 7 Months, Y

1851 census of England (Kidderminster, Worcestershire)

Coventry St

James Ward, Head, Mar, 47, Currier, [born] Worc’r Kidderminster

Mary [Ward], Wife, Mar, 48, [born Worc’r] Bromsgrove

Daniel [Ward], Son, Un, 18, Ironmonger App, [born Worc’r] Kidderminster

Joseph [Ward], Son, 16, [Ironmonger App], [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

Hannah [Ward], daur, 14, Scholar, [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

James [Ward], Son, 12, [Scholar]. [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

Thomas [Ward], Son, 10, [Scholar], [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

George [Ward], Son, 8, [Scholar], [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

Mary [Ward], daur, 5, [born Worc’r Kidderminster]

Certified copy of entry of marriage (General Register Office)

1857. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Kidderminster in the County of Worcester.

No.: 89

When Married: December 24 1857

Name and Surname: Daniel Ward

Age: 25

Condition: Bachelor

Rank or Profession: Ironmonger

Residence at the time of Marriage: Shrewsbury

Father's Name and Surname: James Ward

Rank or Profession of Father: Currier

Name and Surname: Sarah Ann Breeze

Age: 21

Condition: Spinster

Rank or Profession: --------

Residence at the time of Marriage: Kidderminster

Father's Name and Surname: John Breeze

Rank or Profession of Father: Tailor

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, Henry Isaac Sharp.

This marriage was solemnized between us, Daniel Ward, Sarah Ann Breeze, in the Presence of us, John Breeze, Sophia Jane Breeze.

from the Worcester Journal (2 January 1858):

Marriages

Dec. 24, at St. Mary’s Church, Kidderminster, by the Rev. H. Isaac Sharp, Mr. Daniel Ward, of Shrewsbury, to Sarah Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. John Breeze, Kidderminster.

Baptisms of children (Saint George's, Shrewsbury):

[The information in the baptism records is entered into a row of “cells” in a “spreadsheet” format. The titles of the columns are: When Baptized; Child’s Christian Name; Parent’s Name, Christian, Surname; Abode; Quality, Trade, or Profession; By whom the Ceremony was performed. For some of the entries, a date of birth is written before or after the row.]

1859 Feby 19^th Mary Sophia D.^r of Daniel Sarah Ann Ward Severn Cottages Ironmonger J. Harding

1861 February 17^th Charles John Thomas son of Daniel Sarah Ann Ward Severn Cottages Ironmonger J. Harding [born] Jan:^y 19

1863 March 15^th Harry Breeze son of Daniel Sarah Ann Ward New Street Cottages Ironmonger J. Harding [born] Feby 21^st

1865 March 12^th William James son of Daniel Sarah Ann Ward Severn Cottages Ironmonger J. Harding [born] 11^th Febr.

1867 July 16 Edward Ernest Daniel & Sarah Ann Ward Mount-Fields Ironmonger H LLoyd Oswell

1869 March 28 Sarah Hannah Daniel & Sarah Ann Ward Mount-fields Iron-Monger H. LLoyd Oswell

1861 census of England (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)

Severn Terrace (Frankwell St Chad)

Daniel Ward, Head, M., 28, Ironmonger assist., [born] Worcester Kidderminster

Sarah Ann Ward, Wife, M., 24, Wife, [born] Warwick Bir’m

Mary Sophia Ward, Dau, Un, 2, daughter, [born] Salop Shrewsby

Chas Jno Thomas Ward, Son, Un, 11 weeks, [born Salop Shrewsby]

Mary Jane Jones, Serv, Un, 22, House Servant, [born] Stafford Whampton

References

Parish registers of Kidderminster, Worcestershire St Mary’s, FHL 435268-435273, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Parish registers of Saint George, Shrewsbury. Digital images available on Findmypast.co.uk, accessed 29 December 2015.

James Ward household, 1841 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, Kidderminster; HO107, piece 1208, book 9, folio 16, page 24, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 13 April 2014).

James Ward household, 1851 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 1r, piece 2038, folio 447, page 25, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 13 April 2014).

The Worcester Journal (2 January 1858, page 8); digital image on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 14 April 2014).

Daniel Ward household, 1861 census of England. Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Kidderminster, ED 7, piece 1874, folio 31, page 11, in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861; digital image Ancestry.com (accessed 13 April 2014).

GRO index, Deaths Mar 1870, Shrewsbury, Volume 6a, page 613. General Register Office. England and Wales. Civil Registration Certificates. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office).