Simon Ward

Events 

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Burial: 9 September 1653.

Place of Burial: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.

The baptism is recorded in the parish register.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

He may have been related to the Simon Ward and Mary who had a son Anthony baptized in 1597 in Leigh.

Spouse: Margaret.

Margaret’s name is recorded in a baptism record of a child. 

Spouse: Alice Francke. Married 10 August 1629 in Hanbury, Staffordshire.

The parish register records Alice’s burial. The parish register records the marriage.

Spouse: Margaret Gamble. Married 23 June 1642 in Uttoxeter.

The parish register records the marriage. Margaret was the widow of William Wilson.

Children: 

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

Richard Ward (baptized 14 March 1628/9 in Uttoxeter - buried 18 April 1629 in Uttoxeter)

Joan Ward (buried 26 February 1642/3 in Uttoxeter)

Anthony Ward (baptized 1 May 1645 in Uttoxeter - buried 16 July 1704 in Uttoxeter) married Joan. 

Margaret Ward (baptized 12 March 1647/8 in Uttoxeter)

John Ward (baptized 22 January 1650/1 in Uttoxeter)

Evidence

from the Hanbury parish register:

Simon Warde de Uttoxeter    Alicia Francke de Hanbury  Nupti. 10mo Augusti 1629.

from the Uttoxeter parish register:

1628

C  Richard Warde Sonn to Symon Ward & Margaret his wife Christened 14 of march

B Margaret Warde wife to Symon Warde Buried 15th of Marche

1629

B Richarde Warde son to Symon Warde was buried the 18th of Aprill

1639

B: Allice the wife of Symon Warde Buried the 28th

1642

M: Symon Warde & Margaret Willson maried the 23th of June

1643 February

B  Joane the daughter of Symon Warde buried the 26th

Maye 1645

C  Anthony the Sonn of Symon Warde & Margrett his wife was Christened the first of maye

1647

C  Margrett the daughter of Symon Warde & margrett his wife Christened the 12th of march.

1650  

C  John the sonn of Symon Warde & Margrett his wife Christened the 22th of January

1653

B:  Symon Warde buried the 9:th of September.

References

Staffordshire parish registers. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.

Will of Margreate Ward of Uttoxeter. Proved 1680 in the Consistory Court of Lichfield and Coventry. Digital images on Findmypast.co.uk.