William Medway Ward (1828-1898). My 2nd great-grand uncle. William was born on 14 July 1828 and baptised on 14 September at All Hallows Church in Tottenham, Middlesex, to parents William Ward and Mary Ann Downer. He married Maria Earnshaw on 25 November 1850 at St John’s Church in Hackney. She’d been born on 1 March […]
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Phoebe Ann Ward (1836-1921)
Phoebe Ann Ward (1836-1921). My 2nd great-grandmother. Phoebe Ann Ward was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, on 28 November 1836 and was baptised there on 26 February 1837 at All Hallows Church. Her parents were gardener William Ward and Mary Ann Downer. As a teenager, Phoebe worked as a domestic servant. The 1851 census shows her living at […]
Tanjore Abraham Ward (1832-1920) – businessman and publican
Tanjore Abraham Ward (1832-1920) and Amelia Lambourn (1834-1895). My 2nd great-grand uncle and aunt. Tanjore was born on 12 August 1832 and baptised at All Hallows in Tottenham, Middlesex, on 27 July 1834. Of all William Ward and Mary Ann Downer‘s children, Tanjore is the most curious. His name comes from a city, also known […]
Charles Thomas Ward (1829-1887) – a Tottenham publican
Charles Thomas Ward. My 2nd great-grand uncle. Born in Tottenham Hale, Middlesex, on 2 December 1829 to parents William Ward and Mary Ann Downer, Charles was baptised a few weeks later at All Hallows Church on Christmas Day. He was still living at home with his parents – 4 Cottage Place, Tottenham Hale – at […]