My ggg grandfather was born somewhere in Yorkshire in 1755. His name was Simon WARD. He moved to Nova Scotia, Canada in the late 1700s (some time before 1786). >From: "SHARON DAVAGE" <SHADAV@davages1.fsnet.co.uk> >Reply-To: "SHARON DAVAGE" <SHADAV@davages1.fsnet.co.uk> >To: WARD-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: UK -Ward's >Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 21:08:48 +0200 > >Hi Heather, > My 3x Great Grandmother was Sarah Ann Ward who was born in >Ecclesfield in 1824, she married George Davage in Rotherham in 1843 then >later moved to Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield.Her parents were Bartholemew and >Ruth Ward (nee.Ibbotson), Bartholemew was born in Storse (as spelt on 1861 >census) in 1799, he was buried in Wadsley in 1868. His parent's were Thomas >and Hannah Ward. Any connection? > Sharon, England > > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "heather wright" <heather.wrights@ntlworld.com> >To: <WARD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 9:00 PM >Subject: UK -Ward's > > > > Hi Listers > > Anyone with Ward's in the Handsworth area of Sheffield mid 1700's to >late >1800's. Particularly with Methodism in the area Aston, Aughton & Beighton. > > Hans Ward married to Sarah Greaves in 1828, moved to the County Durham >mining area, and was in the village of Haswell in 1844. He was killed in >the >Haswell mine explosion of that year. His family stayed in the area well >into >the 1900's. > > > > regards > > Heather Wright > > Stockton-on-Tees, UK > > > > > Virginia (Ward) Bergmann Researching Hants County surnames: WARD, MOSHER, CALDWELL, LOWTHERS, BERRY _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com