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Hi John,

I have the Windingsheet book for Port Macquarie and it doesn't have his exact birthdate. It has a whole page on his death and says his birth was about 1788. Do you happen to have or have seen the Windingsheet book? It has quite a lot of information on Dr William Carlyle Bell. Lot's of statements he's written about deaths in the area.

Tammy

I have been searching for a John Ward that was born in Dublin in 1809. His Fathers name was John Ward but I do not know his Mothers name. I do know that John became a convict and a letter written to the court by his Father states that his Mother had died some time ago. His transportation record was written in 1824 and lists his age as 16.

On the roots ireland website I have managed to find a  Baptism record of a John Ward Baptism:03-Feb-1810, Dublin, Parish: Skerries, Father John Ward and Mother Jane Monks. Do you think this could be The John Ward I am looking for?

I have looked for a marriage between John Ward and Jane Monks, but have only been able to find one in 1896:

Husband: John Warde                 Wife: Jane Monks
Address: Skerries                        Address:  Balrothery
Date of marriage: 01-Dec-1796

I don't know why they would have a child 13 years later, but maybe he was
one of the youngest children.

I can't find a death record for a Jane Ward between 1809 and 1825. The only one I can find is a Jane Ward, 1817, Co.Meath. There is a death record for a Jane Moncks, 1821, Co.Dublin. Were people usually referred to by their maiden name in a death certificate? The date and location do add up, but I don't know why it wouldn't say Jane Ward if it is her. Can anyone tell me what is on a death/burial record? does it have the spouse's name?

Do you think I'm on the right track?

Tammy

Thanks for the information Marg. I had no idea about the prison hulks, it is extremely interesting. Do you have a link for the UK Prison Hulk Register records?

Thanks for the links Cati and Marg!

No Marg, I don't have the marriage certificate but I'll get it.

I accidentally wrote his wife as Jane McKenna (the wife of another John in my tree I'm also working on) but it's Margaret Molloy. I'm going to order John's convict record from the government, hopefully it has something useful in it.

I think the Marriage between a William Warwick and Elizabeth Meadows could very possibly be John's parents. The year fits perfectly. Do you know if Baptism records list the Mother's Maiden name?

Tammy

Hello Tammy,

I have no definite answer to that question but presume they used the burial grounds around the Churches at that time.  I have never heard of any other burial ground in the Egremont area.  Apart from Church grounds, the next largest Cemetery would have been in Whitehavem.   Sorry could'nt be more helpful.

Are you looking for someone in particular that we could help with. ?

I'm looking for William Charles Warwick and his Wife Sarah Elizabeth Harding. I have William born in Egremont in 1784 and Sarah born in Carlisle in 1790 and a Marriage between the two of them in Egremont in 1810. I have both of their deaths happening in 1850. I have no idea where they died because I don't have a place of birth.

I am very unsure of how accurate this is as I got the information of someone else and it has William and Sarah's Son John born 1802 in Staffordshire and their Daughter Sarah Jane born in Egremont in 1813. It all seems pretty mixed up to me. I'm basically trying to find proof that the two were in fact married and had a son named John who was sent to Australia as a Convict. I'm also trying to find proof that William was born in Egremont.

I don't live in England so I have no idea how far Egremont is from Staffordshire. It also makes it harder knowing where or how to find information.

Kind Regards,

Tammy