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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Assistance please, seeking John Robert WARD'S parents
« on: Monday 15 January 24 10:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Robert,

How nice to hear from you.  Thank you for your message!  Another Robert!

May I ask from which of John Robert Ward's children that you are a descendant?

My Grandfather:  John Robert Ward b1908 Hanwell, Middlesex, England
My Great Grandfather: Francis Stanley Ward b1873 Kensington, England
My Great, Great Grandfather: John Robert Ward b1837 Liverpool, Lancashire, England (My brick wall).

I would dearly like to talk further but it is getting late.


John Robert has written the following:
" His parents died before he was 3 years old, He went to Chester when he was 9 months old.  He was bought up by his "Step Grandfather & Step Grandmother", his "Grandfather" died when he was 8 years old, his college education finished when he was 8 years old.  His first job was carting bark for a tan yard.  His next job was cabin boy aboard the "Cheshire Lass" a cheese schooner, slates.  I have further information on other jobs he had in the Chester area.  He also did an apprenticeship & ran away & went to Gaol for a few days, he was bought before the Mayor & went back to his apprenticeship & he did receive his indentures from Messrs Jones - the confectioners during the Crimean War. "

Hope to hear from you.

Kindest regards,
Ivy May Ward

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Assistance please, seeking John Robert WARD'S parents
« on: Sunday 31 July 11 08:11 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

Well you have all given me a lot to go with & Thank you once again.

Re his marriage certificate which I do have - the witness's were his wife's family & they were married at St Peters church, in the Parish of Holy Trinity, Warwickshire, Coventry, England.  I cannot tell if he was Catholic?

Ivy

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Re: Assistance please, seeking John Robert WARD'S parents
« on: Friday 29 July 11 10:27 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

I am new at this so please excuse me if I am doing this incorrectly, I wish to reply to you all individually, but I am not sure how so I hope you all get to read this.

Firstly I am overwhelmed by your response & thank you so much for your help.

Yes, I have him on the following census's 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 & 1911 but they are not helping me locate his parents/Step Grandparents.

I am not sure if he was born "over the water in Birkenhead or The Wirral"  This had never occured to me.

I do not have any names of the Step Grandparents.

I am unsure where to go from here but you have all given me a lot to think on.

Would I be able to look up where he did his apprenticeship? Or when he went to Gaol for 3 days?  Perhaps his step grandparents name's are on his indentures?  Or records of his schooling/employment?  I am clutching at straws!

I thank you all once again.

Regards,
Ivy May

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Lancashire Lookup Requests / Assistance please, seeking John Robert WARD'S parents
« on: Thursday 28 July 11 12:24 BST (UK)  »
Dear Sir/Madam,

John Robert WARD
Born 17th {or 11th} May 1837 Liverpool {Lancashire}
Died 22nd April 1923 Aberystwith, Wales
Occupation Cook/Confectioner
Married Amelia RAVEN 5th June 1859, Warwickshire, Coventry

John Robert WARD is my 2nd Great Grandfather & my brick wall!  I am endeavouring to find his parents & family & I cannot seem to find them.

His parents died before he was 3 years old, He went to Chester when he was 9 months old.  He was bought up by his "Step Grandfather & Step Grandmother", his "Grandfather" died when he was 8 years old, his college education finished when he was 8 years old.  His first job was carting bark for a tan yard.  His next job was cabin boy aboard the "Cheshire Lass" a cheese schooner, slates.  I have further information on other jobs he had in the Chester area.  He also did an apprenticeship & ran away & went to Gaol for a few days, he was bought before the Mayor & went back to his apprenticeship & he did receive his indentures from Messrs Jones - the confectioners during the Crimean War.   

I also noted that on John Robert WARD'S death certificate it states that his father is Robert WARD & his occupation was a Currier.

I have John Robert WARD'S reminiscences from the Ward family bible which I tried to attach but I could not get the attachment function to work.

Any assistance would be most appreciated or if you could point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.

Kindest regards,
Ivy May {King Island, Australia}

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