Battersea

James Watson, shoemaker, and Ann Copperthite of St. Luke, Chelsea

Sarah Watson was born on 1 Aug 1818 in the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, then in the county of…

8 years ago

Thomas James Ward, distillery worker and builder’s labourer from Battersea

Thomas James Ward was born on 9 Jan 1843 at Strand-on-the-Green in Chiswick. His father Thomas was an agricultural labourer…

8 years ago

Oxfordshire Wards Part II: James Ward of Aston and Cote

James Ward was born in 1771 in the hamlet of Aston and Cote, Oxfordshire. He fathered at least 16 children…

9 years ago

Oxfordshire Wards Part I: Thomas Ward, son of James. Which James?

Our 3rd great-grandfather Thomas Ward was born about 1813 near Witney, Oxfordshire, the son of James Ward, a labourer. Thomas…

9 years ago

Mary Ann Maria Walters, wife of Thomas Ward

Francis Walters was from Epsom, Surrey. He stood at 5 feet 4 inches tall, with pale skin and grey eyes.…

9 years ago

Thomas Ward, labourer in a Candle Factory

Thomas and Mary's youngest son William Ward remained unmarried and joined the British Army in 1879. He frequently found himself…

9 years ago