Mary A. Ward

Brief Life History of Mary A.

When Mary A. Ward was born on 30 April 1797, in Sprowston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Ward, was 33 and her mother, Mary Rute, was 34. She married Barnabas Stearman on 15 October 1826, in Sprowston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died in January 1872, in Aylsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Sall, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Barnabas Stearman
1805–1885
Mary A. Ward
1797–1872
Marriage: 15 October 1826
Ann Stearman
1827–1902
George Stearman
1830–1894
Jane Stearman
1831–
Sarah Stearman
1833–1837
Elizabeth Stearman
1835–
Robert Stearman
1837–
Barnabas Stearman
1842–1922
Mary Stearman
1843–

Sources (22)

  • Mary Stearman in household of Barnabas Stearman, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Mary Ward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Ward, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).

English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.

Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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