Elizabeth Ward

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Ward was born on 7 April 1793, in Rackheath, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Ward, was 29 and her mother, Mary Rute, was 30. She married George Clarke in 1813, in Sprowston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Norfolk, England in 1793 and Sprowston, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died on 22 July 1888, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

George Clarke
1792–
Elizabeth Ward
1793–1888
Marriage: 1813
David Clark
1814–
Anne Clark
1815–
Mary Clarke
1819–1900
Harriett Clark
1821–1904
Charlotte Clarke
1822–1906
George Clarke
1825–
William Clarke
1827–1868
Sarah Clarke
1829–
John Clarke
1832–1886
Robert Clarke
1834–

Sources (37)

  • Elizabeth Clarke in household of George Clarke, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Ward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Ward, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

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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