Joshua Ward

Maleabout 1751–9 March 1783

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Ward was born about 1751, in Marsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Ward, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 36. He married Thomasin Ward on 4 August 1776, in Marsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Marsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Ward
1751–1783
Thomasin Ward
1753–1817
Marriage: 4 August 1776
Samuel Ward
1776–
John Ward
1779–
Ann Ward
1781–
Ann Ward
1783–
Ann Ward
1788–

Sources (9)

  • Joshua Ward, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joshua Ward, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
  • Joshua Ward, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"

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  • Marriage
    4 August 1776Marsham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

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    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    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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