Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Ward was born on 5 September 1808, in Ludlow, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 4 March 1847, at the age of 38.
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Sources (6)
- Thomas Ward, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Thomas Ward, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
- Thomas Ward, "Utah, FamilySearch, Early Church Information File, 1830-1900"
World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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