Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Ward was born about 1742, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She married Edward Needham on 18 February 1762.
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Family Time Line
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- Sarah Ward, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
Spouse and Children
1742– Male
1742– Female
World Events (3)
1815
Age 73
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
Age 79
1823
Age 81
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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