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From: "Nine" <>
Subject: [AUS-SURNAMES] WARDE / WARD
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 10:11:29 +0800


On the hunt for info again please..............

Family has given me the below possible connection, but I would like to fill in the blanks to see how legit it is.

Nathaniel WARDE (1588 - 1652) one of the authors of the first legal code to be enacted in New England, was born in Haverhill in Suffolk, England.

However....the earliest members I have on file are........

Thomas WARD
M: Ann (at Holy Trinity, Coventry)
1. Richard WARD (born: c18/02/1794)
M: Sarah HAMMERSLEY (m: 2/06/1830 , Bedworth, England)
i. William Francis WARD (born:1/12/1830 , England) (died: 31/10/1893 , Geraldton, West Aust) (Buried in Old Cemetary)
M: Elizabeth RALLEY (born: 1834) (died: 1/01/1928) (Aparently descendent of Sir Walter Raleigh...but no link as yet found)
(born prior to arrival in Aust)
a) Harriet WARD (born: c 21/10/1856)
b) Sarah Elizabeth WARD (born: 23/05/1858) (died: 20/03/1846)
c) Thomas WARD (born: c 21/08/1859)
d) Francis William WARD (born: 24/05/1861) (died: 3/06/1934)
(born after arrival in Aust)
e) Richard WARD (born: 16/10/1868) (died: 1925)
f) Nona WARD (born: 16/05/1871) (died: 13/10/1945)
g) George Patrick WARD (born: 27/07/1873) (died: 1873)
h) John Henry WARD (born: 18/10/1874) (died: 1875)
i) George WARD (born: 28/11/1877) (died: 24/08/1945) (according to family sources : born to Sarah Elizabeth, taken by her parents & brought up as her youngest brother)

(William Francis was reportedly educated as a blue coat scholar in England, arrived in WA aboard "Mary Harrison" 24/06/1862 accompanied by wife & children. He was appointed Chief Warder at Rottnest ---- I have some stats on his time as Chief Warder on Rottnest if anyone is interested ---- I only have details on him until 1893 on Rottnest, then I have hit a blank, only knowing he later moved to Geraldton, WA, where his sons had a blacksmith & wheelright business, the land was eventually sold to the Catholic Bishop)

Has anyone got any further info on the above? Can you provide the linkage between Thomas WARD & Nathaniel WARDE? I have names of most of the descendents of this family....though I am missing BD&M dates for some of them.

Any help greatly appreciated !

Cindy-Leigh

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