Stu Ward
Honor Code SignatorySigned 26 Feb 2018 | 158,834 contributions | 4,851 thank-yous | 16,462 connections
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I am the son of Hal Ward and Connie Lockhart. I consider this profile to be about my ancestors and not me.
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I have moved my Notable Ancestor and Immigrant ancestor sections to:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Stu%27s_Canadian_Imigrant_Ancestors
In the event of my death or incapacity I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be transferred to any of the following WikiTreers in my family, whether or not they are currently on the trusted lists:
Jeffrey Ward Rachel Ward Alec Ward Hannah Ward Beth (Ward) Demko
This profile and those of my siblings and parents were created by M.Nason with information taken from the Doug Eagles book listed in the sources. Thanks Mark for the hard work you put into this.
When browsing what I have added to this site (over 500 profiles so far) you may see comments such as "Unsourced family tree handed down to Stuart Ward." In fact, that is just an easy way out of not listing all my sources. In the 80s and 90s I created much of my database using myriad of resources but in large part from sharing resources with people like Robert Nelson Ward and his father the late Hap Ward, Doug Ayer and the late historian, Jim Snowdon. I don't always credit them in my pages but please know that their help was extensive and appreciated. Without their help, this would have been much harder. I also want to thank my brother Jeff Ward who often adds flesh to the bone through his own research and also acts as my memory when mine gives out. He also provided most of the pictures that I've put up.
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Stu is 25 degrees from Zendaya Coleman, 22 degrees from Sting Sumner, 18 degrees from Josh Brolin, 20 degrees from Timothée Chalamet, 20 degrees from José Ferrer, 16 degrees from Frank Herbert, 18 degrees from Richard Jordan, 19 degrees from David Lynch, 20 degrees from Virginia Madsen, 21 degrees from Charlotte Rampling, 25 degrees from Patrick Stewart and 18 degrees from Denis Villeneuve on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the Military and War Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have no yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project?
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This is the time for the annual 2024 check in with members of the Military and War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Do you want to remain working with this project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
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What is your connection to Cicely Gertrude (Dallaway) Pring, she is my grandfather’s sister. I have been dabbling in my ancestry over the years and just started with Wikki tree. Thanks Steven Dallaway
That makes Cicely a 7th circle connection of mine. Most of what I know of her family came from familysearch: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GVNL-KL1
Please feel free to improve any of my profiles if you have better information.
Stu
The parish records will say buried in "this parish cemetery", and the town name has been used as sufficient documentation of that. If you wish to have these categories, we would greatly appreciate having them documented, properly named, dated and categorized. Could you please contact me or any leader of the Acadian project if you wish to pursue this. it wouldn't matter so much except that the categories show up on the profile view, and can be misleading if not named or applied correctly. If you have a specific research purpose in mind, we would want to accommodate that as best as possible within the Acadians project scope.
Thank you for your attention to this. Best wishes, Cindy Bourque Cooper, co-leader, Acadians Project
Like this, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Kay_Family_Cemetery%2C_Salisbury%2C_New_Brunswick
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I have hardly spent any time on Scotland this year. That doesn’t mean I won’t in the future. I would like to stay part of the project as is. If anyone has need of anything, particularly as it pertains to the diaspora in the Canadian Maritime provinces, I’ll do my best.
Stu
We've put together a survey for you to fill out to check in with you, it will only take a moment as there are only a few questions. Filling out the survey lets us know you are still interested in coordinating your study and provides an opportunity for you to share any suggestions you may have for the project.
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Just an FYI about the two wives of Dennis O'Regan... On a lark, I contacted Jacqueline Steeves, a descendant of Daniel O'Regan and Mary Curran Steeves. She had this to say, "According to Ancestry [redacted], Daniel’s parents are Dennis Patrick O’Regan and Catherine Walsh, both of County Cork." And while I don't have many sources for Catherine Callahan, I did find a parish record for "Dens O'Regan and Cath Callahan" that matches the dates here on WT. Once more down the rabbit hole, and they're not eve on my direct line where I have a whole lot more issues to resolve.
Happy Holidays!
/s/jr
Now I’ve found you actually improved TWO profiles I manage, I’ve got to know what I missed/did wrong or didn’t get around to yet. It’s a learning opportunity for me. On a related note, one profile you improved has another issue. Dennis O’Regan (O_Regan-216) has two wives. Other than wedding date and LNAB they are virtually identical. Oh, one has a child born many years after the second wedding date (they’re 2 years apart). I’ve tried most of the usual suspects trying to get a clue. Do you have time to offer some tips for me to investigate? Unfortunately, the events are early 19th century in New Brunswick or perhaps Couny Cork. Thanks, again for past and possible future help! /s/jr
I did 2 things to that profile, I added the category for the cemetery based on the Find A Grave link you had there already. Then I applied an Auto-Bio to replace the machine generated stub you had there already. I didn’t make any judgements or any material improvements. I used 2 tools, one was a cemetery listing through the Data Doctors project, they other was a Wikitools app. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wikitree-browser-extensio/ncjafpiokcjepnnlmgdaphkkjehapbln
I’ve been going through many profiles that way. I’m just doing south east NB at the moment.
I noticed the 2 wives. I have no idea how you would reconcile that. Based on the dates, it was more likely to be in Ireland. There were some Irish in NB at that time but 90% of the Irish came later than that. The largest migration came about 1820 to 1850. None of your sources actually quote a marriage record. However, I suspect that Walsh is completely bogus and should be removed.
Stu
Thanks again! Unfortunately, anything with “Chrome “ in it doesn’t work for me. I’m on Safari. As to the two wives. I have a family bible (part of “Family History “) entry as source for Walsh, even though it’s a brick wall. There’s nothing for Callahan and I’m sure you will agree there were a number of O’Regans in New Brunswick. I haven’t found anything but the name to connect Catherine Callahan to Dennis O’Regan. That’s where I hoped you could help - point me at a Canadian resource that would show what happened to either Catherine after Dennis died. The Catherine Callahan profile manager told me in a message on her profile that he didn’t know how to load his sources. I could load my family history but at roughly 500 pages…… Thanks for the help. I’ve categorized many of the profiles I manage, but clearly not all. /s/jr
I approved the Sarah Hutchison Jett with a modification of her name. Let me know if you agree. I haven't spent much time on the Jett family in the last couple of months.
Thanks,
Todd
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Not much that is uniquely for this project but I have been working on the Canadian Victoria Cross recipients for the Canada project that has a lot of cross over.
Stu
Thanks for your quick attention.
Stu
Jess
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Mary
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thanks very much for creating initial profiles for roderick macgregor and janet chisholm! they are my 3x great grandparents. btw i have not had much luck finding janet's ancestors. with best regards, william ross iii
I have been working with the Data Doctor's project. I noticed that you are the profile manager for Moses Delesdernier Delesdernier-38.
One of his sons, Albert Delesdernier Delesdernier-74 and family had very incomplete records. Three of his children did not have a gender assigned. I did the research on these profiles and populated the family with sources and made updates to the records. This is where I could use your help. Could you adopt these family members, they are orphaned?
The reason they need adopting is the Name at Birth needs to be changed for Albert, wife and the rest of their family. The profile manager is the only one that can change that information and thought it would be a good fit since you are already managing Moses. The name Deles Dernier was taken directly off of the children's birth records (viewing the actual documents - not as indexed). All the family members need to be updated for Albert, wife and children.
In updating these records, I had to change all of the children's names, added dates, and places or locations of birth/death, etc. I created a Research Notes section for each record to comment on any name changes. Please change any of these records as you like.
Other notes: When the children get married, it seems like the family changes their names to Dernier (dropping Deles - even the parents). Another fun fact, a European ancestor's last name was De Les Dernier (which make more sense to me).
One final thought, I reviewed your profile before sending this message. Now, that is an impressive profile. You give me inspiration to improve the records of my family!
Thank you for all you do at WIkiTree! Jay Klock [Klock-93]
Stu Ward
Thanks again, Jay
It’s time for a Project check-in!
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Also, there is no need to "sign" edits on a biography. Your contributions appear in the change logs of the profile, and are amply appreciated.
edited by Brad Foley
Audrey Pelletier
Stu Ward
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Wikitree Appreciation Team
You may wish to merge the following ID 22343 and ID40082 as they appear to be the same person.
On the Calhoun family, I am afraid I dont have much. There is the proposal around their Irish origins on various trees but not sure how proven.
They appear to be the lone Irish on my father's mother's side but may end up confused into DNA matches with my father's father's side.
I may have mass adopted these profiles - so you would recommend that I merge them?
My matches and interrelationships in Nova Scotia where I now live centre around Newcombe, Fitch, Rand, Bishop, Eaton, Cogswell, Woodworth and Whipple
My DNA strengths and interrelationships
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WikiTrees Appreciation Team
PS: Great bio!
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? Can you let me know which team(s) youd like to join.
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