William
Edward
Ward
Born in Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel Ward
and Elizabeth (Nash) Ward
Brother of
Frederick Nash [half], Elizabeth Alice (Ward) Moore, Arthur Nash Ward, Miriam Ellen (Ward) Thompson and Samuel Percival Ward
Husband of
Amy Ellen (Waterworth) Ward
— married
31 Oct 1877 in Camden, New South Wales, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in Dulwich Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Sep 2019
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Biography
William Edward Ward was born on 17 November 1851 at Camden, NSW to parents Samuel Ward & Elizabeth Nash.[1]
William Edward Ward married Amy Ellen Waterworth at St John's in Camden on 31 October 1877.[2] They had the following children:
- Harold Edward Ward, born 1 November 1878 at Camden[3]
- Leslie Arthur Ward, born 16 February 1880 at Camden[4]
- William Barrington Ward, born 15 March 1883 at Cowra[5]
In 1892 William and his half brother Frederick Nash were appointed as trustees for the Wesleyan portion of the Cootamundra cemetery.[6]
In 1894 William was apppointed Council Clerk for the Borough of Cootamundra.[7]
In 1913 William was appointed as a trustee for the land of the Cootamundra hospital site.[8]
William worked as a Shire Clerk at Jindalee Shire. After retirement and short[9]
William died at Dulwich Hill on 14 September 1923 and was later buried at Cootamundra.[9][10]
Sources
- ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 5908/1851 V18515908 121C for William E Ward, Father = Samuel, Mother = Elizabeth
- ↑ NSW MArriage Registration No. 2498/1877 for William Edward Ward & Amy Ellen Waterworth, Camden district
- ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 10578/1878 for Harold Edward Ward, Camden district, Father = William Edward, Mother = Amy Ellen
- ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 15786/1880 for Leslie Arthur Ward, Cootamundra district, Father = William Edward, Mother = Amy Ellen
- ↑ NSW Birth Certificate No. 13724/1883 for William Barrinton Ward, Camden district, Father = William Edward, Mother = Amy Ellen
- ↑ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment" New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) 25 November 1892: 9320. Web. 7 Sep 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222179680>.
- ↑ "BOROUGH OF COOTAMUNDRA." New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) 4 August 1897: 5485. Web. 7 Sep 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222347792>.
- ↑ "Government Gazette Appointments and Employment" Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 2001) 12 March 1913: 1589. Web. 7 Sep 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226759731>.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "OBITUARY." Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954) 17 September 1923: 3. Web. 7 Sep 2019 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144410276>.
- ↑ NSW Death Registration No. 11100/1923 for William E Ward, Petersham district, Father = Samuel, Mother = Elizabeth
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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