Thomas was born[1] and baptised in 1858 in Eastrington, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Kelita Ward and Margaret Simpson.[2] The family lived in Eastrington.[3][4][5]
Thomas married Sarah Popplewell in Eastrington in 1881.[6][7] In 1891[8] and 1901 the family lived in Sherburn, Yorkshire, where Thomas was a domestic coachman.[9]
Sources
↑ GRO civil registration birth index entry. Thomas Ward. Vol 9d p 86. Jun quarter 1858. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Simpson
↑ Eastrington baptisms. 16 Apr 1858. Thomas, son of Kelita (farmer) and Margaret Ward of Eastrington. Yorkshire Baptisms. East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 8 May 2022
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7T3-S79 : 24 October 2019), Thomas Ward in household of Kelita Ward, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-SNJ5 : 11 December 2017), Thomas Ward in household of Melita Ward, Eastrington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 4737/158, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,326.
↑ Eastrington. Banns of Marriage between Thomas Ward, bachelor, and Sarah Poppelwell, spinster, both of this parish, were published as follows: 9 Jan; 16 Jan; 23 Jan 1881. Married 5 Feb 1881. Yorkshire Banns Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 31 Oct 2019
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. Thomas Ward and Sarah Popplewell. Vol 9d p 120. Mar quarter 1881. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
↑Ancestry.com. 1901 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
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