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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	27 Apr 2017 11:43
	Well, here's a little snippet, if I am right, - Although Rhoda did not marry again as she was already married, it didn't stop her husband William from taking another wife.......... I believe this is William on 1861, living with his father: Jesse and family: 1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 6 Court House, 8, Bartholomew Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Jesse Ward Head Married Male 48 1813 Ostler Little Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, England Transcription Selina Helen Ward Wife Married Female 36 1825 Ostlers Wife Edmonton, Derbyshire, England Transcription John Jesse Ward Son Unmarried Male 19 1842 Smith Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Transcription Selina Ellen Ward Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1847 Scholar Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Transcription Henry Holones Ward Son Unmarried Male 9 1852 Scholar Edmonton, Derbyshire, England Transcription Sophia Elizabeth Ward Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1854 Scholar Crewe, Cheshire, England Transcription William James Ward Son Unmarried Male 4 1857 - Crewe, Cheshire, England Transcription Sarah Jane Ward Daughter Unmarried Female 0 1861 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Transcription Hanna Clara Blunt Lodger Married Female 30 1831 Seamstress Dudley, Worcestershire, England Transcription Elizabeth Ann Blunt Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1859 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England By 1871, he was in Derbyshire: 1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Morley Park, Heage, Belper, Derbyshire, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place Isaac Stone Head - Male 27 1844 - Derbyshire, England Transcription Elisabeth Stone Wife - Female 32 1839 - Derbyshire, England Transcription Harry Stone Son - Male 6 1865 - Derbyshire, England Transcription Louisa S Stone Daughter - Female 4 1867 - Derbyshire, England Transcription William A Stone Son - Male 2 1869 - Derbyshire, England Transcription Charles Stone Son - Male 1 1870 - Derbyshire, England Transcription Elisabeth Shawcroft Servant - Female 14 1857 - Derbyshire, England Transcription William Ward Servant - Male 14 1857 - Crewe, Cheshire, England This appears to be him again on 1891 (now married to Sarah) : 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Poole Street, Alvaston, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place William Ward Head Married Male 35 1856 Agricultural Labourer Crewe, Cheshire, England Transcription Sarah Ward Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, England Transcription John Ward Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Hulland, Derbyshire, England Transcription Selina Ward Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Derby, Derbyshire, England Transcription Sarah Ward Daughter - Female 5 1886 - Derby, Derbyshire, England Transcription Elizabeth Ward Daughter - Female 3 1888 - Sinfin, Derbyshire, England Transcription Frances Amy Ward Daughter - Female 0 1891 - Alvaston, Derbyshire, England Transcription Marriages Sep 1882 (>99%) Fearn Sarah Derby 7b 755 Scan available - click to view Harlow Sarah Derby 7b 755 Scan available - click to view Tebbutt John Derby 7b 755 Scan available - click to view *Ward William Derby 7b 755 Scan available - click to view WARD, FRANCES AMY FEARN Order GRO Reference: 1890 S Quarter in SHARDLOW Volume 07B Page 443 (John was born before marriage but given the name Ward !) WARD, JOHN WILLIAM - Order GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in BELPER Volume 07B Page 601 This would be Sarah, single and pregnant and living with her married sister: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription The Firs, Hulland, Ashborne, Derbyshire, England Learn more Print transcription View image Household Members First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place John Goodwin Head Married Male 47 1834 Farm Labourer Longnor Transcription Annie Goodwin Wife Married Female 28 1853 Wife Bradley, Derbyshire, England Transcription Sarah Fearn Relative Single Female 22 1859 Wifes Sister Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire, England I can't yet see William on 1881................ I cannot imagine that William was divorced from Rhoda as divorce was very uncommon in thos days and also VERY expensive so if this is the same William, which I strongly suspect it is, then his marriage to Sarah was a bigamous one ! Dea x
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	27 Apr 2017 11:53
	I checked William out earlier. I think this is him on the 1881 census,,,,,, 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription B-, 12, Bridge Gate, St Alkmund, Derby, Derbyshire, England William Ward Head Married Male 24 1857 Carter Chester, Cheshire, England Ellen Hunt Sister In Law Single Female 26 1855 - Derbyshire, England Eliza E Ward Daughter Single Female 0 1881 Infant Derbyshire, England I haven't figured out the Sister-in-Law connection though. WARD, ELIZA ELLEN MMN HUNT GRO Reference: 1881 J Quarter in DERBY Volume 07B Page 504 Deaths Jun 1881 (>99%) Ward Eliza Ellen 0 Derby 7b 275
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24,447 Send Message	Dea	Report	27 Apr 2017 12:13
	Oooerr - this is very strange ! I had discounted the one born in Chester for some reason but but that address of Bridge Gate matches with the address for both William and Rhoda on their marriage cert. ??? Dea x
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	28 Apr 2017 09:22
	Samuel Walker Ward married as.........Samuel Ward Walker Thomas Walker Ward married as.......Thomas Ward Walker Samuel Ward Walker in the Derbyshire, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1910 Name: Samuel Ward Walker Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Birth Date: 1882 Marriage Date: 6 May 1905 Marriage Place: St Peter's Church, Belper, Derbyshire, England Marriage Age: 23 Father: Samuel Ward Walker Spouse: Martha Annie Melbourne 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 22 Crossley St Ripley Derby, Ripley, Derbyshire, England Samuel Walker Head Married Male Coal Miner Hewer 29 1882 Derby Ripley Martha Annie Walker Wife Married Female - 32 1879 Derby Belper Doris Walker Daughter - Female - 5 1906 Derby Codnor Winnie Walker Daughter - Female - 3 1908 Derby Codnor Nelson Walker Son - Male - 4 1907 Derby Codnor WALKER, DORIS MAY MMN MELBOURNE GRO Reference: 1905 D Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 176 WALKER, THOMAS NELSON MELBOURNE MMN MELBOURNE GRO Reference: 1906 D Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 193 WALKER, WINIFRED MMN MELBOURNE GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 209 Samuel W Walker in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Samuel W Walker Birth Date: abt 1881 Date of Registration: Dec 1930 Age at Death: 49 Registration district: Belper Inferred County: Derbyshire Volume: 7b Page: 700 Marriages Jun 1908 (>99%) ROBERTS Mary Ellen Belper 7b 1430 Walker Thomas Ward Belper 7b 1430 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Derby Road Ripley Derby, Ripley, Derbyshire, England Thomas Ward Walker Head Married Male Coal Miner Stallman Hewer 26 1885 Ripley Derby Mary Ellen Walker Wife Married Female - 21 1890 Codnor Derby Lillian Elizabeth Walker - - Female - 2 1909 Codnor Derby WALKER, LILIAN ELIZABETH MMN ROBERTS GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in BASFORD Volume 07B Page 196 Thomas W Walker in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 Name: Thomas W Walker Birth Date: abt 1884 Date of Registration: Dec 1919 Age at Death: 35 Registration district: Belper Inferred County: Derbyshire Volume: 7b Page: 654 Mary Ellen remarried John James Walker Marriages Mar 1921 (>99%) Walker John J Walker Belper 7b 1495 Walker Mary E Walker Belper 7b 1495 Mary E Walker on the 1939 Register Walker Household (4 People) 87 Fletcher Street , Ripley U.D., Derbyshire, England Mary E Walker 08 Sep 1889 Unpaid Domestic Duties John J Walker 27 Oct 1900 Coal Hewer (Below) Heavy Work Lilian E Walker 03 Jul 1908 Domestic Duties (Unemployed) Violet A Bryan (Walker) 29 Dec 1924 Bakers Assistant WALKER, JOHN JAMES MMN MORLEY <<<<<<<<< GRO Reference: 1900 D Quarter in BELPER Volume 07B Page 583
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	Laura	Report	21 Apr 2018 17:35
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	My great grandmother is violet bryan walker her mother was Mary Ellen walker my great great grandmother :-)
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	Laura	Report	21 Apr 2018 17:37
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	Violet A Bryan (Walker) 29 Dec 1924 Bakers Assistant :-)
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	Laura	Report	21 Apr 2018 18:02
Member Since: September 2014 Posts: 3 Send Message	Mary Ellen is my great great grandmother .

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