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Hello ArgyllGran
Sorry for delay, just seen your reply.
Have looked at my copy of pass. list again, the Margaret was surname Thomas.
51 Henry Thomas 30 male Miner England
52 Marg't Thomas 30 female Matron England
53 George Ward 34 male Mechanic England
54 James Richards 30 male Mechanic England
Don't think they were related to George or his brother in law James who gave occupations as mechanics, but on the 1881 census taken prior to their departure both were listed as coal miners living with their families in Killamarsh, Derbyshire.
George's wife and children followed him to USA the next year............
Name: Mary Ann Ward + Children
Arrival Date: 20 Apr 1882
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Destination: United States of America
Place of Origin: England
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: English
Ship Name: Lake Winnipeg
Port of Arrival: New York
(Mary Ann Ward 28 Fem. [*Spinster] England USA)
(Susannah Ward 6 Fem. Child England USA)
(John Ward 5 Male Child England USA)
(Elizabeth Ward 2 Fem. Child England USA)
*Not Correct

James wife and family never followed and do not know if James ever went to Indiana where the Ward family settled and George became a mine operator.
Had the 1890 US census existed I may have found him.

Is this the emigration record you mean ??


James Richard
in the New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957
Name: James Richard [ Richards on image ]
Arrival Date: 27 Oct 1881
Birth Date: abt 1851
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Place of Origin: England
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: USA
Port of Arrival: New York, New York, USA
Ship Name: Parthia

He's listed as a mechanic.

On the two lines above his name are Margaret [ Margt ] Ward , 30, matron, and George Ward, 37, mechanic.

Thanks Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it.
Regret not him as when he emigrated in 1881 he left behind his wife Mary Ann and four daughters. Mary (who was his 1st. cousin), remarried in 1893 Do not know if James was dead by then. Family talk of him being a Captain who went to Yukon or South Africa and wrote a book on his travels. In fact he was a miner, as was his brother in law and rest of his family.

Thanks so much for the try.

Could this be him?
1901 USA census
James Richards
Age: 50
Birth Date: Jan 1850
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Conemaugh, Indiana, Pennsylvania
Street: Conemaugh Township
House Number: 141
Sheet Number: 9
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 195
Family Number: 196
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1882
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellen Richards
Marriage Year: 1874
Years Married: 26
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Years in US: 18
Naturalization: Yes
Occupation: Sheet Heater Rolling Mill
Months Not Employed: 6
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: H
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Richards 50
Ellen Richards 44
William E Richards 23
Martha V Richards 17
Walter H Richards 15
Charles O Richards 12
Mary A Richards 11
Anna M Richards 9
Edna Richards 7
Nevada Richards 5


Had he married before he left the U.K. ?


There’ are so many of the same name born c1850/1 on the USA records

Thanks for that Erika H

James was born in 1850 - might make a difference when searching

RICHARDS, JAMES (MMN) MOORE
GRO Reference: 1850 D Quarter in BELPER Volume 19 Page 431

Thankyou so much to you all, this is indeed the family I was looking for and from what you have found I can now complete some death details.
I was hoping to find a James Richards who went to USA in 1881 with his sister Mary Ann Ward and brother in law George Ward. He has gone missing as 1890 census for USA were lost. Have searched for many years without result. Needless to say his parents were also Mark & Prescilla, which drew my attention. He was born 1851.

Thanks again to you all.

One son

Name: Frank Ward
Gender: Male
Race: Wh
Age: 62
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1889
Birth Place: Indiana
Death Date: 23 Aug 1952
Death Place: Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Father: George Ward
Mother: Mary Ann Ward

George Ward
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Mary A. Ward
Gender: Male
Where born: Nutall, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Killamarsh
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England
Street Address: High Moor Top
Marital status: Married
Education:
Employment status:
View image
Occupation: Coal Miner
Registration District: Chesterfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3440
Folio: 46
Page Number: 36
Household Members:
Name Age
George Ward 36
Mary A. Ward 26
Susannah Ward 5
John Ward 4
Elizabeth Ward 1


1900 USA census

Name: George Ward
Age: 55
Birth Date: Sep 1844
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Jefferson, Sullivan, Indiana
Sheet Number: 5
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 92
Family Number: 93
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1881
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Ward
Marriage Year: 1876
Years Married: 24
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Years in US: 19
Naturalization: Papers
Occupation: Coal Mine Operator
Months Not Employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Farm or House: H
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
George Ward 55
Mary Ward 45
John Ward 23
Elizebeth Ward 20
Harry Ward 20
Francis Ward 13
Frank Ward 10


George Ward
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 72
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 13 Jul 1844
Birth Place: England
Death Date: 8 Jun 1917
Death Place: Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Father: Edward Ward
Mother: Hannah Ward
Spouse: Mary A. Ward


George Ward
Birth Date: 1844
Death Date: 7 Jun 1917
Cemetery: Carlisle Odd Fellows Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Children: Susan Alsop
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...


Susan Alsop
Birth Date: 5 Nov 1875
Birth Place: England
Death Date: 14 Mar 1965
Death Place: Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Carlisle Odd Fellows Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Carlisle, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States of America
Has Bio?: N
Father: George Ward
Mother: Mary Ann Ward
Spouse: William Thomas Alsop
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

Another child's death

Name: Elizabeth Ferguson
[Elizabeth Ward]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 60
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1879
Birth Place: Nottingham, England
Death Date: 4 Oct 1939
Death Place: Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Father: George Ward
Mother: Mary A. Ward
Spouse: W. T. Ferguson

Here you are on ancestry

Name: Mary A. Ward
[Mary A. Richards]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 69
Marital status: Widow
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1854
Birth Place: Ausworth, England
Death Date: 15 Mar 1924
Death Place: Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Father: Mark Richards
Mother: Priscilla Richards
Spouse: George Ward

Parents' marriage - no year given, but it will be on freebmd

Name: Priscilla Moore
Registration Year:
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration District: Belper
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 19
Page: 389
Priscilla Moore
Mark Richards

Name: Mary A. Ward
[Mary A. Richards]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 69
Marital status: Widow
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1854
Birth Place: Ausworth, England
Death Date: 15 Mar 1924
Death Place: Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, USA
Father: Mark Richards
Mother: Priscilla Richards
Spouse: George Ward

That death looks like it’s for the daughter

Help please.
Can anyone find details of this entry on Ancestry?

Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: Mark Richards
Gender: Male
Spouse: Priscilla Richards
Child: Mary A. Ward

Thanks in advance for any information.