William Charles Ward (1862-1948)

Name:
William Charles Ward¹
Sex:
Male
Father:
Charles Thomas Ward (1829-1887)
Mother:
Mary Ann Moore (1824- )

Individual Events and Attributes

1946, Register Entry for Death of William Charles Ward

Birth:
6 Jun 1862
Tottenham, Middlesex² ³ ⁴
The 1911 Census gives his age and his place of birth. The 1939 Register gives his date of birth
Census (living with parents):
2 Apr 1871 (age 8)
1871 Census - living with parents
Occupation:
frm 1882 to 1927 (age 19-65)
salesman in the drapery trade⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ³
The 1911 and 1921 Censuses shows him as a saleman for a drapery wholesaler and his son William told his adoped son Jack that he was ladies hat buyer. The marriage certificate for his son William's marriage to Alice Richmond (Jack's mother) and the 1939 register give William senior's occupation as a warehouseman a retired warehouseman respectively but are not specific as to the trade.
Parent:
28 Oct 1894 (age 32)
Baptism of daughter Gertrude
Who else was there is not known.
Parent:
27 Jun 1897 (age 35)
Baptism of son William Charles John
Witness:
23 May 1921 (age 58)
William witnessed the Marriage of Arthur Ernest Arnold and Gertrude Ward
The other witnesses were his wife Gertude (the bride was their daughter) and the groom's brother C. S. Arnold.
Death:
2 Jul 1948 (age 86)
Uxbridge, Middlesex⁸ ⁹
Cause: liver cancer and old age

Address: 126 Hercies Road, Hillingdon

Old age (senility on his death certificate) is not normally given as a cause of death unless the person is over 80 and the doctor certifying the death has cared for that person for a long time and noticed a gradual decline in health and functioning. His wife had died in January so his daughter Gertrude was looking after him and gives her address as 126 Hercies Road which was her father's house. Gertrude's house was next door at 128 so she may have moved in with him on a temporary basis not only to better care for him but also to get away from her husband who was an alcoholic.

After his death the house was sold. It is known that his son William benefited from the sale but whether Gertrude did as well is not known. (Her father had given her and her husband 128 Hercies Road some years before.)

Marriage

Son: William Charles John Ward

St Michael's Parish Church

1901, 1901 Census for Household of Wm Chas Ward in Tottenham, Middlesex

1911, 1911 Census for Household of William Charles Ward in Edmonton, Middlesex

1921, 1921 Census for Household of William Charles Ward in Edmonton, Middlesex

1921, 1921 Census for Household of William Charles Ward in Edmonton, Middlesex - Address

Spouse:
Gertrude Botten (1862-1948)
Children:
Gertrude Ward (1894-1980)
William Charles John Ward (1897-1985)
Marriage:
10 Aug 1893 (age 31)
St Michael's Parish Church¹⁰ ¹¹
Address: Wood Green, Middlesex

The bride's age is described as 'Full' which means she was over 21. The two witnesses were probably the bride's siblings. Why there were no witnesses on the groom's side is not known. The couple's parents were probably at the service but who else is not known.
Census for household:
31 Mar 1901 (age 38)
Tottenham, Middlesex¹²
Address: 3 Cecil Terrace, Park Road

The household consisted of Charles, his wife Gertrude and their children Gertrude (Gertie) and William (Will)
Census for household:
2 Apr 1911 (age 48)
Edmonton, Middlesex¹³
Address: 81 Bowes Road, Palmers Green

The household consisted of William, his wife Gertrude, and their children Gertrude and William. The house had 6 rooms and was probably rented.
Census for household:
19 Jun 1921 (age 59)
Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex⁷
Address: 81 Bowers Road

The household consisted of William, his wife Gertrude, their son William (age 24), their son-in-law Arthur Arnold and their daughter Gertrude who was Arthur's wife. They had the house which had six rooms to themselves.
1939 Register (Household):
29 Sep 1939 (age 77)
Uxbridge, Middlesex³
Address: 126 Hercies Road, Hillingdon

The household consisted of William and his wife Gertrude.

Sources

General Register Office, Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage for William Charles John Ward and Alice Eleanor Richmond, (Issued on 6 August 2007 in reponse to Application No COL330700). Custom Id: MXD 350033; Jack Ward, The Nook, Silver Street

Bampton

Tiverton

Devon

EX16 9NR. Tel: 01398332458, Email: familyhistory@blackwithies.demon.co.uk.

2.: 1911 England Census for Household of William Charles Ward in Edmonton, Middlesex, (FMP website). Custom Id: RG14/7399; William Charles Ward age 48 born 1863 in Tottenham, Middlesex. National Archives. Call Number: 14/7399.

3.: 1939 Register: William C Ward, 29 September 1939, National Archives, RG101/0940E/022/20.

4.: General Register Office, Civil Registration Index (England & Wales) for Birth of Wiliam Charles Ward, (FMP website). Custom Id: Births 1862 Q2 Edmonton Vol. 3a, Page 131; Cit. Date: Q2 1862. General Register Office. Call Number: Births.