See also

Olivia Jane Ward (1839-1894)

Individual Events and Attributes

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1839, Register Entry for Baptism of Olivia Jane Ward

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1879, Lunatic Asylum Admission Admission Record for Olivia J Ward

  • Birth:

  • 30 Mar 1839

  • Tottenham, Middlesex1

  • Baptism:

  • 30 Jun 1839 (age 0)

  • All Hallows Parish Church1

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  • Address: Tottenham, Middlesex

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 2)

  • 1841 Census - living with parents

  • Present (sibling):

  • 19 Sep 1841 (age 2)

  • Present at Baptism of her brother Walter John

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 12)

  • 1851 Census - living with parents

  • Census (living with parents):

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 22)

  • 1861 Census - living with parents

  • Asylum Admission:

  • 22 May 1879 (age 40)

  • Banstead Asylum3

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  • Address: Belmont, Surrey

    Apart from the fact that it was considered necessary to admit her to a lunatic asylum her medical condition is not known. The 1861 Census says she is an invalid but is not specific as to the reason - perhaps she was already showing signs of mental illness. She remained in the asylum for the rest of her life.

  • Death:

  • 13 Feb 1894 (age 45)

  • Belmont, Surrey3 4

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  • Address: Banstead Asylum

    Her death registration giver her age as 45. However, she was 54. The digits may have been accidentally reversed.

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Baptism of Olivia Jane Ward, All Hallows, Tottenham, Middlesex, 30 June 1839, London Metropolitan Archives.

2.

1841 United Kingdom census, Chapel Place, Tottenham Hale, Tottenham, Middlesex, HO107/654, Book 21, Page 15, Schedule 840, head of household: William Ward, National Archives.

3.

Asylum Admission Register: Olivia J Ward, 22 May 1879, National Archives, MH94, Piece 25, Jan 1879 - Dec 1880, No. 47975.

4.

England and Wales Death Registration Index, Olivia Jane Ward, Q1 1894, Epsom, Vol. 2a, Page 7, General Register Office.