Just thought i would revive this, just in case someone has access to some parish records that i can't get to online.
It's a James Ward b1832 in Totley, Derbyshire with his father being named as John Ward on his marriage certificate. Can anyone help find a baptism?
Someone has also on Anc* a family where George Ward (James' uncle) is the child of Thomas Ward and Mary Hattersley - whom also have a child called John born 1808 in Dore. There is just no source citation however and i like to back everything up before i solidify anything.
I can find two possible marriage's for the father John Ward;
Yorkshire, Archbishop of York Marriage licences index, 1613-1839 Transcription
John Ward
Age 21
Birth year 1809
Residence: Dronfield, Derbyshire
Licence date 06 Dec 1830
Intended marriage place Doncaster PC
Elizabeth Hudson
Spouse's age 21
Spouse's parish Doncaster
Spouse's county Yorkshire
[/s] - I have since found this couple on the 1851 census, with John Ward born , Cowley, Derbyshire near Dronfield and wife Elizabeth from Doncaster so it is not this one.
* This one as it states his birth of 1809 and from Dronfield - it is the closest to the NBI entry;
JOHN WARD
Birth year 1808
Death year 1832
Age 24
Burial year 1832
Burial day 1
Burial month 12
Place DORE
CHRIST CHURCH
Saying this i can not find a death for an Elizabeth Ward before 1841, which would explain why James is living with his uncle in 1841 and 1851.
The other marriage is;
John Ward
Marriage year 1829
Spouse's first name(s) Martha
Spouse's last name MORTON
Supplied first name(s) Jn
Supplied last name WARD
Place DRONFIELD
Record set Boyd's Marriage Index 1538-1840
Also next door to James' and uncle George in 1851 there is a family headed by a Thomas Ward born around 1811 in Totley, Derbyshire. (Very likely to another of James' uncles) - When searching for a birth for this gentleman this shows...
Thomas Ward
29 Jul 1810
DORE,DERBY,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thos Ward
Mother's Name: Mary
On James' marriage certificate the witnesses are a Thomas Ward and a Catherine Thornton.
So this is all weighing up in my favour so far, if the gentleman in the NBI entry and the marriage to lady from Doncaster is correct, then this is most likely to be James' father...
John Ward
15 Jun 1808
DRONFIELD,DERBY,ENGLAND
Father's Name: Thomas Ward