Wards of Burn East Yorkshire

[highfield54]

I am looking for the  of Fred Ward b, 1919 at Burn & died 1951 I have found the Birth but can not located his death, he also had a sister Myra who was born was
b.1907 & died 1992 I have got her death but can not find her birth also b. at Burn

Parents George & Edith Ward nee Sherburn,  help Please,   Helena

[CaroleW]

Death

Fred Ward aged 31 September qtr 1951 York 2d 628

Marriages June qtr 1911   

Edith Sherburn  Howden  9d 197   
George A Ward   

Births September qtr 1908 
 
Myra Ward Sherburn    Howden  9d 83

Myra was born before they married but carries the Ward surname as a middle name

[highfield54]

What prompted this search was I went to Hemingbrough Church & found these on the Gravestones, I also found a Robert b. 1815 & d.1894 aged 79, his wife was Rebecca, Robert was b. at Cliffe, could he be George's brother,  many thanks for the info on Fred & Myra it all fits into my ancestors, could you please help with Robert on the info I have given you,

                              Thank you Helena

[CaroleW]

www.familysearch.org has this 1881 entry for Robert & Rebecca

Robert Ward   66   b Cliffe Retired Joiner     
Rebecca 59   b Hemingborough
Maria Ward   Visitor  8  b Cliffe

Going back to the 1841 census for Robert - his mother was also Rebecca - father Edward

Robert was b. at Cliffe, could he be George's brother

Most unlikely - even if George was born 10yrs after Robert (1825) - he would have been a very old man when he married in 1911 (86yrs old)

Ward was quite a common surname in Yorkshire

I would suggest getting a copy of the 1911 marriage cert to establish how old George was at that time and also his fathers name and occupation.  Then you can be certain of tracing the right family

[CaroleW]

The 1911 free index has a George Albert Ward b 1891 living in Howden = parents Joseph and Alice

[highfield54]

Many Thanks Carole for all your efforts, see what you mean about George being an old man he was b. 1891, will pursue the avenues you have opened, Cliffe in East Yorkshire was a very small hamlet in 1800 & early 1900.s so I thought the most likely they would all be related in some way, and they had bigger families in those days.....NO TV !     Regards Helena

[CaroleW]

Do you already have Edith's info?

I'll post 1901 details just in case

Penfold St Howden - all b Howden except Mary

Joseph Alexander Sherburn 32  domestic gardener
Mary    28  b North Cave Yorkshire
Edith   10 
Arthur Atwell Sherburn 9 
Annie   8 
Wilfred   6 
John Hather Sherburn 4 
Fred   1 
Fred  20  brother
RG13 Piece 4458 Folio 12 Page 16

[Drawnomis]

Hello, I stumbled across this old post today, I’ve just started tracing my family history and Fred and Myra were my great uncle and aunt. I have a little info regarding these individulals and their siblings/family that I’d be happy to share. Thanks,
Simon