Thomas WARD, Caistor registers

[ukmusic]

Does anyone have access to the Caistor parish registers please?
I am looking for the baptism of Thomas WARD in, or very close to, the year 1789. Thank you.

[emeltom]

I can find one baptism for a Thomas Ward in Caistor on FreeReg

10 August 1782 parents William and Hannah

Emeltom

[ukmusic]

Thank you. It’s tempting to claim the 1782 entry, but every other record I have of him points to 1789 at Caistor. I need to check the original register to rule out a transcription error or maybe a missed later entry. I don’t think digital images of the Caistor registers are online.

[emeltom]

Caistor PRs are availble to view on the lincstothepast site. I have checked 1788-1790 and there are no Ward baptisms, Thomas or otherwise.

Emeltom

[ukmusic]

Fabulous! Thank you. I shall go browse for family. I thought I checked that website yesterday and it came up blank for Caistor. Probably my poor typing. Thanks again.

[trish1120]

To have his 1st Child born 2 June 1801 (Baptised 31 July 1821 with several siblings) he must have been born before 1789.
I dont think he would be 12 when this child was born.

1841 Census
Doddington, Cambridgeshire
Thomas Ward, 55, Schoolmaster, not born in County
Eliza Ward, 15
Thomas Ward, 6
Julia Miller, 6
Ann Payne, 15, Servant

[trish1120]

Death Reg GRO;
WARD, THOMAS, age    73*****
GRO Reference: 1856  J Quarter in NORTH WITCHFORD UNION  Volume 03B  Page 372

So birth c 1782/3

Burial, Doddington
MARIA Ward 31 Jan 1840 age 57
Brrth c 1782/3 ish

[emeltom]

You beat me to it Trish - I had just found the death. The given age of 73 fits with the 1782 baptism I gave in my first post.

Emeltom

[trish1120]

Your post just came though, yes I think you were right.

Marriage;
20 Jan 1767, St Peter and St Paul, Caistor
Wm WARD, Tallow Chandler, to Hannah BARKER, Spinster

Children of William/Hannah;
Ann 1768/Cary 1770 (Mother Ann)/Sophia 1772/Francis 1774/Thomas 1782**** as noted by Emeltom
+ John 1785

He may have remarried;
2 Oct 1793
William WARD, Widower to Mary AILSBY, Spinster
They had 1 child Mary 1795 that I can find