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Son of William Ward 1790 and Mary Burgess 1793
Joshua was baptised on 1 Mar 1826 (1) in Porlock, Somerset. In 1854 (2) he married Eliza Chapman.
Eliza Chapman was born about (3) 1835 in Old Cleeve, Somerset. I have not found her baptism.
Joshua was a Mariner and he and Eliza settled in PorlockWeir, Somerset. The couple had two children.
Sarah Ann Ward Born about 1856 in Porlock Weir (3) Mary Ward Born about 1859 in Porlock Weir (3) Joshua died in 1885 (4) aged 60, Eliza died in 1905 (5) aged 70.
Census details below
1841 & 1851 Census for Joshua - see William Ward 1790 1861 Census RG9/1601 Joshua Ward Head m 35 Mariner Porlock, Somerset Eliza Ward Wife m 28 Old Cleeve, Somerset Sarah Ann Ward Daug 5 Porlock, Somerset Mary Ward Daug 2 Porlock, Somerset Address: Porlock Weir, Somerset in 1871 Joshua and Eliza are apart - both census shown below 1871 Census RG10/2617 Joshua Ward m 45 Mate Porlock, Somerset Thomas Groves m 28 Able Seaman Porlock, Somerset Address: Vessels "Fanny", Canal Cloucester Hempstead, Glox 1871 Census RG10/2617 Eliza Ward Lodger m 30 Sailors Wife Old Cleeve, Somerset Eliza is lodging with Harriet Burford, a widow Address: West Street, St Decuman, Watchet, Somerset 1881 Census RG11/2353 Joshua Ward Head m 57 Labourer Porlock, Somerset Eliza Ward Wife m 45 Old Cleeve, Somerset Address: Lane Head, Porlock Weir, Somerset 1891 Census RG12/1863 Eliza Ward Head wid 55 Laundress Old Cleeve, Somerset Mary Ward Daug u 32 Laundress Porlock, Somerset Address: Lane Head, Porlock Weir, Somerset 1901 Census cannot find entry for Eliza, she did not die until 1905
Sources (1) Transcript of Porlock Parish Records (2) GRO - AMJ 1854 - 5c 645 - Williton (3) Census (4) GRO - AMJ 1885 - 5c 212 - Williton - aged 60 (5) GRO OND 1905 - 5c 178 - Williton - aged 70 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com ******************************************************