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John Ward

Age:   36
Died:   1st Jul 1901
Accident:   1st Jul 1901
Year Born:   abt. 1865
Colliery:   Washington, F Pit
Company:   Washington Coal Co., Ltd.
Occupation:   Hewer
Notes:  
The deceased was hewing at a longwall face when some stone fell from slips in the roof [Inspection made & inquest attended]
Buried:   Our Lady's Catholic Church, Washington
Category:  

Census Data

1881 Census

Address: Waterloo Double Row, Usworth, Co. Durham
(Ref: RG11 / 4984 / 55 / 48)

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
WARD, John 44HeadMarCoal Miner IRL  1837
WARD, Jane 38WifeMar DUR: Quarrington Hill  1843
WARD, Frances 20DauUnn DUR: Thornby  1861
WARD, John 16SonUnnCoal Miner DUR: Usworth  1865
WARD, Barnard 14SonUnnCoal Miner DUR: Usworth  1867
WARD, William 12SonScholar DUR: Usworth  1869
WARD, George 7SonScholar DUR: Usworth  1874
WARD, Peter 1Son DUR: Usworth  1880
ADAMSON, Stocker 17BoarderUnnCoal Miner DUR: South Church  1864

1901 Census

Address: Usworth, Co. Durham

Name Age  Rel  Mar Occupation Where Born Born
WARD, John 36Coal Hewer DUR: Usworth  1865
WARD, Esther 35 NBL: Gosforth  1866
WARD, Ralph 14Coal Driver NBL: Gosforth  1887
WARD, Jane 8 DUR: Washington  1893
WARD, William 6 DUR: Washington  1895
WARD, Mary A. 9m DUR: Washington  

Please note: the census extracts shown here are our 'best guess match' to the person shown on this page and is not intended to be definitive — only knowledge of the family would allow this.


Tombstone

Washington — Our Lady's Catholic Church

Location: OS Map 88, Grid Ref NZ307567




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Names on this tombstone
NameDiedAgeBorn
Esther WARD       
Jane WARD  10th Feb 1923  83  1840 
John WARD  1st Jul 1901  36  1865 
John WARD  10th May 1915  85  1830 

Related Newspaper Articles

Pub.
Date
Article (Newspaper)
04 Jul 1901 The Fatality At Washington, Bravery Of A Putter Boy (Sunderland Daily Echo)

Mines Inspectors Report Entry


Sources
  • 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
  • 1901 Census — taken 31st March, 1901
  • 1901 Mines Inspectors Report (Cd 1062), Newcastle District (No. 3) by J. L. Hedley, H.M. Inspector of Mines, Page: 30, Accident Number: 219 Where to find this report
  • Church/Cemetery photograph (T-02484-04-0002) © Kev Duncan
  • Headstone(s) and Memorial in Our Lady's Catholic Church (R.C.), Washington
  • Tombstone photograph (T-02469-04-0002) © Kev Duncan

Researchers

Email  Researcher  Date  Interest 
James Kirby   01 Jun 2011 

I am researching the Rev. Randall Ward, his wife Frances nee Ironside & their daughters Fanny, Gertrude & Maria.


sheilagh   10 Sep 2018 

Finding out where JOHN WARD father came from in IRELAND Father born @ 1836 in Co Tyrone his fathers name BARNARD /BERNARD


Carrie   07 Feb 2023 

I have a lot of information on Gertrude Ann Ward married name Simonds. Would like to connect.


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