Who was John Ward?
John Ward married to Elizabeth Groves on 14th January 1769 in St Bartholomew’s Church, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.The couple went on to have ten known children all born in Wednesbury :-Sarah 1772, Joseph 1773, Zechariah 1774, Edward 1777, Edward 1778, William 1778, Thomas 1781, James 1783, Francis 1791 & Maria 1793.The marriage of John Ward to Elizabeth Groves was by licence & the documents describe John as John Ward of Walsall, Staffordshire, aged thirty six years who was a widower. His employment was described as being a hose follower carrying coals.Elizabeth Groves was a spinster aged 18.As Ward was my maiden name I was hoping to look into my Ward line as far back as possible but I seem to have come to a complete standstill with John Ward who was born about 1733. I have no idea who his first wife was or whether they had any children & I have no idea who his parents were.If anyone can help me in any way to try to further my knowledge about John Ward I would be most grateful please.
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