Family of James Hamilton WARD and Elizabeth Dorcas BLACKWOOD

Husband:
James Hamilton WARD (1802-1873)
Wife:
Elizabeth Dorcas BLACKWOOD (1808-1898)
Children:
Robert Frederick WARD (1846-1891)
Marriage:
26 Jul 1839
Bangor^1,2

Husband: James Hamilton WARD

Name:
James Hamilton WARD^2,3,4,5
Sex:
Male
Father:
Robert WARD (1754-1831)
Mother:
Louisa Jane SYMES (c. 1774-1811)
Birth:
23 Dec 1802
Ireland^2,3,4
Residence:
1851 (age 48-49)
Tormoham, Devon, England³
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence:
1871 (age 68-69)
Wimbledon, Surrey, England⁴
Relation to Head of House: Son, Relationship: Head Rear Admiral RN retired
Death:
16 Jun 1873 (age 70)
Rigi Kaltbad, Lucerne, Switzerland^2,5

Wife: Elizabeth Dorcas BLACKWOOD

Name:
Elizabeth Dorcas BLACKWOOD^2,3,4,6
Sex:
Female
Father:
Hans BLACKWOOD (1757-1839)
Mother:
Elizabeth FINLAY (c. 1779-1843)
Birth:
1808
Ireland^3,4
Residence:
1851 (age 42-43)
Tormoham, Devon, England³
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Residence:
1871 (age 62-63)
Wimbledon, Surrey, England⁴
Relationship: Wife
Title:
The Hon
Death:
24 Jun 1898 (age 89-90)
Torquay, Devon, England⁶

Child 1: Robert Frederick WARD

Name:
Robert Frederick WARD^{3,4,6,7,8,9,10}
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Rose Edith WATSON-TAYLOR (1855-1933)
Birth:
10 Dec 1846
London St Georges, London, Middlesex, England^3,4,7,8,10
Residence:
1851 (age 4-5)
Tormoham, Devon, England³
Relation to Head of House: Son
Residence:
1861 (age 14-15)
Vessels, Royal Navy, England⁸
Relation to Head of House: Naval Cadet
Residence:
1871 (age 24-25)
Wimbledon, Surrey, England⁴
Relationship: Son Lieutenant RN
Residence:
1881 (age 34-35)
St Georges Hanover, London, England⁷
Relation to Head of House: Lodger; Marital Status: Married
Death:
5 Mar 1891 (age 44)
Middlesex, England⁶

Note on Husband: James Hamilton WARD - shared note

Vice Admiral RN source: Foster's peerage 1881 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1846 by William O'Byrne says: Entered Royal Naval College 7 Nov 1816 Embarked 13 Jan 1818 Frigate Spartan - as volunteer March 1819 as Midshipman moved to Cherokee (10) in N.Sea Sept 1819 joined Leander 60 in West Indies Carried flag of Hon Sir Henry Blackwood 20 July 1822 Confirmed Lieutenant 20 Sept 1828 Prince Regent 120 guns as Flag Lt to Hon Sir Henry Blackwood C in C Chatham Commander 28 June 1838 serving as such in steamer Hecate in Mediterranean from 14 Sept 1840 til paid off 23 Aug 1843 Captain 9 Nov 1846

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Dorcas BLACKWOOD - shared note

The Hon Year of birth from the database of Alan Freer on WorldConnect at Rootsweb She was the neice of Vice Admiral Hon Sir Henry Blackwood Bart - her husband's former chief.

Sources

1.: A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1846. 1246.

2.: Ancestry.com, Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Belfast Newsletter (Birth, Marriage and Death Notices), 1738-1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

3.: Ancestry.com, 1851 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Class: HO107; Piece: 1872; Folio: 239; Page: 22; GSU roll: 221020. Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

4.: Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Class: RG10; Piece: 856; Folio: 20; Page: 32; GSU roll: 827762. Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

5.: Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

6.: Ancestry.com, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

7.: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;). Class: RG11; Piece: 95; Folio: 99; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1341021. Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

8.: Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Class: RG 9; Piece: 4437; Folio: 158; Page: 48; GSU roll: 543283. Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

9.: Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.

10.: Ancestry.com, Web: United Kingdom, Royal Naval Officers' Service Records Index, 1756-1931, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.