Timeline: Michael and Sophia Ward and their family
This timeline documents all the information discovered for Michael and Sophia Ward and their family, with associated source-references. Michael and Sophia were the parents of bushranger Frederick Ward.
Copies of most of the baptism entries and birth, marriage and death certificates mentioned below are accessible via the webpage for Michael and Sophia Ward. Many of the referenced newspapers are now accessible online (see Online Newspapers).
Copyright Carol Baxter 2011
Circa 1788: Michael Ward (listed as Hanley Thompson Ward on his death certificate and as Michael Hanley Ward on his wife’s death certificate), was born in London, supposedly to Hanley Thompson Ward (no confirmation found to date)[1]
Circa 1792: Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann [?] born Islington, London.
NB. Sophia was listed as aged 86 on her death certificate which produces an estimated birth year of 1787/88. However the informant was her son Joshua who listed his own age incorrectly and that of two of his three named siblings, so the information regarding Sophia’s age cannot be considered reliable. The 1828 Census entry for Sophia is more likely to be reliable as the information was provided by Michael and Sophia themselves; Sophia was listed as aged 36 at that time, indicating that she was born around 1791/92.
NB. Sophia’s maiden surname is uncertain as different certificates recorded different surnames. Sophia’s death certificate (1874) records her maiden surname as Frosley, the informant being a son who provided inaccurate answers to other questions so this information cannot be considered reliable. Her husband’s death certificate (1859) is heavily inked and Sophia’s maiden surname is unclear; the most likely is Crolston although it could be Crobston, Brobston, Brolston or Brobiton (the first letter definitely is not F, nor are the last letters ley). Of these possibilities, only Crolston and Brobston appear as surnames in a Google search. A poor quality photocopy of her daughter Selina’s death certificate lists Sophia’s maiden name as Brensley, which is remarkably similar to her sister Amelia’s middle name Brenchley; their sister Esther’s death certificate also lists Sophia’s surname as Brenchley. Amelia’s own death certificate (1872) lists Sophia’s maiden surname as Peisley (which could perhaps be a misreading of Frosley), while her brother Joshua’s death certificate (1879) lists it as Transley. There are distinct similarities between all of these surnames so one is likely to be accurate. Michael Ward’s death certificate indicates that he and Sophia were married around 1813, however Sophia had a daughter Sophia born around 1808, raising the possibility of an earlier relationship, which may account for the surname differences. Sophia’s death certificate also suggests that she had twelve children however references have been found to only eleven. Perhaps the death certificate reference is incorrect; perhaps an additional daughter was born in England between 1810 and 1814 and died in infancy.[2]
Circa 1808: Sophia Jane born to Sophia Jane Ann Elizabeth [?], seemingly in London; her paternity is not known with certainty; 14 Sep 1829: Sophia Jane Ward married Andrew James Gardner at Wilberforce; had offspring: Ann Susanna (1831) and James Anthony (1833); 10 Aug 1842: death of Andrew James Gardener, labourer of Wilberforce; 10 Jun 1844: widow Sophia married Robert Turrell at Wilberforce; had offspring: Anthony (1844) and Robert (1846); 7 Oct 1846: Sophia died at Portland Head, aged 38, and was buried St Matthew’s, Windsor[3]
Circa 1813: Michael Ward married Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann [?], according to his death certificate (no confirmation found to date)[4]
14 Feb 1814: Michael Ward, servant to John and William Nicholson, distillers in Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell, London, was caught with their stolen liquor, along with accomplice Thomas Dodman; 20 Apr 1814: tried Old Bailey, found guilty and sentenced to death although sentence later commuted to life transportation; late 1814: sailed from England on board convict transport Indefatigable; 26 Apr 1815: Indefatigable reached Sydney; 29 Apr 1815: discharged and forwarded to Windsor for distribution[5]
18 Jun 1815: Sophia Jane Ann Elizabeth Ward arrived free on the convict transport Northampton with her daughter Sophia; Jul 1815: petitioned for her husband to receive a ticket-of-leave so he could support her and her daughter[6]
17 Jul 1815: Michael Ward granted ticket-of-leave for the Windsor district[7]
Circa 1816: Sarah Ann Ward born to Michael & Sophia probably in Hawkesbury district; no baptism located but probably born mid-1816 (for further information, see Sarah Ann Ward and her family)[8]
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Circa 1818: Edward George Ward born to Michael and Sophia Ward; no baptism located; literate; 1 Jan 1848: married Jane Bussell at West Maitland (witnesses included sister Selina Maria Ward); 1858: residing Maitland when witnessed marriage of brother George Ward at Armidale; 2 Jun 1851: stockman residing at Gibrugee, Richmond River when died at Bungawolben, Richmond River "aged 30"; had offspring Matilda (1849) and posthumously Rebecca Jane (1851)[9]
Circa 1820: Amelia Brenchley Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; literate; 8 Jan 1838: married in Presbyterian ceremony to James Gough (1815-1898) who was a witness at a court case associated with the Bank of Australia robbery in 1828 (see Breaking the Bank: An Extraordinary Colonial Robbery by Carol Baxter); resided in Windsor where James worked variously as a carpenter, butcher and innkeeper; had offspring: Sophia Jane (1838), James Alexander (1841), Ann Amelia (1843), Hariott (1846), William G. (1848), John T. (1850), Charles Edward (1852), Amelia Ann (1854), William George (1857), Emily Jane (1858) and Victoria Louisa (1862); 7 Feb 1872: Amelia died at Windsor; 9 Feb 1872: buried CE, Windsor[10]
Circa 1818: Edward George Ward born to Michael and Sophia Ward; no baptism located; literate; 1 Jan 1848: married Jane Bussell at West Maitland (witnesses included sister Selina Maria Ward); 1858: residing Maitland when witnessed marriage of brother George Ward at Armidale; 2 Jun 1851: stockman residing at Gibrugee, Richmond River when died at Bungawolben, Richmond River "aged 30"; had offspring Matilda (1849) and posthumously Rebecca Jane (1851)[9]
Circa 1820: Map of Wilberforce township in 1820 shows Michael Ward’s 2 acres, later allotments 315 and 316 of Wilberforce parish; current street maps depict Ward’s land as lying between George and King Streets, a short distance north-east of Duke Street[11]
1822: Michael Ward, landholder, residing on leased land in the Windsor district with wife Sophia and four children (presumably Sophia, Sarah, Edward and Amelia); he had thirteen hogs and 30 grains of maize in hand[12]
Circa 1822: Joshua Michael Ward born to Michael & Sophia; no baptism located; illiterate; 9 Mar 1861: married Sarah Hardy at St Stephen’s Presbyterian, East Maitland NSW; 6 Jan 1879: died West Maitland; 8 Jan 1879: buried CE, West Maitland; had offspring (registered Maitland): Handly Thompson (1861), Edward Richard (1863), John William (1866), Adeline Caroline Edith (1868), twins William Thompson and Frederick Wedsworth/Wordsworth (1870), Amelia Ann P. (1872) and Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann (1875)[13]
Circa 1824: George Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; literate; 7 Aug 1850: married by licence to Charlotte Nixon, St Peter’s, Armidale; Aug 1852: storekeeper of Maitland district; 1854: storeman of Tocal, Paterson district; had offspring: Handley George (1851) and Edward George (1854); 29 Jun 1854: drowned at the Falls, West Maitland[14]
1825: Michael Ward, landholder, wife Sophia, and five children residing at Wilberforce[15]
14 Nov 1826: Esther Berfield Ward born to Michael and Sophia; 16 Oct 1836: baptised at Wilberforce; 23 Aug 1850: married Michael James Wells (c1818-1864) at West Maitland; 13 Jun 1899: died 39 Cornwallis Street, Darlinghurst NSW; 15 Jun 1899: buried Rookwood, NSW; had offspring: James Edward (1852), Walter John (1854), Adelaide/Adeline Sarah (1859), Stephen Thompson (1861)[16]
NB. Esther’s death certificate refers to another 4 children deceased by 1899 (obtaining Michael Wells’ death certificate or the birth certificate of their youngest child might help clarify the details)
4 Sep 1827: Ward’s Ticket-of-Leave returned mutilated and reissued for the Windsor district[17]
12 Jul 1828: Permission refused re Ward’s application to transfer his Ticket-of-Leave from his residence at Windsor to Sydney[18]
Sep/Oct 1828: Selina Maria Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; apparently literate (signed marriage in 1848 but made her mark on her father’s death certificate in 1859); 1848: witness to brother Edward’s marriage to Jane Bussell; 16 Oct 1848: married saddler John Thomas Bussell at Hinton); informant on father’s death certificate in 1859; family still residing in Maitland district in 1892; 8 Jun 1900: died Gunnedah; 9 Jun 1900: buried CE, Gunnedah; had issue: Alfred Charles (1849), Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann (1851), Mary Ann Emily (1853), Edward George (1855), William James (1856), Sarah Maria (1858), Frederick Joshua (1860), George Robert (1863), Henry Albert (1865), Rubina/Robina (1868), Arthur Walter (1871)[19]
Nov 1828: Michael Ward, labourer, wife Sophia, and six children residing at Wilberforce[20]
Circa 1830: William Thompson Ward born to Michael and Sophia between mid-1830 and mid-1831; 1848: ‘William T Ward’ acted as a witness for his sister Selina’s marriage at Hinton parish; 1856: Farmer at Lambs Valley with partner Michael Blake; 22 Jul 1856: apprehended at Muswellbrook; 28 Jul 1856: brought before West Maitland bench on charges of aiding and assisting in stealing horses from Mr Zuill of Bellevue, case remanded and allowed out on bail; 4 Aug 1856: brought before bench and case remanded again and bail renewed; 13 Aug 1856: appeared as defence witness for Fred Ward and James Garbutt; 1863: listed as living on a station at the Culgoa River (Bourke district); dead by 1874 according to mother Sophia’s death certificate[21]
1833-1837: Post office directories list Michael Ward as a resident of Wilberforce[22]
Circa Apr 1833: Harriot Ward born to Michael and Sophia; buried 26 Feb 1835 Wilberforce[23]
NB. While Harriot Ward was not listed as a member of the Ward family in any primary-source reference, Michael and Sophia were the only Ward family living in Wilberforce at that time so, on those grounds alone, she was almost certainly their child. Additionally, she was unbaptised, which was normal for the Ward children, and her birth fits neatly between those for William (c1830) and Frederick (1835); also Michael and Sophia’s daughters Sarah and Amelia named their own daughters Harriet which is all strong circumstantial evidence linking her with the Ward family.
NB. Harriot’s connection with the Ward family is discussed further in Who were Frederick Ward’s parents?
10 Jul 1834: Michael Ward granted Conditional Pardon. Application received late 1833; 13 Dec 1833: letter sent from Colonial Secretary’s Office to Principal Supt of Convicts asking him to report; 8 May 1834: approval for CP granted; 29 Apr 1837: certified copies of CP transmitted to Principal Supt of Convicts for delivery[24]
Feb 1835: Ward family residents of Wilberforce when baby Harriot died[25]
1835: Frederick Ward born at Windsor according to information he provided to the Maitland Gaol authorities in 1856[26] (For further information and source references, see When was Frederick Ward born? and Where was Frederick Ward born?)
16 Oct 1836: Michael Ward listed as farmer at Windsor when daughter Esther baptised at Wilberforce[27]
1841 Census: Ward family resided in brick or stone house in Macquarie Street, Windsor; 6 residents on day of census, all of the Church of England, comprising Ward, his wife & four young males, the latter as follows: one aged 2-<7 – presumably Frederick; one aged 7-<14 – presumably William; two aged 14-<21: presumably Joshua and George
NB. Daughters Esther and Selina (aged 14 and 12 at the time of the census) were evidently not at the family’s residence on the night of the census, perhaps being ‘in service’ at that time[28]
Circa 1846: Ward family moved to Maitland where Michael Ward was reportedly employed by Mr Gorrick of Maitland[29]
NB. This secondary-source information has proved possible to substantiate to date, however other sources indicate that the Wards were living in Maitland by early 1847 so it seems reasonable, particularly as he was listed as a ‘dealer’ on his death certificate.
Sep 1847: Fred’s brother Edward Ward was residing in Singleton and advertising the services of his entire (stud) horse ‘Young Bassano’; Jan/Feb 1848: Edward was apparently residing in Maitland when the groom looking after his stud horse attempted to embezzle money from him[30]
Nov 1847: Ward family lived at Stapylton’s Cottages, Stapylton Place, West Maitland, when an advertisement announced that a reward was available if information was delivered to Mr Ward there or to Mr John Crowder at Lochinvar (employer/‘foster parent’ of Michael Ward’s grandson John Garbutt – see Sarah Ann Ward and her family) regarding a horse stolen from Cobcroft’s farm at Cockfighter’s Creek[31]
Aug 1848: Joshua Ward (then unmarried) listed the same Stapylton Place address when advertising the services of ‘Honest Tom’ and ‘Young Bassano’[32]
Sep 1849: George Ward (then unmarried) listed the same Stapylton Place address when advertising the services of ‘Honest Tom’[33]
Mid-1849: a William Ward hired by Patrick Frederick Campbell as a groom to look after a stud horse (probably Baronet) for an entire season, remaining with him until Jan 1850; this William Ward later brought charges against Campbell for not fully paying him; Mar 1851: a William Ward was a stockkeeper for Mr Mitchell of Melville (some 6 miles north-west of Maitland); Dec 1852 - Nov 1854: a William Ward worked at Tareela station (NB. latter reference is probably to a different man)[34]
1850s: Tocal connection: Fred worked for Charles Reynolds at Tocal for a year as a stockman and horsebreaker, while his brother William Ward was later employed there for 8 or 9 months according to Reynold’s own statement; their brother George Ward accepted employment at Tocal at some stage between Aug 1852 and Aug 1853 remaining there until Jun 1854 when he drowned while driving Reynolds’ cattle across the Hunter River at West Maitland[35]
1856: William Ward in partnership with Michael Blake at Lambs Valley where stolen horses were hidden (see Timeline: Frederick Ward 1835-1863)
4 Apr 1859: Michael Ward (listed as Hanley Thompson Ward), a dealer, died at West Maitland; 6 Apr 1859: buried at Church of England burial ground, West Maitland; funeral notice listed name as Audley Thompson Ward (probably an error for Andley Thompson Ward)[36]
9 Aug 1874: Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann Ward died at Campbell’s Hill, West Maitland; 10 Aug 1874: buried at Church of England burial ground near West Maitland[37]
Circa 1792: Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann [?] born Islington, London.
NB. Sophia was listed as aged 86 on her death certificate which produces an estimated birth year of 1787/88. However the informant was her son Joshua who listed his own age incorrectly and that of two of his three named siblings, so the information regarding Sophia’s age cannot be considered reliable. The 1828 Census entry for Sophia is more likely to be reliable as the information was provided by Michael and Sophia themselves; Sophia was listed as aged 36 at that time, indicating that she was born around 1791/92.
NB. Sophia’s maiden surname is uncertain as different certificates recorded different surnames. Sophia’s death certificate (1874) records her maiden surname as Frosley, the informant being a son who provided inaccurate answers to other questions so this information cannot be considered reliable. Her husband’s death certificate (1859) is heavily inked and Sophia’s maiden surname is unclear; the most likely is Crolston although it could be Crobston, Brobston, Brolston or Brobiton (the first letter definitely is not F, nor are the last letters ley). Of these possibilities, only Crolston and Brobston appear as surnames in a Google search. A poor quality photocopy of her daughter Selina’s death certificate lists Sophia’s maiden name as Brensley, which is remarkably similar to her sister Amelia’s middle name Brenchley; their sister Esther’s death certificate also lists Sophia’s surname as Brenchley. Amelia’s own death certificate (1872) lists Sophia’s maiden surname as Peisley (which could perhaps be a misreading of Frosley), while her brother Joshua’s death certificate (1879) lists it as Transley. There are distinct similarities between all of these surnames so one is likely to be accurate. Michael Ward’s death certificate indicates that he and Sophia were married around 1813, however Sophia had a daughter Sophia born around 1808, raising the possibility of an earlier relationship, which may account for the surname differences. Sophia’s death certificate also suggests that she had twelve children however references have been found to only eleven. Perhaps the death certificate reference is incorrect; perhaps an additional daughter was born in England between 1810 and 1814 and died in infancy.[2]
Circa 1808: Sophia Jane born to Sophia Jane Ann Elizabeth [?], seemingly in London; her paternity is not known with certainty; 14 Sep 1829: Sophia Jane Ward married Andrew James Gardner at Wilberforce; had offspring: Ann Susanna (1831) and James Anthony (1833); 10 Aug 1842: death of Andrew James Gardener, labourer of Wilberforce; 10 Jun 1844: widow Sophia married Robert Turrell at Wilberforce; had offspring: Anthony (1844) and Robert (1846); 7 Oct 1846: Sophia died at Portland Head, aged 38, and was buried St Matthew’s, Windsor[3]
Circa 1813: Michael Ward married Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann [?], according to his death certificate (no confirmation found to date)[4]
14 Feb 1814: Michael Ward, servant to John and William Nicholson, distillers in Woodbridge Street, Clerkenwell, London, was caught with their stolen liquor, along with accomplice Thomas Dodman; 20 Apr 1814: tried Old Bailey, found guilty and sentenced to death although sentence later commuted to life transportation; late 1814: sailed from England on board convict transport Indefatigable; 26 Apr 1815: Indefatigable reached Sydney; 29 Apr 1815: discharged and forwarded to Windsor for distribution[5]
18 Jun 1815: Sophia Jane Ann Elizabeth Ward arrived free on the convict transport Northampton with her daughter Sophia; Jul 1815: petitioned for her husband to receive a ticket-of-leave so he could support her and her daughter[6]
17 Jul 1815: Michael Ward granted ticket-of-leave for the Windsor district[7]
Circa 1816: Sarah Ann Ward born to Michael & Sophia probably in Hawkesbury district; no baptism located but probably born mid-1816 (for further information, see Sarah Ann Ward and her family)[8]
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Circa 1818: Edward George Ward born to Michael and Sophia Ward; no baptism located; literate; 1 Jan 1848: married Jane Bussell at West Maitland (witnesses included sister Selina Maria Ward); 1858: residing Maitland when witnessed marriage of brother George Ward at Armidale; 2 Jun 1851: stockman residing at Gibrugee, Richmond River when died at Bungawolben, Richmond River "aged 30"; had offspring Matilda (1849) and posthumously Rebecca Jane (1851)[9]
Circa 1820: Amelia Brenchley Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; literate; 8 Jan 1838: married in Presbyterian ceremony to James Gough (1815-1898) who was a witness at a court case associated with the Bank of Australia robbery in 1828 (see Breaking the Bank: An Extraordinary Colonial Robbery by Carol Baxter); resided in Windsor where James worked variously as a carpenter, butcher and innkeeper; had offspring: Sophia Jane (1838), James Alexander (1841), Ann Amelia (1843), Hariott (1846), William G. (1848), John T. (1850), Charles Edward (1852), Amelia Ann (1854), William George (1857), Emily Jane (1858) and Victoria Louisa (1862); 7 Feb 1872: Amelia died at Windsor; 9 Feb 1872: buried CE, Windsor[10]
Circa 1818: Edward George Ward born to Michael and Sophia Ward; no baptism located; literate; 1 Jan 1848: married Jane Bussell at West Maitland (witnesses included sister Selina Maria Ward); 1858: residing Maitland when witnessed marriage of brother George Ward at Armidale; 2 Jun 1851: stockman residing at Gibrugee, Richmond River when died at Bungawolben, Richmond River "aged 30"; had offspring Matilda (1849) and posthumously Rebecca Jane (1851)[9]
Circa 1820: Map of Wilberforce township in 1820 shows Michael Ward’s 2 acres, later allotments 315 and 316 of Wilberforce parish; current street maps depict Ward’s land as lying between George and King Streets, a short distance north-east of Duke Street[11]
1822: Michael Ward, landholder, residing on leased land in the Windsor district with wife Sophia and four children (presumably Sophia, Sarah, Edward and Amelia); he had thirteen hogs and 30 grains of maize in hand[12]
Circa 1822: Joshua Michael Ward born to Michael & Sophia; no baptism located; illiterate; 9 Mar 1861: married Sarah Hardy at St Stephen’s Presbyterian, East Maitland NSW; 6 Jan 1879: died West Maitland; 8 Jan 1879: buried CE, West Maitland; had offspring (registered Maitland): Handly Thompson (1861), Edward Richard (1863), John William (1866), Adeline Caroline Edith (1868), twins William Thompson and Frederick Wedsworth/Wordsworth (1870), Amelia Ann P. (1872) and Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann (1875)[13]
Circa 1824: George Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; literate; 7 Aug 1850: married by licence to Charlotte Nixon, St Peter’s, Armidale; Aug 1852: storekeeper of Maitland district; 1854: storeman of Tocal, Paterson district; had offspring: Handley George (1851) and Edward George (1854); 29 Jun 1854: drowned at the Falls, West Maitland[14]
1825: Michael Ward, landholder, wife Sophia, and five children residing at Wilberforce[15]
14 Nov 1826: Esther Berfield Ward born to Michael and Sophia; 16 Oct 1836: baptised at Wilberforce; 23 Aug 1850: married Michael James Wells (c1818-1864) at West Maitland; 13 Jun 1899: died 39 Cornwallis Street, Darlinghurst NSW; 15 Jun 1899: buried Rookwood, NSW; had offspring: James Edward (1852), Walter John (1854), Adelaide/Adeline Sarah (1859), Stephen Thompson (1861)[16]
NB. Esther’s death certificate refers to another 4 children deceased by 1899 (obtaining Michael Wells’ death certificate or the birth certificate of their youngest child might help clarify the details)
4 Sep 1827: Ward’s Ticket-of-Leave returned mutilated and reissued for the Windsor district[17]
12 Jul 1828: Permission refused re Ward’s application to transfer his Ticket-of-Leave from his residence at Windsor to Sydney[18]
Sep/Oct 1828: Selina Maria Ward born to Michael and Sophia; no baptism located; apparently literate (signed marriage in 1848 but made her mark on her father’s death certificate in 1859); 1848: witness to brother Edward’s marriage to Jane Bussell; 16 Oct 1848: married saddler John Thomas Bussell at Hinton); informant on father’s death certificate in 1859; family still residing in Maitland district in 1892; 8 Jun 1900: died Gunnedah; 9 Jun 1900: buried CE, Gunnedah; had issue: Alfred Charles (1849), Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann (1851), Mary Ann Emily (1853), Edward George (1855), William James (1856), Sarah Maria (1858), Frederick Joshua (1860), George Robert (1863), Henry Albert (1865), Rubina/Robina (1868), Arthur Walter (1871)[19]
Nov 1828: Michael Ward, labourer, wife Sophia, and six children residing at Wilberforce[20]
Circa 1830: William Thompson Ward born to Michael and Sophia between mid-1830 and mid-1831; 1848: ‘William T Ward’ acted as a witness for his sister Selina’s marriage at Hinton parish; 1856: Farmer at Lambs Valley with partner Michael Blake; 22 Jul 1856: apprehended at Muswellbrook; 28 Jul 1856: brought before West Maitland bench on charges of aiding and assisting in stealing horses from Mr Zuill of Bellevue, case remanded and allowed out on bail; 4 Aug 1856: brought before bench and case remanded again and bail renewed; 13 Aug 1856: appeared as defence witness for Fred Ward and James Garbutt; 1863: listed as living on a station at the Culgoa River (Bourke district); dead by 1874 according to mother Sophia’s death certificate[21]
1833-1837: Post office directories list Michael Ward as a resident of Wilberforce[22]
Circa Apr 1833: Harriot Ward born to Michael and Sophia; buried 26 Feb 1835 Wilberforce[23]
NB. While Harriot Ward was not listed as a member of the Ward family in any primary-source reference, Michael and Sophia were the only Ward family living in Wilberforce at that time so, on those grounds alone, she was almost certainly their child. Additionally, she was unbaptised, which was normal for the Ward children, and her birth fits neatly between those for William (c1830) and Frederick (1835); also Michael and Sophia’s daughters Sarah and Amelia named their own daughters Harriet which is all strong circumstantial evidence linking her with the Ward family.
NB. Harriot’s connection with the Ward family is discussed further in Who were Frederick Ward’s parents?
10 Jul 1834: Michael Ward granted Conditional Pardon. Application received late 1833; 13 Dec 1833: letter sent from Colonial Secretary’s Office to Principal Supt of Convicts asking him to report; 8 May 1834: approval for CP granted; 29 Apr 1837: certified copies of CP transmitted to Principal Supt of Convicts for delivery[24]
Feb 1835: Ward family residents of Wilberforce when baby Harriot died[25]
1835: Frederick Ward born at Windsor according to information he provided to the Maitland Gaol authorities in 1856[26] (For further information and source references, see When was Frederick Ward born? and Where was Frederick Ward born?)
16 Oct 1836: Michael Ward listed as farmer at Windsor when daughter Esther baptised at Wilberforce[27]
1841 Census: Ward family resided in brick or stone house in Macquarie Street, Windsor; 6 residents on day of census, all of the Church of England, comprising Ward, his wife & four young males, the latter as follows: one aged 2-<7 – presumably Frederick; one aged 7-<14 – presumably William; two aged 14-<21: presumably Joshua and George
NB. Daughters Esther and Selina (aged 14 and 12 at the time of the census) were evidently not at the family’s residence on the night of the census, perhaps being ‘in service’ at that time[28]
Circa 1846: Ward family moved to Maitland where Michael Ward was reportedly employed by Mr Gorrick of Maitland[29]
NB. This secondary-source information has proved possible to substantiate to date, however other sources indicate that the Wards were living in Maitland by early 1847 so it seems reasonable, particularly as he was listed as a ‘dealer’ on his death certificate.
Sep 1847: Fred’s brother Edward Ward was residing in Singleton and advertising the services of his entire (stud) horse ‘Young Bassano’; Jan/Feb 1848: Edward was apparently residing in Maitland when the groom looking after his stud horse attempted to embezzle money from him[30]
Nov 1847: Ward family lived at Stapylton’s Cottages, Stapylton Place, West Maitland, when an advertisement announced that a reward was available if information was delivered to Mr Ward there or to Mr John Crowder at Lochinvar (employer/‘foster parent’ of Michael Ward’s grandson John Garbutt – see Sarah Ann Ward and her family) regarding a horse stolen from Cobcroft’s farm at Cockfighter’s Creek[31]
Aug 1848: Joshua Ward (then unmarried) listed the same Stapylton Place address when advertising the services of ‘Honest Tom’ and ‘Young Bassano’[32]
Sep 1849: George Ward (then unmarried) listed the same Stapylton Place address when advertising the services of ‘Honest Tom’[33]
Mid-1849: a William Ward hired by Patrick Frederick Campbell as a groom to look after a stud horse (probably Baronet) for an entire season, remaining with him until Jan 1850; this William Ward later brought charges against Campbell for not fully paying him; Mar 1851: a William Ward was a stockkeeper for Mr Mitchell of Melville (some 6 miles north-west of Maitland); Dec 1852 - Nov 1854: a William Ward worked at Tareela station (NB. latter reference is probably to a different man)[34]
1850s: Tocal connection: Fred worked for Charles Reynolds at Tocal for a year as a stockman and horsebreaker, while his brother William Ward was later employed there for 8 or 9 months according to Reynold’s own statement; their brother George Ward accepted employment at Tocal at some stage between Aug 1852 and Aug 1853 remaining there until Jun 1854 when he drowned while driving Reynolds’ cattle across the Hunter River at West Maitland[35]
1856: William Ward in partnership with Michael Blake at Lambs Valley where stolen horses were hidden (see Timeline: Frederick Ward 1835-1863)
4 Apr 1859: Michael Ward (listed as Hanley Thompson Ward), a dealer, died at West Maitland; 6 Apr 1859: buried at Church of England burial ground, West Maitland; funeral notice listed name as Audley Thompson Ward (probably an error for Andley Thompson Ward)[36]
9 Aug 1874: Sophia Jane Elizabeth Ann Ward died at Campbell’s Hill, West Maitland; 10 Aug 1874: buried at Church of England burial ground near West Maitland[37]
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(eds), Census of New South Wales November 1828, Library of Australian History, Sydney, 1985 Sources [1] Death Certificates: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745] & Sophia Jane Ward [RBDM ref: 1874/5858] [2] Death Certificates: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745], Sophia Jane Ward [RBDM ref: 1874/5858], Selina Maria Bussell [RBDM ref: 1900/5675], Amelia Gough [RBDM ref: 1872/7183], Esther Berfield Wells [RBDM ref: 1899/7158] and Joshua Michael Ward [RBDM ref: 1879/6500]; Sainty & Johnson, Census 1828, Entry W0409 [3] Baptism: Ann Susanna Gardners & James Anthony Gardners (1833) at Hawkesbury on the Net: St John’s Baptism Register 1826-1834, Entry Nos.136 & 137 [http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/church/baptisms/sjba1826.html]; Burials: Andrew James Gardener (1842) & Sophia Jane Turrell (1846) in St Matthew’s Church of England, Windsor NSW: Parish Registers 1810-1856 A Complete Transcript, Lake Macquarie Family History Group. 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Johnson (eds.), Library of Australian History, Sydney, 1985, Entry W0408; Death Certificates: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745] [6] Passengers per Northampton 1815: Sophia Ward and daughter [SRNSW ref: 4/1732 pp.160, 163; Reel 6045]; CSIL – Petition: Sophia Ward 1815 [SRNSW ref: 4/1733 pp.154-154a; Reel 6045]; Ticket of Leave: Michael Ward [SRNSW ref: 4/4065 No. 27/0585; Reel 910] [7] Ticket of Leave – Michael Ward [SRNSW ref: 4/4065 No. 27/0585; Reel 910] [8] Baxter, General Muster 1823/4/5, Entry 44233; Sainty & Johnson, Census 1828, Entry W0410; Death Certificate: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745] & Sophia Jane Ward [RBDM ref: 1874/5858] (incorrectly listed as Norah) [9] Baxter, General Muster 1823/4/5, Entry 44234; Marriage: Edward George Ward & Jane Bussell [SRNSW ref: Vol.33 No.477; Reel 5010]; Marriage: George Ward & Charlotte Nixon [SRNSW ref: Vol.36 No.670; Reel 5011]; Burial: Edward George Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.37 No.1286; Reel 5012]; Baptism: Rebecca Jane Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol. 37 No.3431; Reel 5012]; Pioneers Index to Births, Deaths & Marriages 1788-1888 [10] Baxter, General Muster 1823/4/5 op.cit., Entry 44235; Sainty & Johnson, op.cit., Entry W0411; St Matthew’s Church of England, Windsor: Parish Registers 1810 to 1856 – A Complete Transcription (Lake Macquarie Family History Group), Entries 1317, 1323, 1467, 2198; Windsor: Parish Registers 1857 to 1900 – A Complete Transcription (Lake Macquarie Family History Group, 2004), Entries p.2 No.26, p.5 No.106, p.14 No.307, p.235 No.4087, p.283 No.5062; Family information provided by Ward researcher Michael Mina [11] Wilberforce Township, c1820 in Bigge’s Appendix [ML ref: BT Box 25 p.5458]; Land and Property Management Authority: Wilberforce Parish, 1925 Image ID 14006410 [Website: http://parishmaps.lands.nsw.gov.au] [12] Baxter General Muster 1822, Entries A21845, A21852-56 & B02106 [13] Baxter General Muster 1823/4/5 op.cit., Entry 44236; Sainty & Johnson, op.cit., Entry W0412; Death Certificates: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745] and Joshua Michael Ward [RBDM ref: 1879/6500]; Marriage Certificate: Joshua Michael Ward [RBDM ref: 1861/2101; Birth certificate: Frederick Wedsworth Ward [RBDM ref: 1870/0012676]; Pioneers Index 1788-1888 for marriage & birth registrations of children; Maitland District Pre-1900 Pioneer Register Vol. 2, 2006, p.162; Family information provided by Ward researchers Lorraine Becker and Michael Mina [14] Sainty & Johnson, op.cit., Entry W0413; Marriage: George Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.36 No.670; Reel 5011]; Baptisms: Handley George Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.38 No.3030; Reel 5012] & Edward George Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.40 No.2709; Reel 5014]; Maitland Mercury 29 Jun 1854 p.2, 5 Jul 1854 p.2 [15] Baxter General Muster 182/4/53, Entries 44223, 44231-36 [16] Baptism: Esther Ward, 1836 [SRNSW ref: Vol. 20 No. 989; Reel 5004]; Sainty & Johnson, Census 1828, Entry W0414; Marriage: Michael James Wells & Esther Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol. 84 No. 293; Reel 5033]; Pioneers Index 1788-1888; Death Certificate: Esther Berfield Wells [RBDM ref: 1899/7158]; Family information provided by Ward researcher Michael Mina [17] CSOL: Re Michael Ward, 12 Jul 1828 [SR 4/3666 pp.293-4 No, 28/489; Reel 1042] [18] CSOL: Re Michael Ward, 12 Jul 1828 [SRNSW ref: 4/3666 pp.293-4 No, 28/489; Reel 1042] [19] Sainty & Johnson, Census 1828, Entry W0415; Maitland District pre-1900 Pioneer Register, 2001, p.35; Marriage: John Thomas Bussell & Selina Ward [RBDM ref: Vol.58 No.560]; Birth Certificate: Sarah Maria Bussell, 1858 [RBDM ref: 1858/8766]; Ward family information from Lorraine Becker and Michael Mina; PioneersIndex & Federation Index; Maitland Mercury 10 May 1892 p.7; Death Certificate: Selina Maria Bussell [RBDM ref: 1900/5675] [20] Sainty & Johnson, Census 1828 op.cit., Entries W0408-W0415 [21] Death Certificates: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745] & Sophia Jane Ward [RBDM ref: 1874/5858]; Marriage: Selina Maria Ward [RBDM ref: Vol.78 No.560]; Maitland Mercury 29 Jul 1856 p.2, 5 Aug 1856 p.2, 14 Aug 1856 p.2; Notebooks of Mr Justice Cheeke: Trial of Frederick Ward & James Garbutt, 13 Aug 1856 [SRNSW ref: 2/2484]; Police Gazette 1863 No. 40 p.301 [22] NSW General Post Office Directories 1832 to 1837 [ML] [23] Burial: Harriot Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.18 No.2321; Reel 5004] [24] Conditional Pardon – Michael Ward 1834 [SRNSW ref: 4/4433 No.34/286; Reel 775]; CSOL: re Michael Ward [SRNSW ref: 4/3679 p.129 No. 33/802 & p.486 No. 34/279; Reel 1047] & [SRNSW ref: 4/3683 pp.245-50 No. 37/34; Reel 1050] [25] Burial: Harriot Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol.18 No.2321; Reel 5004] [26] Maitland Gaol - Description Book: Frederick Ward, 1856 [SRNSW ref: 2/2017 No.175; Reel 759] [27] Baptism – Esther Ward, 1836 [SRNSW ref: Vol. 20 No. 989; Reel 5004] [28] 1841 Census: Michael Ward [SRNSW ref: X951, p.35, No. 282; Reel 2223] [29] Maitland Mercury 7 Jun 1870 p.3 [30] Maitland Mercury 2 Oct 1847 p.3, 2 Feb 1848 p.2 [31] Maitland Mercury 6 Nov 1847 p.3 [32] Maitland Mercury 16 Aug 1848 p.3 [33] Maitland Mercury 19 Sep 1849 p.3 [34] Maitland Mercury 29 Aug 1849 p.1, 29 Jun 1850 p.2, 15 Mar 1851 p.2, 18 Dec 1852 p.1; 1 Nov 1854 p.3 [35] Re Fred and William Ward: Notebooks of Mr Justice Cheeke: Trial of Frederick Ward & James Garbutt, 13 Aug 1856 [SRNSW ref: 2/2484], & Maitland Mercury 22 May 1856 p.2; Re George Ward: Baptism: Handley G. Ward [SRNSW ref: Vol. 38 No. 3030; Reel 5012] & Maitland Mercury 10 Aug 1853 p.1, 1 Jul 1854 p.2 [36] Death Certificate: Hanley Thompson Ward [RBDM ref: 1859/3745]; Maitland Mercury 5 Apr 1859 p.3 [37] Death Certificate: Sophia Jane Ward [RBDM ref: 1874/5858] |