Richard A. WARD b1880, and a Word of Caution. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, May 11, 2012, 06:33 (4575 days ago) @ Jefff

Just to confirm "the obvious" as twere, Richard Henry WARDS son Richard A. WARD b1880 as per the various Census' is Richard ALFRED Ward:
He is not in FoD PRs but from GlosBMD:

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WARD Richard Alfred WARD WARD HILL 1879 Forest of Dean Monmouth, Coleford 37 214

I state this as I'd wondered if the Census Transcript was possibly in error and the A should read H, due to what seemed a proliferation of Richard H(enry) Wards in the FoD PRs in addition to his father.
Because of my confusion while finding these "foreign" PRs in passing, I thought I should show my findings to maybe save other researchers repeating my confusion.

So, to reiterate, the following is a different family group albeit with confusingly similar names & timeline:

From GlosBMD (No FoD PR):

Birth Details
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
WARD Richard Henry WARD WARD MORGAN 1877 Forest of Dean Chepstow, Lydney 16 79

From GlosBMD his parents Marriage (No FoD PR):

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
WARD Richard MORGAN Mary Ann Forest of Dean Hewelsfield St Mary Magdalene 1869 1 186

I suspect this is Marriage of young Richard b1877, from FoD PRs:

Record_ID: 17024
Entry_Number: 41
Year: 1902
Month: Nov
Day: 4
Grooms_Surname: WARD
Grooms_Forenames: Richard Henry
Grooms_Age: 25
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Bream
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Ward
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard Henry
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Haulier
Brides_Surname: ADDIS
Brides_Forenames: Laura
Brides_Age: 25
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: Domestic Servant
Brides_Residence: S. Briavels
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Addis
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: John Henry
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Labourer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Richard Davies
Witness_2: Rachel Garton
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: J C May
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P278 IN 1/13
Page_Number: 21
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels
Soundex_Groom: W630
Soundex_Bride: A320

OR, from GlosBMD:

Marriage Details
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
WARD Richard Henry ADDIS Laura Forest of Dean St Briavels St Mary the Virgin 1902 2 41

This helps clarify my confusion, hopefully it will someone else's too !