Eliza Ward (General)

by holly , Thursday, October 28, 2010, 17:33 (5145 days ago)

Apologies if you have explained this before put it down to a very senior moment.

According to the transcript on the parish records Peter Webb m Eliza Ward (b 1846?) on 21 June 1868 and bride's father's name was Richard Ward. Checking on the parish records I found Richard Ward (he was a forgeman) m Ann Wall (father William Hall) on 21 Oct 1843. His father was Richard Ward. Elsewhere I have discovered that Richard Ward (Snr) m Sarah and Richard born 1816 in Lydbrook was their only child.

On various censuses I have found Richard Ward (B 1816 - forgeman born Lydbrook) married to Ann had various children but no Eliza! They had a daughter Hannah (b 1846) but I have traced that she married George Rogers - so not Eliza! None of their other daughters had the name Eliza either.

On the 1911 census Eliza says she was born in Joyford, nr Coleford Gloucestershire. On the 1851 census I have Charles and Charlott Ward living in Joy Ford, Coleford Monmouthshire with a daughter Eliza Ward but she was born in 1849. I cannot find Charles or Charlott on any other census!!

I have found a distant cousin who claims Eliza's parents were Charles and Charlott Ward and she did marry Peter Webb!

Can anyone please help? I am going round in circles.