A family history blog

Ward Family

My mother is Sally Lowe WARD, born 1944.

Her parents were William Ward (1911-1990) and Dorothy Annie WALKLEY (1916-1986).

The Ward Family

The Ward family were from the Horncastle area of Lincolnshire, England. My grandfather William Ward was born in Woodhall Spa and came to New Zealand as a 3-year-old in 1914 with his parents Frederick Ward and Lillian SCOTT and sisters Betsey and Maud. They settled in Taranaki.

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The Scott Family

The Scott family were from the Horncastle area of Lincolnshire, England. My great-grandmother Lillian Scott was born in 1887 in Hemingby. She immigrated to New Zealand with her husband Frederick Ward and children in 1914.

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The Walkley Family

The Walkleys were from the Horsley area in Gloucestershire, England.  My grandfather Sidney Stanley Walkley (1870-1838) came to New Zealand as a 16 year old in 1870 with his four brothers. He settled near Palmerston North where he was a storekeeper.

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The BREWSTER Family

My great-great grandfather Robert Lowe BREWSTER (1853-1942) was born in Preston, Lancashire and immigrated to New Zealand in 1879. He settled in Blenheim and worked as a draper.

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The HOWARD Family

James HOWARD (1831-1914) was born in Middlesex and came to New Zealand in 1855, settling in the Blenheim area, working as a carpenter. He married Frances READ (1841-1907) in 1858 in Blenheim. Frances was born in Lincoln, England and came to New Zealand with her father Richard Read (1811-1866) and mother Mary BROWN (1813-1896) in 1855, via Melbourne. They settled in Blenheim.

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