Ward
John Ward.
He mar 1872 to
Mary Fleming [born 1849, dau of John Fleming, of
Nerano House, Dalkey, Co.Dublin].
They mar in Dalkey, Co.Dublin.
See
mar cert
from
here.
At dau's birth 1882, John is
tea and wine merchant, 19 Sydney Ave, Blackrock, Co.Dublin.
At dau's birth in May 1884 he is
merchant, 28 Northumberland Ave, Dublin.
John died
1 Oct 1884,
28 Northumberland Ave, Dublin.
Mary left with small children. She moved to Dalkey (where she was from).
She lived at
Ullardmore, Ardeevin Rd, Dalkey.
See her
listed
in 1901 census
on Ardeevin Rd.
"Mrs. Ward" is listed at Ullardmore, 15 Ardeevin Rd, under Dalkey in
[Thom's, 1901, p.1597] and
[Thom's, 1910, p.1738].
See her
listed
in 1911 census
at Ullardmore, Ardeevin Rd, Dalkey.
John and Mary had issue:
-
Josephine Ward,
born 1882.
See birth cert
from here.
She wit her sister's mar 1910.
-
Elsie Ward,
Elizabeth, born 27 May 1884, 28 Northumberland Ave, Dublin.
See birth cert
from here.
1911 census says she was born Co.Meath.
This is simply
an error.
Note that her husband Thomas Ray's birth county in 1911 census form is also wrong.
Someone filled in the form who did not know the answers.
At mar 1910 she is living Ullardmore, Dalkey.
She mar 20 July 1910
to Thomas Ray
and had issue.
They mar at Dalkey RC church.
See mar cert
from here.
Mar wit by James Ray and Josephine Mary Ward.
See item
in Freemans Journal, July 27, 1910.
Marriage of John Ward and Mary Fleming, 1872.
RMS Leinster sinking
The
RMS Leinster
was torpedoed by the Germans just outside Dublin Bay
in
WWI, 10 Oct 1918.
Over 500 died.
It is the largest single loss of life in the Irish Sea.
Among the dead was
Alice Fleming
(and
here),
born 1883 (by death cert), dau of
Christopher Fleming, born 1848,
son of John Fleming of
Nerano House in Dalkey.
So Alice Fleming would be 1st cousin of Elsie Ward.
Sources yet to be consulted
