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Richard Stephen Ward 1585 – 1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, , England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1635

Death Location: Stretton, Rutland, , England

Father: James Ward

Mother: Anna Fawkes

Spouse(s): Joyce Stafford

Children(s): Mary Ward, Thomas Ward, Edward Ward, Robert Ward, Richard Ward, Johannah Ward, John Ward

According to available records, Richard Stephen Ward was born in 1585 in Stretton, Rutland, , England, the child of James Ward and Anna (Alice) Fawkes. Following those early years, Richard Stephen Ward married Joyce Bryce Stafford, and their family grew to include Mary Ward, Thomas Ward, Edward Ward, Robert Ward, Richard Ward, Johannah Ward and John Ward. In the later years of life, Richard Stephen Ward died in 1635 in Stretton, Rutland, , England.

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Parents

James Ward
1573 – 1673
Birth Location: england
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Anna Fawkes
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Joyce Stafford
1585 – 1640
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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Children(s)

Mary Ward
1607 – 1679
Birth Location: Braffield, , Lancestershire, England
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Thomas Ward
1608 – 1641
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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Edward Ward
1610 – 1663
Birth Location: of Stretton, Rutland, England
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Robert Ward
1618 – 1690
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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Richard Ward
1620 – 1631
Birth Location: oStretton, Rutland, England
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Johannah Ward
1625 – 1694
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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John Ward
1625 – 1694
Birth Location: Stretton, Rutland, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1585
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jul 1635
    Event Place: Stretton, Rutland, , England
    Record Source: Millennium File
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