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Roger Ward 1728 – 1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Jun 1781

Death Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Knox Ward

Mother: Elizabeth Nettleton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Silvester

Children(s): Joseph Ward

According to available records, Roger Ward was born in 1728 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Knox Ward and Elizabeth Nettleton. Following those early years, Roger Ward married Elizabeth Silvester, and their family grew to include Joseph (Jos) Ward. In the later years of life, Roger Ward died in 1781 in Tixall, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Knox Ward
1703 – 1741
Birth Location: Eastcheap, London, Middlesex, England
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Elizabeth Nettleton
1704 –
Birth Location: Wolverstone, Suffolk, UK.
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Silvester
1735 – 1796
Birth Location: Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Ward
1775 – 1863
Birth Location: Tixall, Staffordshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1728
    Event Place: Tixall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1781
    Event Place: Tixall, Staffordshire, England
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