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Please can anyone help me find the births of this husband and wife I am looking for Charles William Humphry Ward. I have found what I believe I have found his death on free BMD, Oct-Nov-Dec- Qtr 1924, it says he was 69 yrs old, death registered in Islington. I have checked free BMD deaths from 1853 through to 1860 I can't see him anywhere. I have his daughters birth cert for 1910, her name is Emily Ruth Ward, at that time they were living in 5, Netley Street, Paddington North, London. I am also searching for his wifes birth too, her name is Emily Barrett, all I know is she was 65 at death in 1950 registration, Hastings, so her birth year should be 1885, I cannot find her either. Many Thanks, Gillie.

Have you found them on the census?

Hi, Haven't found any birth refs for them, but a couple of possible entries for Emily on 1901 census? Emily Barrett Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885 Relation: Daughter Mother's name: Amelia Gender: Female Where born: Bermondsey, London, England Civil Parish: Christchurch Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: St Saviour Southwark Sub-registration district: Christchurch, Southwark ED, institution, or vessel: 6 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 275 Household Members: Name Age Amelia Barrett 42 Amelia Barrett 18 Emily Barrett 16 Florence Barrett 14 Gertrude Barrett 10 Maud Barrett 11 George Morris 24 Thomas Pearman 19 View Original Record View Original Image Emily Barrett Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Edward Mother's name: Ruth Gender: Female Where born: Hammersmith, London, England Civil Parish: Paddington Ecclesiastical parish: St John Kensal Green County/Island: London Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Paddington Sub-registration district: North West Paddington ED, institution, or vessel: 2 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 324 Household Members: Name Age Beatrice Barrett 4 Edward Barrett 57 Emily Barrett 15 Ruth Barrett 58 Don't know if this is of any help! Dawn

There marriage took place 1909 at Paddington so if you bought a copy that marriage certificate it would give you their father's names and occupation and then they could be found in the census.Good luck Irene

Hi Tracy and Dawn, I have checked Census' and familysearch with no luck, Thank you Dawn, Emily's mother was called Sarah, although reading through what you have put the name Ruth does run in the family, perhaps it is a combination of both names, the other thing that makes it difficult is that Emily's mother was reputed to have had 17 children with only 3 remaining alive, Maria, Lizzie and Emily, I have no idea of names of other children that may have been born, I do know that they lived in Paddington before moving to Banbury, Oxford. Gillie

Thanks everyone, I have ordered the marriage cert, I know I'm gonna get told off for spending so much on certificates, this is the 3rd in a week! hubby will be taking my card off me at this rate lol Gillie.

I know it is expensive to keep getting copies of certificates but I think it is the only way to confirm that these people are your ancestors.Good luck Irene

Hi Irene, yes it is, I must admit a couple of time I've bought certs just for pleasure rather than for a purpose to verify, perhaps if I stopped doing that and concentrated on only buying them when desperately needed I wouldn't be spending so much lol trouble is I like to buy them just to say I have them and I get great pleasure out of seeing and reading them. Gillie