14 Aug 2026                   
             Husband: William Ward    
                Born: ABT 1836             in Kenninghall, Norfolk  1,2
          Occupation: 1871 - 1901          Bricklayer  1,2
              Census: 1871                 in West Church Street, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
              Census: 1881                 in Cock Street, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
              Census: 1891                 at 10 Essex Street, Colchester St Giles, Essex  
              Census: 1901                 in Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
                Died: 1909                 in Norfolk  3
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Lydia Sophia Jessup     
       Also known as: Sophia Jessup 1,4
             Married: 1862                 in Norfolk  1,3
                Born: 1838                 in Kenninghall, Norfolk  1,3
              Census: 1841                 in Park Common, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
              Census: 1851                 in Park Common, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
              Census: 1861                 in East Church Street, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1861                 Housekeeper  5
              Census: 1871                 in West Church Street, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
              Census: 1881                 in Cock Street, Kenninghall, Norfolk  
          Occupation: 1881                 Charwoman  1,6
              Census: 1891                 at 10 Essex Street, Colchester St Giles, Essex  
              Census: 1901                 at 14 Augustus Street, St Pancras, London  
          Occupation: 1901                 Charwoman  7
              Father: William Jessup   (1787 - 1873) 
              Mother: Sarah Mapes   (1808 - 1855) 
 1  F  Alice Emma Ward                                          |   Born: ABT 1862 Kenninghall, Norfolk 1,2
   sp. William Robert Williams                                  |Married: 1884 Norwich, Norfolk 1
       Born: ABT 1864 Died: 
 2  M  William George Ward                                      |   Born: 1864 Kenninghall, Norfolk 1
   sp. Annie Sophia Marshall                                    |Married: 1901 Buckinghamshire 3
       Born: ABT 1876 Died: 
 3  M  Alfred Ward                                              |   Born: 1868 Kenninghall, Norfolk 1,3
   sp. Sarah Anne Rayner                                        |Married: 1889 Colchester, Essex 1
       Born: 22 Dec 1864 Died: 21 Mar 1952                      |   Died:  5 Feb 1954 St Mary's Hospital, Colchester, Essex 1,8
                                                                |  Buried  Colchester Cemetery, Mersea Road, Essex 1
 4  F  Susannah Ward                                            |   Born: 1871 Kenninghall, Norfolk 1,3


Sources:
(1) Valerie Ward pers. com. 
(2) 1871 Census. 
(3) FreeBMD Website. 
(4) Census records. 
(5) 1861 Census. 
(6) 1881 Census. 
(7) 1901 Census. 
(8) Ancestry Death Index. 

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