Kate Ward

Kate Ward 

Born: 28 August 1869, Wortley 

Baptised: 19 September 1869, Sheffield 

Father: Thomas Ward (b. 1846)

Mother: Kate Ward (b. 1847)

Brothers: William Edgar Ward (b. 1875), Cecil Ward (b. 1885)

Sisters: Alice Ward (b. 1872), Ethel Ward (b. 1876), Mabel Ward (b. 1879), Minnie Ward (b. 1881), Elsie Ward (b. 1890)

In 1871 – 

She is at Oughtibridge, Bradfield, Wortley. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Her mother is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Kate is unlisted.

In 1881 – 

She is at Lidget Lane, Clarborough, East Retford. Her father is listed as ‘Schoolmaster’. Her mother is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’. Kate and her siblings (Alice, Edgar, Ethel and Mabel) are unlisted.

In 1891 – 

She is at Ledget Lane, Clarborough, East Retford. Her parents are listed as ‘School Teachers National’. Her sister, Alice, is listed as ‘House Keeper for Parents’. Her brother, William, is listed as ‘Junior Clerk’. Her sister, Ethel, is listed as ‘Pupil Teacher’. Katie is listed as ‘Student in Training College’. Her siblings (Mabel, Minnie, Cecil and Elsie) are unlisted.

In 1901 – 

She is at High Street, Aldridge, Walsall as a boarder. Selina Reynolds (b. 1838) is listed as ‘Stationer and Newsagent’. Kate is listed as a boarder and ‘Schoolmistress’. There is a servant, Florence A Tilt (b. 1884). 

In 04/02 – 

Address is c/o Miss Reynolds, High Street, Aldridge, Walsall. 

In 1911 – 

She is at High Street, Aldridge as a boarder. Selina Reynolds (b. 1838) is listed as ‘Newsagent’. Kate is listed as boarder and ‘Head Teacher’.

In 1921 – 

She is at Balcombe, Birmingham Road, Aldridge. Kate is listed as ‘Schoolmistress’.

In 1939 – 

She is at Valesund, Gonson Road, Bexhill. Kate and her sister, Ethel, are listed as ‘Schoolmistress Retired’. Her sister, Mabel, is listed as ‘Missionary (Retired)’. Her sister, Elsie, is listed as ‘Language Teacher Abroad’. Florence Hickery (b. 1891) is listed as ‘Incapacitated – Blind’. 

Nothing more definitive found