The Grafted Branch - the WARD, BARTON, and ABBOTT Families of Nottingham, England

The following information has been gleaned from old family letters from the adoptive family of Alexander Ernest Hope Ward, 1861¹, 1891² and 1901³ census records of England, and deductive reasoning.  This list probably contains errors, but it’s a start at piecing together this grafted branch in our family tree.

If this resembles family members of a known tree, please make contact; there are several family letters from this family line that we would be happy to share.

First Generation

Robert WARD, born about 1825, in Birstall, Leicester, England¹ married Ruth (Surname unknown), born about 1815, in Lenton, Nottinghamshire, England¹
They had 4 children:
John WARD, born in 1851, in Stapleford, Nottingham, England¹
Sarah WARD, born in 1854, in Stapleford, Nottingham, England¹
William WARD, born in 1856, in Stapleford, Nottingham, England¹
Mary WARD, born in 1860, in Stapleford, Nottingham, England¹
The 1861 census listed Robert as a farmer of 47 acres, and he employed two laborers: Samuel Attenbro (*carter) and Mary Hayfield (dairy maid).
*A “Carter” (possible 19^th century/or earlier term) is someone who drives a horse and cart, picking up and delivering goods around the area and on farms. Carters were much like the delivery drivers of today.

Second Generation

John WARD married Sarah (Surname Unknown)
They had (?) children

Sarah WARD married John (Surname Unknown)
They had (?) children

William WARD married Hannah (BARTON)
They adopted one child:
Alexander Earnest Hope

Mary WARD married John T. ABBOTT, who was born about 1857, in Nottingham, England³  Mary and John Abbott had at least six children:
Annie ABBOTT, born in1880, in Bashford, Nottingham, England²
Florence² “Florrie” ABBOTT, born in 1887, in Nottingham, England³
Clara ABBOTT, born in 1890, in Nottingham, England³
John W. H. ABBOTT, born in 1892, in Nottingham, England³
Robert W. ABBOTT, born in 1898, in Nottingham, England³
Joseph E. ABBOTT, born in 1899, in Nottingham, England³
In the 1891 and the 1901 census, John Abbott was listed as a Police Constable²/Officer³.  In 1901, Florrie, who was 14 yrs. old, was employed as a **lace fennier and the family lived at 44Y.B. Avenue, 27 Hunger Hill Gardens. ³
** Nottingham's industrial heritage is founded on lace. Nottingham led the way pioneering the great lace making machines that took its production from the cottages to the factories. Its fascinating story is told at the Museum of Nottingham Lace. It is located in what was the hub of the world's 19th century lace industry an area still known today as the Lace Market.

Third Generation

Florence “Florrie” ABBOTT married Horace DANKS in 1910 at Upton Parish Church, in Southwell on Boxing Morning.

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