Still Looking

By Cheri321 November 8, 2012 1477 views 8 comments

I am still searching for any information on my father William John Stillwell Ward, born Toronto, Ont.1919 and died in 1993. Also his parents, William Ward and Lillian Hawke.

Related Surnames:
HAWKE WARD

Comments (8)

noggin

Where John's parents born in Canada ? if so where?

noggin

Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 about Lillian Clara Hawk
Name: Lillian Clara Hawk
Birth Place: Palinerston, Ontario
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1898
Father Name: John Hawk
Mother Name: Sarah Plunkett
Spouse Name: William Ward
Spouse's Age: 25
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1893
Spouse Birth Place: Cobourg, Ontario
Spouse Father Name: William Ward
Spouse Mother Name: Winnifrith Fieth Stevens Ward
Marriage Date: 26 Jun 1918
Marriage County or District: York
Witness P H Hawke of 260 Perth Ave ? Toronto, county of York
Witness L B Hawke of 411 Runnymede Rd.

noggin

1901 Census of Canada
Name: Lily C Hawke
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 3
Birth Day & Month: 28 Jul
Birth Year: 1897
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Thomas J Hawke
Mother's name: Sarah Hawke
Racial or Tribal Origin: English
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Salvation Army
Province: Ontario
District: Wellington (north/nord)
District Number: 125
Sub-District: Palmerston (Town/Ville)
Sub-District Number: K-2

Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas J Hawke 28 Dob 22 July 1872 canada Occ looks like fireman in factory
Sarah Hawke 26 Dob 29 Sept 1874 Canada
Lily C Hawke 3 Dob 28 July 1897 Canada

noggin

1911 Census of Canada
Name: Lillian C Hawke
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 13
Birth Date: Jul 1898
Birthplace: Ontario
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: John Thos Hawke
Mother's name: Sarah Hawke
Tribal: German
Province: Ontario
District: Toronto Centre
District Number: 124
Sub-District: Ward four
Sub-District Number: 36
Place of Habitation: 271 Spadina
Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:
Name Age
John Thos Hawke 39 looks like Johns Occ is Engineer in factory*
Sarah Hawke 36
Lillian C Hawke 13
Lila Blanche Hawke 9 born Sep 1902
Chas Henry Hawke 7 born May 1909
Ethel B Hawke 1 2/12 born feb 1910

states they are living at 271 Spadina ?

  • This could be what ti said in the 1901 census
noggin

Found this marriage but unlike the other it does not show parents
Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928

Name: Thomas J. Hawke
Spouse Name: Sarah Plunkett
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1890
Marriage Location: Palmerston
Delay Year: 1891
Registration number: 59895

noggin

I found this death which looks like William Ward who Married Lillian Hawke. The problem is his parents are shown as William R Ward and Edith Stillwell, on the marriage cert it states Birth Place: Cobourg, Ontario
Spouse Father Name: William Ward
Spouse Mother Name: Winnifrith Fieth Stevens Ward ??

Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947

Name: William Stillwell Ward
Death Date: 25 Feb 1927
Death County or District: York
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894 States birth as 15 Sep 1893
Birth Location: Toronto, Ontario

Name of informant: Lillian Ward Address: 146 Sheriden Ave
Place of Burial: Prospect

Fathers name William R Ward birth Woodstock Ont.
Mothers name Edith Stillwell birth Cobourg, Ont.

Occupation Looks like Stationary engineer.

noggin

Just looked on the original marriage cert for William and Lillian and there has been a transcript error the name of the mother should be Winnifrith Stevens.

Which is still different to Edith Stillwell.

William could of course married twice.

noggin

To Complicate things Further there is this maggiage

Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
Name: William Stillwell Ward
Birth Place: Toronto, Ontario
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Father Name: William R Ward
Mother Name: Minnie Stillwell Ward
Spouse Name: Winifred Gallagher
Spouse's Age: 22
Spouse Birth Year: abt 1894
Spouse Birth Place: Pembroke, Ontario
Spouse Father Name: Michael Gallagher
Spouse Mother Name: Margaret Doonor
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1916
Marriage County or District: Welland
States occupation on cert Private Soldier