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Drusilla WARD

Drusilla WARD

Female 1837 - 1921  (86 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 82 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Drusilla WARD 
    Birth Between 1835 and 1837  Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • When all their children's births were registered theiir Mother's Maiden Surname was given as Weoberley or Webberley (various spellings) never Ward
    Gender Female 
    *AKA Drusilla Weobly 
    1841 Census 6 Jun 1841  Broseley Wood, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 5y 
    • HO107/928, Book 3, Folios 58 & 59, Pages 16 & 17
      Entered as Eliza Webley aged 5 - could this be Drusilla?
    1851 Census 30 Mar 1851  Simpson's Lane, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 16y 
    • HO107/1989, Folio 397, Pages 16 & 17
      Daughter
      Surname given as Weobly
    1861 Census 7 Apr 1861  Lloyd Head, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 24y 
    • RG9/1859, Folio 83, Page 10
      Wife, Married
    1871 Census 2 Apr 1871  Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 31y 
    • RG10/2758, Folio 7, Page 8
      Wife, Married
    1881 Census 3 Apr 1881  Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 45y 
    • RG11/2639, Folio 85, Page 9
      Wife, Married
    1891 Census 5 Apr 1891  Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 55y 
    • RG12/2100, Folio 64, Page 7
      Wife, Married
    1901 Census 31 Mar 1901  Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 65y 
    • RG13/2529, Folio 65, Page 8
      Wife, Married
    1911 Census 2 Apr 1911  38 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 75y 
    • RG14PN16036 RG78PN990 RD348 SD3 ED3 SN35
      Wife's Mother, Widow
      Living with Thomas & Annie Pritchard nee Potts
    1921 Census 19 Jun 1921  38 Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Madeley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Age: 85y 6m 
    • RG15/12359/0095 & 0096
      Mother in Law, Widow, Old Age Pensioner
      Children Under 16: None
    Reference Number H 0138b 
    Death Between Oct 1921 and Dec 1921  Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Age: 86y 
    • OND 1921 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 699
    Person ID I345  Vernon
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2023 

    Father John WARD 
    Mother Eliza POPE,   b. Abt 1812, Hythe, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1834  Broseley Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • By Banns
      John was a Bachelor, of this Parish
      Eliza was a Spinster, of this Parish
      Neither could sign their name
    Family ID F1798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas POTTS,   b. Bef 11 Jan 1835, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1907 and Jun 1907, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 72 years) 
    Marriage Between Jul 1858 and Sep 1858  Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13
    • JAS 1858 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 988
    Children 
     1. Nancy POTTS,   b. Bef 17 Feb 1859, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1865 and Mar 1865, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 5 years)
     2. Mary Jane POTTS,   b. 9 Feb 1860, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1861 and Dec 1861, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +3. Eliza POTTS,   b. Bef 7 Apr 1861, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Oct 1930 and Dec 1930, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 69 years)
    +4. Thomas POTTS,   b. Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1929 and Jun 1929, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +5. Ann (Annie) POTTS,   b. Between Jan 1867 and Mar 1867, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Mary Ann POTTS,   b. Between Jan 1869 and Mar 1869, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1933 and Jun 1933, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +7. Betsey POTTS,   b. Between Apr 1871 and Jun 1871, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Abraham POTTS,   b. Between Apr 1873 and Jun 1873, Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan 1940 and Mar 1940, Wenlock district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     9. Harriet Elizabeth POTTS,   b. Between Jan 1876 and Mar 1876, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. William POTTS,   b. Between Jan 1879 and Mar 1879, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Apr 1908 and Jun 1908, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     11. Alice POTTS,   b. Between Jul 1881 and Sep 1881, Madeley district, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. John POTTS,   b. Between Jan 1883 and Mar 1883, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F62  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 1835 and 1837 - Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - Age: 24y - 7 Apr 1861 - Lloyd Head, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - Age: 31y - 2 Apr 1871 - Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - Age: 45y - 3 Apr 1881 - Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1891 Census - Age: 55y - 5 Apr 1891 - Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1901 Census - Age: 65y - 31 Mar 1901 - Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1911 Census - Age: 75y - 2 Apr 1911 - 38 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 86y - Between Oct 1921 and Dec 1921 - Madeley district, Shropshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • DRUSILLA POTTS nee WARD or WEOBLY

      Did they have an Alice baptised 12 July 1881 at Dawley-Magna, Shropshire?

      ADDRESSES:
      Broseley Wood, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (06 June 1841) ?
      Simpson's Lane, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (30 March 1951)
      Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Shropshire (17 February 1859)
      Lloyd Head, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (07 April 1861)
      Jackfield, Shrophire (24 April 1861)
      Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (02 April 1871)
      Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (03 April 1881)
      Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire (05 April 1891)
      Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (31 March 1901)
      38 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire (02 April 1911)
      38 Coalford, Jackfield, Broseley, Madeley, Shropshire (19 June 1921)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      - (06 June 1841) ?
      - (30 March 1851)
      - (07 April 1861)
      - (02 April 1871)
      - (03 April 1881)
      - (05 Apr 1891)
      - (31 March 1901)
      - (02 April 1911)
      Old Age Pensioner (19 June 1921)

      CENSUSES: (aft 1835-1921)
      06 June 1841 - yes ?
      30 March 1851 - yes
      07 April 1861 - yes
      02 April 1871 - yes
      03 April 1881 - yes
      05 April 1891 - yes
      31 March 1901 - yes
      02 April 1911 - yes
      19 June 1921 - yes
    • Last checked: 22 November 2022

  • Sources 
    1. [S2186] 1841 Census - Webley, John & Eliza, 11 Jan 2017, HO107/928, Book 3, Folios 58 & 59, Pages 16 & 17.

    2. [S4244] 1851 Census - Weobly, John & Eliza, 11 Jan 2017, HO107/1989, Folio 397, Pages 16 & 17.

    3. [S59] 1861 Census - Potts, Thomas & Drusilla, 8 May 2005, RG9/1859, Folio 83, Page 10.

    4. [S81] 1871 Census - Potts, Thomas & Drusilla, 11 Mar 2006, RG10/2758, Folio 7, Page 8.

    5. [S102] 1881 Census - Potts, Thomas & Drusilla, 27 Nov 2005, RG11/2639, Folio 85, Page 9.

    6. [S127] 1891 Census - Potts, Thomas & Drusilla, 5 Nov 2005, RG12/2100, Folio 64, Page 7.

    7. [S153] 1901 Census - Potts, Thomas & Drusilla, 23 Oct 2005, RG13/2529, Folio 65, Page 8.

    8. [S708] 1911 Census - Pritchard, Thomas & Annie, 4 Nov 2009, RG14PN16036 RG78PN990 RD348 SD3 ED3 SN35 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S6749] 1921 Census - Potts, Drusilla nee Ward & Pritchard, Thomas Benjamin & Ann, 22 Nov 2022, RG15/12359/0095 & 0096.

    10. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, 21 Jul 2009, OND 1921 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 699.

    11. [S4248] Parish Registers - Shropshire - Marriage - Ward, John & Pope Eliza- 1834 - Broseley, 12 Jan 2017, Page 174, No. 521.

    12. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 13 Mar 2009, JAS 1858 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 988.

    13. [S5499] BMD - Shropshire Index - Marriage, 9 May 2019, RO-B-M/2/41.