WARD, Harry Welton
1871 - 1938 (66 years)-
Name WARD, Harry Welton Birth 1 Nov 1871 Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada 
Gender Male Census 1901 Cobbett Street, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada Census 1921 102 Richmond St., Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Census 1931 Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Address:
102 Richmond St.Death 15 Apr 1938 Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] - obit: H. W. Ward, Richmond Street, Succumbs In Hospital To BriefIllnessA resident of Sydney for the last 30 years, and employed at the steelplant all that time, H. W. Ward, 67, of Richmond street, this city,died in St. Rita's hospital late last night following an illness ofseveral days with heart trouble.He was born in Windsor, NS and came here shortly after the opening ofthe plant and followed the occupation of tool dresser for the pastquarter of a century.He was well known throughout Sydney, and held in the highest esteemand his totally unexpected passing will be learned with deep regretand will be widely mourned.He is survived by his widow, who is now en route home from Bostonwhere she had been visiting relatives and friends in the past 10 daysand is expected to arrive in the city on Sunday morning; also fourdaughters Mrs. Clarence Gordon (Hilda); Mrs. John Babineau, (Madge)in Boston; Mrs. Rueben Martin (Blanche); Mrs. Archie Vatcher (Irene),in Sydney; three sons, Claude, and Raymond, at home; Ralph inToronto.Also two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Baters, Boston; Miss Laura Ward, Boston.Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Cause: coronary thrombosis / myocardial infarction.
Burial 20 Apr 1938 Hardwood Hill Cemetery, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada [2] - Division T Lot 25
Person ID I284 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 13 Jun 2025
Father WARD, Nicholas M. Esq, b. 1818, Newport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 15 Mar 1889, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 71 years) Mother CALDWELL, Sarah, b. 11 Feb 1826, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 24 May 1910, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years) Marriage 1850 Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [3] Family ID F111 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LOWTHERS, Maggie Ethel, b. 31 Oct 1879, Wentworth, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 Mar 1958, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 78 years) Marriage 20 Feb 1896 Methodist Church, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada [4] - witnesses, Tom Curry and Edward Lockhart.marriage slip gives Maggie's mother's name as Mary Berry.
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The Halifax Herald
Sat, Feb 22, 1896 ·Page 7
At the Methodist parsonage, Windsor, on the 20th inst. by Rev JL Dawson, Maggie Ethel, daughter of Samuel Lowther, and Harry Ward, both of Windsor.
Children 1. WARD, Hilda M., b. 19 Jul 1895, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 16 Mar 1970, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)2. WARD, Claude Welton, b. 21 Aug 1896, Windsor, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 Nov 1971, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 75 years)3. WARD, Ralph Sydney, b. 30 Nov 1905, Old Victoria Rd., Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 11 Mar 1985, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada (Age 79 years)4. WARD, Madge Thelma, b. 4 Dec 1907, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 30 Jun 1938, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 30 years)5. WARD, Blanche Mildred, b. 3 Jan 1912, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 Apr 1986, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 74 years)6. WARD, George Raymond, b. 2 Jul 1913, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 24 May 1972, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years)7. WARD, Irene Hazel, b. 3 Jul 1916, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 Mar 2010, Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 93 years)Family ID F87 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
- obit: H. W. Ward, Richmond Street, Succumbs In Hospital To BriefIllnessA resident of Sydney for the last 30 years, and employed at the steelplant all that time, H. W. Ward, 67, of Richmond street, this city,died in St. Rita's hospital late last night following an illness ofseveral days with heart trouble.He was born in Windsor, NS and came here shortly after the opening ofthe plant and followed the occupation of tool dresser for the pastquarter of a century.He was well known throughout Sydney, and held in the highest esteemand his totally unexpected passing will be learned with deep regretand will be widely mourned.He is survived by his widow, who is now en route home from Bostonwhere she had been visiting relatives and friends in the past 10 daysand is expected to arrive in the city on Sunday morning; also fourdaughters Mrs. Clarence Gordon (Hilda); Mrs. John Babineau, (Madge)in Boston; Mrs. Rueben Martin (Blanche); Mrs. Archie Vatcher (Irene),in Sydney; three sons, Claude, and Raymond, at home; Ralph inToronto.Also two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Baters, Boston; Miss Laura Ward, Boston.Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Harry Welton Ward
My grandfather. Born in Windsor, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Learned the blacksmith trade from his father who had his own blacksmith shop in Windsor. Harry moved to Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia after the great fire in Windsor and went to work for the Sydney Steel plant.
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