- Probate:WARD, Margaret of the Post Office Reeth near Richmond, Yorkshire, spinster, died 8 December, 1936. Probate London 7 January to Elizabeth Ann Ward and Alice Ward spinsters. Effects 1021 pounds 7s 4d.
Write up in Darlington & Stockton Times /
Ripon & Richmond Chronicle on December 19, 1936:
FORMER POSTMISTRESS AT REETH
Many Mourners at Funeral of Miss M. Ward
Many mourners attended the funeral of Miss Margaret Ward, formerly Postmistress at Reeth, which took place on Friday of last week.
The Rev. R. H. Wray officiated at the service in the Reeth Methodist Church, and spoke of the Christian character of the deceased. He read Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar", a favourite of Miss Ward's. The interment was at Grinton Cemetery.
The chief mourners were Miss E. A. Ward, sister; Miss Bessie? Ward, niece; Mrs. Ward, sister-in-law; Miss Alice Ward; Miss Annie Ward; Miss Isobel Ward; Mr. and Mrs. G. Pedley; Mrs. Rushworth (Oakworth); Mr. G. Porter; Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Porter; Mrs. and Mr. Merry; Mr. E. Porter; Mr. Norman Ward; Mr. W. Ward (Holme-on-Spalding Moor); Mr. and Mrs. R. Porter, nephews & nieces; Mr. Day (Crook); Mrs. Lord (Canada).
Others present included: Ald A. Morton (former Postmaster Richmond Post Office); Mr. Steel (Head Postmaster Richmond); Mr. and Mrs. Hepworth (Postmaster Spennymoor); Mrs. Bagshaw (sub-Postmistress Low Row); Mr. R. Moore, Mr. W. Pedley (representing Grinton Post Office); Mrs. Burton, Miss White, Mr. and Mrs. E. Blenkiron, Miss Greathead, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. K. Gill, Mrs. Scarr, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Place, Mr. J. Cherry, Mr. M. Clarkson J.P., Miss Clarkson (Satron), Mr. Burton (Askrigg), Mr. and Mrs. M. Hillary, Mr. C. Croft, Miss M. Croft, Mr. J. Jackson, Mrs. H. Wallis, Miss M. Hodgson, Miss Hodgson, Mr. C. Jackson, Miss Metcalfes, Miss Blenkiron, Mrs. Budden, Mrs. R__ther?, Mr. G. R_dber?, Nurse Fletcher, Mrs. Gregory, Mr. J. Ward, Miss A. Ward, Mr. F. Kendall, Mr. Randall, Mr. Scratcherd?, Mrs. Alderson, Mr. Slack (Arkendale), Mr. H. Petty, Mr. J. Percival, Mrs. J. Sunter (Low Row), Mr. T. Close, Mr. Munro, Miss Alderson, Mrs. Alderson, Mrs. W. Porter, Mrs. R. A. Place, Mrs J. Calvert, Mrs. E. Allison, Mrs. G. M. Calvert (Harkerside), Mr. Elliot, Mrs. E. Horn, Mrs. N. Brown, Mr. J. E. Peacock, Mr. F. Peacock, Mr. R. Woodward, Miss Severs, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barningham, Mr. F. Hammond, Mr. J. N. Whitehead, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Bell, Miss Cleminson, Mrs. McCormick, Mr. J. Blenkiron and Mr. Holt?.
The bearers were: Mr. N. Ward, Mr. W. Ward, Mr. E. Porter, Mr. T. Pedley (nephews of the deceased), Mr. J. J. Merry, Mr. R. Gill.
Floral tributes were sent by: "Lilla and Bessie"; "Louie and family"; "Tom, Laura and Frank"; "Louie, Jack and George"; "George and family, Grinton and Reeth"; "Maggie and family"; "Emma", "Annie, Jessie and little Jessie"; Coun F. Hope Wilson;, Mr. and Mrs Castle?, Darlington; Mr. and Mrs. E. Blenkiron; Ald A. Morton, Richmond; Mrs. Nicholson, Harrowgate; Miss Scrafton, Middlebrough; Mrs. Gargoyne-Johnson, Cullempeon??, Devonshire; Miss Tait, Newcastle; Mrs Burton; Capt and Mrs Henry; Miss Severs; "Mr and Mrs Rodber and Frank"; Mr and Mrs J. G. Seal??; Mr. H. Croft and family; Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Scarr; "Laura, May and Ivy Smithson; Misses Blenkiron: Head Postmaster and staff, Richmond P.O.; Sub-Postmaster; Reeth Women's Institute.
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Article dated Dec 8th, 1936 announcing her death:
FORMER POSTMISSTRESS of REETH
Death of Miss Margaret Ward
The death at Reeth Post Office of the former postmistress, Miss Margaret Ward, aged 73, recalls the family's long association with that post office. The work there has been carried on by members of the Ward family without a break since 1868. It was in that year that Miss Ward's father, Mr. Thomas Ward, was appointed postmaster and Miss Ward helped in the work from being a child. Reeth was one of the first offices in the area to have telegraph facilities. They were provided there in 1870 and Miss Ward learned the working of the system when she was about ten years old.
On her father's death in 1879 her brother, the late Mr. J.T. Ward, became postmaster and with the exception of about a year when another brother, the late Mr. Ralph Ward, was postmaster, he held the position until 1902. He resigned in that year and Miss Ward, who had been his assistant, was appointed postmistress. Whe she retired a year or two ago her nephew, Mr. T.E. Porter, became postmaster. Miss Ward is to be buried at Grinton tomorrow.
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1863 - 1936 (73 years)