WARD, Thomas

Abt 1553 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	WARD, Thomas
  Birth	Abt 1553	Newby with Mulwith, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I7871	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	WARD, Walter,   b. Abt 1530, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. 5 Apr 1555, Newby with Mulwith, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 25 years)
  Mother	UNKNOWN, Ann,   b. Abt 1530, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SLATER, Margery,   b. Abt 1555, Newby with Mulwith, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. 20 May 1590, Newby with Mulwith, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	29 May 1579	York, Yorkshire (North Riding), England   [1]
  Family ID	F2496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas was connected with the 'Gunpowder Plot' of 1605 when he was gentleman servant to Lord Monteagle in London. He was the one who brought the letter to Lord Monteagle and read aloud to him the plot to assassinate King James I by blowing up the entire House of Lords. see: https://archive.org/details/gunpowderplotlor00spinuoft Which is a searchable copy of " The gunpowder plot and Lord Mounteagle's letter : being a proof, with moral certitude, of the authorship of the document : together with some account of the whole thirteen gunpowder conspirators, including Guy Fawkes" by Spink, Henry Hawkes, Jr When you get to it, use the 'search inside' box for the name Thomas Ward

  
  

• Sources

  [S2024] Source #2024.