UNKNOWN, Joanne ?

Abt 1456 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	UNKNOWN, Joanne ?
  Birth	Abt 1456	Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I7881	Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2021

  
  

  Family	WARD, John,   b. Abt 1470, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Aft 1514, Skelton-on-Ure, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England (Age > 45 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1490	Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
  Children	1. WARD, Marmaduke?,   b. Abt 1490, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England d. Abt 1541, Givendale, Ripon, Yorkshire (West Riding), England (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  The only clue that John had a wife named Joanne is because of an entry in the 'Memorials of the Church of St. Peter and Wilfrid': "Skelton, dnae. Johannae Warde juniori, 3s. " So, she is 'dnae' meaning Domina, or 'Lady'. And she is 'junior', implying there is also a Joanne Warde senior. The senior would be the widow of Sir Roger Warde before she marries William Stapelton. And since the junior Lady Joanne Warde is 'of Skelton', it makes sense she would be the wife of this John Warde who was left ' a tenement in Skelton' by the will of his Aunt Joan.