Francis Ward
2x Great-grandfather of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #26, MFMF)
✓ Sourced record
Born
About 1863, tievenanass, co cavan ireland
Died
9 December 1928, 47 Franklin St, Glasgow
Parents
Life details
From a second, independently-built 2011 family tree archive — not the primary source this site is built from, and not independently verified against a certificate or register.
Died
74 Franklin St, GlasgowCause of death: Bronchitis
Census trail
1891 Barony, Glasgow1901 Bridgeton, Glasgow
Documents
9 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage, 1882
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Francis Ward 1882 Marriage.pdf
Valuation Roll, Reid Street, Glasgow, 1885-86
Source: New batch, October 2026 — 104 Reid Street Valuation Roll francis Ward.jpg· match unconfirmed
Francis Ward and Thomas McCaffery, both labourers, are tenants a few doors apart in the same street. Matched by name and trade.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1895-96
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — 1895 Valuation Roll Franklin St francis ward.jpg· match unconfirmed
The house number is hard to read.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1905-06
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — 1905 Frank Ward valuation rolls.pdf
The PDF page is mostly white. The picture is cropped to the roll page.
Census, 1911
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — glasgow 1911 census Francis ward and family.pdf
The household is schedule 58 on the page. The census is indexed under Thomasina Ward.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1920-21
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — 1920 47 Franklin Street francis ward .jpg
A low-resolution scan. Frank Ward is in the right-hand column, entry 108.
Death, 1928
Source: ScotlandsPeople — Francis Ward Death Entry.pdf
Death of Mary Ward, 1936
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — Mary Ward death 1936.jpg
Entry 1113. Entries 1111 and 1112 are unrelated.
Marriage
Source: McClure Gavigan — Frank Ward Mary McCafferty Wedding.pdf· match unconfirmed
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Death of Francis Ward, 1928
Statutory Deaths 644/01 1071 · Bridgeton district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 357, entry 1071
Name
Francis Ward, Gasworks Labourer
Died
9 December 1928, about 1:25 am
Place of death
47 Franklin Street, Glasgow
Sex and age
Male, 63 years
Marital status
Married to Mary McCafferty
Father
Philip Ward, Farmer (deceased)
Mother
Margaret Ward, maiden surname Cusack (deceased)
Cause of death
Bronchitis
Informant
Mary Ward, widow, present
Registered
10 December 1928, Glasgow
ℹ Matches the GEDCOMThe date matches and the father, Philip Ward, matches the tree. An age of 63 points to a birth around 1865, against about 1863 in the GEDCOM.
ℹ A later correction existsA margin note refers to the Register of Corrected Entries, volume 7, dated 13 February 1929. That corrected entry has not been seen, so something on this certificate may have been amended.
Valuation roll, Reid Street, 1885-86
Valuation Roll for the City of Glasgow, 1885-1886 · Parish of Barony, page number faint (looks like 122)
Entry 10
Thomas McCaffery, labourer, tenant and occupier. Rent 5 pounds.
Entry 22
Francis Ward, labourer, tenant and occupier. Rent 4 pounds 15 shillings.
Street
Reid Street (the proprietor of the first block is the Trustees of Thomas Gibb, and of the 104 block Charles Summers of Sydney Street)
ℹ Father-in-law and son-in-law on the same stairFrancis Ward married Mary McCaffery in 1882, and her father Thomas McCaffery, also a labourer, rents a house a dozen entries above him. The two families were neighbours in Reid Street, Bridgeton, three years after the wedding.
⚠ 102 or 104?The street numbers are faint. Thomas McCaffery sits under 104 and Francis Ward under 102 or 102 1/2 as far as the numbers can be read. The file was named 104 Reid Street. Check against the address on the 1897 death certificate, which has Thomas dying in Reid Street.
ℹ Reading the pageTranscribed from a low-resolution scan. Only the entries that matter are copied.
Death of Mary Ward, 1936
Statutory Deaths 644/05 1113 · Springburn district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 371, entry 1113
Name
Mary Ward, widow of Francis Ward, gas work labourer
Died
19 August 1936, 5:10 pm, at 133 Balornock Road, Glasgow (usual residence 37 Gretna Street)
Age
71
Father
Thomas McCaffrey, coal miner (deceased)
Mother
Sarah McCaffrey, maiden surname McPike (deceased)
Cause of death
Senility, bronchitis, cerebral haemorrhage. Certified by H C Smith MB ChB.
Informant
Francis Ward, son, 114 French Street, Glasgow
Registered
20 August 1936, Glasgow
ℹ Her death is newThe tree had no death for Mary McCaffery. An age of 71 gives a birth about 1865, as the tree has.
ℹ Her father's workThe 1885 roll has Thomas McCaffery as a labourer. A coal miner is how she described him in 1936, and the 1908 entry calls him a labourer.
ℹ Gas work labourerFrancis Ward's work at the end of his life is given as gas work labourer. The 1928 death certificate and the 1911 census give him as a bricklayer's labourer.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1895-96
Valuation Rolls VR102 / 467 / 318 · Parish of Barony, page 88 (hard to read)
Entry 1
Francis Ward, labourer, tenant and occupier, house in Franklin Street (the number looks like 34). Rent 8 pounds 10 shillings.
ℹ Moving from Reid StreetIn 1885 the Wards were in Reid Street. By 1895 they were in Franklin Street. Thomasina was born at 29 Franklin Street in 1898 and the family was at 47 by 1905, so they moved within the street.
⚠ House numberThe number is hard to read. It could be 24 or 34.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1905-06
Valuation Rolls VR102 / 573 / 328 · Parish of Glasgow, page 104 (hard to read)
Entry 8
Frank Ward, labourer, tenant and occupier, house at 47 Franklin Street (the block of entries 1 to 10 is number 47). Rent 9 pounds.
Proprietor
Trustees of the late James Simpson
ℹ NeighboursAlexander Hastie, painter, is entry 2 here and is still in the same house in 1920.
Valuation roll, Franklin Street, 1920-21
Valuation Rolls VR102 / 1274 / 67 · Parish of Glasgow, Survey Book 106, Municipal Ward 3, page 67
Entry 108
Frank Ward, labourer, at 47 Franklin Street (entries 95 to 108 are number 47). Rent 11 pounds 5 shillings.
Proprietor
Herbert Muir Simpson, 309 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow
ℹ Same house for 15 yearsThe Wards are at 47 Franklin Street in 1905, 1911, 1920 and on Francis's death in 1928.
ℹ NeighboursWilliam McFadyen, fireman, is entry 106 here. The 1911 census has the McFadyens at the same number.
1911 Census: household transcription
Details read from the census schedule image above. Reference 644/01 018/00 010, census night 2 April 1911.
Address
47 Franklin Street, Glasgow
Area
Civil parish of Glasgow, Dalmarnock ward
Dwelling
3 rooms with one or more windows, 10 people in the house
Schedule no.
58
| Name | Relation | Age | Occupation | Birthplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis WardMarried | Head | 46 (M) | Bricklayer's labourerBuildingWorker | Ireland |
| Mary WardMarriedMarried 28 years, 12 children born alive, 8 still living | Wife | 46 (F) | none stated | Ireland |
| Maggie WardSingle | Daughter | 20 (F) | Cotton piecerCotton weavingWorker | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| Joseph Ward | Son | 16 (M) | Wood turnerSawmillWorker | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| Philip Ward | Son | 14 (M) | Bottlemaker's apprenticeBottle worksWorker | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| Thomasena Ward | Daughter | 12 (F) | School | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| Bernard Ward | Son | 11 (M) | School | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| Mary A. Ward | Daughter | 7 (F) | School | Lanarkshire, Glasgow |
| John McCarthySingle | Boarder | 25 (M) | PlatelayerRailwayWorker | Ireland |
| Robert CassidySingle | Boarder | 21 (M) | PlatelayerRailwayWorker | Ireland |
⚠ Twelve children, eight livingThe tree has ten Ward children. Six are at home here. Francis (about 1886), Bridget (about 1883 and about 1890) and Isabella (about 1893) are not in the house.
ℹ Mary Ann at sevenMary A. is Mary Ann Ward, born 22 April 1903, who later married Joseph McClure. Her age of 7 is right for a census on 2 April 1911.
⚠ Joseph's ageJoseph is 16, which gives a birth about 1894 or 1895. The tree has about 1898.
ℹ The pageThe row at the top of the page (Jeanie McFadyen, 2) belongs to the household above, schedule 57. The surname is spelled McFadyen on this page.
Spouse & children
Spouse — married 4 Nov 1882, sacred heart chapel glasgow lanarkshire
Children