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Adm. pens. (age 18) at PEMBROKE, Apr. 9, 1724. S. of William, Esq. B. at Sedgley, Staffs. Matric. 1724; LL.B. 1729. Probably R. of King's Swynford and Himley, Staffs. Buried at Himley, July 27, 1758. If so brother of John (1722) who succeeded to the title of Lord Ward, 1740. (Collins, VI. 277.)
According to notes entered in the burial register of Bilston, Staffs by the Rev Edward Best, William Ward, LLB, died on 20 Jul 1758 of ‘a dropsy & inflammation on the Lungs’ in his 53rd year. He was describes as ‘a Gentleman of good learning’ and also of ‘being of a very sedentary disposition & using little exercise of any kind’. Brother of the Rt Hon John Lord Ward. Source: http://www.gpt63.dial.pipex.com/bil-bur1/bil-bur-notes.pdf supplied by Christine Buckley on 11/6/2009
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1729 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Ward, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1730 | Ordi(candidate for ordination) | Ward, William | / | priest | View |
| 1730 | Subsc | Ward, William | Sedgley / | Vicar | View |
| 1730 | Appt(Institution) | Ward, William | Sedgley / | Vicar | View |
| 1738 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Ward, William | Sheriff Hales with Woodcote / | Vicar | View |
| 1741 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, William | Sherriff Hales with Woodcote / | Vicar | View |
| 1741 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Ward, William | Kings Swinford / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, William | King's Swinford / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Vac(resignation) | Ward, William | Sedgley / | Vicar | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Ward, William | King's Swinford / | Rector | View |
| 1745 | Appt(Subscription on Appointment) | Ward, William | Himley / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(Death) | Ward, William | King-Swinford / | Rector | View |
| 1758 | Vac(Death) | Ward, William | Himley / | Rector | View |