Ralph WARD

Abt 1578 - 1658  (80 years)

• Name	Ralph WARD
  Born	Abt 1578	East Layton, Forcett, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	32B9477E9E284D0CAE50DF2BBBCC37952AD1
  Died	31 Jul 1658	Forcett, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  	In the Parish burial records of Forcett there is a Ralph Ward of East L ayton on July 31, 1658. (very close to Whashton where my Ralph Ward wa s a smelter) There was an Inquisition post mortem for him: Inquisitions post mortem were local inquiries into valuable properties, i order to discover what income and rights were due to the crown and wh o the heir should be. These inquiries took place when people were known or believed to have h eld lands of the crown, and therefore involved individuals of considera ble wealth and status. All have been indexed, and many are published in E glish. Yorkshire Administrations: Folio: 98 Name: Warde, Ralph Parish or Place of Residence: East Layton A dministrator: Jane, only child, wife of Thomas Calvert (probably the Th omas Calvert of Healaugh near Reeth). I ordered a copy of the original which says: "Raiph Warde The eighteenth day ____? of Adron issued forth unto Jane the wife of Th omas Calvert the only child of Raiph Warde late of East Layton in ye co unty of York ____? to administer ye goods of said dec'd she being first p oved by common truly to administer the same."
  Person ID	I233	Longstaff Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 1970

  
  

  Family	Jane UNKNOWN,   d. 14 Aug 1654, Forcett, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
  Children	1. Simon WARD,   b. Abt 1596, Yorkshire (North Riding), England ,   d. Bef 1658  (Age < 61 years)   2. Jane WARD,   b. Abt 1600, Yorkshire (North Riding), England ,   d. 5 May 1667, Muker, Yorkshire (North Riding), England  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the Yorkshire Administrations inquisitions post mortem, his name is s pelled 'Raiph' instead of Ralph. Some research on the subject indicates t hat this was an old British 'upper class' spelling of Ralph.