[Index]
Maria Louisa ECCLESTON (1844 - 1924)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Joseph WARD (1864 - 1906)
James David WARD (1866 - )
Arthur Joseph WARD (1868 - )
Mary Ann WARD (1870 - )
William Dudley WARD (1873 - )
Edward WARD (1877 - 1938)
Elizabeth Ada Isabelle E WARD (1880 - )
Leslie Harrold WARD (1882 - )
Maria Louisa ECCLESTON (1844 - 1924)

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Joseph WARD (1838 - 1883)
George ECCLESTON (1804 - 1882)











Catherine CURTIS (1814 - 1882)











Joseph WARD

Joseph WARD
b. abt 10 Nov 1844 at Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1862 Joseph WARD (1838 - 1883) at Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
d. 24 Jul 1924 at Duntroon, ACT, Australia aged 79
Near Relatives of Maria Louisa ECCLESTON (1844 - 1924)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Joseph 'Cooma Joe' WARD 29 Dec 1812 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 02 Oct 1888 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 75
Mother in Law Catherine HARTIGAN abt 1814 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 27 Nov 1891 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 77

Father George ECCLESTON 31 Mar 1804 Sussex, England 19 May 1882 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 78
Mother Catherine CURTIS 04 Jun 1814 Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia 20 Sep 1882 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 68

Self Maria Louisa ECCLESTON abt 10 Nov 1844 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 24 Jul 1924 Duntroon, ACT, Australia 79

Husband Joseph WARD 31 Oct 1838 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 04 Aug 1883 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 44

Son Joseph WARD 1864 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1906 42
Son James David WARD 1866 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Son Arthur Joseph WARD 1868 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mary Ann WARD 1870 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Son William Dudley WARD 1873 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Son Edward WARD 1877 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1938 Young, New South Wales, Australia 61
Daughter Elizabeth Ada Isabelle E WARD 1880 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Son Leslie Harrold WARD 1882 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Brother David Joseph ECCLESTON 06 Sep 1837 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 24 Feb 1892 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 54
Sister Elizabeth Ann ECCLESTON 1838 Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia 09 Feb 1879 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 41
Brother John W H ECCLESTON 1841 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Mary Ann Jane ECCLESTON 29 May 1843 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 14 Apr 1933 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 89
Sister Agnes J ECCLESTON 1846 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Margaret ECCLESTON 1848 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Sister Catherine Elizabeth ECCLESTON 19 Sep 1851 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 01 Sep 1882 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30
Sister Amelia ECCLESTON 1853 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 82

Niece Alice Mary ECCLESTON 1871 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1932 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 61
Nephew William Joseph ECCLESTON 1873 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1955 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 82
Niece Ann Elizabeth ECCLESTON 1875 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11 Oct 1908 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 33
Nephew Arthur Ambrose ECCLESTON 24 Jan 1878 Nimmo, Rocky Plain, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27 Nov 1967 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 89
Niece Amelia Jane ECCLESTON 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Sep 1958 77
Nephew John Peter ECCLESTON 01 Mar 1884 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Sep 1960 Rosebery, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew Edward James ECCLESTON 1886 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 29 Jan 1952 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 66
Niece Margaret Jean ECCLESTON 1889 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1965 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 76
Nephew Alfred David ECCLESTON 1891 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 19 Oct 1961 Auburn, New South Wales, Australia 70
Niece Elizabeth Mary REID 14 Nov 1885 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Feb 1963 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew John Jospeh PENDERGAST 08 Aug 1852 Bobundarah, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Jun 1932 Dalgety, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Eliza Catherine PENDERGAST 1854 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1881 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27
Nephew Thomas Dudley PENDERGAST 1856 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 19 Jul 1929 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 73
Nephew Charles PENDERGAST 1857 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1857 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Mary Ann PENDERGAST 1859 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia 74
Nephew James L WILLIAMS 06 May 1858 Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jan 1935 Ballan, Victoria, Australia 76
Niece Eliza WILLIAMS 1859 Jingera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph WILLIAMS 1859 Jingera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew David WILLIAMS 1861 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Ann WILLIAMS 1863 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1934 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Clara WILLIAMS 1865 Jingera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry WILLIAMS 1867 Jingera, New South Wales, Australia 1952 85
Nephew Edward Ernest WILLIAMS 1870 Jingera, New South Wales, Australia 28 Aug 1923 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 53
Nephew Albert WILLIAMS 08 Feb 1872 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1952 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Stella Adeline WILLIAMS 30 Jun 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Mar 1936 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 61
Nephew William Hubert WILLIAMS 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 26 Aug 1901 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 25
Nephew Alfred Dudley WILLIAMS 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith WARD 04 Sep 1867 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 20 Dec 1946 Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 79
Niece Martha Sylvia GROVES 01 Jun 1883 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 22 Oct 1952 Bega, New South Wales, Australia 69
Niece Catherine Elizabeth Maud WARD 1892 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 01 Sep 1905 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 13
Niece Lillian Sarah Jane WARD 1893 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Amelia Anastasia Mary WARD 1895 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph John Paul WARD 1897 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Eliza Emma Cecilia WARD 1899 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William J WARD 1901 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Edith Florence M "Agnes" WARD abt 1902 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 06 Dec 1928 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26
Niece Annie Isabel WARD 1904 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Ada Christina Johanna WARD 1907 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Veronica Amy WARD 1910 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia

Sister in Law Eliza WARD 15 Jan 1834 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 03 Sep 1917 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Sister in Law Mary Anne WARD 12 Apr 1836 Airds, New South Wales, Australia 22 Dec 1923 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 87
Sister in Law Emma Maria WARD 23 Oct 1840 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 15 Jun 1915 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 74
Brother in Law John WARD 10 Feb 1843 Rock Flat, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 26 Apr 1890 Maffra, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 47
Brother in Law James WARD 24 Nov 1844 Rock Flat, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jul 1929 Numeralla, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 84
Brother in Law William Dudley WARD 11 May 1847 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 07 Sep 1909 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 62
Brother in Law Peter WARD 20 Oct 1849 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 11
Sister in Law Christina WARD abt 22 Oct 1852 Bobundarah, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 06 Aug 1929 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia 76
Brother in Law George Frederick WARD 06 Feb 1855 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 04 Apr 1928 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia 73
Sister in Law Margaret Catherine WARD 15 May 1857 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30 Oct 1938 Bombala, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 81
Brother in Law Paul Joseph WARD 19 Nov 1860 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 13 Jul 1939 Moonbah, Jindabyne, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 78
Sister in Law Sarah Jane DUNN 27 May 1854 Driffield, Yorkshire, England Feb 1932 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law William Henry KEARNS 1832 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 02 Aug 1901 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 69
Brother in Law James REID 31 Oct 1827 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 01 Jan 1911 Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 83
Brother in Law George GOODWIN
Brother in Law Thomas GREEN
Events in Maria Louisa ECCLESTON (1844 - 1924)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 10 Nov 1844 Maria Louisa ECCLESTON was born Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 1843/1844 V18441843 62
1862 18 Married Joseph WARD (aged 24) Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1864 20 Birth of son Joseph WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1866 22 Birth of son James David WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1868 24 Birth of son Arthur Joseph WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1870 26 Birth of daughter Mary Ann WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1873 29 Birth of son William Dudley WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1877 33 Birth of son Edward WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
1880 36 Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ada Isabelle E WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 30
1882 38 Birth of son Leslie Harrold WARD Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
19 May 1882 37 Death of father George ECCLESTON (aged 78) Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
20 Sep 1882 37 Death of mother Catherine CURTIS (aged 68) Adaminaby, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 76
04 Aug 1883 38 Death of husband Joseph WARD (aged 44) Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia Numerella
1906 62 Death of son Joseph WARD (aged 42)
24 Jul 1924 79 Maria Louisa ECCLESTON died Duntroon, ACT, Australia
Personal Notes:
July 24-1924-“Monaro Mercury”
Death of Louisa Ward

July 24-1924-“Monaro Mercury” records the death of Mrs. Joseph (Louisa) Ward, widow of the late Joseph Ward, aged 78. She died at Duntroon at the residence of her youngest son , Leslie. She was born at Adaminaby in 1846, a daughter of George Eccleston, a miner at that centre. Married in Cooma. Her husband was licensee at one time of the Australian Hotel, later taking up grazing at Jingera in partnership with Mr. Williams. On her husband’s death she moved to Cooma and later to Woolway, where she resided for many years with her daughter, Mrs. Sid Goodwin. She went to Duntroon about a month ago. Her remains were brought to Cooma, and after service at St. Patrick’s Church, interred at Mittagang, Rev. Dean Norris officiating. She leaves 3 sons, Arthur ( Sydney ), Edward (Junee), and Leslie (Duntroon), and daughter, Mrs. S. Goodwin, (Woolway);4 sisters-Mrs. Reid, Adaminaby; Mrs. George Goodwin, Middle Flat; Mrs. Green, Cooma; and Miss Eccleston Greta; 13 grandchildren and 1great-grandchild. Mrs. Ward had a retentive memory and, having been a resident of the district in the days of the notorious bushrangers- the Clarks , and when Kiandra gold rush took place, she could relate many happenings of those stirring days.

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