Jean Ward
Of South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
DocumentedProved by 2 records. 4 records that name them have been read, set out on this page. How this archive grades a claim →
2 of the 13 relationships shown here are written in a record this archive has read; the other 11 come from the family tree and have not been tested. How claims are labelled →
The record
| Born | 19 JUL 1754 | South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 15 MAR 1823 | Chatham, Medway, England, United Kingdom |
| Buried | — | Chatham, UK |
direct line · generation 8 counting back from the present day
Family
Parents
Married
Robert D'Arcy · June 21 1779 at Portsea, Southampton, England
Children
Joseph D'Arcy (1780–1848) · Margaret Maria Isabella D'Arcy (1781–1843) · George Pitt D'Arcy (1783–1849) · Richard d'Arcy (b. 1784) · Constantine D'Arcy (1786–1805) · Jane D'Arcy (1787–1875) · Catherine D'Arcy (1789–1876) · Anna Maria D'Arcy (1791–1791) · Anna Maria d'Arcy (1792–1800) · Charlotte D'Arcy (1794–1869)
Where this comes from
2 of the relationships drawn above are written in a record this archive has read. baptism, Portsea St Mary, 19 Mar 1780; named together as parents, Portsea, 19 Mar 1780.
What the records say
Every record this archive has read that names Jean Ward. The name is unique in this tree, so these are his or hers. The whole register →
buried as Jane D'Arcy, Chatham, 21 March 1823, entry 791 · AGE 66 · abode Chatham
recordFreeREG, Chatham St Mary the Virgin · the source ↗
married ROBERT D'ARCY at Portsea St Mary, 21 June 1779
recordHampshire Marriages / Baptisms, Hampshire Genealogical Society (FindMyPast) · the source ↗
baptised at SOUTH LEITH, MIDLOTHIAN, 19 JULY 1754 · father JOSEPH WARD, mother MARTHA GARDEN — the parish this archive had repeatedly reported as untranscribed
recordScotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929, South Leith (FindMyPast) · the source ↗
death notice · “At Chatham, MRS. D'ARCY, THE WIFE OF MAJOR-GEN. D'ARCY, OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS”
recordHampshire Chronicle, 24 March 1823, p.3 · the source ↗
Everywhere Jean appears in this archive
Every page of this site that writes aboutJean Ward in prose, gathered automatically — 17 in total. This counts pages, not records: the lists and registers are skipped on purpose, so a person can be well documented and appear here once or not at all. How claims are labelled →
…27 Army Officer, Major General and Commander of Royal Engineers, Chatham, Kent, England × Jean Ward North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom married June 21 1779 documented Brothers and sisters · 1 show ↓ hide ↑ Robert’s · 1 Cons…
…ey cost money. Hampshire Marriages · Hampshire Genealogical Society Robert D'Arcy married Jean Ward ROBERT DARCY married JEAN WARD at PORTSEA ST MARY on 21 JUNE 1779. This archive has carried Robert D'Arcy's marriage on a family…
…saying what every null on it is really measuring. Found the marriage of Robert D'Arcy and Jean Ward — Portsea St Mary, 21 June 1779 — which this archive has carried on a family tree since it began. Established by control test tha…
Jean Ward, baptised 1754 · found 13 September 2026 South Leith The parish this archive called untranscribed holds her baptism, and it names…
…710 St. James Palace, London, Middlesex, Englan c. 21 Jul 1776 — Disputed 8 Robert D'Arcy Jean Ward — m. 21 Jun 1779 by 1758, and probably earlier unknown 13 May 1827 Army Officer, Major General and Commander of Royal Engineers,…
…on, Shropshire, 3 March 1683. William Ward (1700) and Martha Lewis (1702) — the family of Jean Ward, whom Major-General Robert D'Arcy married at Portsea in 1779, and whose line does not depend on the Hornby graft at all. William…
…search. 15 Sep 2026 ScotlandsPeople could not be reached The South Leith originals behind Jean Ward's baptism The old-parish-register search area answers ACCESS DENIED without an account. No account was created and no credentials…
…ly lore Ward and Gairden, of South Leith 3 people Who On what record Standing Joseph Ward Jean Ward's father — and the man her eldest son was named for. married Marth Gairden at South Leith, 27 October 1747 documented Martha Gair…
…s Roll of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers , a printed book. It has said his wife Jean Ward died there in 1823, on the authority of a family tree. Neither statement had a parish record behind it. Chatham St Mary the Virgi…
…dy else. The silence is real after all. The same search found Robert D'Arcy's marriage to Jean Ward at this church on 21 June 1779. Both → The find is not weakened. The silence around it is. Joseph D'Arcy was baptised at Portsea…
…t.co.uk The burial of Robert D'Arcy at St Mary, Chatham, 19 May 1827, and his marriage to Jean Ward at Portsea St Mary, 21 June 1779 — the latter re-opened at transcript level on 17 September 2026 to confirm the spouse's surname.…
…Ken Greenslade · found via FreeREG, 13 September 2026 The tree said Robert D'Arcy married Jean Ward at Portsea on 21 June 1779, and carried a son Joseph born 1780. Here is a child baptised at that church nine months after that da…
…sioned Practitioner Engineer and 2nd Lieutenant, 17 January 1779 Georgian Britain Marries Jean Ward at Portsea, 21 June 1781 Georgian Britain Lieutenant Robert D'Arcy at the siege of Fort St Philip's, Minorca 1786 Georgian Britai…
…e number of children the tree records — sixty-seven between them . Who Out of To Children Jean Ward 1754–1823 South Leith, Midlothian — Scotland Chatham, Kent 10 Catherine Margaret Mulcahy 1812–1858 Cork Adelaide Street, North Br…
…lothian Holds: baptisms from the sixteenth century, with parents named Test — One search. Jean Ward, 19 July 1754, father Joseph Ward, mother Martha Garden. This archive reported South Leith as untranscribed and her baptism as un…
…an hour of my correcting the first. now The Hampshire Chronicle of 24 March 1823 carries Jean Ward's death: “At Chatham, MRS. D'ARCY, THE WIFE OF MAJOR-GEN. D'ARCY, OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS.” And the Oxford University and City Her…
…ished this archive Portsea St Mary's register, 1770–1800 Errand 30. Robert D'Arcy married Jean Ward there on 21 June 1779 and Joseph was baptised there on 19 March 1780 — and FreeREG holds exactly one D'Arcy record in the whole o…
Written about here
Pages of this archive where Jean is part of the argument, not just a name in a list.
What is written about Jean
Carried across from the family tree, with its markup stripped. Family testimony, not an independent record — valuable, and labelled.
Sources attached in the tree
- McDougall Web Site — Jean Ward
- Defranceski Family Site (23andMe) — https://www.myheritage.com/person-5049106_OYYV7KCVJUQJCNI6LSEWGEQ2CHQOXBI_OYYV7KCVJUQJCNI6LSEWGEQ2CHQOXBI/jean-darcy-born-ward
- Geni World Family Tree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-127261973/jean-darcy-born-ward-in-geni-world-family-tree
- WikiTree — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-45419373/jean-darcy-born-ward-in-wikitree
- Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 — https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30226-2478853/jean-ward-in-scotland-births-baptisms
These are the citations the family tree carries. Where this archive has checked one against the original, it says so on the relevant page. Method →
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