WARD. (Captain, 1846. f-p., 19; h-p., 12.)
James Hamilton Ward, born 23 Dec. 1802, is third son of the late Right Hon. Robt. Ward, of Bangor Castle, Colonel of the South Down Militia, by his second wife, Louisa Jane, second daughter and co-heir of the Rev. Dr. Abraham Symes; and nephew of Nicholas, second Viscount Bangor. His eldest half-brother, Edw. Michael, Minister-Plenipotentiary at Dresden, married a daughter of the first Marquess of Londonderry.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 7 Nov. 1816; and embarked, 13 Jan. 1818, as a Volunteer, on board the Spartan frigate, Capt. Wm. Furlong Wise, employed in the Channel and on particular service. In March, 1819 (he had already attained the rating of Midshipman), he removed to the Cherokee 10, Capt. Theobald Jones, stationed in the North Sea; and in the following Sept. he joined the Leander 60, bearing the flag of Hon. Sir Henry Blackwood in the East Indies; where he was nominated, 9 and 17 Feb. 1822, Acting-Lieutenant of the Curlew 18, Capt. Price Blackwood, and Glasgow 50, Capt. Bentinck Cavendish Doyle. He was confirmed 20 July in the same year. Returning to England in the summer of 1823 he was appointed next – 20 Sept. 1828, to the Prince Regent 120, as Flag-Lieutenant to Hon. Sir Henry Blackwood, Commander-in-Chief at Chatham – 26 April, 1830, as Senior, to the Pelican 18, Capt. Joseph Gape, fitting for the Mediterranean, whence he returned to England and was paid off in March, 1834 – 29 May, 1835, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Thos. Hastings – 23 March, 1836, as First, to the Asia 84, Capt. Wm. Fisher, with whom he again sailed for the Mediterranean – and, 25 Jan. 1837, in a similar capacity, to his former ship the Excellent. He attained the rank of Commander 28 June, 1838; served as such in the Hecate steamer in the Mediterranean, from 14 Sept. 1840 until paid off 23 Aug. 1843; and was advanced to his present rank 9 Nov. 1846.
Capt. Ward married, 26 July, 1839, the Hon. Elizabeth Dorcas Blackwood, daughter of Hans, third Lord Dufferin and Claneboye, and niece of the late Vice-Admiral Hon. Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart., G.C.H.
WARD. (Commander, 1845.)
John Ross Ward is son of Rear-Admiral Wm. Ward.
This officer entered the Royal Naval College 3 Nov. 1826; passed his examination in 1833; and obtained his first commission 10 Jan. 1835. His succeeding appointments were – 6 April, 1835, to the Tweed 20, Capt. Hon. Fred. Thos. Pelham, on the Lisbon station, whence he returned at the close of 1838-6 May, 1839, and 27 Oct. 1840, to the Impregnable 104 and Caledonia 120, as Flag-Lieutenant to Sir Graham Moore, Commander-in-Chief at Plymouth, under whom he served for three years in the same capacity – and, 18 Oct. 1842, as Senior, to the Belvidera 38, Capt. Hon. Geo. Grey, in the Mediterranean. Soon after the latter ship had been paid off he was advanced, 24 March, 1845, to the rank of Commander. He has been employed in the Coast Guard since 29 Sept. 1846.
WARD. (Lieutenant, 1810.)
Richard Ward entered the Navy, 4 March, 1798, as Midshipman, on board the Robust 74, Capts. Edw. Thornbrough, Geo. Countess, Wm. Brown, and Wm. Henry Jervis; in which ship, employed on the coast of Ireland and in the Bay of Biscay, he contributed to the capture, 12 Oct. 1798, of the French 74-gun ship Le Hoche one of a squadron commanded by Commodore Bompart. The loss of the Robust on that occasion amounted to 10 killed and 40 wounded. In June, 1802, Mr. Ward removed for about three months to the Formidable 98, Capt. Rich. Grindall, on the West India station. From July, 1803, until June, 1808, he served in the Mediterranean in the Excellent 74, Capt. Frank Sotheron, Windsor Castle 98, Capt. Chas. Boyles (part of the force engaged in the expedition to the Dardanells), Spartan 38, Capt. Jahleel Brenton, and Windsor Castle again. In the Spartan he acted as Lieutenant from 7 June until 1 Sept. 1807. On finally leaving the Windsor Castle he joined, in June, 1808, the Atlas 74, bearing the flag of Admiral John Child Purvis at the defence of Cadiz. He was nominated Acting-Lieutenant of that ship 4 Sept. 1810; and on 18 Dec. following he was officially promoted. He was employed next – between Jan. 1811 and Dec. 1815, in the Channel, in the North Sea, and at Portsmouth, in the Spitfire sloop, Capt. John Ellis, Cruizer 18, Capt. Thos. Rich. Toker, Griffon of 16 guns, Capts. Geo. Bame Trollope and Geo. Hewson, and Prince 98 and Queen Charlotte 100, flag-ships of Sir Edw. Thornbrough – from Dec. 1815 until March, 1816, in command of the Algerine brig – from March, 1816, until Jan. 1818, again under Sir E. Thornbrough in the Queen Charlotte and Boyne 98 – for some time in command of the Hawke Revenue-cruizer – from 1837 until 1844 in the Transport service, as an Agent afloat – and, from 1 May, 1845, until 1848, in the Victory 101, Capts. Geo. Moubray and John Pasco, and Blenheim steamer, Capt. Rich. Augustus Yates, guard-ships at Portsmouth. Deducting the time he served in the Revenue, Mr. Ward, in 1847, had been 27 years in active employment.
WARD. (Rear-Admiral of the White, 1846. f-p., 17; h-p., 37.)
William Ward was born 21 Nov. 1782 at Southampton.
This officer entered the Navy, 4 March, 1793, as Fst.-cl. Vol., on board the Sceptre 74, Capts. Jas. Rich. Dacres and Wm. Essington. On 1 June, 1794, he was present, as Midshipman, in company with the Belliqueux 64, at the capture, after a smart action of some hours, of Fort Brissoton, near Port-au-Prince, which place, with several others adjacent, surrendered in the course of the same month. Having rejoined Capt. Dacres on board the Barfleur 98, he took part in her in the actions off the Ile de Groix and Cape St. Vincent 23 June, 1795, and 14 Feb. 1797. He assisted also at the cutting-out of three French men-of-war from Tunis Bay, and at the blockade and bombardments of Cadiz. Towards the close of 1797 he removed to the Arethusa 38, Capt. Thos. Wolley; under whom, we find, he was often, during a long and close blockade of Havre, engaged with the enemy’s flotilla and batteries. On 10 Jan. 1800 he was made Lieutenant into the Discovery bomb, Capts. John Dick and John Conn; and he was next, 7 Aug. in the same year and 14 Jan. 1801 and 29 March, 1803, appointed to the Marlborough 74, Capt. Thos. Sothehy, Oiseau 36, Capts. Sam. Hood Linzee, Wm. Parker, Lord Augustus FitzRoy, and John Phillips, and Pique 36, Capts. Wm. Cumberland and Chas. Bayne Hodgson Ross, on the Home and West India stations. He was wrecked in the Marlborough on a sunken rock near Belleisle 4 Nov. 1800. As First of La Pique he witnessed the taking, in 1803, of Aux Cayes and Cape François, St. Domingo. Besides aiding at the capture, in the course of 1804-5, of Le Terreur French cutter of 10 guns and 75 men, and of the Spanish ships-of-war Diligentia and Orquijo, he boarded in the gig and yawl and took, in March, 1806, after a sharp struggle, a schooner, the Santa Clara, carrying 1 9-pounder and 28 men and completely equipped for the purposes of war. He was further, 26 March, 1806, present at the capture of the French corvettes Phaëton and Voltigeur of 16 guns and 115 men each. The former, after 20 minutes of destructive firing, was by him boarded at the head of about 30 men. Her decks were, inch by inch, defended with desperate obstinacy, and the slaughter on both sides was dreadful, amounting on the part of the British (one-half of their opponents were either killed or wounded) to 9 killed and 14 wounded. Included among the dangerously wounded was Mr. Ward, whose good conduct, we learn from his Cap-
