Related to Tsar - continued?

Question:

Related to Tsar - continued?

Sorry, I dont know how to add on to a previous question - am new to this!

The Tsar's illigitimate twin daughters were given the name Ward at their birth. It may be that they took the British Ambassador's surname 'Ward' - as he appropriated the girls as his own to save scandal. One of the Ward sisters married my G-G-G'father James Evans - they lived in the county of Essex in UK. I dont know his date of birth, or the date of their marriage - that's the thing - information is sketchy. As I say, they had 14 children - one of them was my g.grandfather and his name was Gerald Bevan. My father, Anthony Bevan was his son. One thing I do know is that the accounts of the infamous affair of the Ambassador's wife with Alex III (he was prone to being more promiscuous I believe) is not folklore, but very much has run through the family as fact. However, no-one (until ME NOW!) has ever decided to dig into it. I wish, wish I had dates etc., then it would be easy. But there must be a way.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: OK! We have a place to start.

The HM Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia in 1824 (and for that one year alone) was Edward Michael Ward.

The man was extremely influential and is mentioned in one very critical document where the courts of Lisbon and Britain agree to outlaw all slave trading. He was the representative of the King of England who signed for Britain. His title in 1815 being: Edward Michael Ward Esquire, HM Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Lisbon.
http://www.pdavis.nl/treaty_portugal.htm...

Based on this date, it is clear he had to be born pre-1790...probably able to narrow it down to between 1750-1790.

With that, I found this entry on Edward Michael Ward. It may or may not help you...we'll see...

Name: Edward Michael WARD 1
Sex: M
Birth: 5 FEB 1789
Death: 12 SEP 1832
Note:
Minister Plenipotentiary, Dresden etc
source Foster's peerage 1881 which gives dob as 5 Sept 1789 - Alumni Canta brigienses gives it as 5 February 1789 and so does Burke, 1999 edition

Entry in Alumni Cantabrigienses
Last Name:WARD First Name:EDWARD MICHAEL
College:PETERHOUSE Entry Date:Michs. 1807
Birth Date:Death Date:Sept. 12, 1832
Full Text: Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 17) at PETERHOUSE, Mar. 9, 1807. Of Irela nd. Eldest s. of Col. the Rt. Hon. Robert [and grandson of the 1st Viscou nt Bangor]. B. Feb. 5, 1789. ' Matric. Michs. 1807; M.A. 1810. In the Dipl omatic Service; Charge d'affaires at Lisbon, 1816-23. Minister plenipotent iary to Russia, 1824-5. Minister plenipotentiary to Saxony, 1828-32. Marri ed, 1815, Lady Matilda Stewart, 6th dau. of Robert, 1st Marquess of London derry, and had issue. Of Bangor Castle, Co. Down, Ireland. Died Sept. 1 2, 1832. (T. A. Walker, 380; Burke, L.G. of Ireland (Michael Edward); Brit ish Diplomatic Representatives.)

Father: Robert WARD b: 14 JUL 1754
Mother: Sophia Frances WHALEY b: ABT 1762

Marriage 1 Matilda Charlotte STEWART b: 1787
Married: 14 SEP 1815
Children
Robert Edward WARD b: 10 NOV 1818
Anne Catherine WARD b: 1816

Name: Matilda Charlotte STEWART
Sex: F
Title: Lady
Birth: 1787
Death: 3 OCT 1842
Note:
6th daughter of Robert, First Marquess of Londonderry
Year of birth from the database of Alan Freer on WorldConnect at Rootsweb

Father: Robert STEWART b: 27 SEP 1739
Mother: Frances PRATT b: ABT 1755

The next step is to either find someone with a full subscription to Burke's Peerage or someone willing to go to a library to pull Burke's Peerage.

Here are the citations we need pulled and expanded:
Abbrev: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition
Title: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes
Author: Editor: Mosley, Charles
Publication: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999
Page: volume 1, page 180
Quality: 3
Abbrev: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition
Title: Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes
Author: Editor: Mosley, Charles
Publication: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, Crans, Switzerland, 1999
Page: volume 1, page 180

Here's what little I can find of their marriage. Sites are crashing left and right out of Europe today.

EDWARD MICHAEL WARD
Marriages:
Spouse: MATILDA STEWART
Marriage: 14 SEP 1815 Ballylawn, Donegal, Ireland