Francis Marshall Ward (26 December 1830 - 5 April 1914[1]) was a bass singer, composer and musician who flourished mainly in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
He was baptised on 24 January 1831 at St Michael’s Church, Lincoln.
On 19 April 1853 he married Mary Hannah East in St Swithin's Church, Lincoln[2] and they had the following children In 1886 he was appointed conductor of the Philharmonic Choir for the Liverpool Exhibition.
[3] He died on 5 April 1914 at his home, 98 Melton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, and on 9 April was buried in the General Cemetery in Nottingham.
His compositions included settings of church services, anthems, songs and part songs, notably “Great and Marvellous”, “I have set the Lord always before me” and “I will give thanks”.