William Ward (19 September 1762 – 26 January 1838) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1828 to 1838.
[1] Born in Saintfield, near Belfast on 19 September 1761, Ward was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1788 and a priest in 1789.
[2] In 1805, he married Anne Hammersley (died 1841), and they had two sons and five daughters.
[2] Ward was nominated Bishop of Sodor and Man by King George IV on 3 January 1828 and received royal assent on 28 January 1828.
[1][3] Ward died in office on 26 January 1838, aged 75, and was buried in Great Horkesley, Essex.