WARD, Charles Henry Spurgeon. Halton by Leeds, Yorkshire 21.7.1876 — Wells, Somerset 17.3.1957. Rev. British Missionary in Sri Lanka. Son of Amos Ward (1848–1930) and Zilpah Whitaker. Worked in Ceylon in 1902-35. then returned to the U.K. Married 1906 in Sri Lanka Mabel Jane Straughan Lawrence (1876–1937), children, and as widower Hilda Corise George (1900–1987). His 1934/47 book is based on standard Western books and contacts with Sri Lankan Buddhists and was deemed unsatisfying by reviewers.
Publications: The Ethics of Gotama Buddha: An Appreciation and a Criticism. 54 p. 1923.
– Outline of Buddhism. 149 p. L. 1934, rev. ed. as Buddhism. 1. Hinayana. 143 p. L. 1947, 2. Mahāyāna. L. 1952.
Sources: Scanty stray notes, mostly only on his books, in Internet; ancestry.com & ancestors.familysearch.org.
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