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William Ford iron moulder

M, #158, b. 3 September 1849
Last Edited: 9 Jun 2024

Parents:

Father*: John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman b. 7 Sep 1816, d. 26 Apr 1894
Mother*: Margaret Scott b. c 1819, d. 14 Jun 1899
Relationship:
2nd great-uncle of Patricia Catherine Adamson

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman in the 1851 census at Cotton of Inchock, Inverkeillor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Ford, son, 1, Inverkeillor; John Ford, head, mar, 33, farm lab, Arbirlot; Margret Ford, wife, mar, 32, farm lab's wife, Barry.2
Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman and Margaret Scott in the 1861 census at Cotton of [Neat], Mains of Ethie, Inverkeilor, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Ford, son,11, scholar, Inverkeillor; John Ford, head, mar, 43, ploughman, Arbirlot; Margaret Ford, wife, mar, 42, ploughman's wife, Barry; 3 children in education; 4 rooms with windows.3
Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman and Margaret Scott in the 1871 census at 84 Keptie Street, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Ford, son, unm, 21 iron moulder, Inverkeillor; John Ford, head, mar, 54, dairyman, Arbirlot; Margaret Scott Ford, wife, mar, 53, Barry; 1 child in education; 3 rooms with windows.4

Citations

  1. [S35] Old Parochial Register of pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR birth/bapt 1849 Inverkeilor ref 293/20 150, no image [Jul 2020].
  2. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1851 Inverkeillor (image held) 293/00 001/00 020 [Mar 2007].
  3. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1861 image held 293/00 001/00 016.
  4. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS census 1871 image held 272/00 027/00 012.