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John Duncan Ford jute merchant1,2

M, #248, b. 23 December 1867
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 13 Jun 2024

Parents:

Father*: James Ford railway carter, coachman b. 3 Mar 1841, d. 30 Sep 1874
Mother*: Mary Duncan b. 21 May 1837, d. 28 Apr 1875
Relationship:
1st cousin 2 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Birth*: John Duncan Ford jute merchant was born on 23 December 1867 at 65 Millgate Loan, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1868 Births in the district of Arbroath in the county of Forfar, ref 1; John Ford born 1867 December Tenty-third 3h 50m pm 65 Millgate Loan Arbroath Parish, male, parents James Ford railway carter & Mary Ford ms Duncan married 1866 Nov 23rd St Cyrus, signed James Ford father, regisrtered 1868 January 2nd at Arbroath signed Alex Webster registrar.3,4
  • He was the son of James Ford railway carter, coachman and Mary Duncan.
  • Marriage*: John Duncan Ford jute merchant married Sarah A Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor ag lab, areated water manuf and Jane Dickson, on Saturday, 3 February 1900 at George Hotel, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; John Ford mercantile clerk, 32, Hillbank Broughty Ferry, James Ford coachman & Mary Duncan;
    Sarah A Taylor spinster, 29, Blackfriars Street Montrose, Robert Taylor aerated water manuf & Jane Dickson.5
  • Marriage*: John Duncan Ford jute merchant married Catherine Anderson Taylor, daughter of George Calder Taylor waterproof cover manufacturer and Elizabeth Michie Brand, on Saturday, 21 November 1925 at Mathers Hotel, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ,

    This marriage connects our Adamson/Ford line to our Miller/Nicolson line


    after banns according to the forms of the United Free Church of Scotland; John Duncan Ford is widower, Catherine Anderson Taylor is spinster, youngest daughter of G C Taylor, The Grove, Downfield; image held.2
  • (Witness) Marriage: John Duncan Ford jute merchant witnessed the marriage of William Scott Ford mill mechanic, marine engineer and Margaret Scott Key domestic servant, machinist on Thursday, 31 December 1896 at St John's Hall, Albert Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1897 marriages in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, 1896 on the twenty-third day of December at St John's Hall Albert Street Dundee after banns according to the Established Church of Scotland, Wm S Ford marine engineer bachelor, 24, 17 Park Avenue Dundee, James Ford coachman (DS) (dec) Mary Ford ms Duncan (dec), Maggie Key domestic servant spinster, 24, 17 Park Avenue Dundee, George Key harbour porter Ann Key ms Ford, James M Campbell min of Wallacetown Dundee, John D Ford, Lizzie Key witnesses; registered 1897 January 7th at Dundee Jas Murray registrar.6
  • (Informant) Death: John Duncan Ford jute merchant registered the death of Margaret Scott on 14 June 1899 at Hillbank, Camphill Road, Broughty Ferry, Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1899 deaths in the parish of Monifieth in the county of Forfar, Margaret Ford widow of John Ford carting contractor, 1899 June fourteenth 9h 15m pm Hillbank Camphill Road Broughty Ferry, f, 77 years, David Scott handloom weaver (dec) Jane Scott ms Stewart (dec), neuralgia facial 1 month, exhaustion as cert by James Gowans MDCM, informant John Ford grandson present; registered 1899 June 15th at Broughty Ferry Robt Morrison regstrar.7
  • (Informant) Death: John Duncan Ford jute merchant registered the death of Sarah A Taylor on 13 June 1921 at Springbank, Hill Street, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; age 50, acute gastritis.8

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of James Ford railway carter, coachman and Mary Duncan in the 1871 census at Coachmans House Roseley, Arbroath & Forfar Road, Arbroath, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Ford, son, 3, b Arbroath; James Ford, head, 30, coachman domestic Serv, b Arbirlot; Mary D Ford, wife, 34, b Kinneff Kincardineshire.9
Principal3 April 1881John Duncan Ford jute merchant appeared in the 1881 census at Forfar Road Morgan Hospital, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . 1881 Forfar Road Morgan Hospital, Dundee, Pupil, Scholar in Institution, age 13, Scholar, b Arbroath.10
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford ploughman, dairyman, vanman and Margaret Scott in the 1891 census at 1 Church Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Ford, g-son, 23, clerk (general), Arbroath; John Ford, head, 75, vanman, Arbirlot; Margaret Ford, wife, 72, Barry.1
Head of Household31 March 1911He was listed as head of household along with spouse Sarah A Taylor in the 1911 census at 8 Duntrune Terrace, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, . 8 rooms, 4 occupants
John D Ford, head, 43, mar, jute merchant, employer, born Arbroath;
Sarah A Ford, wife, 41, mar 11 years 1 child born 1 still living, born Montrose;
Sadie A Ford, daur, 10, school, born Montrose;
Bella Gray, serv, 24, single, gen serv dom, born Carnoustie; also in the household were Sarah Airth Ford.11

Family:

Sarah A Taylor b. 1871, d. 13 Jun 1921
  • Marriage*: John Duncan Ford jute merchant married Sarah A Taylor, daughter of Robert Taylor ag lab, areated water manuf and Jane Dickson, on Saturday, 3 February 1900 at George Hotel, Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; John Ford mercantile clerk, 32, Hillbank Broughty Ferry, James Ford coachman & Mary Duncan;
    Sarah A Taylor spinster, 29, Blackfriars Street Montrose, Robert Taylor aerated water manuf & Jane Dickson.5

Child:

Sarah Airth Ford12 b. 24 Nov 1900, d. 1977

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 21; Page: 29; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1891_94; Year: 1891. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2012]
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory marriage 1925 Dundee St Clement ref 282/2 385, image held [Oct 2020].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index).
  4. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory Births Arbroath 1868 ref 272/ 1, image held [Oct 2020].
  5. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory marriage 1900 Montrose ref 312/ 8, image held [Oct 2020].
  6. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS statutory marriages Dundee St Andrew 1896 [Jun 2006].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths 1899 Broughty Ferry [Jun 2006].
  8. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory death 1921 Monifieth ref 310/2 71, image held [Oct 2020].
  9. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation Parish: Arbroath; ED: 32; Page: 1; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1871_47 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Mar 2015]
  10. [S30] LDS 1881 Census.
  11. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1911 Broughty Ferry, image held [Oct 2020].
  12. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory birth 1900 Montrose ref 312/ 287 image held [Oct 2020].
Charts:
Foord, Thomas c1717/18 descendants
Gibson, Alexander c1750 descendants
Jarren, Jannet c1717/18 descendants
Scott, David c1785 descendants
Steven, Elizabeth c1751/52 descendants
Stewart, Jane c1785 descendants
Young, Helen c1750 descendants