If you have found the information on these pages useful, you might like to contribute to the costs involved (this money comes directly to me)
 
Or you may wish to give to one of these charities that are close to my heart - please tell them how you found them, if donating this way
 

Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse

F, #571, b. 10 February 1881, d. 8 February 1969
Last Edited: 9 Jun 2024
Johnann Ford
7 June 1911 Golden Wedding of James Conway and Agnes McKenzie Fisher
8 June 1921 Diamond Wedding of James Conway and Agnes McKenzie Fisher

Parents:

Father*: John Ford house painter b. c 1850, d. b 5 Apr 1911
Mother*: Agnes Bennett shopkeeper b. c 1850
  • Birth*: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse was born on 10 February 1881 at 44 Cotton Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; John-Ann Ford born 1881 February tenth 2h 10m am 44 Cotton Road Dundee, female, parents John Ford house painter journy and Agnes Ford ms Bennet who married 1871 Decr 29th at Dundee, signed John Ford father present; registered 1881 March 2nd at Dundee signed F Macdiarmid registrar.1
  • She was the daughter of John Ford house painter and Agnes Bennett shopkeeper.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse married James Conway commercial traveller, son of James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid, on 25 November 1910 at Edengrove, 20 Bank Street, Downfield, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1910 marriages in the parish of Mains & Strathmartine in the county of Forfar, ref 24; 1910 on the twenty-fifth day of Novemebr at Edengrove, 20 Bank Avenue, Downfield after publication according to the forms of the Baptist Church; signed James Conway mercantile clerk widower, aged 36, residing 21 Union Place Dundee, parents James Conway jute mill nightwatchman and Agnes Conway ms Fisher; John Ann Ford certified fever nurse spinster; aged 29, residing 204 Lochee Road Dundee; parents John Ford painter journy (dec) and Agnes Ford ms Bennett; signed S M Conway minister Bowhill Baptist Church, signed James F Conway witness, Bella Ford witness; 1910 November 26th at Mains & Strathmartine Joseph Dickson registrar.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse died on 8 February 1969 at age 87.3
  • Married Name: As of 25 November 1910, her married name was Conway.
  • (Witness) Event-Misc: She was present when James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 7 June 1911 at Mathers Hotel, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .4
    Mathers Hotel Dundee
  • (Witness) Newspaper Article: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse and James Conway commercial traveller was mentioned in a newspaper article about Florence Annie Fisher Conway on 8 January 1916. Births - Conway - At Anniston Place, Downfield, on the 2nd inst., to Mr and Mrs James Conway - a daughter.5
  • (Witness) Event-Misc: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse was present when James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid were celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 8 June 1921 at Masonic Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, .4
  • (Witness) Photograph: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse is in this photograph taken in 1929 at Wonacy, Blebo Craigs, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, , along with John Conway minister Church of SCotland, James Conway commercial traveller, Robert Fisher McKenzie Conway dentist & baptist minister, Samuel Meney Conway dentist & baptist minister, William Fisher Conway, Jane Hutchison Wilkie jute weaver, Jane Lamberton, Florence Annie Fisher Conway, Samuel Lamberton Conway, Mary McCulloch Alexander, Janie Stewart Conway doctor, Esther Agnes Ford Conway and James Eric Arbuckle Binnie book seller.6
    "Wonacy" (anagram of Conway), Blebo Craigs
    "Wonacy" (anagram of Conway), Blebo Craigs
    People standing at back : John Conway, Samuel Meney Conway, [Florence Conway?], [Johnann Ford Conway or Jane Lamberton Conway?]
    Sitting in the middle row : Robert Fisher Conway, James Conway, [?], [Samuel Lamberton Conway "Young Sam"?] [Jane Hutchison Wilkie Conway?], [Esther Agnes Ford Conway?], [James Eric Arbuckle Binnie?], [Janie Stewart Conway?], hiding behind the trellis [?]
    Front : [?], William Fisher Conway
  • Photograph*: James Conway commercial traveller and Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse are in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , along with Florence Annie Fisher Conway.8
    1st July 1950 St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee
    L-R Florence, James, Annie
  • Photograph*: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse is in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .8
    1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee
  • (Spouse) Death: Their spouse James Conway commercial traveller died on 15 September 1962 at 25 Perth Road, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1962 deaths in the district of Dundee West in the burgh of Dundee, ref 839 #; James Conway commercial traveller (retired) married to 1st Margaret Tees, 2nd John Ann Ford; died September fifteenth 10h 40m am at 25 Perth Road (UR Pinegrove Perth Road) Dundee; male aged 87 years; parents James Conway jute works night watchman (dec) and Agnes Conway ms Fisher (dec); cause prostatic carcinoma 2 years as cert by Kirsty Semple LRCP LRFP; signed E F Gall daughter Lindi Seafield Crescent
    Elgin; registered 1962 September 17th at Dundee signed Robert [...] assistant registrar, initialled John E Cant registrar.9
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse is commemorated on the headstone erected in 1962 at Western Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads In loving memory of James Conway died 15th Sept 1962 in his 88th year; and his beloved wife Annie Ford died 8th Feb 1969 in her 88th year.10
    Headstone Western Cemetery James Conway 1962

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford house painter in the 1881 census at 44 Cotton Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Johan Ford, dau, 2m, Dundee; John Ford, head, mar, 33, house painter, Dundee; Agnes Ford, wife, mar, 29, Dundee.11,12
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of John Ford house painter and Agnes Bennett shopkeeper in the 1891 census at Caldrum Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; John     Ford     Head     Married     Male     41     1850     House Painter     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Ford     Wife     Married     Female     40     1851     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Agnes     Ford     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     19     1872     Jute Weave     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
John     Ford     Son     -     Male     17     1874     Jute Factory Worker     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Johann     Ford     Daughter     -     Female     10     1881     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Robert     Ford     Son     -     Male     8     1883     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary     Ford     Daughter     -     Female     4     1887     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Bella     Ford     Daughter     -     Female     2     1889     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.13
Member of Household31 March 1901They was listed as a member of the household of Agnes Bennett shopkeeper in the 1901 census at 27 Union Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Agnes     Ford     Head     Married     Female     50     1851     Shop Keeper Tripe     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Annie     -     Daughter     Single     Female     20     1881     Jute Weaver     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Robert     -     Son     Single     Male     18     1883     Plumber Appr     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Bella     -     Daughter     Single     Female     12     1889     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Maggie     -     Daughter     -     Female     6     1895     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Maggie     Gordon     Boarder     -     Female     24     1877     Jute Weaver     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.14
Spouse31 March 1911She was listed in the household of James Conway commercial traveller in the 1911 census at 52 Mount Pleasant, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . James Conway, 3 in household, head, aged 36, married, cashier and bookkeeper at dentists, worker, born Ayrshire Kilwinning; John Ann Conway, wife, 30, married under 1 year, no children, born Forfarshire, Dundee. Janie Stewart Conway doctor were also listed in the household.15

Family:

James Conway commercial traveller b. 22 Sep 1874, d. 15 Sep 1962
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Johnann Ford jute weaver, fever nurse married James Conway commercial traveller, son of James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid, on 25 November 1910 at Edengrove, 20 Bank Street, Downfield, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1910 marriages in the parish of Mains & Strathmartine in the county of Forfar, ref 24; 1910 on the twenty-fifth day of Novemebr at Edengrove, 20 Bank Avenue, Downfield after publication according to the forms of the Baptist Church; signed James Conway mercantile clerk widower, aged 36, residing 21 Union Place Dundee, parents James Conway jute mill nightwatchman and Agnes Conway ms Fisher; John Ann Ford certified fever nurse spinster; aged 29, residing 204 Lochee Road Dundee; parents John Ford painter journy (dec) and Agnes Ford ms Bennett; signed S M Conway minister Bowhill Baptist Church, signed James F Conway witness, Bella Ford witness; 1910 November 26th at Mains & Strathmartine Joseph Dickson registrar.2

Children:

Esther Agnes Ford Conway+ b. 1911, d. 20 Aug 1992
Florence Annie Fisher Conway b. 2 Jan 1916, d. Sep 1998

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory births 1881 Dundee St Andrew, ref 282/4 311 [May 2019].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory marriage Mains & Strathmartine 1910 ref 24 image held [Jun 2004].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory death 1969 Dundee ref 282/02 0125 [Aug 2011].
  4. [S4] James Conway - Agnes McKenzie Fisher, Autograph Book, 7 Jun 1911 & 1921, PC Carson, 2 Gillburn Road, Dundee, Scotland, Golden Wedding & Diamond Wedding Autograph Book.
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Find My Past Newspapers Collection Dundee Peoples Journal 8th Jan 1916 [Apr 2020].
  6. [S43] PCC - AC photograph album.
  7. PCC - AC photograph album
  8. [S43] CNM DGA Wedding Album [1950].
  9. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS statutory death 1962 Dundee West ref 282/02 0839 [Aug 2011] image held [Nov 2019].
  10. [S43] PCC photo [June 2006].
  11. [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203489 GRO ref vol 282-4 enum 40 page 18 [Jul 2010].
  12. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription 1881 England, Wales & Scotland census 44 Cotton Road Dundee St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus) Scotland [May 2019].
  13. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Caldrum Street, Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [May 2019].
  14. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Union Place, 27, Dundee, St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [May 2019].
  15. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1911 Dundee 282/1 6/19 [Nov 2016].