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Willam Samuel Ford handloom weaver, coffee house keeper, ale bottler1

M, #12623, b. 1823
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 20 Feb 2025
  • (Child) Birth*: Willam Samuel Ford handloom weaver, coffee house keeper, ale bottler was born in 1823 at Ireland, .2
  • (Groom) Marriage*: He married Ann Robertson on Monday, 28 May 1849 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Contracted 10 May 1849 Samuel Ford weaver and Ann Robertson both of this parish, married 28th.3

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed in the 1851 census at 107 Cowgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Samuel Ford Head Married Male 28 1823 Hand Loom Weaver Ireland
Ann Ford Wife Married Female 25 1826 Hand Loom Weaver Ireland.2

Head of Household7 April 1861He was listed as head of household, along with spouse Ann Robertson in the 1861 census at Bulls Close, Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, . Samuel Ford Head Married Male 30 1831 Glass Work
Labourer Ireland

Ann Ford Wife Married Female 30 1831 - Ireland

; also in the household were Elizabeth Ford, Mary Ann Ford winder of jute, Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill and James Taylor Ford.4
Head of Household2 April 1871He was listed as head of household along with spouse Ann Robertson in the 1871 census at 72 Overgate, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . First name(s)     Last name     Relationship     Marital status     Sex     Age     Birth year     Occupation     Birth place
W S     Ford     Head     Married     Male     45     1826     Ale bottler     Ireland
Ann     Ford     Wife     Married     Female     43     1828     -     Ireland
Mary Ann     Ford     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     18     1853     Mill worker     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Thomas     Ford     Son     -     Male     13     1858     Mill worker     Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
James     Ford     Son     -     Male     11     1860     Mill worker     Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Catharine     Ford     Daughter     -     Female     7     1864     Scholar     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Alexander     Ford     Son     -     Male     2     1869     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
An     Donaldson     Grand daughter     -     Female     2     1869     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William     Donaldson     Grand son     -     Male     1     1870     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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First name(s)     W S
Last name     Ford
Sex     Male
Relationship     Head
Birth year     1826
Age     45
Census year     1871
Birth town     -
Birth county     -
Birth country     Ireland
Birth place     Ireland
Birth place other as transcribed     IRELAND
Marital status     Married
Occupation     Ale bottler
Full address     Overgate, 72, Dundee, St Mary's, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
House number     72
House name     Overgate
Town     Dundee
Parish     Dundee
County     Forfarshire (Angus)
Country     Scotland
Registration district     St Mary's
Sub-district     -
Enumeration district     3
Ecclesiastical parish or district     St Mary's
Archive series     -
Piece number     -
Folio     -
Page     -
Schedule     9
Record set     1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Category     Census, land & surveys
Subcategory     Census
Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland
; also in the household were Mary Ann Ford winder of jute, Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill, James Taylor Ford, Catherine Ford jute reeler and Alexander Ford.5,6
Head of Household3 April 1881He was listed as head of household along with spouse Ann Robertson in the 1881 census at 30 Ryehill Lane, Liff & Benvie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William S Ford Head Married Male 58 1823 Book Camasser Ireland

Ann Ford Wife Married Female 55 1826 Winder Of Jute Ireland

; also in the household were Mary Ann Ford winder of jute, James Taylor Ford, Catherine Ford jute reeler and Alexander Ford.7

Family:

Ann Robertson b. 1826

Children:

Elizabeth Ford2 b. 1851
Mary Ann Ford winder of jute4 b. 1854
Thomas Robertson Ford oiler jute mill+1 b. 10 Nov 1856, d. 26 Apr 1931
James Taylor Ford8 b. 19 Jun 1859
John Ford8 b. 8 Jan 1862
Catherine Ford jute reeler8 b. 9 Jun 1863
Alexander Ford8 b. 8 Jul 1868

Citations

  1. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriages 1874 Dundee St Peter ref 54 [Nov 2006].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0021044995 [Jun 2019].
  3. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) OPR Marriage 1849 Dundee 282/230 279 image held [Jun 2019].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/ 1861/0024101769 [Jun 2019].
  5. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/ 1871/0025751701 [Jun 2019].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) W S Ford in 1871
    1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Overgate, 72, Dundee, St Mary's, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Nov 2024].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census URL of this page: h=ps://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/ 1881/0026675492 [Jun 2019].
  8. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Search results from Historical Records: 1-8 of 8 results for Father Name: ford, Mother Name: ann robertson, Country: Scotland.