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Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist1,2

F, #16926, b. say 1871, d. 15 October 1932
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022
  • Birth*: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist was born say 1871 at Dalston, London, England, ; Name:      David Milne Ford
    Gender:      Male
    Marriage Age:      30
    Record Type:      Marriage
    Birth Date:      abt 1869
    Marriage Date:      25 Sep 1899
    Marriage Place:      St Nicholas Cole Abbey, City of London, England
    Father:      James Ford
    Spouse:      Ada Louise Smyth
    Register Type:      Parish Register.1,3,4
  • Marriage*: She married David Milne Ford PO telegraphist, son of James Ford railway carter, coachman and Mary Duncan, between July 1899 and September 1899 at London, England, ; First name(s)     DAVID MILNE
    Last name     FORD
    Marriage quarter     3
    Marriage year     1899
    Registration month     -

    MarriageFinder ™
         

    DAVID MILNE FORD married one of these people

    Ada Louisa Smyth
    District     London City
    District number     -
    County     London
    Country     England
    Volume     1C
    Volume as transcribed     1C
    Page number     53
    Record set     England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist died on 15 October 1932 at Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, West Sussex, England, .5
  • Probate*: Her estate was probated on 9 November 1932 at London, England, ; FORD Ada Louise of Fortescue Hotel Worthing (wife of David Milne Ford) died 15 October 1932 at Graylingwell Hospital Chichester Administration London 9 November to the said David Milne Ford retired civil servant. Effects £188 4s. 6d.5
  • Married Name: As of between July 1899 and September 1899, her married name was Ford.1
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse David Milne Ford PO telegraphist died on 2 April 1944 at The Watford and District Peace Memorial Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, ; First name(s)     DAVID M
    Last name     FORD
    Gender     Male
    Birth day     -
    Birth month     -
    Birth year     1870
    Age     74
    Death quarter     2
    Death year     1944
    District     Watford
    County     Hertfordshire
    Volume     3A
    Page     1200
    Country     England
    Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Deaths & Burials
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.6,7

Census & Directory Entries

Spouse31 March 1901She was listed in the household of David Milne Ford PO telegraphist in the 1901 census at 44 Sheen Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, . David     Ford     Head     Married     Male     31     1870     Clerk C T O G P O     Scotland
Ada L     Ford     Wife     Married     Female     30     1871     -     Haggerston, Middlesex, England
Alan     Ford     Son     -     Male     0     1901     -     Richmond, Surrey, England
Arthur     Kennedy     Boarder     Single     Male     29     1872     Bank Clerk     Gravesend, Kent, England.8
44 Sheen Park Richmond [Google Street View Mar 2018]
Spouse31 March 1911She was listed in the household of David Milne Ford PO telegraphist in the 1911 census at 44 Sheen Park, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England, . David Milne     Ford     Head     Married     Male     41     1870     Civil Servant Clerk 2Nd Cl     Arbroath Forfarshire Resident
Ada Louise     Ford     Wife     Married     Female     40     1871     -     Dalston London
Alan Milne     Ford     Son     -     Male     10     1901     School     Richmond Surrey
Marjorie Louise     Ford     Daughter     -     Female     6     1905     -     Richmond Surrey
Caroline Sophia     Smyth     Mother In Law     Widow     Female     78     1833     -     Newcastle Cambs
Winifred Mary     Steir     Servant     Married     Female     27     1884     Companion Help     Richmond Surrey. Alan Milne Ford manager print trade and Marjorie Louise Ford were also listed in the household.4

Family:

David Milne Ford PO telegraphist b. 13 Aug 1869, d. a 13 Aug 1869
  • Marriage*: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist married David Milne Ford PO telegraphist, son of James Ford railway carter, coachman and Mary Duncan, between July 1899 and September 1899 at London, England, ; First name(s)     DAVID MILNE
    Last name     FORD
    Marriage quarter     3
    Marriage year     1899
    Registration month     -

    MarriageFinder ™
         

    DAVID MILNE FORD married one of these people

    Ada Louisa Smyth
    District     London City
    District number     -
    County     London
    Country     England
    Volume     1C
    Volume as transcribed     1C
    Page number     53
    Record set     England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Civil Marriage & Divorce
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.1

Children:

Notes

  • Residence*: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist and David Milne Ford PO telegraphist lived in 1920 at Gipsy Lane, Langleybury, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, ; First name(s)     David Milne
    Last name     Ford
    Year     1920
    Season     Autumn
    Polling district or place     Langleybury
    Constituency     P C of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Division
    Constituency in full     Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Hemel Hempstead Division
    County     Hertfordshire
    Country     England
    Register type     Parliamentary County
    Archive     
    The British Library
    Archive reference     SPR.Mic.P.16/BL.H.55
    Record set     England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
    Category     Census, land & surveys
    Subcategory     Electoral Rolls
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.9
  • Residence: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist and David Milne Ford PO telegraphist lived in 1922 at 15 Station Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, ; First name(s)     David Milne
    Last name     Ford
    Year     1922
    Season     Autumn
    Polling district or place     St Andrew
    Constituency     P C of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    Constituency in full     Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    County     Hertfordshire
    Country     England
    Register type     Parliamentary County
    Archive     
    The British Library
    Archive reference     SPR.Mic.P.16/BL.H.59
    Record set     England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
    Category     Census, land & surveys
    Subcategory     Electoral Rolls
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.10
  • Residence: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist and David Milne Ford PO telegraphist lived in 1927 at 54 Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, ; First name(s)     David, Milne
    Last name     Ford
    Year     1927
    Season     -
    Polling district or place     St Andrew
    Constituency     P C of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    Constituency in full     Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    County     Hertfordshire
    Country     England
    Register type     Parliamentary County
    Archive     
    The British Library
    Archive reference     SPR.Mic.P.16/BL.H.59
    Record set     England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
    Category     Census, land & surveys
    Subcategory     Electoral Rolls
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.10
    54 Rickmansworth Road Watford
  • Residence: Ada Louise Smyth telegraphist and David Milne Ford PO telegraphist lived in 1930 at 5 Garden Close, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, ; First name(s)     David Milne
    Last name     Ford
    Year     1930
    Season     -
    Polling district or place     St Andrew
    Constituency     P C of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    Constituency in full     Parliamentary County of Hertfordshire, Watford Division
    County     Hertfordshire
    Country     England
    Register type     Parliamentary County
    Archive     
    The British Library
    Archive reference     SPR.Mic.P.16/BL.H.59
    Record set     England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932
    Category     Census, land & surveys
    Subcategory     Electoral Rolls
    Collections from     Great Britain, England.10
    5 Garden Close Watford [Google Street View 2020]

Citations

  1. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 [Oct 2020].
  2. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    Hill Street, Hackney, London & Middlesex, England [Oct 2020].
  3. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for David Milne Ford, City of London
    St Nicholas, Cole Abbey
    1837-1921 [Oct 2020].
  4. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1911 Census For England & Wales
    44 Sheen Park Richmond, Richmond, Surrey, England [Oct 2020].
  5. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 [Oct 2020].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 [Oct 2020].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 [Oct 2020].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    44, Sheen Park, Richmond, Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, England [Oct 2020].
  9. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932, image held [Oct 2020].
  10. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920-1932[Oct 2020].