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John Ford jute mill overseer1

M, #16976, b. 9 September 1868, d. 9 December 1930
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 10 Oct 2020

Parents:

Father*: John Ford ag lab, railway porter2 b. c 1830
Mother*: Elizabeth Young handloom weaver2 b. c 1834
  • (Child) Birth*: John Ford jute mill overseer was born on 9 September 1868 at American Muir, Parish of Mains, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; image held.2,3
  • He was the son of John Ford ag lab, railway porter and Elizabeth Young handloom weaver.2
  • (Groom) Marriage*: John Ford jute mill overseer married Johanna Meikle, daughter of Thomas Meikle ship rivet maker, on 29 June 1894 at Princes Street Hall, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; image held.1,4
  • (Deceased) Death*: John Ford jute mill overseer died on 9 December 1930 at 1 Cardean Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , at age 62 Epithelioma of pharynx.5
  • (Informant) Birth: He registered the birth of Douglas Ford on 10 November 1901 at 208 Sttrathmartine Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; image held.5,6

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household31 March 1901He was listed as head of household along with spouse Johanna Meikle in the 1901 census at 208 Strathmartine Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John     Ford     Head     Married     Male     32     1869     Jute Reeling Shunting Overseer     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Joan     Ford     Wife     Married     Female     27     1874     -     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
John     Ford     Son     -     Male     5     1896     -     Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Henry     Ford     Son     -     Male     1     1900     -     Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; also in the household were John Isted Ford and Henry Ford.7

Family 1:

Johanna Meikle b. c 1874

Children:

John Isted Ford1 b. 25 Nov 1895
Douglas Ford5 b. 10 Nov 1901

Family 2:

Child:

Henry Ford7 b. 1900

Citations

  1. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory birth 1895 Dundee ref 282/4 1587, image held [Jul 2020].
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory marriage 1894 Dundee St Andrew ref 282/4 201, image held [Jul 2020].
  3. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory birth 1868 Mains ref 307/1 56, image held [Jul 2020].
  4. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory marriage 1894 Dundee St Andrew ref 282/4 201, image held [Aug 2004 & Jul 2020].
  5. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory death 1930 Dundee St Andrew ref 282/3 732, image held [Oct 2020].
  6. [S14] General Record Office for Scotland, Statutory birth 1901 Dundee St Clelment ref 282/3 776, image held [Oct 2020].
  7. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
    208, Strathmartine Road, Dundee, St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [Oct 2020].