David Ford harbour porter,foreman in hide and tallow store¹

Parents:

• Birth*: David Ford harbour porter,foreman in hide and tallow store was born on 4 May 1842 at Craig by Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^2,3
• He was the son of David Ford farmer and Jane Strachan.
• (Groom) Marriage*: David Ford harbour porter,foreman in hide and tallow store married Isabella Ritchie domestic servant, daughter of David Ritchie and Janet Allan, on 20 January 1865 at Taws Land, Stobswell, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1865 marriages in the 1st district of the burgh of Dundee in the county of Farfar; #70; 1865 on the twentieth day of January at Taws Land Stobswell Dundee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland; David Ford harbour porter bachelor, 22, St Mary's Close Nethergate Dundee, David Ford farmer Janet Ford ms Strachan; Isabella Ritchie domestic servant spinster, 24, Taw's Land Stobswell Dundee, David Ritchie labourer Janet Ritchie ms Allan; John L Adamson; John Ford, Margaret Cargill witnesses; 1865 January 24th at Dundee ... ... assist reg.^1,4
• (Deceased) Death*: David Ford harbour porter,foreman in hide and tallow store died on 5 November 1895 at 5 Baffin Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 53 1895 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 1052; David Ford flesher master widow of Isabella Ritchie, died 1895 November Fifth 10h 30m am 5 Baffin Street Dundee, male aged 53 years, parents David Ford farmer (dec) and Jane Ford ms Strachan (dec), cause apoplexy sudden as cert by M F Anderson MBCM, signed Isabell Webster sister 144 Princes Street, registered 1895 November 6th at Dundee signed Jas Murray registrar.⁵

• (Informant) Death: He registered the death of Isabella Ritchie domestic servant on 24 March 1886 at 44 ... Place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1886 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 260; Isabella Ford married to David Ford ... stockkeeper, 1886 March Twenty-fourth 7h 0m am 44 ... Place Dundee, female 45 years, parents David Ritchie farm labourer (dec) and Janet Ritchie ms Allan (dec), cause sclerosis of pylorus as cert by A Johnston MBCM, signed David Ford widower present, regsitered 18886 March 24th at Dundee signed F MacDairmid registrar.⁶

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household	3 April 1881	He was listed as head of household along with spouse Isabella Ritchie domestic servant in the 1881 census at 44 Lilybank Road, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . David Ford, head, mar, 39, foreman in hide and tallow store, Craig, Forfarshire; Isabella Ritchie or Ford, wife, mar, 41, Barry Forfarshire;Jane Allan or Ritchie, wid, mother-in-law, 83, Kirkden Forfarshire; also in the household were David Ford grocer, John Ford, Jessie Allan Ford and Isabella Ford.7
Head of Household	5 April 1891	He was listed as head of household in the 1891 census at 5 Baffin Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . David Ford, head, 48, clerk unemployed, b Craig; also in the household was Jessie Allan Ford, Isabella Ford, Elizabeth Ford and Margarret Carnie.8