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Thomas William Reed Ford 1835 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Woodleigh, Devon, England

Death Date: 24 Sep 1920

Death Location: Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John Ford

Mother: Sarah Hingston

Spouse(s): Ann Callard, Sarah Gillard

Children(s): William Ford, Mary Ford, George Ford, Richard Ford, Sarah Ford, Emma Ford, Clara Ford, Richard Ford, Ethyl Ford, Jesse Ford, Alfred Ford, (William Ford, John Ford, James Ford

In 1835, Thomas William Reed Ford entered the world in Woodleigh, Devon, England, born to John Ford and Sarah Elizabeth Hingston. Thomas William Reed Ford married Ann Maria Callard, Sarah Ann Gillard, and had children including William John Ford, Mary Ann Ford, George Henry Ford, Richard Gillard Ford, Sarah Ann Gillard Ford, Emma Maud Ford, Clara Ford, Richard Thomas Gillard Ford, Ethyl Maria Ford, Jesse Ford, Alfred Ford, (William Henry) Joseph Ford, John Ford, James Ford. Thomas William Reed Ford passed away in 1920 in Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Thomas William Reed Ford entered the world in Woodleigh, Devon, England, born to John Ford and Sarah Elizabeth Hingston.
  • Thomas William Reed Ford married Ann Maria Callard, Sarah Ann Gillard, and had children including William John Ford, Mary Ann Ford, George Henry Ford, Richard Gillard Ford, Sarah Ann Gillard Ford, Emma Maud Ford, Clara Ford, Richard Thomas Gillard Ford, Ethyl Maria Ford, Jesse Ford, Alfred Ford, (William Henry) Joseph Ford, John Ford, James Ford.
  • Thomas William Reed Ford passed away in 1920 in Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ford
1807 – 1888
Birth Location: Woodleigh, Devon, England
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Sarah Hingston
1811 – 1897
Birth Location: Aveton Gifford, Devon, UK
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Spouses(s)

Ann Callard
1838 – 1873
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Devon, England
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Sarah Gillard
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: South Pool, Devon, England
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Children(s)

William Ford
1860 – 1942
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Mary Ford
1863 – 1907
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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George Ford
1871 – 1958
Birth Location: Totnes, Devonshire, England
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Richard Ford
1875 – 1876
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon
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Sarah Ford
1877 – 1963
Birth Location: Amberly, Christchurch, NZ
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Emma Ford
1878 – 1969
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
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Clara Ford
1879 – 1950
Birth Location: Mount Grey, Amberley, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Richard Ford
1881 – 1967
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
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Ethyl Ford
1882 – 1971
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
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Jesse Ford
1884 – 1884
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
JF
Alfred Ford
1885 – 1972
Birth Location: Amberly, Canterbury, New Zealand
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(William Ford
1886 – 1935
Birth Location: Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
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John Ford
1889 – 1918
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
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James Ford
1892 – 1945
Birth Location: Mount Grey, New Zealand
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Thomas Ford's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Ford
1835 – 1920
Birth Place: Woodleigh, Devon, England
Parents
John Ford
1807 – 1888
Woodleigh, Devon, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Hingston
1811 – 1897
Aveton Gifford, Devon, UK
Grandparents
William Ford
1771 – 1848
St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England
Rebecca Tucker
1770 – 1853
Halwell, Devon, England
John Hingston
1777 – 1846
Aveton Gifford, Devon, England
Elizabeth Hext
1776 – 1858
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Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1748 – 1818
Mary Heath
– 1797
William Tucker
1745 – 1834
rebekah heath
1750 – 1813
William Hingston
1750 – 1821
Judith Whiddon
1751 – 1813
Robert Hext
1726 – 1814
Grace Pethyjohn
1737 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1723 –
Sarah Hardey
1728 – 1757
Timothy Tucker
1733 –
Jonas Hingstone
1707 – 1780
Amy Forde
1707 – 1791
John Whiddon
1720 – 1798
Mary Stabb
1722 – 1782
John Hext
1684 – 1744
Elizabeth Parsons
1700 –
John Pethyjohn
1700 – 1761
Mary Carpenter
1698 – 1745

Thomas Ford's Descendants

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Thomas (William Reed) Ford (5 Apr 1835 – 24 Sep 1920) m. Ann (Maria) Callard (25 Mar 1838 – July 1873) m. Sarah (Ann) Gillard (31 Jan 1852 – 24 Mar 1915)
  1. 1. William (John) Ford (12 Jun 1860 – 2 OCT 1942)
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Ford (1863 – 29 Aug 1907)
  3. 3. George (Henry) Ford (21 Mar 1871 – 28 Mar 1958) m. Emily (Linda Sarah) Harford (16 July 1869 – 19 May 1955)
    1. 1. Ivy (Louise) Ford (28 July 1893 – 20 November 1973)
    2. 2. Eva (Brewerton) Ford (26 Jun 1895 – 21 Feb 1969) m. Edward (Sydney) Matson (28 May 1890 – 2 February 1975)
      1. 1. Edward (Clarence Abraham (Teddy)) Matson (7 Aug 1916 – 30 Sep 1991)
      2. 2. Alfred (George) Matson (27 Mar 1918 – 23 Sep 2004)
      3. 3. Frank (Maxwell) Matson (1922 – Oct 1922)
      4. 4. Noel (Alexander) Matson (12 Dec 1926 – 4 September 1991) m. Dorothy (Kathleen) Smith (20 December 1934 – 26 May 1993)
      5. 5. Sylvia (May) Matson (11 Mar 1930 – 23 April 2009) m. Trevor (Raymond) Lindsay (28 Apr 1928 – 16 Jun 1998)
        1. 1. Grant (Trevor) Lindsay (13 Jul 1954 – 10 May 2023) m. Jenni Hall m. Christine (H) Pounsford (30 May 1962 – )
        2. 2. Ross (Gordon "George") Lindsay (1955 – ) m. Janice Mary
        3. 3. Bruce Lindsay (1957 – )
        4. 4. Glen Lindsay (1962 – ) m. Sean Donohue m. Nigel Russell
      6. 6. Ross (Albert) Matson (29 September 1931 – 23 April 1993)
      7. 7. Jean (Eunice) Matson (1934 – 20 August 2022)
    3. 3. William (Henry) Ford (6 March 1897 – 1 September 1898)
    4. 4. Dorothy (Emily) Ford (10 June 1900 – 1 September 1986)
    5. 5. Vera (Alice Avida) Ford (22 January 1906 – 27 May 1956)
    6. 6. Huia (George) Ford (11 February 1912 – 3 July 1965)
  4. 4. Richard (Gillard) Ford (January 1875 – 11 February 1876)
  5. 5. Sarah (Ann Gillard) Ford (11 Jan 1877 – 26 Sep 1963)
  6. 6. Emma (Maud) Ford (Aug 1878 – 19 Feb 1969)
  7. 7. Clara Ford (27 December 1879 – 14 Dec 1950)
  8. 8. Richard (Thomas Gillard) Ford (13 Mar 1881 – 7 Aug 1967)
  9. 9. Ethyl (Maria) Ford (1 Jul 1882 – 10 March 1971)
  10. 10. Jesse Ford (1884 – April 1884)
  11. 11. Alfred Ford (1885 – 23 Aug 1972)
  12. 12. (William (Henry) Joseph) Ford (28 Jul 1886 – 23 Dec 1935)
  13. 13. John Ford (October 1889 – 19 May 1918)
  14. 14. James Ford (April 1892 – 12 Feb 1945)

Thomas Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1835
5 Apr 1835
Birth of Thomas William Reed Ford in Woodleigh, Devon, England
Woodleigh, Devon, England
1920
24 Sep 1920
Age 85
Death of Thomas William Reed Ford in Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Woodleigh, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Amberley, Hurunui, Canterbury, New Zealand
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