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Walter John Ford 1853–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1853

Birth Location: Radipole, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1914

Death Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England

Father: George Ford

Mother: Esther Ford

Spouse(s): Leah Davey, Julia Martin

Children(s): Lilian Druce, Robert Ford, Percy Ford, Harold Ford, Ernest Ford, Harry Ford, Edward Ford, Margaret Ford, Frank Ford, Beatrice Hayward, Leah Ford, Julia Ford, John Ford, Mabel Butcher, Arthur Ford, Florence Kenyon, William Ford, Edith Ford, Charles Ford, Florence Ford, William Ford

Walter John Ford was born in 1853 in Radipole, Dorset, England, the child of George Ford And Esther Gale Bartlett Ford. In 1861, Walter John Ford resided in Radipole, Dorset, England. In 1871, Walter John Ford resided in Over Compton, Dorset, England. Walter John Ford married Julia Ann Martin, Leah Gale Davey, and had children including Arthur George Ford, Beatrice M Hayward, Charles Henry Ford, Edith Gertrude Ford, Edward Alexander Ford, Ernest Frederick Ford, Florence Ethel Mary Kenyon, Florence Louise Ford, Frank Gilbert Ford, Harold Vernon Ford, Harry William Ford, John Sturgis Ford, Julia Ann Ford, Leah Ford, Lilian E Druce, Mabel Annie Butcher, Margaret Sylvia Irene Ford, Percy Victor G Ford, Robert Gale Ford, William John Gale Ford. Walter John Ford passed away in 1914 in Broadwey, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Walter John Ford was born in 1853 in Radipole, Dorset, England, the child of George Ford And Esther Gale Bartlett Ford.
  • In 1861, Walter John Ford resided in Radipole, Dorset, England.
  • In 1871, Walter John Ford resided in Over Compton, Dorset, England.
  • Walter John Ford married Julia Ann Martin, Leah Gale Davey, and had children including Arthur George Ford, Beatrice M Hayward, Charles Henry Ford, Edith Gertrude Ford, Edward Alexander Ford, Ernest Frederick Ford, Florence Ethel Mary Kenyon, Florence Louise Ford, Frank Gilbert Ford, Harold Vernon Ford, Harry William Ford, John Sturgis Ford, Julia Ann Ford, Leah Ford, Lilian E Druce, Mabel Annie Butcher, Margaret Sylvia Irene Ford, Percy Victor G Ford, Robert Gale Ford, William John Gale Ford.
  • Walter John Ford passed away in 1914 in Broadwey, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ford
1821–1887
Birth Location: Upwey, Dorset, England
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Esther Ford
1820–1912
Birth Location: Winterborne Abbas, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Leah Davey
1867–1943
Birth Location: North Poorton, Dorset, England
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Julia Martin
1850–1881
Birth Location: St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
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Children(s)

Lilian Druce
1895–1988
Birth Location: Littlemoor, Broadwey, Dorset, England
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Robert Ford
1899–1970
Birth Location: Broadway, Dorset, England
RF
Percy Ford
1908–1982
Birth Location: Broadwey, Weymouth and Portland Borough, Dorset, England
PF
Harold Ford
1910–1988
Birth Location: Littlemoor, Broadway, Dorset, England
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Ernest Ford
1903–1930
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
EF
Harry Ford
1887–1954
Birth Location: Broadway, Dorset, England
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Edward Ford
1901–1928
Birth Location: Upway, Dorset, England
EF
Margaret Ford
1907–1970
Birth Location: Broadway, Dorset, England
MF
Frank Ford
1905–1957
Birth Location: Littlemoor, Broadway, Dorset, England
FF
Beatrice Hayward
1897–1966
Birth Location: Broadway, Dorset, England
BH
Leah Ford
1892–1968
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, United Kingdom
LF
Julia Ford
1890–1967
Birth Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England
JF
John Ford
1885–1958
Birth Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England
JF
Mabel Butcher
1894–1975
Birth Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England
MB
Arthur Ford
1900–1904
Birth Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England
AF
Florence Kenyon
1889–1984
Birth Location: Broadwey, Dorset, England
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William Ford
1883–1885
Birth Location: Nottington, Broadway, Weymouth, Dorset, England
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Edith Ford
1879–1972
Birth Location: Nottington, Dorset, England
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Charles Ford
1884–1975
Birth Location: Nottington, Dorset, England
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Florence Ford
1881–1882
Birth Location: Nottington, Dorset, England
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William Ford
1883–1885
Birth Location: Littlemoor, Broadway, Dorset
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Walter Ford's Ancestors

Self
Walter Ford
1853–1914
Birth Place: Radipole, Dorset, England
Parents
George Ford
1821–1887
Upwey, Dorset, England
Esther (Gale Bartlett) Ford
1820–1912
Winterborne Abbas, Dorset, England
Grandparents
George Ford
1780–1856
Charlton Marshall, Dorset
Grace Fudge
1780–1847
Affpuddle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
George (William) Gale
1786–1870
Winterborne Steepleton, Dorset, England
Mary (Anne) Whittle
1790–1857
Langton Herring, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Fudge
1742–1796
Ann Stickland
1754–1791
Jonathan Gale
1761–1826
Mary Hansford
1760–1828
Thomas Whittle
1755–1828
Edith BAILLEY\BAILEY
1756–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Fudge
1716–1749
Mary Warland
1718–1752
Richard Stickland
1725–1789
Grace Flagg
1728–1786
Thomas Gale
1737–1839
John Hawkins
1704–1776
Mary Hallett
1708–1780
William Whittle
1732–1790
Sarah Gale
1733–1790
Henry Bayly
1724–1761
Mary Carter
1720–1761

Walter Ford's Descendants

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Walter (John) Ford (9 Oct 1853–1 Dec 1914) m. Leah (Gale) Davey (5 Feb 1867–14 Feb 1943) m. Julia (Ann) Martin (1850–29 Dec 1881)
  1. 1. Lilian (E) Druce 1895–1988 m. Walter (George) Mansfield 1890–1978 m. Samuel (Coulson) Duce 1890–1916
    1. 1. Constance (Leah (Connie)) Mansfield 1927–2008
    2. 2. Kenyon (George Coulson) Mansfield 1924–2017 m. Mildred (Edwina) Mansfield 1923–2004
    3. 3. Walter (Ernest 'Joe') Mansfield 1932–2011 m. Iris (Emily) Walters 1932–2018
    4. 4. Lilian (Mary) Raffo 1921–1991 m. Hector (E) Raffo 1919–2017
      1. 1. Anne (Susan) Raffo 1943–2025
      2. 2. Lynda (M) Raffo 1946–2017 m. John Ashurst 1937–2008
  2. 2. Robert (Gale) Ford 1899–1970 m. Winifred (Eveline Annie) Meredith 1904–1999
    1. 1. Gwendoline (A) Ford 1921–2011
  3. 3. Percy (Victor G) Ford 1908–1982 m. Margaret (W W) Breingan 1904–1970
  4. 4. Harold (Vernon) Ford 1910–1988 m. Olive (Agnes) Danby 1914–1981
  5. 5. Ernest (Frederick) Ford 1903–1930
  6. 6. Harry (William) Ford 1887–1954 m. Harriett (Emily) Smith 1886–1953
    1. 1. Violet (Kathleen Irene) Ford 1912–1953 m. Alfred (John Charles) Mabb 1910– m. Ambrose Irvine 1919–2004
      1. 1. Terence (J) Mabb 1938–2024
  7. 7. Edward (Alexander) Ford 1901–1928
  8. 8. Margaret (Sylvia Irene) Ford 1907–1970 m. John (Thomas McLoughlin) Pavey 1901–1978
  9. 9. Frank (Gilbert) Ford 1905–1957 m. Violet (May) Helyer 1910–1983
    1. 1. Derek (William) Ford 1934–1986 m. Angela (Patricia) Mccarthy 1938–2019
    2. 2. Gilbert (Jeffery) Ford 1929–2015 m. Christine (Irene) Wimpory 1931–2019
    3. 3. Anthony (Frank) Ford 1932–2021 m. Patricia (G) Williams 1933–1982
    4. 4. Frances (Molly) Shereston 1934–2024
    5. 5. Violet (Monica) Ford 1936–2018
  10. 10. Beatrice (M) Hayward 1897–1966 m. William (Francis) Robinson 1891–1920 m. John ((Jack)) Hayward 1900–1983
    1. 1. Christine (Barbara) Caddy 1929– m. Edward (Arthur) Caddy 1924–1976
  11. 11. Leah Ford 1892–1968 m. Herbert (Samuel) Tilley 1889–1961
    1. 1. Dorothy (Irene Maud) Tilley 1915–1988 m. Edwin (Frank J) Harris 1912–1999
  12. 12. Julia (Ann) Ford 1890–1967 m. Victor (Charles) McGee 1907–2005 m. John (Thomas Morton) Ellis 1885–1971
    1. 1. John (Cyril Augustus St Clair) Ellis 1911–1911
  13. 13. John (Sturgis) Ford 1885–1958 m. Elizabeth Curtis 1890–1960
    1. 1. Tessa (Elizabeth) Ford 1929–2013 m. Brunton 1915–1980 m. Richard (Kelbie) Ogg 1918–1989
    2. 2. John (Sturgis) Ford 1922–1990
    3. 3. Marjorie (Daisie) Ford 1917–2006 m. Stanley (Herbert) Waugh 1896–1987
      1. 1. Paul Waugh 1940–1953
    4. 4. Vernon (Frederick) Ford 1936–2008
    5. 5. Winifred (Doris) Ford 1913–1996 m. Horace (Vernon) Pearcy 1893–1963
    6. 6. John (Sturgis William) Ford 1918–1920
    7. 7. Kenneth ((Kips) William) Ford 1927–1999
  14. 14. Mabel (Annie) Butcher 1894–1975 m. Edward (George) Butcher 1891–1952
    1. 1. Dorothy (Constance) Butcher 1915–2000 m. Ivor (Duncan E) Trott 1909–1981
    2. 2. Grace (Sheridan) Butcher 1918–1979 m. Frederick (John A) Scriven 1917–1989
  15. 15. Arthur (George) Ford 1900–1904
  16. 16. Florence (Ethel Mary) Kenyon 1889–1984 m. Harry Kenyon 1876–1946
    1. 1. Joan O'Brien 1916–2009 m. Philip (Denis) O’Brien 1906–1981
  17. 17. William (John Gale) Ford 1883–1885 m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Coombs 1882–1972
  18. 18. Edith (Gertrude) Ford 1879–1972 m. William (Henry) Ward 1878–1962
  19. 19. Charles (Henry) Ford 1884–1975 m. Edith (Henrietta) Campbell 1881–1963
  20. 20. Florence (Louise) Ford 1881–1882
  21. 21. William (John Gale) Ford 1883–1885

Walter Ford's Timeline

10 Records

1853
9 Oct 1853
Birth of Walter John Ford in Radipole, Dorset, England
Radipole, Dorset, England
1861
1861
Age 8
Walter John Ford resided here in Radipole, Dorset, England
Radipole, Dorset, England
1871
1871
Age 18
Walter John Ford resided here in Over Compton, Dorset, England
Over Compton, Dorset, England
1877
30 May 1877
Age 24
Walter John Ford was married in Weymouth, Dorset
Weymouth, Dorset
1881
1881
Age 28
Walter John Ford resided here in Broadway, Dorset, England
Broadway, Dorset, England
1891
1891
Age 38
Walter John Ford resided here in Broadway, Dorset, England
Broadway, Dorset, England
1901
1901
Age 48
Walter John Ford resided here in Broadway, Dorset, England
Broadway, Dorset, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 58
Walter John Ford resided here in Bincombe Broadway, Dorset, England
Bincombe Broadway, Dorset, England
1914
27 Nov 1914
Age 61
Death of Walter John Ford in Broadwey, Dorset, England
Broadwey, Dorset, England
1914
1 Dec 1914
Age 61
Burial of Walter John Ford in Broadwey, Dorset, England
Broadwey, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Radipole, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorset, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010, Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 71
    [3] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 12333; Schedule Number: 14
    [4] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1645; Folio: 34; Page: 19
    [5] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2103; Folio: 28; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341507
    [6] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2021; Folio: 82; Page: 21; GSU roll: 831757
    [7] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1990; Folio: 36; Page: 27
    [8] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1348; Folio: 45; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542799
    [9] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [10] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 May 1877
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Radipole, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1348; Folio: 45; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542799

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Over Compton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2021; Folio: 82; Page: 21; GSU roll: 831757

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2103; Folio: 28; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341507

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 1645; Folio: 34; Page: 19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1990; Folio: 36; Page: 27

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Bincombe Broadway, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 12333; Schedule Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Broadwey, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010, Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 71
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Broadwey, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2010, Dorchester, England; Reference: PEBDY: RE 33, 41-2, 51, 61-2, 7/1
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