FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM HENRY & ELIZABETH FORD
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| 1881 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Ford | Head | Married | M | 23 | Cotton Grinder | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ford | Wife | Married | F | 24 | Cotton Winder | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Richard Ford | Son | - | M | 5 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Mary E Ford | Daughter | - | F | 4 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Thomas Ford | Son | - | M | 1 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 51 Wensley Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG11-4191, folio 65, page 23) |
| 4: | The above information is taken from copies held on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1891 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Ford | Head | Married | M | 34 | Cotton Card-Grinder | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ford | Wife | Married | F | 34 | Cotton Winder | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Richard Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 15 | Cotton Weaver | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Mary E Ford | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 14 | Cotton Winder | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Thomas Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | Cotton Weaver | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Robert Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 8 | Scholar | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Charles Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 1 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 56 Wensley Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG12-3398, folio 116, page 9) |
| 3: | The above information is taken from copies held on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| 1901 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Hy Ford | Head | Married | M | 45 | Oiler & Greaser | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Ford | Wife | Married | F | 44 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Richard Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 25 | Cotton Finishing Winder | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Thomas Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 21 | Mechanic's Labourer | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Robert Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Apprentice Boiler Maker | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Charles Ford | Son | Unmarried | M | 11 | - | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Richard Hodgson | Uncle | Unmarried | M | 51 | Engine Fitter | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 53 Addison Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG13-3909, folio 118, page 3) |
| 2: | William Henry's full occupation was "Oiler & Greaser - Cotton Weavers". |
| 3: | The enumerator started to write something is for Elizabeth's occupation then crossed it through. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from copies held on microfiche at the Lancashire Archives. |
| On the night of the 1911 Census William and Elizabeth were staying at separate addresses on the same street. Was this a temporary arrangement or, after 13 children, was there trouble in paradise? |
| 1911 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Ford | Father | Married | M | 54 | General Labourer | Manchester, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Staying at 56 Addison Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG14-25066, schedule number 15) |
| 2: | William Henry was staying with his married son Thomas and his family. |
| 3: | He was listed as a Worker in a Cotton Mill. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from scanned copies on the Find My Past website. |
| 1911 CENSUS OF BLACKBURN, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: |
RELATION: |
CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Elizabeth Ford | Mother-in-Law | Married | M | 54 | Domestic Nurse | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 52 Addison Street, Blackburn, Lancashire. (RG14-25066, schedule number 13) |
| 2: | Elizabeth was staying with her married daughter Mary Elizabeth Bell and her family. |
| 3: | She was listed as married 35 years and a Worker at Home, so may have been helping look after her 8 year old granddaughter. The spaces for the number of children born to her was left blank. |
| 4: | The above information is taken from scanned copies on the Find My Past website. |
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