FAMILY HISTORY: SWARBRICK
THE MARRIAGE OF WILLIAM HENRY & ELIZABETH FORD:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: William Henry Ford, age 20, bachelor, grinder, of 16 George Street West | |
| Father: Richard Ford, carder | |
| Mother: Catherine "Kate" Horrocks | |
| Birthdate: c. 1855 | |
| Birthplace: Manchester, Lancashire, England | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Elizabeth Hodson, age 19, spinster, winder, of 24 Back Francis Ann Street | |
| Father: Robert Hodson, mason (deceased) | |
| Mother: Mary Ann Swarbrick | |
| Birthdate: c. 1856 | |
| Birthplace: Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | |
| Date: 21 August 1875, by Banns | |
| Place: St Paul's Parish Church | |
| Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |
| Priest: Benjamin Houghson | |
| Witnesses: John Thomas Hebden and Mary Jane Baron | |
| THEIR THIRTEEN CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Richard Ford | Born: | 14 | Oct | 1875 | His Family | |||
| Mary Elizabeth Ford | Born: | 2 | Mar | 1877 | Her Family | |||
| Thomas Ford | Born: | 2 | Jan | 1880 | His Family | |||
| Robert Ford | Born: | 24 | Jul | 1882 | His Family | |||
| Jane Ford | Born: | 1 | Feb | 1885 | (infant) | |||
| William Ford | Born: | c. | 1887 | (infant) | ||||
| Arthur Ford | Born: | 30 | Sep | 1888 | (infant) | |||
| Charles Ford | Born: | 20 | Feb | 1890 | His Family | |||
| Kate Ford | Born: | 28 | Mar | 1892 | (infant) | |||
| James Ford | Born: | 26 | Feb | 1894 | (infant) | |||
| Ada Ford | Born: | 1 | Apr | 1896 | (infant) | |||
| Charlotte Ford | Born: | 17 | Mar | 1899 | (infant) | |||
| Kezia Ford | Born: | c. | 1902 | (infant) | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Jane Ford | [infant] | Buried: | 16 | Jan | 1886 | |||
| William Ford | [infant] | Buried: | 29 | Aug | 1887 | |||
| Arthur Ford | [infant] | Buried: | 5 | Jan | 1889 | |||
| Kate Ford | [infant] | Buried: | 28 | Jan | 1893 | |||
| James Ford | [ 1 yr] | Buried: | 12 | Oct | 1895 | |||
| Ada Ford | [ 1 yr] | Buried: | 2 | Dec | 1897 | |||
| Charlotte Ford | [ 1 yr] | Buried: | 24 | May | 1900 | |||
| Kezia Ford | [infant] | Buried: | 18 | Oct | 1902 | |||
| William Henry Ford | [65 yrs] | Buried: | 10 | Apr | 1920 | |||
| Elizabeth Ford (Mrs) | [81 yrs] | Buried: | 14 | May | 1938 | |||
| Richard Ford | Died: | |||||||
| Mary Elizabeth Bell (Mrs) | Died: | |||||||
| Thomas Ford | Died: | |||||||
| Robert Ford | Died: | |||||||
| Charles Ford | Died: | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | All parties to the marriage signed their own names except Elizabeth, who signed with her mark. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from the original marriage register for St Paul's Church in Blackburn, the burial registers for Blackburn Cemetery, and various census returns - all held at the Lancashire Archives. |
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