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looking for information on fords of maidstone kent

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Emma

Emma Report 11 Apr 2012 20:31

i am looking for any info on william ford born about 1861 in sailsbury wiltshire and moved to maidstone kent and married annie finch born in maidstone about 1875.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Apr 2012 22:09

I don't think either of them is likely to be living

Buy the marriage cert for info about their respective fathers

1881 census is free

jax

jax Report 12 Apr 2012 02:21

Your tree on ancestry has this census attached

1901 England Census
about William Ford Name: William Ford
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Caroline Ford
Gender: Male
Where born: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Civil parish: Maidstone
Ecclesiastical parish: St Philip
County/Island: Kent
Country: England

Registration district: Maidstone
Sub-registration district: Maidstone

William Ford 40
Caroline Ford 30
Annie Ford 5
George Ford 2
Arthur Ford 6 Months

Here is the 1911 where her name is Annie and four years younger than the Caroline listed

1911 census - household transcription
Person: FORD, William
Address: 9 Sheals Place Upp Stone St Mstone


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FORD, William Head Married M 50 1861 Labourer Builder Welts Salesbury VIEW
FORD, Annie Wife Married
18 years F 36 1875 Maidstone Kent VIEW
FORD, Annie Daughter F 14 1897 Gen Labourer Maidstone Kent VIEW
FORD, George Son M 12 1899 Maidstone Kent VIEW
FORD, Albert Son M 9 1902 Maidstone Kent VIEW
FORD, William Son M 7 1904 Maidstone Kent VIEW
FORD, Maud Daughter F 2 1909 Maidstone Kent VIEW

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Not seeing a marriage to anyone called Finch

Researching:
Nothing much

Emma

Emma Report 12 Apr 2012 18:01

i have noticed on the census returns 1901 and 1911 that there are two different names down. i have not been able to find a marriage certificate or birth certificate for either william or annie. i seem to have hit a very big brick wall

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 12 Apr 2012 19:15

This could be Maud's birth - the cert. should give you her mother's maiden name - Liz



Births Dec 1908 (>99%)
Ford Maud Florence Maidstone 2a 811

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Emma

Emma Report 12 Apr 2012 20:42

thanks it might help me a bit more