Richard Ford^[1]

1815 - 1892  (77 years)

• Name	Richard Ford
  Born	1815	, Northumberland Co., England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1842	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Residence	1856	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Directory	1864	Woolwich Township German Company Tract 062, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Rsrch. Note	My gg grandmother was Eliza or Elizabeth Ford. I am not quite certain that she is the brother of Richard but so many things are starting to point in that direction. All we know is that her obit in 1901 one states that she is survived by a brother in Ingersoll. I had paid a professional genealogist to check this out for me after making several futile attempts myself. I then came to the conclusion that many times people would refer to the nearest well known community to identify a location. So many times I have heard people say they are from Windsor and they were really from Colchester etc. I decided to check all the Fords who would fit the profile of this brother of my gg grandmother and I only came up with one person. Apparently the last known relative of Richard Ford was James Ford who lived in Eden which is very close to Ingersoll. When I took it ten years prior to 1901 ( in case the assumption on the part of the informant that he was still alive) and againI came up with two person who fit the profile. One was of course James in Eden and that other was John Ford who did live in Oxford County whom I just recently discovered was the brother of James. In the past few days I did find out that James and John had a brother Richard who lived in Waterloo in Woolrich. When I saw your picture of John Wesley Ford it was such a shock because he looked so much like Eliza Ford's youngest son, Elijah. All in all, these could all still be coincidences but I hope that I will be able to discover the answer. This would end a 30 year search!!! Eliza (Elizabeth) Ford married George Thompson (Thomson) but I have no idea where; however, I do know their first child was born cir. 1837-8.1a 1aEmail Curis Gomes 2011
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	W. Methodist
  Residence	1887	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-33871
  Died	3 Sep 1892	Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I33871	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Moore,   b. 1 Mar 1821, Pitsligo, New Deer, Aberdeenshire , Scotland ,   d. 18 May 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	13 Aug 1842	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 11]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ford,   b. 23 Feb 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alexander Ford,   b. 9 Aug 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rebecca Ford,   b. 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Wesley Ford,   b. 19 Apr 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Ezra Adam Ford,   b. 29 May 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1932  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F8934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Howard,   b. 1822, Hull, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 15 Nov 1887, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	2 Apr 1856	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Jane Ford,   b. 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harriott Ford,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Frances Ford,   b. 13 Nov 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1921, Ethel, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F12693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Letson Born: Woolwich Township Age: 31 Father: George Letson Mother: Eleanor Letson Born: abt 1848 Spouse: Jane Ford Age: 22 born: Woolwich Township Father: Richard Ford Mother: Francis Ford married 9 Oct 1879 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, John Wesley Ford 1926. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 111. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 18518 (1892), Richard Ford. Richard Ford, d. 3 Sep 1892 Pilkington, age 76, b. Northumberland, England, cause: heart failure, informant John Letson, Pilkington, [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 67. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 9 Page 89. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd George Ferguson, Wesleyan Methodist report #21. Richard Ford, of Wilmot, to Elizabeth Moir, of Waterloo. 13 Aug. 1842. Rev. Ferguson. Wit. James Brown, Robison Balmer, Jane Ford and George W. Talor. [S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857, Mariages by Rev. Charles Silvester, Wesleyan Methodist Minster of Elora report 311. Richard FORD, of Woolwich, to Frances HOWARD, of Pilkington. 2 Apr. 1856. Wit. Tho's STICKNEY and Ann MARSHALL [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 18197 (1887), Frances Ford. Frances Ford, 64, wife of Richard Ford, b. Hull, Yorkshire, England, d. 15 Nov 1887 Elora, cause: pleuro pneumonia (two weeks) informant Richard Ford, Elora [S1000] News - Christian Guardian - Death Notices from the Christian Guardian 1851-1860, Mrs. Elizabeth Ford obituary - pg 101.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1815 - , Northumberland Co., England Residence - 1842 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Aug 1842 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Apr 1856 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Directory - 1864 - Woolwich Township German Company Tract 062, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - 3 Sep 1892 - Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elora Cemetery, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth