Ella FORD (1893-1982)

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5. Ella Ford (1893 - 1982)

Nola Irene Warren
2nd Generation -
George Ernest Edward Warren & Iris Ella Ford
3rd Generation
Leonard Leslie Warren and Burdett Launder
George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West
4th Generation
Charles James Warren and Elizabeth (Agnes) McNay
Roberts Launder and Mary Burdett Salisbury
Joseph Samuel Ford and Marianette Kingham

1. Wallace Ford & Elizabeth Rose Warman
2. Algernon Percy Ford & Ethel May Wyatt
3. George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West
4. Rose Ellen (or Rose Helen) Ford
5. Stanley James Ford & Gertrude Lamb
6. Ella Ford

7. Hilda Gladys Ford
8. Herbert Cyril Ford & Sarah Jane Wing
9. Aubrey Reginald Ford

Ella Ford about 1903

Ella Ford about 1916

Census Details

ELLA FORD – HER EARLY LIFE

1893 – Birth

Ella was born at the family home at 10 Henry Street in Luton, Bedfordshire on March 31, 1893. Her father, Joseph Samuel Ford was a brass foundryman.

1893 - Birth Certificate Ella Ford

1901 Census – Ella Ford

Ella Ford, aged 8 years was a school child living at 29 Pelham Road, Wood Green, Middlesex

1911 Census – Ella Ford

Ella Ford was 18 years old, working as a daily servant and living at home with her family at 33 Pelham Road, Wood Green, Middlesex

1911 Census – Ella Ford

1939 Register – Ella Ford

By 1939, Ella was 46 years old, unmarried and working at the Great White Horse Hotel at 43 Tavern Street in Ipswich as the Grill Room Cashier.

1939 Register - Ella Ford

My mother, Iris Ella Warren, nee Ford, who was named after her Auntie Ella, always wondered what happened to her aunt, believing that Ella “had something to do with a hotel – maybe she owned a hotel?” Well, turns out Ella did not own the hotel, but she worked there for many years.

Great White Horse Hotel at 43 Tavern Street, Ipswich

The Great White Horse Hotel is an historic inn in the town centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. A hotel has existed on the site since 1518. Previously the site – located on the corner of Tavern Street and Northgate Street – had been used as a tavern in medieval times.

It is a 16th or 17th century timber framed building refronted in the early 19th century. It featured in Charles Dicken's Pickwick Papers.

The Great White Horse Hotel has hosted George II, Lord Nelson and the Beatles. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

1982 Death – Ella Ford

Ella Ford died aged 89 years old. She had retired from her job as a receptionist at the hotel and was living at 37 St.Georges House, St. Matthews Street, Ipswich.

She died at Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing in Ipswich on February 10, 1982. She had never married.

The informant was Muriel Margaret Gibbs of Flat 1, 30 Park Road, Ipswich. Ella’s body was cremated. The cause of her death was sub-acute obstruction of the bowel and disseminated abdominal carcinoma. It is interesting to note that several members of the family had similar causes for their death.

1982 - Death Certificate

1982 Probate - Ella Ford

Probate to Ella’s will was granted on April 5 and her estate did not exceed £25,000.