JACOB FORD (1773-1842) & MARY SMITH (C1802-1866) - Warren and Ford Family History

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JACOB FORD (1773-1842) & MARY SMITH (C1802-1866)

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7th GENERATION
Jacob Ford (1773 - 1842) and Mary Smith  (Abt 1802 - 1866)

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
Arthur Cornelius West & Anne Eliza Devonshire
5th Generation
John Warren and Elizabeth Manning and Mary Manning
John McNay & Elizabeth Rogerson
George William Launder & Sarah Gardiner (Roberts)
Richard Burdett Salisbury & Susan House
Joseph Ford & Ann Turner
George Kingham & Sarah Nash
William West & Lucretia Webb
Eliza Devonshire & Jesse Vine
6th Generation
James Manning & Elizabeth Snell
George Rogerson & Janet Tweedie
Thomas Launder & Sarah Puttoo
William Roberts & Sarah Gardiner
John Stagg House & Eliza Turner
Thomas Bate Ford & Elizabeth Garmans
James Turner & Hannah Stanley
James Kingham & Anna Maria Taylor
William Nash & Elizabeth Spikesley
William West & Mary Auburn
William Webb & Sophia Fletcher
Ann Devonshire & William Rook
7th Generation
Samuel Manning & Sarah Knock
William Rogerson & Janet Jardine
James Tweedie & Elizabeth Gibson
William Launder & Anna Belchambers
Abraham Puttoo & Ann Thorn
Thomas House & Sara Stagg
Jacob Ford & Mary Smith


JACOB FORD

Birth  1773 in Bilston, Staffordshire
Baptism  1773, November 7 at St. Leonard's Church, Bilston, Staffordshire
Father  William Ford
Mother  Mary Wright

Marriage  1798, January 5 at St. Peter's Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Spouse  Mary Smith
        Born  About 1802
        Death  1866, April at Piper's Row,  Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
        Burial  1866, April 17 at Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
        Age at Death  64 years
       
Occupations
1841 - Shoemaker
1842 - Miner, Tin Plate Worker

Residences
1841 - Bridge Street, Bilston, Staffordshire

Death  1842, February 11 at Bridge Street, Bilston, Staffordshire
Cause of Death  Consumption
Age at Death  69 years
Burial  1842, February 15 at St. Leonard's Church, Bilston, Staffordshire


Children

1.  William Ford (1798 - ....)

2.  Jacob Ford  (1793 - ....)  Spouse  Mary Ann Lester

3.  Sarah Ford (1802 - ....)   Spouses 1.  Daniel Cresswell  2.  William Lester

4.  Thomas Bate Ford (1804 - 1848)   Spouse  Elizabeth Garmans

5.  Christopher Ford (1807 - 1875)   Spouse  Phebe Moore

6.  Robert Ford (1809 - 1870)   Spouse  Ann Golborn
JACOB FORD – EARLY YEARS
1773 – Baptism – Jacob Ford

On November 7 at St. Leonard’s Church in Bilston, Staffordshire, Jacob Ford, son of William and Mary was baptised.

 This is the page of the parish register followed by the transcript of the entry -



This is the transcription of the baptism record -

First name(s)                                                 Jacob
Last name                                                     Ford
Baptism year                                                1773
Baptism date                                                07   Nov 1773
Baptism place                                              Bilston,   St Leonard
Denomination                                              Anglican
Father's first name(s)                                 William
Mother's first name(s)                                Mary
County                                                       Staffordshire
Country                                                      England
Register type                                             Baptism   & burial
Record set                                                 Staffordshire   Baptisms
Category                                                    Birth,   Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory                                              Parish   Baptisms
JACOB FORD & MARY SMITH – THEIR STORY
 
1798 – Marriage – Jacob Ford and Mary Smith

Twenty-five year old Jacob married Mary Smith in Wolverhampton, Stafford on January 5, 1798.  This is the transcription of the marriage record -

Name:                                 Jacob Fourd
Gender:                               Male
Marriage Date:                    5   Jan 1798
Marriage Place:                   Wolverhampton,   Stafford, England
Spouse:                               Mary Smith
Witnesses                            Thomas Perry and Joseph Meready

1841 - Census– Jacob Ford and Mary Smith

The 1841 census showed 65 year-old Jacob and his daughter-in-law, Mary, aged 25 years living in Bridge Street, Wolverhampton in Bilston.  Transcription of census -

Name:                                                    Jacob Ford
Age:                                                       65
Estimated birth year:                             abt 1776
Gender:                                                 Male
Where born:                                          Staffordshire,   England
Civil Parish:                                           Wolverhampton
Hundred:                                               North   Seisdon
County/Island:                                       Staffordshire
Country:                                                England
Street address:                                     Bridge   Street
Registration district:                              Wolverhampton
Sub-registration district:                        Bilston
Household Members:                           Name                Age
                                                               Jacob Ford        65
                                                               Mary Ford         25
 
Source Information : Ancestry.com. 1841 England
 
Jacob (born C1773) was apparently widowed by the 1841 census and his daughter-in-law Mary Ann, nee Lester, who was married to Jacob’s son, Jacob (born 1793) was with her father-in-law on the night of the census.
1842 - Death

Jacob Ford (C1773) died on February 11, 1842 at his home in Bridge Street, Bilston.  

The woman named Phebe Ford who was with him at his death was likely his daughter-in-law.  He did have a sister also called Phebe who was born in 1779, but I think is more probably his daughter-in-law was the informant.  His death certificate showed his occupation as Miner and he died of consumption. no doubt caused by years breathing in the coal dust.


1842 - Burial

Jacob was buried on 15th February 1842 at St.Leonard's Church in Bilston, Staffordshire.  He was 69 years old.



1866 - Death of Mary Ford, nee Smith
Mary, aged 64 years died on April 17 in 1866 at her home at Pipers Row, Wolverhampton.  

She was buried at the Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton.
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