Stanley James FORD (1891-1942)
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4. Stanley James Ford (1891 - 1942)
Spouse : Gertrude Lamb (1893 - 1966)
1. Nola Irene Warren
2. .... Iris Ella Ford & George Ernest Edward Warren
3. .... .... George Dixie Ford & Sarah Jane West
4. .... .... .... Joseph Samuel Ford and Marianette Kingham
... Children 1. Wallace Ford & Elizabeth Rose Warman
2. Algernon Percy Ford & Ethel May Wyatt
3. George Dixie Ford4. Rose Ellen (or Rose Helen) Ford5. Stanley James Ford & Gertrude Lamb6. Ella Ford7. Hilda Gladys Ford8. Herbert Cyril Ford9. Aubrey Reginald Ford
STANLEY JAMES FORD – HIS EARLY LIFE
1891 – Birth - Stanley James Ford
Stanley James Ford was the fifth born child of Joseph Samuel Ford and Marianette nee Kingham. He was born in the first months of 1891 in Linton in Cambridgeshire – why Cambridgeshire and not in Bedfordshire, is not known. Perhaps the family were visiting relatives, as according to the census of 1891, the family’s residence in that year was at 10 Henry Street, Luton in Bedfordshire.
1891 Birth Registration - Stanley James Ford – Linton, Cambridgeshire
First name(s) STANLEY JAMESLast name FORDBirth year 1891Birth quarter 1Registration month -Mother's maiden name KinghamDistrict LintonCounty CambridgeshireCountry EnglandVolume 3B Page 443Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish RecordsSubcategory Civil Births
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Stanley joined his brothers, Wallace, aged 8 years, Algernon, 6 years, George, 4 years, and his only living sister, Rose, aged 2 years.
1901 – Census
Ten years after Stanley’s birth, the Ford family were living at 29 Pelham Road in Wood Green. His sister, Rose has died, and another sister has been born – Ella, born 1893 and another brother, Herbert, born 1897.
His father, Joseph Samuel Ford, is still working as a Brass Polisher and Stanley, aged 10 years is still at school.
1911 – Census
Now aged 20 years, Stanley is working as a Brass Polisher and living at home with his older brother, George, his sister, Ella and his young brother Herbert. All in the family except his mother and Herbert are working. Their home is now 33 Pelham Road, Wood Green.
GERTRUDE LAMB – HER EARLY LIFE
Gertrude’s Grandparents
The 1871 census taken in Shoreditch, London, showed Gertrude’s father’s family. Her paternal grandfather was William Lamb, 49, a Book Binder, her grandmother, Mary Lamb, 45, and her uncles and aunt – her father’s siblings – William, 20, Book Binder; her father, Edmund, 12; Henry, 15; Walter, 13 (with whom Gertrude would live after the death of her parents); George, 11; John 9; and Clara, 6.Three of the older boys followed in their father’s profession – book binder and engravers.
Gertrude’s Parents
Gertrude’s father was Edmund Ernest Lamb, born 1853 in Middlesex and her mother was Mary Ann, nee Bloe, also born in Middlesex. They were married on December 15, 1878, at St. Leonard’s Church Shoreditch when Edmund was 26 years old.
In the 1881 census in Camberwell, in London, her parents had just welcomed Gertrude’s elder sister, Mary Ann Lamb, aged 2 months. Gertrude was to arrive in 1893.
1893 – Birth – Gertrude Lamb
Name: Gertrude LambRegistration Year: 1893Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-SepRegistration District: EdmontonInferred County: MiddlesexVolume: 3a Page: 383England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
1901 - Census - Gertrude Lamb
The census, ten years after Stanley’s birth, finds a seven-year-old girl named Gerty Lamb living with her family in Winkfield Road, Tottenham in Wood Green. The little girl was to become Stanley’s wife.
Name: Edmund LambEvent Type: CensusEvent Date: 31 Mar 1901Event Place: Wood Green, Middlesex, EnglandCounty: MiddlesexCivil Parish: Wood GreenEcclesiastical Parish: St MichaelsSub-District: TottenhamRegistration District: EdmontonResidence Note: Winkfield RoadGender: MaleAge: 41Occupation: BOOKKEEPERRelationship to Head of Household: HeadBirth Year (Estimated): 1860Birthplace: St Albans, HertfordshireHousehold Role Sex Age BirthplaceEdmund Lamb Head Male 41 St Albans, HertfordshireMary Ann Lamb Daughter Female 19 SurreySarah Rebecca Lamb Daughter Female 18 SurreyGerty Lamb Daughter Female 7 Wood Green, Middlesex
1906 – Death of Gertrude’s Father
Looking at the census for 1901, it would appear that Gertrude’s mother may have already died, and in 1906, her father followed.
1909 – Death of Gertrude’s Elder Sister
Her elder sister, Sarah Rebecca Lamb, aged 26 years, died at Edmonton, in March 1909. Gertrude was now an orphan, and it is possible that her eldest sister, Mary Ann Lamb, had married and moved away, or had also died. So, Gertrude was sent to live with her uncle Walter, her father’s brother, at 158 Fairfax Road, Wood Green.
1911 – Census
Name R’ship Age Occupation Birth PlaceWalter James Lamb Father 53 years Copper Plate Printer LondonEmily Louise Lamb Wife 53 years IslingtonMary Ann Lamb Dau 29 years Sweet Packer Wood GreenEmaline Elizabeth Lamb Dau 25 years Laundry Manager IslingtonBeatrice Ellen Lamb Dau 22 years Laundry Manager IslingtonGertrude Lamb Dau 17 years Sweet Packer Wood GreenClara Rosina Alice Lamb Dau 17 years Collar Machinist Harringay
Although Gertrude is included as a ‘daughter’, she was actually a niece.
STANLEY JAMES FORD & GERTRUDE LAMB – THEIR LIFE TOGETHER
1917 – Marriage – Stanley James Ford and Gertrude Lamb
The marriage certificate, shows Stanley and Gertrude were married at The Registry Office in Edmonton, Middlesex on January 20th, 1917. Stanley, aged 25 years was a bachelor, working as a Brass Finisher Journeyman. His father, Joseph Samuel was deceased.
Gertrude was 24 years, a spinster and worked as a Shell Purse Lacquerer. The writing on the certificate is difficult to decipher, so the word “Purse” may be incorrect. Gertrude’s father, Edmund Ernest was also deceased. Both Stanley and Gertrude lived at the same address – 87 Burgoyne Road, Harringay.
The witnesses to their marriage were S.J. Ford and A.C. Ford – I am guessing that S.J. Ford was Sarah Jane Ford, wife of Stanley’s brother, George Dixie Ford and A.C. Ford may have been Algenon Percy Ford with an incorrect transcription onto the certificate copy.
1917 Marriage Certificate
1939 – Census – Stanley James Ford and family
Stanley James and his family were living at 26 Park Riding in Wood Green. Stanley was working as a Metal Polisher. His wife, Gertrude worked at home. His daughter, Ruby, aged 22 years was a shaving brush maker. His son, Stanley P.E., aged 20 years was a chemist’s laboratory assistant.
Looking at the corrections made in green ink, Ruby has recently married with her marriage name now Holding.
1942 – Death - Stanley James Ford
Stanley died at the relatively young age of 51 years. At the time of his death, he had been living at 26 Park Ridings in Hornsey in Middlesex and working as a metal polisher. He died on March 16 in 1942 at the Prince of Wales General Hospital in Tottenham.
The cause of his death was given as “Intestinal Obstruction” and “Peritoneel Bands”. Most likely this was caused by a genetic defect which caused twisting of the intestines causing severe abdominal pain and ultimately death.
1966 – Death Registration – Gertrude Ford
Stanley was survived by his wife, Gertrude who lived a further 24 years after Stanley’s death.
Name: Gertrude FordEvent Type: DeathRegistration Quarter: Oct-Nov-DecRegistration Year: 1966Registration District: IslingtonCounty: LondonEvent Place: Islington, London, EnglandAge: 73Birth Year (Estimated): 1893Volume: 5CPage: 594Affiliate Line Number: 25Source: England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007