George Ford (buried 1927)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Ford
First name: 
George
Other Christian names: 
Frederick
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1306
Born: 
0/0/1851
Died: 
07/08/1927
Buried: 
10/08/1927
Occupation: 
Civil Servant
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
SWS
Cemetery row: 
7
Cemetery plot: 
21
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
Sacred to the memory of my dear husband William James Ford died 1st March 1925 aged 48years "Devoted husband, loving father" George Frederick Ford father of the above died 7th August 1927 aged 76 Also Lauretta Ford beloved wife of William James Ford died 10th Feb 1951 aged 63

Life story

Life story

George was born in Birmingham but spent the whole of his working life in India. He was employed as a civil servant and lived in Indore, West Bengal (now Madya Pradesh). George and his wife Annie Maud had four children, William James born 1877 (he is also buried at Heene); Maude Chatterton born 1885; Clarence Cecil Harris born 1888 and Ethel Gertrude born 1891. By 1920, George was a widower and retired to England. He lived at "Fernlea" in St Michael's Road, Worthing. His son William who had been working as a civil engineer in India, returned to England in 1924 and lived in  Heene Road. Father and son both joined the local bowls club. William died of meningitis in 1925. George died on 7th August 1927. No probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1851
Marriage
Marriage 1
Spouse one first names: 
Annie Maud
Marriage one address: 
Bengal, India

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
07/08/1927
Age (at time of death): 
76
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Fernlea, St Michael's Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1921 census: 

32 St Matthews Road, Worthing, Sussex

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age Birth place Occupation Employer
George Frederick Ford Head Male 1851 70 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Retired Engineers P W D India -
Lean Lindsay Ford Wife Female 1864 57 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Home Duties -