John was baptised on 13 July 1836 in St. Peters, Camden-Town, Middlesex, England.[2][3][4]
In the 1841 census John (age 5) was living in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, England.[5]
When John was 28 he married Janet Pagan on 21 October 1863 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland. The couple had one child: Jessie Barnett Ford.[6]
In the 1871 census John (age 35) was living in Whixley, Yorkshire, England. farmer of 400 acres. This record ~proves~ the John Ford who married Janet Pagan. This John Ford had an older brother by four years, Gerard, who lived with them .[1]
In the 1881 census John (age 45) was living in Whixley, Yorkshire, England. Marital Status: Married. Relationship to Head: Head.[7]
In the 1891 census John (age 55) was living in Whixley, Yorkshire, England. Relation to Head of House: Head.[8]
In the 1901 census John (age 65) was living in South Mimms, Middlesex, England. Relation to Head of House: Head.[9]
In the 1911 census John (age 75) was living in South Mimms, Middlesex, England. Marital Status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Head.[10]
John died at the age of 83 on 2 July 1919 in Middlesex, England.[11][12]
↑Baptism: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 Ancestry.com,
London Metropolitan Archives, St Pancras, Register of Baptism, p90/pan1, Item 019.
↑1841 Census: 1841 Census Returns of England and Wales, original data from The National Archives, reference: Class: HO107; Piece: 642; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Market Rasen; County: Lincolnshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 10; Page: 13; Line: 8; GSU roll: 438767.