Ann (Hicks) Ford (abt. 1795 - 1855)

Born about 1795 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England

Wife of Matthew Randle Ford — married 9 May 1816 in Walcot, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1855 at about age 60 in Walcot, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Ann was born about 1795 at Bitton, Gloucestershire.^[1]

Ann married Mathew Randle Ford on 8 May 1816 in Somerset, England.^[2]

In the 1851 census Ann (age 56) was the wife of Matthew R Ford in Walcot, Somerset, England.^[1]

Ann Ford, wife of Matthew Randle Ford, died on 11 February 1855 and was buried in Lansdown Cemetery, Lansdown, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England.^[3] Her will passed probate on 11 July 1855.^[4]

Research Notes

The parish register of Walcot, Somerset, England gives her marriage date as 9 May 1816; the June 1816 issue of the Gentleman's Magazine gives the date as 16 May 1816.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1943; Folio: 463; Page: 30; GSU roll: 221102; ED, institution, or vessel: 18; Household Schedule Number: 55
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record uki1851 #7496210 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   Ann Ford (56), wife, in household of Matthew R Ford (72) in Walcot in Bath registration district in Somerset, England. Born in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914"
   Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: ENGLB030D_D-D-Cm-1816A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60858 #902174890 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   Ann Nicks marriage to Mathew Randle Ford on 8 May 1816 in Somerset, England.
3. ↑ Burial: "UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current"
   Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #196113263
   Ancestry Record 60526 #185120016 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   Ann Ford burial (died on 11 Feb 1855) in Lansdown Cemetery, Lansdown, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England.
4. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 2216
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #226800 (accessed 21 March 2023)
   Will of Ann Ford, granted probate on 11 Jul 1855. Died about 1855 in Walcot, Somerset, England.

• The Fords of Ford Green, 2nd ed 1983 by E H R Ford and C de L W Forde, privately printed
• Marriage entry in parish register of Walcot, Somerset, England