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Sussex / Re: Foords/Fords of Ninfield and Westham
« on: Monday 07 June 10 01:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi Spark

Frances and Isaac are names that appear in my family, so I checked with my sister-in-law again - but none of them is your Frances and Isaac.

It is so sensible of you to confirm the info before you include it in your family tree. 

I am very fortunate, because other family members have put in the time and $ to do the work for me - and they have verified the info by going to the primary sources - very hard yakka.  (I prefer the work that I have to do to maintain 460 acres of dry sclerophyll forest.) 

PS re Mr Afford:  He was John Afford (1505) and his wife was Alice (1509) of Herstmonceux.

Happy hunting.

Cheers - Helen



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Sussex / Re: Foords/Fords of Ninfield and Westham
« on: Sunday 06 June 10 03:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi Spark

I contacted my sister-in-law who does family research - but, as this isn't my area of research, I can't verify the following info - but it may identify a line for you to pursue.

It appears that there is a close link between the Ringmer Foords and Mark's ancestor, Edward Foord - and they are very distantly related to James Foord.

Mark indicates that his line starts with William (b 1775) and Elizabeth Foord of Westham - and his line seems to be (but please check info if you can - and please appreciate that any typos are duplicated here):

From William's parents:

John Foord (b 1742) and Judith Wellar (b 1740) of Ringmer
Thomas Foord (b 1703) and Mary Weller of Ringmer
Thomas Foord (b 1667) and Anne Hover of Ringmer
Thomas Foord (b 1640) and Marey (?) of Eastbourne
Nicholas Foord (27 October 1605) and Joanne Grinte of Eastbourne

Mark's family descends from Nicholas and Joanne's son, Thomas (b 1640 or 1645), and my family (ie that of James Foord) descends from their eldest son, Jerimiah (b 1627).

Nicholas' parents were:
George Afford (b 1556) and Joanne Putland (b 1570) of Herstmonceux
Richard Afford (b 1530) and Alice (?) of Herstmonceux
and then the line peters out with:
Mr Afford (b 1505) of Herstmonceux.

I hope that this info proves to be helpful.

Cheers - Helen

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Sussex / Re: Foords/Fords of Ninfield and Westham
« on: Thursday 29 April 10 17:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mark

I'm a descendant of James Foord's eldest son, John Ford(1816 - 1901) - and most (if not all) of John's descendants live in Australia.

In 1997, two very distant family members produced a family history, FORDing the Generations - but I only collected a copy of it last week (because I've only recently returned to the area where most of the family lives). 

The family researchers have done a brilliant job - and, even though some early siblings are referred to and followed to a degree, James is the only offspring of Thomas and Lydia whose story is outlined.

My great grandmother was James Foord's grand-daughter - so the Ford surname disappeared from my family fairly early.

The preface to FORDing the Generations indicates that there was an earlier history about people from Sussex - Sussex Born - Aussie Bred - a book that the family researchers may have - and which may have info useful to you.

Although the family researchers are strangers to me, I will try to track them down for the info that you are seeking, if you wish (ie if you are still pursuing this matter after all these years).

FYI: James Foord died 2 months after he arrived in Australia -and his wife didn't marry again until 7 years after he left England - so perhaps he was presumed dead rather than known to be dead.

Cheers - Helen

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