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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Fords- Fishmongers in Shadwell
« on: Saturday 01 August 09 18:38 BST (UK) »
Alfred Ford born 1859 fishmonger of 114 High Street, Shadwell, Stepney is the great grandfather of my husband.
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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Fords- Fishmongers in Shadwell
« on: Saturday 01 August 09 18:31 BST (UK) »Hi Everyone
A friend posted a request for me last year about John Ford. There was plenty of helpful stuff posted about his wife Sarah Collision but nothing about John. I am still no nearer finding him so would appreciate some extra brainpower!
Both John and his father William were fishmongers (from John's marriage certificate) and John lived in 1881 in Middle Shadwell/ High street Shadwell later
John lived at 35 Turners Road (Bow I think) at the time of his marriage and 17 St Dunstans Place at the time of his son’s birth (1873)
John was born about 1853 (aged 18 on his December 1871 marriage certificate) in Shadwell (according to the 1881 census)
He and Sarah went on to have the following children
Sarah Ann b1871
John b 1873
Harry b 1875
William b 1877
Alfred b 1879
Samuel b 1881
Charles b 1884
Peter b 1886
Eliz b 1888
Hannah b 1890
I cant find a John Ford with a father William in the 1871 or 1861 census of the rightish age and with any occupation that might resemble a fishmonger. I have found an Elizabeth Ford with a son William living next door to a fish Dealer in 1881 but that’s all. William could have course been deceased even though there is no indication of this on the marriage Cert.
Shadwell seems to be a heaving heap of humanity at that time and I wonder if it was almost impossible to do a proper census! Does anyone know if there are bits of the Shadwell census missing from Ancestry. I have been through the entire Middle Shadwell area page by page but cannot find anyone who matches at all convincingly
Anyone with any ideas about census leads/ fishmongers/ general info about Shadwell pleeeese.
Oh how I wish he had an unusual name!
Here hoping
Linda
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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Fords- Fishmongers in Shadwell
« on: Saturday 01 August 09 18:30 BST (UK) »Hi Everyone
A friend posted a request for me last year about John Ford. There was plenty of helpful stuff posted about his wife Sarah Collision but nothing about John. I am still no nearer finding him so would appreciate some extra brainpower!
Both John and his father William were fishmongers (from John's marriage certificate) and John lived in 1881 in Middle Shadwell/ High street Shadwell later
John lived at 35 Turners Road (Bow I think) at the time of his marriage and 17 St Dunstans Place at the time of his son’s birth (1873)
John was born about 1853 (aged 18 on his December 1871 marriage certificate) in Shadwell (according to the 1881 census)
He and Sarah went on to have the following children
Sarah Ann b1871
John b 1873
Harry b 1875
William b 1877
Alfred b 1879
Samuel b 1881
Charles b 1884
Peter b 1886
Eliz b 1888
Hannah b 1890
I cant find a John Ford with a father William in the 1871 or 1861 census of the rightish age and with any occupation that might resemble a fishmonger. I have found an Elizabeth Ford with a son William living next door to a fish Dealer in 1881 but that’s all. William could have course been deceased even though there is no indication of this on the marriage Cert.
Shadwell seems to be a heaving heap of humanity at that time and I wonder if it was almost impossible to do a proper census! Does anyone know if there are bits of the Shadwell census missing from Ancestry. I have been through the entire Middle Shadwell area page by page but cannot find anyone who matches at all convincingly
Anyone with any ideas about census leads/ fishmongers/ general info about Shadwell pleeeese.
Oh how I wish he had an unusual name!
Here hoping
Linda
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