Bolton upon dearne

[CaroleW]

Hi

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Who is Dennford?

[Emmajford]

Oh sorry did not know. William h ford is the correct one. Sorry my phone spell checker keeps messing up lol. Meant Dennis who posted about finding ford family members. Can't believe how little both me and my dad know

[CaroleW]

I think you are referring to a different post

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=80813.msg5115636#msg5115636

Dennford was online today and will have received a notification that you have posted.  His location is Western Australia so make allowances for the time difference.  I will post the link to this post on the other so Dennford can see your family line to determine if you are related

Looking at his post - there doesn't seem to be any immediate connection but no doubt he will let you know

[Emmajford]

His dad looks to be my great uncle. Geoffrey is my grandfather brother. I have just got the dates wrong ( well my dad) William h ford and Elsie (blessed) ford my grandparents from bolton upon dearne. I have been given info from people in local area. Can't believe how much you found out about my family in few minutes. I been hunting web for months and got nowhere. Thank you

[dennford]

Who is Dennford?

Me

[dennford]

Okay I had my moment so now down to business.

Yes we are related, your dad is my cousin Your great uncle Geoffrey - my birth cert' has him as Jeffrey (the spelling may make a difference in any searches) is my Father.

I knew most of the Ford side of my family although not nearly as well as my mothers side. this is due to my parents parting when I was very young; so afterwards we only saw the Fords occasionally. However I may be able to help you a little

I have your grandfather William (uncle Bill and aunty Elsie to me) who as you say lived on Lowfield rd. I used to visit them from time to time and remember your dad vaguely, however his brother G***** (not sure whether or not I can name him)is the same age as myself so we had more in common. I remember your Grandad Bill was a very keen and able gardener who won many trophies and awards

Bill as you say came from a large family Most of whom are now passed away.
Ronald x May
William x Elsie Blessed
Mary x Ron
Jeffrey x Ruby Sales
George x Doreen (George was a policeman)
Nellie x Septimus Latham
Fred married late in life whilst stil a guest of H.M.
And the youngest who may still be alive today

parents were
William henry Ford 1892-1967
and
Annie Baines 1894-1959

then I have

Henry Baines 1856-1929
and
Eliza *** to 1940

Joseph Baines 1846-1885
and
Emma Dixon

That is about as much as I can help with the family tree, however I can possibly fill in with a few memories and at least one pic of uncle George.

hope this helps

Denn

P.S. Did you know that the actor Brian Blessed is your dad's cousin?

Denn

[Emmajford]

Hi thanx for the reply nice to hear from you. I only met Brian once due to being in school choir and was opening the dearne high school. I used to love helping my grandad do gardening and I used to love going to the allotments with him and on walks with Toby his dog. A gentleman I look after told me about your dad and his brothers as he use to befriends with them all when he was a kid. Apparently they all used to get upto some mischief

[John_L]

Hi,

my name is John latham from Thurnscoe and I believe we have common ancestry, my mother is Nellie Latham, nee Ford.

I also remember with great fondness that great garden in BoD.

I remember Dennis and Tony from visits to Aunty Ruby's house in BoD though that's many years past.

If any of you are still in need of further info, or just want to chat it'd be great to hear from you.

Regards,

J

[dennford]

Hi John,

Great to hear see you on rootschat' it's so long since I last saw you; I saw your Sister way back in 1986 when we were visiting the U.K. If I remember she had a pet shop in Goldthorpe - My wife Rose asks where is she now?

Denn