Mary Jane Ford

Female1858–21 January 1925

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

Mary Jane Ford was born in 1858, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Elizabeth Ford. She married Joseph Naish on 10 January 1880, in Bristol Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Bristol, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and East Dean, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 21 January 1925, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Naish
1853–1926
Mary Jane Ford
1858–1925
Marriage: 10 January 1880
Edith Mable Naish
1881–1960
Charles Edwin Naish
1884–1954
Mary Elizabeth Naish
1886–
Nellie Naish
1889–1955
George Henry Naish
1890–1901
Eva Naish
1892–
Ernest William Naish
1895–1895
Albert Victor Naish
1895–1895
Ella May Naish
1895–1913
Percy Edgar Naish
1896–1900
Joseph Naish
1898–1969
Doris Naish
1900–1969
Herbert Naish
1903–1963

Sources (21)

  • Mary J Ford in household of Edwin Ford, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Mary Jane Ford in household of Edwin Ford, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Mary Jane Ford in entry for Edith Mabel , "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 January 1880Bristol Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (6)

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

    Age 22

    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

    1884

    Age 26

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1904 · The Entente Cordiale

    Age 46

    The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).

    Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).

    Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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