Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Ford was born about 1689, in Hopton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Ford, was 22 and his mother, Mrs. Ford, was 21. He married Elizabeth Lycett on 13 February 1710, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He died in October 1728, in Hopton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 40, and was buried in Ingestre, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Thomam Ford, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thomas Ford, Record of Burial on 28 Oct 1728 in Ingrestre Parish Graveyard, Staffordshire, England
- Thomas Ford in entry for William, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
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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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THOMAS & ELIZABETH (LYCETT) FORD, BIOGRAPHICAL ITEMS
(1) DIFFICULTY IN LOCATING BAPTISM (CHRISTENING) AND ANCESTRAL RECORDS FOR THOMAS FORD: The baptism (christening) record for this Thomas Ford has not yet benn located. Hopton, Staffordshire, En …
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