Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Ford was born on 10 April 1774, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Ford, was 50 and her mother, Frances Wise, was 40. She died in 1782, at the age of 8, and was buried in Ingestre, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Sarah Ford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Ford, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
- Sarah Forde, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
Parents and Siblings
1723–1792 Male
1733–1789 Female
Siblings (8)
1752– Female
1754– Male
1756– Female
1758– Male
1760– Female
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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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