Thomas Ford

Male15 November 1863–

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Ford was born on 15 November 1863, in Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, William Ford, was 25 and his mother, Christina Penny Edmonstone, was 25.

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Family Time Line

William Ford
1837–1895
Christina Penny Edmonstone
1838–
Thomas Ford
1863–
Archibald Edmonston Ford
1866–1941
Andrew Penney Ford
1868–
Jane Ford
1870–1928
William Ford
1872–
James Ford
1875–

Sources (2)

  • Thomas Ford in household of William Ford, "Scotland Census, 1871"
  • Thomas Ford, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868

Age 5

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.

1884

Age 21

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.

Age 33

The Glasgow Subway opened on 14 December and is the third-oldest underground metro system in the world. It is one of very few subways that have a running gauge of 4 feet, but its twin circular lines were never expanded.

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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