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
Sources (2)
- Thomas Ford in household of William Ford, "Scotland Census, 1871"
- Thomas Ford, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Parents and Siblings
1837–1895 Male
1838– Female
Siblings (6)
1863– Male
1866–1941 Male
1868– Male
1870–1928 Female
1872– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 5
1884
Age 21
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
Age 33
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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