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The birth and siblings and parents of...
Francis Thomas Ford Bexleyheath London around 1920
He married Joan Blakeman in 1942 Lichfield, Staffordshire
Thank you x

Bexleyheath is a town in south-east London, England, located in the historic county of Kent. Bexleyheath forms part of the London Borough of Bexley.

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From freebmd - Dartford RD covers Bexley -

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Sep 1918 (>99%)
Ford Francis T Eames Dartford 2a 903

or use the GRO site to get full names
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro

FORD, FRANCIS THOMAS EAMES
GRO Reference: 1918 S Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 903

Use freebmd or GRO to check for other possible siblings
https://www.freebmd.org.uk

Copy of Francis' marriage cert. will give his Father's name

If correct birth, then this marriage for parents -
Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1913 (>99%)

Eames Annie M Ford Lewisham 1d 2086
Ford Jesse A Eames Lewisham 1d 2086

1921 census

First name(s) Last name Birth year Birth place Parish Registration district County
Francis Ford 1918 Bexley Heath, Kent, England Bexley Dartford Kent

Francis, Amelia, Annie M and 7 others are on this record

(1 of which is Beatrice born 1920 also Bexley Heath) Beatrice J Q1 Dartford RD

Also -
Geoffrey b 1914 (Geoffrey S birth reg. Q3 1914 Lewisham)
Donald b 1916 (Donald E birth reg. Q1 1916 Lewisham

https://www.findmypast.co.uk - you can look up the 1921 census on find My Past without being a member and pay for the full result (like members have to)

Buy copy of marriage certs to find out if he knew father’s details

How do you know where he was born if you can’t find the birth reg?

Where have you looked?

Baptism

Francis Thomas
Residence 45 Oaklands Rd, Bexley Heath >>>>>>>>>
Last name Ford
County Essex
Baptism year 1918
Country England
Baptism date 05 Sep 1918
Archive Essex Record Office
Father's first name(s) Jesse
Archive ref WF/W83/7 RBp 7
Father's last name Ford
Record set Essex Baptisms
Father's occupation Grocer
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Mother's first name(s) Annie
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Place Walthamstow, St Michael & All Angels
Collections from England, Great Britain

Name: Annie M Ford
Death Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1882
Registration Date: Jul 1943
[Aug 1943]
[Sep 1943]
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration District: Dartford
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 2a
Page: 865



Name: Jesse Alderton Ford
Birth Date: abt 1859
Age: 78
Death Date: abt 1937
Death Place: Bexleyheath
Burial Date: 23 Oct 1937
Burial Place: Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Cemetery: Bexleyheath Cemetery
Grave Number: 1589



So both older parents who possibly had been married before

A siblings

Name: Geoffrey Stanley Ford
Baptism Age: 0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1914
Baptism Date: 9 Aug 1914
Baptism Place: Holy Trinity, Etham, Greenwich
Father:
Jesse Alderton Ford
Mother:
Annie Mary Ford


Name: Geoffrey Stanley Ford
Death Age: 75
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1914
Registration Date: Jan 1990
Registration District: Bexley
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 11
Page: 357

1939 register

Detail Source
Name: Annie M Ford
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widow
Birth Date: 21 Sep 1882
Residence Date: 1939
Address: 12
Residence Place: Bexley, Kent, England
Occupation: Unpaid Domestic Duties
Line Number: 20
Schedule Number: 189
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: Cjfq
Borough: Bexley
Registration district: 43-1
Household Members Age
Annie M Ford 57
John W Ford
30
Geoffrey S Ford
25
Donald E Ford
23
This record is officially closed.
Michael J A Ford
7
Charles F G Weide
23


Michael j a Ford seems to be a grandson mmn Pitt


Parents

Marriages Sep 1931
Ford John W Pitt Dartford 2a 2179
Pitt Beatrice E Ford Dartford 2a 2179


Name: Michael John Alderton-ford
Death Age: 65
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1932
Registration Date: Mar 1998
Registration District: Ashford
Inferred County: Kent
Register Number: B36B
District and Subdistrict: 5581B
Entry Number: 18

ViewLondon, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923

Name: Donald Edward Ford
Baptism Age: 0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1916
Baptism Date: 19 Mar 1916
Baptism Place: Holy Trinity, Etham, Greenwich
Father:
Jesse Alderton Ford occ grocer
Mother:
Annie Mary Ford


Name: Donald Edward Ford
Death Age: 88
Birth Date: 27 Jan 1916
Registration Date: Apr 2004
Registration District: Southend On Sea
Inferred County: Essex
Register Number: C16C
District and Subdistrict: 475/1C
Entry Number: 94

Joan in 1939.

1939 Register
26a Bird Street, Lichfield, Lichfield M.B., Staffordshire, England
1939 register badge

Household members (9 people)
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
William H Blakeman 16 Mar 1892 Male Sergeants Mess Caterer Married 76 1
Dorothy M Blakeman 28 Jun 1895 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 76 2
Joan D Ford (Blakeman) 08 May 1921 Female Booksellers Assistant Single 76 3
Stanley J Blakeman 21 Jan 1924 Male At School Single 76 4
Richard H Blakeman 22 Mar 1925 Male Grocer's Assistant Single 76 5
William J Blakeman 04 Jun 1927 Male At School Single 76 6

Birth
FORD, BEATRICE JESSIE SAMES
GRO Reference: 1920 M Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 1482

Death
FORD, BEATRICE JESSIE 1
GRO Reference: 1922 M Quarter in DARTFORD Volume 02A Page 916

1911 Census For England & Wales
7 Broadway Bexleyheath, Bexley, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Jesse A Ford - Widower Male 50 1861 Grocer London Stepny
Louise Howard - Widow Female 52 1859 Housekeeper Rochester Kent

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
11, Wilson Street, St Anne Limehouse, Stepney, London & Middlesex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Ford Head Married Male 24 1837 Traveller tobacco pipe maker Stepney, Middlesex, England
Laura Ford Wife Married Female 28 1833 - Stepney, Middlesex, England
Jesse Alderson Ford Son - Male 0 1861 - Stepney, Middlesex, England
Mary Ann Hammer Boarder Unmarried Female 29 1832 Teacher pianoforte Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Laura Ford Wife Married Female 28 1833 - Stepney, Middlesex, England
Jesse Alderson Ford Son - Male 0 1861 - Stepney, Middlesex, England

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1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Alfred Place, Bexley, Dartford, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Ford Head - Male 33 1838 - Middlesex, England
Laura Ford Wife - Female 37 1834 - Middlesex, England
Jesse A Ford Son - Male 10 1861 - Middlesex, England
Alice L Ford Daughter - Female 8 1863 - Middlesex, England
Thomas J Ford Son - Male 6 1865 - Middlesex, England
William E Ford Son - Male 3 1868 - Kent, England
Sarah A Story Servant - Female 21 1850 - France

Father Thomas a Baker, born Mile End

Son William b Bexley Heath, other children b Stepney

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1879 (>99%)
EARTHY Charles Reuben Wandsworth 1d 669 <<<<<<
Ford Alice Laura Wandsworth 1d 669 <<<<<<<<
Gordon Adelaide Elizabeth Wandsworth 1d 669
Short William Wandsworth 1d 669

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
FORD, JESSE ALDERTON ALDERTON
GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in STEPNEY Volume 01C Page 508

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Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1860 (>99%)
Alderton Laura W. Ham 4a 35 <<<<<,
Ford Thomas W Ham 4a 35 <<<<<<
Richardson Benjamin W.Ham 4a 35
Simes Emma W Ham 4a 35

Jessie Ford in 1891

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Devonshire House, Alfred Place, Bexley, Dartford, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Jessie Ford Head Single Male 29 1862 Grocer Stepney, London, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Bomber Servant Single Female 53 1838 Housekeeper Nottinghamshire, England

This record shows Jesse as Single, the 1911 as Widowed

Wow you are all so amazing!!! i can't thank you enough!!!
Thank you all xxx

Same address as 1911 - (original does look like James) - again Single

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
7, Broadway, Bexleyheath, Bexley, Dartford, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Ford Head Single Male 40 1861 Grocer Stepney, Middlesex, England
Mary Brown Servant Single Female 50 1851 Housekeeper (domestic) Appledore, Kent, England

1881 - despite Jessie being recorded as Daughter. House duties appears to have been crossed out.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Lord Hill, Crayford, Dartford, Kent, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Thomas Ford Head Married Male 44 1837 Tobacco pipe manufacturer Stepney, Middlesex, England
Laura Ford Wife Married Female 47 1834 - Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
Jessie Ford Daughter Single Female 20 1861 House duties Stepney, Middlesex, England
Thomas Ford Son Single Male 16 1865 (no occ) Bexley Heath, Kent, England
William Ford Son Single Male 13 1868 Scholar Bexley Heath, Kent, England
Sydney Ford Son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Bexley Heath, Kent, England
Nelly Kettle Visitor Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Cheshire, England
Loisa Kettle Visitor Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Cheshire, England
Jane Moire Servant Single Female 35 1846 General servt Poplar, Middlesex, England

Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935
Essex, England

First name(s) Thomas
Last name Ford
Marital status B
Residence Woodford
Marriage year 1860
Marriage date 18 Jan 1860
Place Woodford
Spouse's first name(s) Laura
Spouse's last name Alderton
Spouse's marital status S
Spouse's residence Woodford
Father's first name(s) Jesse
Father's last name Ford
Father's occupation Tobaces Pipe Maker
Spouse's father's first name(s) James
Spouse's father's last name Alderton -
Spouses Father's occupation Farmer
County Essex
Country England
Archive Essex Record Office
Archive reference D/P 167/1/19
Event type Marriages
Page number 99
Record set Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
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