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Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« on: Friday 12 August 11 23:33 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I am trying to find out some information and Ancestry hasn't answered my questions.  My great great grandfather was, according to the 1901 census born in 1878 in Rugeley Staffordshire.  His name is John T Ford.  He married his wife, Rose Goring, in 1901 in Hednesford, Staffordshire.  I found a birth certificate from Lichfield saying 1878.

I cannot find any previous censuses, or a more detailed christening report that would be me any indicator of his parents names to continue finding more on this side of the family.  I've been on staffordshire bmd also with no luck.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!  thanks!

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #1 on: Friday 12 August 11 23:38 BST (UK) »


Hi

Welcome to Rootschat.  The best way to find out about John T FORD's parents names is to order his marriage certificate, which will give you his father's name.  It should be easier from then on to trace his line.

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #2 on: Friday 12 August 11 23:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Karenlee,

thanks.  How do I get a marriage certificate?  I live in Canada so hopefully it can be done online or over the phone.

thanks for answering so quickly.

Sarah

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #3 on: Friday 12 August 11 23:55 BST (UK) »

Hey Sarah

Yep it can be done online with a credit card.  Easy.  I do it from Australia all the time. They are generally very reliable and efficient.

www.gro.gov.uk

They have a link to their Certificate Ordering Service that is easy to find and work through.

You need this though...


Marriage Index
March Quarter 1901
Cannock Staffordshire
FORD John Thomas
GORING Rose
Volume 6b Page 583

That should be enough information to get what you need.

Any problems just yell...

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 13 August 11 00:01 BST (UK) »

I have no proof that this is the family you are after, but it might be a good idea to keep this as a "just in case" piece of information.


1891 Census England Staffordshire Burslem
RG12/2161/81/16
122 Furlong Lane

FORD
Henry Head Marr 25 Plumber and Painter Cheshire
Elizabeth Wife Marr 24 Scotland Not Known
John T Son Unmarr 3 Staffordshire Burslem
Henry Son Unmarr 1 Staffordshire Burslem

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 13 August 11 00:20 BST (UK) »
Hi Sarah

The details you will need to apply will be volume and page number as follows

Ford, John Thomas to Rose Goring Married Cannock 1st qtr 1901

Volume 6b  Page 583

This is the listing on FreeBMD

Tony

Just spotted the earlier reply!!
Lynn:- Shelton, Edwards, Looker, Platt, Ames, Bagley, Cadman, Cokes, Edmunds, Seymour, Waldren, Mulloy, Cockin/Cockayne

Tony:- Davies, Murphy, Kidd, Elwell, Pither, Roper, Marshall, Whelan, Lycett, Farley, Turner, Rhodes

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 13 August 11 00:26 BST (UK) »
Just looked at FreeBMD for the birth of John and have found

Ford  John Thomas     Lichfield  6b 471

6b being the volume and 471 the page number and Lichfield being the Diocese covering the area of Cannock Chase, of which Hednesford would be a part, so you may be able to get the Birth Cert from that too

Hope that helps

Tony
Lynn:- Shelton, Edwards, Looker, Platt, Ames, Bagley, Cadman, Cokes, Edmunds, Seymour, Waldren, Mulloy, Cockin/Cockayne

Tony:- Davies, Murphy, Kidd, Elwell, Pither, Roper, Marshall, Whelan, Lycett, Farley, Turner, Rhodes

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 13 August 11 11:31 BST (UK) »
Just to let you know on the 1911 census he says he was born in Hednesford which is where he was living on the 1901 census.

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Re: Looking for Family from Rugeley Staffordshire
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 16 August 11 12:30 BST (UK) »
I have today been to the records office, this is what I found.

John Thomas Ford age 23 Bachelor Miner Littleworth(an area of Cannock/Hednesford) no father or fathers occupation.

Rose Goring age 19 spinster Littleworth.  Father William Goring a Miner.

St Peters Church, Hednesford 12th Feb 1901.  Witnesses Thomas James Craddock and Ann Craddock.


I didn't have time to look and see if I could find a birth.