Henry Ford



S. of John Ford & Mary Ann

Henry Ford
Born 23.8.1835 at Horsmonden, Kent, England
Bap. 14th Feb. 1836 at St. Margaret's, Horsmonden, Kent
Occ. Corporal (2nd Dragoon Guards)/Ag Lab/Farm Labourer
Marr. Frances Hopkins 13.9.1869 at Register Office, Canterbury, Kent
Died in 1891 at Redhill St John, Reigate, Surrey


Children

Charles Henry
Alfred Henry
Emily Frances


NOTE

Alfred probably died aged 4 in 1882 at Reigate, Surrey as he's not present in the 1891 census.

Henry was living at the Dragoon Guards Barracks at the time of his marriage.

1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry) is the senior Cavalry regiment of the Line. The regiment's origins go back to 1685 when The 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards and The Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) were both formed by James II. These two regiments amalgamated in 1959 to form 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.

The regiment is recruited mainly from Wales, Herefordshire and Shropshire, although it has soldiers from all parts of the country, many having family connections. Its home headquarters is in Maindy Barracks, Cardiff.

The anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, in which the King's Dragoon Guards fought, is the regiment's main battle honour. On the evening after the battle in 1815, the remaining officers and senior NCOs were so few in number that they shared their evening meal. Every year since 1815 this tradition has been maintained on the anniversary of the battle.

1871 census records Frances & Charles (no Henry) at Colchester Cavalry Barracks, St Giles Holy Trinity and St Botolph, Colchester, Essex.

1881 census of Fullers Wood, Nutfield, Surrey
Henry FORD Head M Male 46 Horsmonden, Kent, England Ag Lab Francis FORD Wife M Female 47 Elmsted, Kent, England Charles A. FORD Son Male 11 Canterbury, Kent, England Scholar Alfred H. FORD Son Male 3 Bletchingley, Surrey, England

1891 census records Henry, Frances & Emily at Philanthropic Societys Farm School, Redhill St John, Surrey.

The Philanthropic Society was formed in 1788 to aid the reformation of boys who had been engaged in criminal activities. In 1792 it transferred to Southwark and in 1849 to a farm school of 133 acres, later expanded to 350 acres, at Redhill where boys lived in five houses named Gladstone's, Gurney's (founder Samuel Gurney), Garston's, Waterlands, Queen's and Prince's.

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