Francis FOORD (1818

Francis FOORD (1818 - 1899)

Wheelwright, undertaker

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Henry FOORD (1848 - 1915) Charles FOORD (1850 - 1923) Francis B FOORD (1853 - 1928) Rhoda Naomi FOORD (1856 - 1924) Harriet Elizabeth FOORD (1859 - 1928) Edward FOORD (1861 - 1915) William Henry Hunnisett FOORD (1864 - 1937) Percy FOORD (1867 - 1867) Arthur Herbert FOORD (1868 - 1942) Amelia Ethel FOORD (1870 - 1942) Eva Mary Beatrice FOORD (1872 - 1950) Clarence Percy Anderson FOORD (1877 - 1948)	Francis FOORD (1818 - 1899) + Martha ANDERSON (1831 - 1907)

b. 31 Dec 1818 at Canterbury, Kent, England

m. 24 Jul 1847 Martha ANDERSON (1831 - 1907) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

d. 31 Dec 1899 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 81

Children (12):

Henry FOORD (1848 - 1915)

Charles FOORD (1850 - 1923)

Francis B FOORD (1853 - 1928)

Rhoda Naomi FOORD (1856 - 1924)

Harriet Elizabeth FOORD (1859 - 1928)

Edward FOORD (1861 - 1915)

William Henry Hunnisett FOORD (1864 - 1937)

Percy FOORD (1867 - 1867)

Arthur Herbert FOORD (1868 - 1942)

Amelia Ethel FOORD (1870 - 1942)

Eva Mary Beatrice FOORD (1872 - 1950)

Clarence Percy Anderson FOORD (1877 - 1948)

Grandchildren (14):

Amy Lillian Jane FOORD (1878 - 1961), Walter Francis Cecil FOORD (1880 - 1949), Clara Mabel FOORD (1881 - 1959), Martha Caroline FOORD (1883 - 1954), Gipsey Beatrice FOORD (1889 - 1965), Ethel Isabel FOORD (1890 - 1938), Harry Douglas FOORD (1893 - 1952), Elsie May FOORD (1895 - 1947), Daisy Beatrice FOORD (1898 - 1975), Nellie Frances FOORD (1901 - 1982), Amy Martha FOORD (1903 - 2001), Francis William FOORD (1906 - 1953), Ivy Mayfield FOORD (1908 - 1999), Phyllis Edna WEBB (1902 - 1971)

Events in Francis FOORD (1818 - 1899)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
31 Dec 1818		Francis FOORD was born	Canterbury, Kent, England
24 Jul 1847	28	Married Martha ANDERSON (aged 16)	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
05 Feb 1848	29	Birth of son Henry FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
03 May 1850	31	Birth of son Charles FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1853	35	Birth of son Francis B FOORD	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		73
1856	38	Birth of daughter Rhoda Naomi FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
24 Feb 1859	40	Birth of daughter Harriet Elizabeth FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1861	43	Birth of son Edward FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1864	46	Birth of son William Henry Hunnisett FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1867	49	Birth of son Percy FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1867	49	Death of son Percy FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1868	50	Birth of son Arthur Herbert FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
1870	52	Birth of daughter Amelia Ethel FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1872	54	Birth of daughter Eva Mary Beatrice FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
1877	59	Birth of son Clarence Percy Anderson FOORD	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia		73
31 Dec 1899	81	Francis FOORD died	Tumut, New South Wales, Australia

Source References:

73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004

- Reference = 40, 54 (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Francis Foord arrived in Sydney in 1839 and came to Tumut in 1843. His first employment was with Henry Bingham, the Commissioner for Crown Lands.

In 1847, with Francis Anderson and a man named Moon, they built the first bridge over the Tumut River, just above the present racecourse. Other men employed on the job were Henry Rockley, Charles Lee and William Ward. There was a toll charge - £1 for teams and 1/- for pedestrians and single animals. A nearby crossing was used when the river was low.

In 1847 Francis Foord married Francis Anderson's daughter Martha Anderson. Shortly afterwards, in association with Moon, he built a flourmill driven by waterpower on the Gilmore Creek. Their sons were;
>Henry Foord,
>Charles Foord,
>Francis Foord,
>Edward Foord,
>William Henry Foord,
>Arthur Foord,
>Percy Foord.
and four daughters;
>Miss Foord (married W. Tinnies),
>Miss Foord (married a Mr. Groves),
>Miss Foord (married J. Webb),
>Eva Foord (married Charles Pember).

When the first township was moved from the river flat at Mill Angle, Francis Foord was one of the first to purchase town allotments at the first auction sale of Crown Lands at Tumut in 1849. Until 1890 he camed on the business of a wheelwright and undertaker.

Francis Foord died at Tumut on 31 December 1899aged 81 years. His wife died on 17 May 1887 aged 67 years.

- Reference = 40 (Marriage)

This public tree has about 60,100 people. Every person in the tree is related by birth or marriage to at least one other person in the tree - no strays. The people in the tree come mainly from four projects.

My family tree. The original project begun about 1998. ID numbers less than about 6,000
Canberra and Queanbeyan Pioneers. The next 30,000 begun about 2004. Sourced almost entirely from HAGSOC's excellent 'Biographical Register of Canberra and Queanbeyan'. The project began when I decided to add siblings, spouses and parents for a relation with an entry in the Register. 12 years work.
Wagga Pioneers. I moved to Wagga and thought I would extend the Queanbeyan project by adding people from Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society's 'Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District'. About 10,300 people added over about a year.
Tumut Valley Pioneers. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, I decided to extend the above projects by adding pioneers of the Tumut Valley. Initial sources were Snowden's 'Pioneers of the Tumut Valley' and 'Relict of ... Lives of Pioneering Women of Tumut and District'. Excellent references published by Tumut Family History Group. I've also added material from newspapers of the time - especially, death records, obituaries and weddings from 'Tumut and Adelong Times'. This project is in its early stage and might take a few years. I plan to extend to the upper Monaro (Adaminaby, Kiandra, Cooma, Jindabyne).

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