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| Francis FOORD (1818 - 1899) |
| Wheelwright, undertaker |
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| 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 |
| 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) |