My great grandfather John FORD was born 9 May 1847 in Stratford, Essex, England. He could not be found in the 1851 census. In 1861 Census he is living with his parents John & Jane Ford in Bromley. In 1871 John TURNER a 23 year old boarder living in Teddington with an occupation as a plasterer and a birthplace of Stratford, Essex. On the 24 July 1872 John FORD marries Mary Selina Smith. His occupation on the marriage certificate was a plasterer. In the 1881 Census he is listed as John TURNER, aged 33, a plasterer born in Stratford. His children were all born with the surname FORD but are listed in 1881 as TURNERs.
John FORD died in August 1881 died ; Occupation Plasterer. His wife Mary Selina and his children kept the surname TURNER. The family has always been mystified abut the name change. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
John FORD died in August 1881 died ; Occupation Plasterer. His wife Mary Selina and his children kept the surname TURNER. The family has always been mystified abut the name change. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
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