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Month: May 2020

Posted on 31 May 20207 Jan 2021 by genealogyjude · 6 Comments

The Tale of the Mathematical Instrument Maker – Part 2

In Part 1, we discovered more about William Ford's life as a mathematical instrument maker in Wapping, London, but in this story, we will be finding out about events in the early 1860s that challenged his comfortable existence. When the 1861 census was taken, he was living in the family home at 20 Lower Gun…

Posted on 16 May 20207 Jan 2021 by genealogyjude · 5 Comments

The Tale of the Mathematical Instrument Maker – Part 1

I’ve always been fascinated with William Ford, ever since I first saw his name in the records. For a start, he was a mathematical instrument maker, an occupation I’d never come across before. It's amazing to think that he made all these sophisticated, state of the art, precision instruments in his own workshop. He must…

Posted on 2 May 202016 Sep 2020 by genealogyjude · 8 Comments

This Remarkable Bevy of Old Age

Image courtesy of http://www.ccan.co.uk Meet the venerable but charming inhabitants of Stockley, near Calne, Wiltshire. Mrs Susannah Summers, aged 90 plus, who was taught how to milk as a child and "was never better than when among the smell of the cows". Mr Henry Trembling, aged 82, who had an ambition to fly: "I should…

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