Ancestors of

Robert Ford
(1879-1948)

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
Jessie Weir Ackland (nee Jenkins)

Robert Colin Ford

Robert Ford

Born: 21 Aug 1879, Wickliffe, VIC, Australia
Marriage: Jessie Weir Ackland (nee Jenkins) in 1921
Died: 8 Dec 1948 at age 69

bullet Another name for Robert was Bob.

bullet General Notes:

Birth regno 26587. Education: Engineering degree, Melbourne University, but he couldn't work as engineer because of severe rheumatoid arthritis. After qualifying, he moved to Hopetoun to work in the general store with his brother James (father of Bruce Colin Ford).

bullet Medical Notes:

Suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis from childhood, which burnt out in his final years.

Robert married Jessie Weir Ackland (nee Jenkins), daughter of Colin Jenkins and Flora Long, in 1921. (Jessie Weir Ackland (nee Jenkins) was born in 1881 and died in 1968 in Newtown, Geelong.)

bullet Marriage Notes:

Marriage regno 528