Descendants of Robert and Sarah Ford

Picturesque Hull wedding, 1926 July 21, Hull Daily Mail

Picturesque Hull wedding, 1926 July 21, Hull Daily Mail

DR A. M. SEGERDAL AND MISS VERA FORD St. Jude’s Church, Spring-bank, was the scene of a pretty wedding this afternoon, when the marriage of Dr Alexander McMonagle Segerdal, of Leicester, son of Mr and Mrs Segerdal, of Belfast, and Miss Vera Ford, daughter of Captain and Mrs R. Ford, of Sunny Bank, Hull, was solemnised by the Rev. A. Lea, M.A., of Leicester, assisted by the Vicar, the Rev A. ... »

Discovery of George Stephenson Hepton’s war medals

Discovery of George Stephenson Hepton’s war medals

I was very excited to hear from my 2nd cousin, Ken Ford, this week that he had found photographs of George Stephenson Hepton‘s war medals. Firstly at Tennant’s Auctioneers, where they’d been sold for £300, and then at The Medal Centre, where they’re on sale for £435. I hope that we can contact one of George’s descendants to see if they can be brought back into the fam... »

George Stephenson Hepton O.B.E. 1899–1996

George Stephenson Hepton O.B.E. 1899–1996

George Stephenson Hepton OBE was the son of Ernest Stanley Hepton and Kate Elizabeth Ford. He was born in 1899. He was the recipient of three medals for his service in both World War One and World War Two. He received the 2nd type Military OBE for his WWI service, and the 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star and 1939-45 War Medal for his service in WWIl. The WWI medals showed that he was 55025 Private GS H... »

A West Hull Wedding, 1914 Dec 29, Hull Daily Mail

A West Hull Wedding, 1914 Dec 29, Hull Daily Mail

A quiet wedding was solemnised at the Hessle-road Congregational Church yesterday afternoon, the parties being Mr Walter Ford, eldest son of Captain and Mrs Ford, and Dorothy Capes, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Capes. The bridegroom’s father is at present interned in Hamburg, having been there since the commencement of the war. The bride’s father is a well-known fish merchant. The ... »

Re-visiting Gallipoli, 1934 April 24, Hull Daily Mail

Re-visiting Gallipoli, 1934 April 24, Hull Daily Mail

Organised by the Royal Naval Division Association, a party of survivors of the Gallipoli campaign and their friends, left on the Duchess of Richmond last Friday for a cruise to the scene of those disastrous operations. I learn that among the passenger list there are several local names, among them being Captain and Mrs R. Ford. Captain Ford is an elder brother of Hull Trinity House, and a member o... »

The man in the boat, 1922 Oct 6, Hull Daily Mail

The man in the boat, 1922 Oct 6, Hull Daily Mail

SIR,—Having spent a weekend in Belgium, I have just arrived home. I went out in the N.E.R. Wilson liner s.s. Hull, Capt. Ford, who is one of our most experienced continental traders, and a navigator you feel safe to take a sea trip with. During our passage back to Hull, Captain W. Ford told me that he and all his crew were made prisoners of war along with the ship, and he and the crew spent four y... »

Mr E. S. Hepton—Funeral of Hull Marine Surveyor, 1942 August 1, Hull Daily Mail

Mr E. S. Hepton—Funeral of Hull Marine Surveyor, 1942 August 1, Hull Daily Mail

The funeral took place yesterday of Mr Ernest Stanley Hepton, head of the firm of W. Townhill and Hepton, consulting and marine surveyors, of Hull. Mr Hepton, who was 68 years of age, resided at “Red Gables,” Beverley-road, Anlaby. He was a member of the Wilberforce Masonic Lodge and was well known on the Hull Fish Dock. His youngest son, Eric, was killed on active service in the Middl... »

Eva Beecroft on Hull’s Treasures, 1950 May 18, Hull Daily Mail

Eva Beecroft on Hull’s Treasures, 1950 May 18, Hull Daily Mail

IT IS SOMETIMES SAID that if you want to know about any places or things of interest in a city then you must ask a stranger. But this is definitely not the case as far as Coun. Mrs Eva Beecroft is concerned, as members of Hull Women’s Luncheon Club discovered yesterday when she spoke to them about Hull’s treasures. She took them on such a vivid imaginary tour of Wilberforce House, Trin... »

Notabilities at Hull Trinity House, 1935 September 7, Hull Daily Mail

Notabilities at Hull Trinity House, 1935 September 7, Hull Daily Mail

THE WARDENS, BRETHREN AND OFFICERS of the Corporation of the Trinity House of Kingston-Upon-Hull, 1935.—Left to right (back row): Captain Z. C. Pearson, Captain H. Montgomery, Captain R. L. Biggins, Captain S. R. M. Tyrer, Captain C. Barron. Middle row: Mr P. J. Walkington (warden’s clerk), Captain J.T. Cawthorn, Captain R. Ford, Captain G. E. Wood, Captain R. E. Tether, Captain W. A. Morris... »

Ethel Emily Holmes 1881-

Ethel Emily Holmes 1881-

Ethel Emily Holmes was born in Hull in 1881, the daughter of John Shutwell Holmes and Emily Ford. Aged 20, on 9 November 1901, she married Ernest Chilver, a joiner, at Hull Register Office. They lived at Cecil St, 9 Ash St and then at 13 Arthur St. In November 1902 they moved to the village of Ellerby and had two children, Florence on 2 July 1902, and Ernest on 19 July 1904. Ernest died aged just ... »

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