Noreen Ford 1907–1985

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. ... »

Novelist describes her work

Novelist describes her work

After hearing the report on the annual conference given by Mrs Ball (president), members of the Soroptomist Club of Walsall listened to an interesting and amusing talk given by Mrs. J. L. C. Dilcock on her work as a writer. Mrs Dilcock, whose work is published under the pseudonyms of Jill Christian and Norrie Ford, has 24 novels, innumerable short stories and serials to her credit. She stressed th... »

‘Teas Provided’ by Norrey Ford [Housewife magazine, Aug 1946]

‘Teas Provided’ by Norrey Ford [Housewife magazine, Aug 1946]

Norrey Ford discovers Britain in the pleasantest way Like Napoleon’s army, my memory marches on its stomach. A sniff of baking day, and I am miles away in time and space, and itching to rummage out two scuffed pairs of walking shoes. Towards four o’clock one of us would say ‘Isn’t it about tea-time?’ and we’d look out for one of those boards, home-painted in str... »

‘A Ticket In Steam’ by Norrey Ford

‘A Ticket In Steam’ by Norrey Ford

Robert Ford of Hull, born 1866 and eight years old, nursed an overriding ambition. Steam. His father, another Robert, sailing his own brig coastwise out of the Humber, argued that steam was a passing fad. “Stands to reason, son. Who’d charter a vessel half full of mucky coal before a ton of cargo can be put aboard? The cost of coal alone would send freight charges sky high. Owners will... »

French Convent School, Park Grove, Hull

French Convent School, Park Grove, Hull

The French Convent of the Canonesses Regular of St. Augustine was built around 1914 and demolished in 1975. The roadside walls and gate still exist on Park Grove and a book about the school was published in 1991 by Irene Megginson. Noreen Ford went to school here. »

Grandchildren of Robert and Sarah Ford

Grandchildren of Robert and Sarah Ford

Robert Ford and Sarah Ann Aspinall had 37 grandchildren: Ernest Shutwell Holmes (1878-1955), chemist. William Robert Ford (1878-1944), railway clerk. Seymour Augustus Ford (1879-1968), fish buyer. Served in Yorkshire Regiment. Beatrice Elizabeth Ford (1880-1957) Ethel Emily Holmes (1881-), dressmaker Walter Thomas Holmes (1882-1883) Robert Ford Holmes (1884-1962), marine engineer Harold Holmes (18... »