Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Esther Rowles. Married 11 October 1680 in Hardwicke, Gloucestershire.
The marriage is given in the parish registers.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sarah Fords (baptized 31 October 1681 in Hardwicke).
Joane Fords (baptized 18 November 1683 in Hardwicke) married William Goode 27 May 1712 in Hardwicke.
Esther Fords (baptized 10 October 1686 in Hardwicke - buried 6 May 1693).
William Fords (baptized 28 January 1688 in Hardwicke).
John Fords (baptized 13 November 1692 in Hardwicke - buried 8 April 1694).
John Fords (baptized 10 March 1694/95 in Hardwicke).
Esther Fords (baptized 7 March 1696/97 in Hardwicke).
Evidence
from the bishop's transcripts to the Hardwicke parish registers:
1680
William Fords and Ester Roules were Maried October the 11th.
1681
Sarah the daughter of William Fords was Baptized October the last
1683
Joane the daughter of William Fords and Ester his wife, was Baptized November 18th
1686
Ester the daughter of William Fords and Ester his Wife was Baptized October 10th
1688
William the Son of Wiliam Fords was Baptized Jan: 28th
1692
John son of William Fords, & Ester his Wife, Bapti. Novem 13th
1693
Ester the Daughter of William Fords was Buryed May 6th
1694
John Son of William Fords was Buryed Apriell 8th
John Son of William Fords, & Ester his wife was Baptized March 10th
1696
Ester the Daughter of William Fords and of Ester his wife was Baptiz March 7th
1705
Hester Fords was Buried Apr: 26th: 1705
Commentary
William was possibly baptized 12 May 1661 in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire (father Thomas Fords).
References
Hardwicke Parish registers, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P161 IN 1/2 (digital images on Ancestry.com accessed 13 February 2015).