Fords of Katandra

Victoria Australia

William Henry FORD  
1852-1933
Married  Janet DONALDSON & Bertha LUTTGENS
2nd child of Thomas FORD & Eliza Ann BATE
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Photo below

William Henry Ford's first Ford car at Lilybank Katandra

 

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WILLIAM & JANET FORD
 HAD 10 CHILDREN

Florence Laura 1874-1932
William Herbert 1875-1960
Blanch Lillian 1877-1877
Alexander Henry 1878-1952
Walter Leslie  1880-1951
Garnet Worsley Archibald 1882-1960
Ernest Charles Henry 1884-1893
Lionel David 1886-1887
Lemuel Victor 1888-1894
Violet Vera Olive 1891-1986

"The ARGUS"
(Melbourne, Vic) Tuesday 5 December 1922

DOOKIE- A fire started in a grass paddock on the property of Mr W.H. Ford, at Katandra, through lightning during a passing thunderstorm. Fortunately the fire was got under through being dirverted to a paddock of fallowed ground. Only a few acres of grass was burnt.
NAME William Henry FORD 
FATHER Thomas FORD 
MOTHER Eliza Ann FORD (nee BATE)
BIRTH DATE 5 October 1852
BIRTH PLACE Adswood, Cheadle Mosley, Chester, England
SIBLINGS         Thomas John   1849-1928
Eliza Ann 1855-1921
Frederick Arthur 1857-1857 
Frederick Arthur 1859-1947
Francis Alfred 1862-1911
Florence Henrietta 1865-1936
Arthur Edward 1869-1942
Lavinia Maria 1871-1951
Joseph Herbert 1873-1948
EDUCATION Avenel, Victoria, Australia
OCCUPATION Farmer
SPOUSE Janet RYNN (nee DONALDSON)
MARRIAGE DATE 28 June 1881
MARRIAGE PLACE Fitzroy, Victoria Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
SPOUSE Bertha LUTTGENS (nee HENRY)
MARRIAGE DATE 00 Month 1929/30
MARRIAGE PLACE Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia
DEATH DATE 31 January 1933
DEATH PLACE Mordiallic, Victoria, Australia
BURIAL DATE 2 February 1933
BURIAL PLACE Katandra Cemetery, 
Section, C of E, R2 G32,
Katandra, Victoria, Australia.
CAUSE OF DEATH Senile Arteriosclersis,
Cerabral Haemorrhage,
Heart Failure.
KNOWN RESIDENCES Avenel, Victoria yyyy-yyyy
"Lily Bank" Katandra, Victoria 1870's - 1933
81 Barkly Street,
Mordiallic, Vic
1929-1933

Photo to the right
Lilybank Katandra

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Family Memories

After Janet's death in 1928, William married again in about 1929/1930 to Bertha LUTTGENS (nee HENRY), aged 52 years at Mordialloc. (Bertha's husband had died in a boating accident in 1923).

In the 1931 Voters List, William is still noted as living at Katandra as a farmer and Bertha is living at 81 Barkly Street Mordialloc, Victoria, presumably with her youngest two children.

Obituary:

FORD.
The death has occurred at the age of 80 years of Mr William Henry Ford one of the oldest pioneers of Katandra.  Mr Ford came to Australia with his parents from Wales 75 years ago, and settled in Avenel.  At the age of about 31 he took up 1,800 acres of land at Katandra and after clearing it of most of the heavy timber with which it was then covered, went in for wheat and sheep.  He married Miss Donaldson of Mansfield and they brought up a family of 4 sons and 2 daughters.  Mrs Ford died some years ago and the late Mr Ford married Miss Mudgen of Mordialloc.  He was well known in Katandra district as a man who took an active interest in affairs affecting the well fair of the community and was for many years a councillor of Tungamah Shire  The funeral took place at Katandra Cemetery on Thursday afternoon in the presents of a great many relatives and friends.

FORD.

On the 31st January (suddenly) at Mordialloc William Henry (late of Shepparton). Dearly beloved husband of Bertha FORD and loving stepfather of Frank, Edith (Mrs Bryon) Dorothy (Mrs Marshall) Bertha (Mrs Cary) Lorna Joyce and Val.  Aged 80 years.

FORD.

On the 31st January at his residence "Safrano" Barkley St Mordialloc William Henry beloved husband of Bertha and loving father of Florence (Mrs Doney) dec. William, Aged 80 years.  Late of "Lillybank" Katandra.

FORD.

Friends of the late W H Ford "Safrano" Barkley Street Mordialloc are respectfully invited to follow his remains to the place of internment the Katandra Cemetery.  The funeral with leave the residence of his son (Mr Garnet Ford) Katamatite via Shepparton this day Thursday 2nd February at 1 o'clock.

WD Rose and Son
Undertaker
Charm Road
Cheltenham.  tel. Ch 42.

 

 

 

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Many interestering  newspaper articles have been found,
Like this one, from the

"Euroa Advertiser" 11th May 1917
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/70376152

References:
Birth Certificate No# 239
Marriage Certificate No# 2925/249
Death Certificate No# 936