Robert Ford, b: 1840 - Eccleston, Lancashire

^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}



		^{William Ford}^{b.1796 Prescot, Lanacashire d.}

^Peter Ford^{b.1868 d.1931 Cronton}	^Robert Ford^{b.1840 Eccleston, Lancashire d.}

^Mary Ford^{b.1870 Rainhill, Lancashire d.1938 Widnes Lancashire}		^Sarah^{b.1797 Farnworth, Lancashire d.}

^Annie Ford^{b.1873 Eccleston, Lancashire d.}

^{Elizabeth Ford}^{b.1876 Widnes d.}

^{William Ford}^{b.1878 Eccleston, Lancashire d.}	^Annie Makin^{b.1842 Wavertree d.}

^Robert Ford^{b.1882 Rainhill d.}