| Husband: Samuel FORD | |||
| Born: | ABOUT 1788 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 1836 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Father: | |||
| Mother: | |||
| Spouses: | Margaret WRIGHT | ||
| Wife: Margaret WRIGHT | |||
| Born: | 3 May 1792 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Father: | |||
| Mother: | |||
| Spouses: | Samuel FORD | ||
| CHILDREN | |||
| Name: | Janet FORD | ||
| Born: | 13 Oct 1816 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Mary FORD | ||
| Born: | 17 Jul 1818 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Robert FORD | ||
| Born: | 3 Apr 1820 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Margaret FORD | ||
| Born: | 22 Jul 1822 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Peter FORD | ||
| Born: | 1824 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | William FORD | ||
| Born: | 31 May 1826 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | Susanna_(Susannah?) FORD [4] | ||
| Born: | 22 Jun 1828 | at: | Largs,,Ayrshire,Scotland |
| Married: | 1846 | at: | |
| Died: | 24 Aug 1910 | at: | Smithfield,,South Australia,Australia |
| Spouses: | James PURDIE | ||
| Name: | John FORD | ||
| Born: | 16 May 1830 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ,,,Australia | |
| Spouses: | Mary Ann HYDE | ||
| Name: | Samuel FORD | ||
| Born: | 24 Aug 1832 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
| Name: | James FORD | ||
| Born: | 27 Dec 1834 | at: | Millport,Cumbrae,Buteshire,Scotland |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | |||
[4]
GEN: FORD HISTORY:
GEN: Related to Henry Ford in some way based on family letters and postcards.
GEN: About 1867, Susanna's brother, John FORD arrived in Victoria and came to South Australia where he spent his time farming or
GEN: hotel keeping between One Tree Hill, Fords and the far north. John married Mary Ann Hyde, daughter of John Hyde, after whom
GEN: Hyde Park in Adelaide is named.
GEN: Both Susanna and her brother John were related to Henry Ford, the inventor of the model T ford motor car. They must have
GEN: corresponded at some time, because James Purdie named later properties 'Fairview Farm' at Melrose and 'Fairview Park Farm' at
GEN: Booleroo, while in the U.S. Henry Ford named his home 'Fairview' and cars Fairlane and Fairmont.
DEATH: SUSANNA PURDIE died at Smithfield in 1910 at 82 and was buried at One Tree Hill on land donated by James for a cemetery.
DEATH: By all accounts she was quite a character as there was an article about her in the local paper.
DEATH: "Death of Smithfield's oldest resident" - 28 August 1910
DEATH: Susanna Purdie died on Wednesday last at her residence at Smithfield at the age of 82 years. She was sitting in a chair
DEATH: conversing with visitors until 6.00 p.m. on the day of her death. A neighbour called to make her tea about 7.00 p.m. and
DEATH: found her dead in a chair, death having been due to heart failure.
DEATH: Mrs. Purdie has been a resident of Smithfield for 29 years, and prior to her death earned her living by nursing and sewing.
DEATH: She had been in
DEATH: receipt of an old age pension and when the first payment of 14 pounds was made, she banked 10 pounds for her funeral expenses
DEATH: or any other
DEATH: contingency. With the balance she purchased an easy chair and necessities of life.
DEATH: She was much respected by the residents of Smithfield. Mrs.
DEATH: Purdie was born near Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1849. Her husband predeceased her by 17 years. She
DEATH: left 2 sons and 3 daughters. John G. Purdie of Bute, Mr. James Purdie of One Tree Hill, Mrs.J. Grigg of South Broken Hill,
DEATH: Mrs. A.W. Morrison of Anama and Mrs. W. Hagan of Davington. She also left 41 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
DEATH: The train ran through her property and she used to open the gates for it to pass through. When the train driver found the gates
DEATH: closed they investigated and found her dead.