William Claydon Ford	Gertrude Blencowe [4380]
1888-1957	1888-19nn
Father Nm: Charles Ford 1865–1937 BIRTH ABT 1865 • Deddington, Oxfordshire, England DEATH JUL 1937 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England	Father Nm: Henry Blencowe RIN1691 1862–1943 BIRTH 23 JAN 1862 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England DEATH MAR 1943 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Mother Nm: Ellen Churchill1868–1951 BIRTH ABT 1868 • Deddington, Oxfordshire, England DEATH JAN 1951 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England	Mother Nm: Hannah Clutterbuck 1864–1922 BIRTH ABT. 1864 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England DEATH SEP 1922 • Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
K comments:	K comments:
Spouse comments: Gertrude Blencowe	Spouse comments: William Claydon Ford
Children.	Children.
Born 4 MAR 1888 • Deddington, Oxfordshire	Born 15 DEC 1891 • Broughton, Oxfordshire
1901 Census Adderbury Charles Ford 36 Ellen Ford 33 William Ford 12 Harry Ford 10 Charles Ford 7 Cyril Ford 7 Frederick Ford 5 Frederick Ford 2 William Fisher 22	1901 Census 20 Boxhedge Square Banbury Henry Blencowe 39 Hannah Blencowe 37 Annie Blencowe 17 William Blencowe 15 Nellie Blencowe 12 Gertie Blencowe 9 John Blencowe 7 Albert Blencowe 6 Bertha Blencowe 4

 

WW1

1914-1918

During this period both Getrude and William likely met when both workers at the Banbury Shell Filling Plant. This was not an unusual event as this WW1 photo of Munitions couple attests.

There is a You Tube video made about the Filling works gives a good insight to the Factory go to You Tube search for Banbury Filling Factory

Sources

1. 1. Ancestry  and BFA database
   2. Historical England description of the history of Banbury Filling factory
   3. BBC The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow

After the War

1939 Census

20 Boxhedge Square Banbury
William C Ford 50 Sweeper in Aluminum Factory
Gertrude Ford 48 Housewife
This record is officially closed. likely child
Henry Blencowe 77 Father of Gertrude

Death William c Ford  1957

13 Oct 1957 Banbury

Death 1976 Gertie Ford (Blencowe)

July quarter, Age 85 died in Banbury

Gallery

There are service records in the National archives for this person they can be viewed and download from their website https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

Munitions workers at the Banbury filling Factory