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Selby Avon Ford

Selby Avon Ford[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1900 - 1963  (62 years)

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  • Name Selby Avon Ford 
    Birth 19 Dec 1900  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Achievement
    • He constructed the first crystal wireless receiver in Beverley
    Education /Qualification 17 Nov 1915  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • completed Beverely Primary School
    Occupation 1925  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1925 
    Achievement 1929 
    • He built the "Silver Centenary" biplane with friend Tom Shackles
    Education /Qualification 10 Jul 1930  Perth, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Internal Combustion Engine Driver's Certificate of Competency
    Occupation He held the screening rights to the Beverley Picture Shows 
    Residence 1931 
    Occupation 6 Oct 1933 
    mechanical and electrical engineer 
    Occupation 1936  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1936 
    Occupation 1937  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1937 
    Occupation 1943  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1943 
    Occupation 16 Aug 1948  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Electrical Contractor's Licence renewal 
    Occupation 1949  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1949 
    Occupation 1954  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1954 
    Occupation 1958  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    electrician 
    Residence 1958 
    _AMTID 132543183829:1030:194851487 
    _FSFTID MGDK-CPS 
    _UID 5868FF923138729F838CEDECC000022095ED 
    Burial Jul 1963  Beverley Anglican Cemetery, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Jul 1963  Popanyinning, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: road accident on Pingley-Narrogin Rd 
    Person ID I75663  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2018 

    Father Ernest Albert Ford,   b. 27 Dec 1872, Kapunda, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1959, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Margaret Edwards,   b. 7 May 1873, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1958, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1898  Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Margaret Ford (born Edwards)
    Family ID F23939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rita May Sewell,   b. 16 Aug 1904, Pingelly, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1998, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage 1933  Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Spouse: Rita May Ford (born Sewell)
    Children 
     1. Jeanette Ford
     2. Irene Ford
     3. Graham Hyde Ford,   b. 17 Apr 1934, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1997, Meekatharra, Western Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     4. Living
    Family ID F23940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Dec 1900 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation /Qualification - 17 Nov 1915 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1925 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation /Qualification - 10 Jul 1930 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1933 - Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1936 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1937 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1943 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Electrical Contractor's Licence renewal - 16 Aug 1948 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1949 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1954 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - electrician - 1958 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: road accident on Pingley-Narrogin Rd - 15 Jul 1963 - Popanyinning, Western Australia, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Selby Ford
    Selby Ford

    Documents
    The Silver Centenary - WA's Oldest Aircraft
    The Silver Centenary - WA's Oldest Aircraft

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-79223479/selby-avon-ford-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Selby Avon Ford Gender: Male Birth: Dec 19 1900 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Marriage: Spouse: Rita May Ford (born Sewell) - 1933 - Western Australia, Australia Death: July 16 1963 - Western Australia, Australia Burial: July 1963 - Beverley Anglican Cemetery, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Father: Ernst Albert Ford Mother: Margaret Ford (born Edwards) Wife: Rita May Ford (born Sewell) Children: Graham Hyde Ford, Ford, Denton (born Ford), Edwards (born Ford) Siblings: Lorna Sylvia Couper (born Ford), Reta Marjorie Ford

    2. [S82] Australian Newspapers, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10450-67727377/the-beverley-times-wa.
      he Beverley Times (WA) Publication: July 19 1963 - Beverley, Western Australia, Australia ext: "...the confines of Ms ow» district died under tragic circumstances in a road ccide&t on the PHjgtBy - Narrogin road about a niile ropayiodbig Is on Monday night or early Toesday Iiiiwinfl He was Selby Avon ... Ford and he was killed when a otiUty In which he was returning to Beverley veered off the road, struck a goMe post and overturned. 1 Mr Ford was accompanied,«t the time by an employee in George Ferguson ... sympathy for his widow daughters Jeanette ( Mrs. Abe Denton) and Irene, and sons Grahame and Brian and also for his sister Reta, who, as a life-time resident of Beverley is equally well-known here. Selby ... Ferguson was badly shak en by he accident and suffered minor injuries. He was admied to the Pingelly ..."

    3. [S12] BillionGraves, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10147-1494782/selby-avon-ford-in-billiongraves.
      Selby Avon Ford Birth: Dec 19 1900 Death: July 16 1963 Burial: Beverley Anglican Cemetery, Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Relatives: Relation Name Birth Death Spouse Rita May Ford 1904 1998

    4. [S4] Source #20, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-525466872/selby-avon-ford-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Selby Avon Ford Gender: Male Birth: 1900 - Western Australia, Australia Marriage: Spouse: Rita May Sewell - 1933 - Australia Death: 1963 Burial: Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Parents: Ernest Albert Ford, Margaret Ford (born Edwards) Wife: Rita May Ford (born Sewell) Son: Graham Hyde FORD Siblings: Sylvia Lorna Ford, Reta Marjorie Ford

    5. [S221] Peter Hyde Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/person-9000008_126232671_126232671/selby-avon-ford (Reliability: 3).
      Added by confirming a Smart Match

    6. [S296] Source #805, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-525466872/selby-avon-ford-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Selby Avon Ford Gender: Male Birth: 1900 - Western Australia, Australia Marriage: Spouse: Rita May Sewell - 1933 - Australia Death: 1963 Burial: Beverley, Western Australia, Australia Parents: Ernest Albert Ford, Margaret Ford (born Edwards) Wife: Rita May Ford (born Sewell) Son: Graham Hyde FORD Siblings: Sylvia Lorna Ford, Reta Marjorie Ford