 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Frederick Wilbraham Ford was originally planning to enter the Church of England ministry but instead emigrated to Tasmania arriving in Launceston in 1841. He eventually married Ellen Eliza King and moved to Circular Head. He became a Van Diemans Land Co tenant farmer in Forest, Tasmania in 1845. He leased Highfield in 1857, ran a large produce and commission business, grazed large numbers of sheep and cattle on the Islands off Circular Head and acquired land at Marrawah. He died in 1893. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Portrait of F W Ford of Circular Head, Tasmania Subjects: pioneers; tenant farmer; graziers; businesspeople; sheep; cattle People/Orgs: Ford, Frederick Wilbraham; King, Ellen Eliza; Ford, Ellen Eliza; Van Diemen's Land Company; Highfield Places: Forest, Tasmania; Marrawah, Tasmania; Circular Head, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00785 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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