This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: FORD Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/mbexec/msg/5538/REX.2ACIB/3862 Message Board Post: James Ford Born Lancashire abt 1869, married Lucy Winn 16 Mar 1867 in Preston. Moved to Leeds about 1901. Went to USA in abt 1907 (alone) prior to going he either owned or managed a large hotel in Leeds., The County Hotel near Kirkgate Market His sister Loie Huntley-Walker (nee Ford) was a well known race horse owner in the UK. She died in unfortunate circumstances ( her hair caught fire when she was dying her hair and smoking at the same time). I am most interested in tracing any family connections in the USA. He left out of Liverpool and landed in New York. It is likely he never mentioned his family in Leeds but did remain in contact with his sister until her death.