his son fred foord (c. 1840 – december 1878) skippered "wahgunyah" 1866–1868; "waradgery" 1868–1872; "lady augusta" 1870; then "jane eliza" 1872, but after several reverses, culminating in the "jane eliza" colliding with the wahgunyah bridge, fred ended up almost penniless and when he died was working as mate on the "victoria" at pooncarrie on the river darling.