William Ord was an English land and mine owner.

He was the second son of Thomas Ord of Fenham and Anne Bacon and inherited the family estates at Fenham

Fenham

Fenham is an area of the west end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It lies to the west of the city centre, and is bounded on the north and east by a large area of open land known as the Town Moor. To the south lies Benwell, whilst West Denton lies to the west, Blakelaw and Cowgate to the north, and...

 and Newminster Abbey

Newminster Abbey

Newminster Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Northumberland in the north of England. The site is protected by Grade II listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument status...

 on the death of his elder brother John, in 1745.

In 1746 he married Anne Dillingham, heiress to estates at West Langton

West Langton

West Langton is a civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The main settlement in the parish is Langton Hall. It is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 128....

 and East Langton

East Langton

East Langton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish also includes Church Langton. It is near Kibworth and Market Harborough, and the parish according to the 2001 census had a population of 351...

, Leicestershire

Leicestershire

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Ord was High Sheriff of Northumberland

High Sheriff of Northumberland

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 in 1747, and in that year received the Freedom of the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

In 1750 he bought the ancient Manor and estate at Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield, Northumberland

Whitfield is a village in the county of Northumberland, England about southwest of Hexham. It has a farming community and is set against beautiful scenic background; sometimes it has been called Little Switzerland....

, from the financially pressed Whitfield family. He developed lead and silver mining at Whitfield and coal mining at Benwell

Benwell

Benwell is an area in the West End of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.-History:Benwell village was recorded in A.D. 1050 known as Bynnewalle which roughly translates as "behind the wall" or "by the wall". Referring to its position relative to Hadrian's Wall...

 (which estate he bought in 1756) and at Fenham.

His eldest son, William (1752–1789), High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1777, married Eleanor Brandling

Brandling of Newcastle

The Brandlings of Newcastle were a wealthy family of merchants and land and coal owners in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland.-Early Brandlings:...

 of Gosforth

Gosforth

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 who on his death remarried Thomas Creevey

Thomas Creevey

Thomas Creevey was an English politician, son of William Creevey, a Liverpool merchant, and was born in that city....

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His second son, Rev James Ord (1761–1836), who inherited the Langton estates, married Barbara Brandling

Brandling of Newcastle

The Brandlings of Newcastle were a wealthy family of merchants and land and coal owners in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland.-Early Brandlings:...

of Gosforth.