This man is not the son of Joseph Ford and Caroline Haughton. He was born as Joseph Fords in Avening, Gloucestershire, England to Joseph Ford(s) and Sarah Wells. Birth registered as Joseph Fords Q1 1847 District Stroud, volume 11, page 427.
Sarah Wells married Joseph Ford on 1 April 1844 in Rodborough, Gloucestershire. Joseph's death is registered as Fords in Q2 1847 District Stroud, volume 11, page 319.
In 1851 the man you have named Joseph Alfred Wells Ford was in Avening, Gloucestershire, in the household of his Wells grandparents. He was enumerated as Joseph Fords. Also in the household are his widowed mother Sarah Fords and brother Alfred Fords.
In 1861 Joseph and Sarah are once again in Avening, Gloucestershire, with Sarah's parents. Surname is Ford.
Joseph arrived in South Australia on 5 June 1865 on the ship 'Coldstream'. Name on passenger list is Joseph Ford.
He married Louisa May at her family home on 21 Oct 1879 in Venus Bay, South Australia. (Registered as Joseph Ford)
He died 25 June 1906, aged 58 years, in the Hundred of Colton, South Australia. Death was registered as Joseph Ford. His obituary, providing his place of birth, is here: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88119473?searchTerm=%22j...
