The entries for people & families with the surname Farrer are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
There are many people with this surname, and it is possible that there are duplicate entries for an individual. If you discover any such duplicates, please email me and I shall correct them.
| Farrer, Captain | Ref 319-868 |
| Farrer, Major A. | Ref 319-953 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Farrer, Arthur | Ref 319-515 |
Son of Henry Farrer of Scaleby Hall, Cumberland.
On 19th September 1877, he married Edith Annie Bracken, at Bolton Abbey.
Children:
In 1881, Edith and the children were living with her parents in Midgley.
In 1891, Edith married Horace Parr Yeld
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
| Farrer, Benjamin | Ref 319-86 |
He married Ellen Thompson [1787-1854].
Children:
| Farrer, Brian | Ref 319-85 |
In 1539, he (possibly) married Margaret Lacy [1518-1567].
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Farrer, Edward | Ref 319-358 |
He (possibly) married Margaret Wade.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, Elkanah | Ref 319-176 |
Born in Ovenden.
On 21st February 1710, he married Rachel, daughter of Luke Hoyle.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Graham Crofts
| Farrer, Elkanah | Ref 319-177 |
He inherited Rydeing, Ovenden Wood from his grandmother, Mary
| Farrer, Dr G. A. | Ref 319-53 |
| Farrer, Dr George Albert | Ref 319-52 |
Born in Brighouse.
He was a surgeon in Brighouse [1891, 1901, 1911].
In [Q2] 1889, he married Mary Smith [1864-19??] in Burnley.
Mary came from Colne
Children:
They lived at Spring Villa, Brighouse [1911]
George Albert died of Bright's Disease in Scarborough in 1916 (aged 62)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Hingston
| Farrer, Henry | Ref 319-355 |
He inherited Ewood Hall, Mytholmroyd.
He married Anne Horsfall.
Children:
| Farrer, Henry | Ref 319-32 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Farrer, Henry | Ref 319-F1053 |
A Foldout describes the 1599 dispute between Michael Foxcroft and Farrer over the water rights to their mills
| Farrer, Henry | Ref 319-104 |
Son of William Farrer.
In 1585, he and his brothers – John of Croxon, Lincolnshire, and Hugh – gave 2 acres of land at Skircoat for the building of Heath Grammar School. At his own expense, he obtained the charter for the foundation of the school.
He married Ellen Blakey.
He was murdered at Westminster in 1610
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, Isaac | Ref 319-1279 |
After the death of Jeremy Brigg [in 1613] he married his widow, Susan Brigg. Susan and Isaac were jointly made guardians of young Joseph Brigg who was not of age when his father died.
In 1638, he became the owner of Lower Fieldhouse by the surrender from Joseph Brigg.
Child: Isaac
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
| Farrer, James | Ref 319-282 |
He married Mary Templeman.
There is a monument to him in St Mary the Virgin, Luddenden
| Farrer, James | Ref 319-2 |
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [1st November 1874]
| Farrer, John | Ref 319-205 |
He inherited Ewood Hall, Mytholmroyd.
He married Unknown.
Child: Henry
| Farrer, John | Ref 319-149 |
Son of William Farrar.
He married Dorothea, daughter of Nicholas Hanson.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, John | Ref 319-892 |
On 16th September 1685, he married Elizabeth Currer.
Children:
They lived at
On their father's death, his property passed to son John and then to son Joseph
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, John | Ref 319-167 |
Son of Jacob Farrar.
In 16??, he married Mary Rydeings [1670-1705].
Child: Elkanah
They lived at Rydeing, Ovenden Wood
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, John | Ref 319-427 |
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
| Farrer, Jonathan | Ref 319-1131 |
Clockmaker of Sinderhills.
He married Martha Ackeroyd.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, Jonathan | Ref 319-1141 |
Like his father, he was a clockmaker
This & associated entries use material contributed by Inge Harding-Barlow
| Farrer, Joyce | Ref 319-356 |
She died after 7th April 1610
| Farrer, Judith | Ref 319-359 |
| Farrer, Mary | Ref 319-178 |
She married Samuel Ramsbottom
| Farrer, Richard | Ref 319-227 |
On 3rd July 1570, he married Margaret Blackburn
Children:
He died and was buried at Erringden
| Farrer, Richard Bracken | Ref 319-392 |
He was a barrister / a director of Jonathan Bracken & Sons Limited.
During World War I, he served as a Lieutenant with the 1st/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment.
He was killed by a shot through the head during an attack [8th June 1917].
He was buried at Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, France [Grave Ref IV A 7].
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddenden
| Farrer, Dr Robert | Ref 319-55 |
Born in Pontefract in 1822.
He was head of the Halifax Infirmary & Dispensary [1851] / surgeon at Church Lane, Brighouse [1861] / certifying surgeon under the Factory Act [1861] / a general practitioner [1851, 1861, 1871, 1881] / retired surgeon [1891].
Recorded in May 1882, when he was being driven along Elland Road to visit patients. A bolt at the bottom of the phæton gave way, allowing the front part to leave the rest behind. The startled horse set off at a gallop and ran into the gates of Mr Richardson's garden where it caught itself by the neck in the ornamental spikes at the top. It was severely injured and had to be put down on the spot. The doctor and the coachman escaped unharmed.
In 1852, he married Fanny, daughter of George Piercy, at Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
He died in Scarborough [1894].
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Hingston & Jeffrey Knowles
| Farrer, Robert Noel | Ref 319-50 |
He was a medical student [1911].
In [Q3] 1913, he married Maud R Welch in Leeds
| Farrer, Dr Robert Thompson | Ref 319-314 |
He was surgeon at New North Road Infirmary, Huddersfield [1881] / general practitioner at Mayfield, Church Street, Brighouse [1891] / surgeon [1901, 1911].
He is mentioned in many newspaper reports as tending the ailing worthies of Brighouse.
In 1886, he married Henrietta Sophia Jobson [1863-1943] at Hartlepool.
Children:
They lived at Mayfield, Brighouse [1901, 1911].
They moved to live in Scarborough.
He died in Scarborough [1948]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Hingston
| Farrer, Simeon | Ref 319-3 |
Born 26th March 1851; baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [27th July 1851]
| Farrer, Susan | Ref 319-408 |
| Farrer, William | Ref 319-400 |
He married Frances James [1629-1680].
Frances was the daughter of Richard James of Portsmouth
Frances died 16th January 1680 (aged 51).
She was buried in the Church of St Michael le Belfry, York
| Farrer, William | Ref 319-134 |
Son of John Farrer of Ewood Hall. He was articled to John Baldwin. From 1753 to 1756, he was in partnership with John Bentley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Tim Parker
| Surname |
| Farrer surname | Ref 319-1 |
Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout
There are 36 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Farrer, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Page Ref: MMF226
|
||
| site search by freefind |