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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 01 August 06 11:56 BST (UK) »

Kia Ora Carla
I have about 2500 of those Farey/Fairy/Fairey beasties in my tree and then Ancestry gets hold of them and they become Farry/Ferry/Henry and some other unmentionables.
If you find out where Annie belongs let me know - I may know the family and be able to help!
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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 01 August 06 21:14 BST (UK) »

Hiya....
Well i havent a clue lol! I was given Hemel Hempstead, Herts for where she came from but i am not sure whether that is true to be honest. She is proving an enigma and i dearly would like to find out more about her side. Do any of yours come from that area at all???

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 01 August 06 21:36 BST (UK) »

Or of course Buckland Buckinghamshire - following her back through the censuses and connecting her to her aunt who appears with her on the 1901 census. Jury's still out on whether she was a Farey or an illegitmate Waring.

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 10 August 06 19:05 BST (UK) »

I think she was illigitimate! Why? Because although i have a copy of her birth certificate and it says mother Mary Stampford Fairy formerly Waring and father John Stampford Fairy the only Mary Waring i can find that matches area (Buckingham) and age is as a servant in Aston Clinton, Buckingham. She is 19 which means she was 16 when she had her daughter. Maybe that is why Mary Stampford/Farey/Fairy appears to have been living with her aunt Mercy?Huh Mind you Mary Waring mother must have been old when she had her???
Think i am lost again.

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 10 August 06 19:16 BST (UK) »

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #20 on: Friday 11 August 06 10:24 BST (UK) »

You have no evidence for Mercy having a younger sister called Mary. On the 1851 census Mercy's mother was 42 - no daughter called Mary (eldest child 23). on the 1861 census there are no further daughters called Mary with the family in Buckland.

The birth certificate is actually a legitimate birth certificate - Mary formerly Waring married to John Stampford Fairy. It doesn't actually mean they were married, they might have been living together as man and wife, but there is no evidence that they were not married either.
Presuming things without the evidence to do so can lead to false trails and red herrings.

This is the family on the 1881 census - it would require a double entry on the 1881 census (not impossible - for Mary A to be Mary A with Mercy)

RG11 67 folio 66
37 Greyhound Road Fulham  London
John S. Fairy 29 St Neots, Huntingdon,  Head Married Tunnel maker
Mary S. Fairy 29 Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Wife  Married Straw plaiter
George H.S. Fairy 7 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Son     
Mary A.S. Fairy 3 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Daughter 
Eliza T. Fairy 1 Chiswick, Middlesex,  Daughter

Possible birth registration for George

Births Jun 1874
FAREY  George     Aylesbury  3a 529

1861 census RG9 867 folio 59
Chapel Place Buckland  Buckinghamshire   
George Lovegrove  33 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Head  Married Ag lab
Martha Lovegrove 31  Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Wife Married Straw plaiter
Mary Warring 8 Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Daughter-in-law 

So Mary senior was the illegitimate daughter of Mercy's elder sister Martha and the relationship of Mercy to Mary Ann was one of great aunt, if you have the right May Ann/Annie.

The Waring family of Buckland to confuse matters appears as Warren on the 1861 census in Buckland.

RG9 867 folio 60
Ginger Cottages Buckland Buckinghamshire
Thomas Warren 57 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Head Married Ag lab
Sarah Warren 52  Salesbury, Buckinghamshire, Wife Married Straw plaiter
Thomas Warren 23  Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Son  Ag lab
Elizabeth Warren 21  Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Daughter Straw plaiter
Jonah Warren 19 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Son  Ag lab
Philip Warren 17  Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Son  Ag lab
David Warren 13  Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Son Ag lab
Eliza Warren  11 Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Daughter  Straw plaiter
George Warren 2  Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Son   

(I would be somewhat wary that George was actually a son because of Sarah's age - his relationship is given as grandson on the 1871 census)

Marriages Dec 1856
Lovegrove  George     Aylesbury  3a 601   
Warren  Martha     Aylesbury  3a 601

Births Sep 1852
Wareing  Mary    Aylesbury  3a 383

Marriages Sep 1872
FAIRY  John Stamford    Wycombe  3a 711   
WARREN  Mary     Wycombe  3a 711

So Mary Ann was the legitimate daughter of her parents marriage.

Deaths Mar 1884
Farey  John Stanford  32  Fulham  1a 181

There is a Mary Ann 'Fancy' born Buckland on the 1891 census aged 12, a servant - a nurse in Hammersmith which I find a bit worrying as I'm not sure who she was and she could easily be a Farey. It would require a second census double entry if Annie and Mary Ann were the same people.

If I go back to my earlier email and quote

then your starting point would be obtaining the marriage details of Edward Gurney and Annie Farey to at least confirm Edward's father and who Annie claims or thought her father was. You need to confirm that Edward Gurney from the marriage to Annie Farey was Edward John Gurney.

I think you really do need to obtain that marriage certificate to be completely sure who the father of your Annie Farey was, who married Edward Gurney, as the picture is obviously somewhat complex. Jumping steps when the picture is complicated is always risky.

1901 census RG13 1330 folio 60
Wilstone Village Tring  Hertfordshire   
Thomas Waring  63  Buckland, Buckinghamshire, Head Widower retired Hay Dealer
Mary A Ferry  48  Buckland, Buckinghamshire,  Niece Widow Housekeeper Domestic

1891 census RG12 39 folio 104
156 Blythe Road Hammersmith  London   
Mary Farrey 40 Tring, Wiltshire, Head  Widow Laundress
Elizabeth Farrey 1880 Chiswick, Middlesex,  Daughter
plus 1 boarder

1901 census RG13 1068 folio 162
5 Toronto Terrace Crown Street Portswood  Hampshire 
George Farey  28  Buckinghamshire, Head  Married Police Constable
Alice Farey  25  Hammersmith, London,  Wife Married 
George H Farey 4 Southampton, Hampshire, Son   
Edith Farey 2 Southampton, Hampshire,  Daughter 
Emily Farey  1mth  Southampton, Hampshire, Daughter 
Edith Farey  6 Shepherds Bush, London,  Niece

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #21 on: Friday 11 August 06 11:13 BST (UK) »

Hi
The Stamford Farey Family tree (spelling varies on both names) is on Ancestry or Rootsweb - can't remember which. Maybe Gen Circles.
I won't confuse the issue by explaining but it involves  a woman who married twice and used the double barrelled name to diffentiate between her 2 families. I think you'll find them in Bedfordshire at one stage.
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BEDS: Farey, Fairy,  Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 12 August 06 08:43 BST (UK) »

The Stamford Fairy tree mentioned has John as

Name: John Stamford FAIRY
Surname: Fairy
Given Name: John Stamford
Birth: 1852 in St Nede, Huntingdon
Death: 14 Jan 1884
Father: James FAIRY b: 1817 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire
Mother: Ann SMITH (STAMFORD) b: 1815/1816 in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire
Marriage  Mary WARREN
Children
George H Stamford FAIRY
Mary A Stamford FAIRY
Eliza T FAIRY

1851 census HO107 1520 folio 227
11 Masons Place St Luke Old Street  Middlesex   
James Fairey 33  Eaton, Bedfordshire,  Head  Married Labourer
Ann Fairey 35  Eaton, Bedfordshire,  Wife  Married  ?
James Fairey 16  Eaton, Bedfordshire, Son Labouring
Wm Fairey 13  Islington, Middlesex, Son  Labouring
Samuel Fairey 11  Islington, Middlesex,  Son  Labouring
George Fairey  10  Islington, Middlesex, Son Labouring
Charles Fairey 6  St Luke, Middlesex, Son 
Henry Fairey 2 St Luke, Middlesex,  Son 
Ann Fairey 1 St Luke, Middlesex,  Daughter 

1861 census RG9 200 folio 42
23 Noble Street St Luke  Middlesex
James Farey 44 Huntingdonshire, Head Married Labourer
Ann Farey  45 Huntingdonshire, Wife Married 
Henry Farey 13  St Lukes, Middlesex, Son 
Amy Farey 11  St Lukes, Middlesex,  Daughter   
John Farey  9 St Lukes, Middlesex,  Son 
Thos Farey 6  St Lukes, Middlesex, Son 
Eliza Farey 4 St Lukes, Middlesex, Daughter

1861 census RG9 4487 folio 19
Cornwall Vessels  Kent 
Charles Fairy  15  St Luke, Middlesex,  Convicted Boys Under Sentence Of Detention 

Births Jun 1852
FAIRY  John    St Luke  1b 475

The tree is at

http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3233346&id=I95

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 12 August 06 09:00 BST (UK) »

Sorry - ignore me I lost a page of this thread somewhere and see now that my reply has already been covered  Embarrassed

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #24 on: Monday 14 August 06 20:41 BST (UK) »

Ok i now have a marriage certificate and a birth certificate for Annie Farey. Well actually she appears to have been called Mary Ann Stampford on the birth certificate and her father is John Stampford Fairy, mother Mary Stampford Fairy formerly Waring, Buckland.  The dob on the certificate is 25th April 1878 Buckland.

The marriage certificate i have between Edward Gurney and Annie farey is dated 17th december 1898 Hemel Hempstead in the county of Hertford. Edward was 22, a Labourer resident at Apsley. His father was Edward John Gurney. Annie was 20, a Mill Employer, resident in Apsley and her father was John henry Farey (deceased). Wtnesses were William Hunt and Emily Florence Annie Gurney!

I am beginning to dislike this family lol.

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #25 on: Monday 14 August 06 23:29 BST (UK) »

Those are the joys of family history! Listen carefully to the family rumours, note them (there may be a grain of truth!)  but always move backwards from what you know to be true.

Get family photos, search Great Aunt Lizzie's tin box under the bed,  search newspapers for family funeral notices, note any nicknames, note witnesses to deaths, marriages, names of towns or villages, military service,  occupations, school records, accounts for funerals. In other words note everything!!

It is fair to say that Family trees as in  those  done perhaps, only 5 years ago most often did not have  the benefit of Free BMD, censii, court lists etc.  These can be both a help and a hindrance. Whatever, they are only a guide until you have proof!

It can often take some time to sort out cousins within a village born with the same name, perhaps within the same year. (All to please the common grandfather or the naming conventions of the time).

Add to that the human conditons of illlegitimate birth, second marriages, sudden death, etc and you have problems!

BEFORE you buy another certificate I would strongly suggest that you go back to your family tree.
START checking from YOURSELF backwards.
Have you got YOUR birth cert?
Your siblings?
Your parents BMDs if appropriate?
Your parents & their siblings and all BMDs
Your grandparents & their siblings and all BMDs?
Your great grandparents and all their siblings?

This might sound unnecessary but by then you should be at least at the 1901 census and will have another source of verification.

You will begin to pick up children who died within the decade in which they were born. You will begin to notice if a wife or husband gives a different place of birth, age or occupation - even if they have the same Christian name - it might signify a 2nd marriage.

You have aready encountered the problem of different spellings of surnames this might be caused by a speech/dialectical difference if the family has moved counties, a change over a century because of the cleric being trained in Latin, or  latterly as Fairy took on other meanings for example!!

It is always useful to look at other's family trees BUT ONLY AS A GUIDE! Watch out for the women who give birth at 104 which I have seen! OUCH!

Watch out for those who have  a surname given to a child as a middle name. Sometimes it means that the child was illegitimate, sometimes that the parent has remarried,  sometimes they simply appear to want to remember a favourite relative who has died, sometimes they want to establish a heritage claim. ALL give you clues if you have gathered all the right information as above.

Family history is a life long hobby - even with the Internet it is rarely done over a weekend unless perhaps you are the landed gentry with a castle full of memorabilia. Even they had secrets!

Look for the following:
www.freebmd.org
family search (Mormon site)
census info 1841-1901
local history socieities'
local family history societies
local libraries (card index?)
newspapers (marriage write ups , obituaries)
check occupations (often run in families or businesses)

GOOD Luck - it always plays a part!
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BEDS: Farey, Fairy,  Young, Rootham, Gell, Wildman, Cooper. Deighton, Flavel.
NORTHANTS: Hills, Mobbs, Twelftrees,
DERBY: Fairey,
LONDON: Fairey, Fairy, Burgess, Williams, Tanser, Picknell, Vinall, Plampin, Mullins, Day, Folwell, Bamfield, Brown
WATFORD HERTS; Burgess, Williams
WARKS: Fairy, Ward, Stephens, Reeves, Hodgkiss, Byrne, Hunt, Edgeworth, Harper, Dudley,
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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #26 on: Tuesday 15 August 06 07:47 BST (UK) »

Other than the Henry and she was young when her father died, the marriage details are not inconsistent and you have the Mercy connection.

People/records being inconsistent is what family history is about since it is about people. People get things wrong for whatever reasons. Peoples' lives in the past were just as complicated as many peoples' lives are today which makes researching them more challenging. Those lines/individuals in our trees tend to be the most interesting.

It is really a shame you don't like the family because I think a lot of people who are really struggling with some branches of their family tree would give their eye teeth to have the information you now have on 'Annie' and her family. Annie because she was/is an interesting puzzle is more memorable because of the challenge she presents to find out more about her.

The Gurney witness to the marriage of Annie and Edward is very helpful

Births Jun 1882
Gurney  Emily Florence    H.Hempstead  3a 529

as it ties in with Edward's sister on the 1891 census (initials always being a bit tricky on censuses)

Emily T A Gurney 8 Apsley End, Hertfordshire,  Daughter  

Marriages Sep 1914
Gurney  Emily F A  Cooley  H.Hempstead  3a 2037
either
BUCKLEY  Joseph A  McGrath  H. Hempstead  3a 2037   
or
Cooley  Mark  Gurney  H.Hempstead  3a 2037   

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #27 on: Tuesday 15 August 06 08:06 BST (UK) »

After Sept 1912 all spouses are listed(as are mothers maiden names on births) so in the case of Emily F A Gurney's 1914 marriage it clearly states she married Cooley........a further search under that surname gives you his christian name of Mark.
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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #28 on: Tuesday 03 October 06 15:34 BST (UK) »

Hello Carla

This reply is a bit late as I have just joined Rootschat.

Mary Ann Stamford Fairey/Fairy and Edward Gurney are both in my tree.  She was the daughter of Mary Warren and John Stamford Fairy who married in 1872. 

Mary was the daughter of Martha Warren and was christened in Buckland in 1850.  According to the marriage record of John Fairy and Mary in 1872, her father was William Fosket.

Mercy Dunton, nee Warren, was her aunt.

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Re: Edward GURNEY and Annie FAREY
« Reply #29 on: Monday 13 November 06 15:47 GMT (UK) »

Thank you everyone......sorry for the delay in replying but i left this for a while so i could come back to it refreshed and have been checking and rechecking details again. The info you have given is very useful so thanks again.

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