the farren family

[Mum44]

Last of the 1861 - not much:

Hannah is in domestic service at Brimington Hall in Cheshire.

I'm afraid I haven't found either Thomas Jnr. or Jane.

Do you need the 1871 details for the family?

[lee alan simpson]

hi again mum

ys i would love any information you have. once again thank you so much

regards

lee

[Mum44]

OK - I'l do one family at a time, as before.

First : William b. 1824

1871 census : RG10 P. 5265 Fol 15 Pg. 10

FARREN
William  Head  M  48  Ag Lab
Jane  Wife  M  48
Jeremiah T  Son 11
Mary  Dau  9
Sarah  Dau  7
Margaret  Dau  4

All born Drigg.

I can't see an Elizabeth b. Drigg.  However the other older children:

John  -  boarding in Ulverston, working as a Miner
William  -  not found
Thomas  -  farm servant in Gosforth
Eleanor (Ellen) - domestic servant in Irton

[Mum44]

Mary and Joseph Harrison 1871:

Rg10. P. 5250 Fol 33 Pg. 5
Gilgesson Village, Distington, Cumbria

HARRISON
Joseph  Head  M  42  Ag. Lab
Mary  Wife  M  40
Eleanor  Dau  17
Thomas  Son  13
Joseph  Son  5
William  Son  10 mth.  B. Distington

Others born as given in 1861.

John  -  working as a farm servant in Workington.

Eleanor and Dockray Bell  1871 :

RG10 P. 5260  Fol. 19 Pg. 31
Main Street, St. Bees, Cumberland

BELL
Dockray  Head  M  31  labourer
Eleanor  Wife  M  36
Jane  Dau  11
Sarah  Dau  9
Mary  Dau  4  B. St Bees
W D Bell Son  1  B. St Bees     [ William Dockray Bell registered Q2. 1869]

Have I missed anyone?

[soubois]

I used to visit Sellafield on a regular basis and got into the habit of stopping off at Ravenglass to nip to the loo and buy a paper. Recently at my local auction I noticed this watercolour which I thought looked like the end of the main street in Ravenglass where it literally disappears into the sea and the hills behind also seemed to fit.

The name over the door is Farren so maybe this is a painting of one of your ancestors leaning on his wall chatting to a little girl, maybe his grand-daughter?  All speculation of course.

[whiteout7]

Whitehaven Poor Law Union outgoing letter book entry, page 946
Description Ellen Farren: To Bootle Poor Law Union-Will pay for 12 months maintenance for her at Garlands
Date  17 May 1907

http://www.archiveweb.cumbria.gov.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=SPUW%2f6%2f7%2f946&pos=10

Wonder if this one of your family

[DelBoy]

I may be able to put you in touch with descendents of Thomas Farren. This is an old message, so you may have already connected by now. I have a sneaking suspicion this is Missing Thomas

Immigration

SS Invercargill
S.S. INVERCARGILL Passenger List
Departing Liverpool 11 July 1878, 338 passengers
FARREN Thomas 22
Farm Labourer CUL
Single Passenger

Married- Mary Eliza "Polly" Saunders 1881, see pic ( note his gives his age as 22, which he clearly wasnt??)


This couple moved to Australia, where Tom died, 20 Dec 1914. they had several children
I am connected to the Saunders wife, and have not been in touch with my contact for sometime,
She believed that Tom was born in Rayhead? Cumberland, It is thought that the "Farren" clan came from County Donnegal on the North West Coast Ireland, and that some Farren's travelled across the Irish Sea to Cumberland to mine iron ore.

It is likely that William had other children, possibly a son known as Captain Farren who settled in South Africa.

William & Jane Farren and their children moved to N.Z and settled in Oamaru.( NB: I have never been able to establish this, so they may have never come to NZ, they dont show in any records here)

Cheers
Del

[DelBoy]

I may be able to put you in touch with descendents of Thomas Farren. This is an old message, so you may have already connected by now. I have a sneaking suspicion this is Missing Thomas

Immigration

SS Invercargill
S.S. INVERCARGILL Passenger List
Departing Liverpool 11 July 1878, 338 passengers
FARREN Thomas 22
Farm Labourer CUL
Single Passenger

Married- Mary Eliza "Polly" Saunders 1881, see pic ( note his gives his age as 22, which he clearly wasnt??)


This couple moved to Australia, where Tom died, 20 Dec 1914. they had several children
I am connected to the Saunders wife, and have not been in touch with my contact for sometime,
She believed that Tom was born in Rayhead? Cumberland, It is thought that the "Farren" clan came from County Donnegal on the North West Coast Ireland, and that some Farren's travelled across the Irish Sea to Cumberland to mine iron ore.

It is likely that William had other children, possibly a son known as Captain Farren who settled in South Africa.

William & Jane Farren and their children moved to N.Z and settled in Oamaru.( NB: I have never been able to establish this, so they may have never come to NZ, they dont show in any records here)

Cheers
Del

SORRY

I got this in 3 bits and have no editing softwareon this lappy

Cheers
Del