farr family

[Bona]

Caroline Emily Farr Born 1880-1882. Died in New Zealand in 1940.
I have noticed there are Farr's in the Breconshire area.
Can someone please look on the census 1891 to see if she and her family are there. She had a sister named Rebecca Emma who may have been older than her.
Any other suggestions welcome.

[CaroleW]

Just checking - was Farr her maiden name and not her married name?

If so - Is her birthplace/parents details not shown on her death cert?

The only Caroline Emily Farr born in England/Wales was in 1868 in Lincolnshire and there is no birth at all for a Rebecca Emma Farr

Did she marry in NZ - the only Caroline Emily Farr marriage was in 1888 in England.  Her marriage cert should give some parent details

Have you checked the 1881 census at www.familysearch.org?  The only Caroline Farr near to an 1880/82 birthyear was b 1878 Cardiff Glamorgan but did not have a sister Rebecca.  Her birth reg shows her just as Caroline - no Emily

[wozzle]

and the only rebecca farr i can see born in wales between 1870-1899 was regd in the 3rd qtr of 1891 and that was in pontypridd dist of glamorganshire
this rebecca is down as a neice in 1901 visiting james and martha rogers in pontypridd
i believe she might have married a henry dark in 1912 in pontypridd

[Bona]

Thanks for your replies everyone!
Believe Caroline Emily came to NZ with her family sometime before 1901 when she was married to Henry Desmond Geach Grattan.
Have not got the death cert yet, in the pipeline.
Yes I have seen the records you have mentioned.
Breconshire is a stab in the dark I guess ,as the death cert will most likely only site country of birth.The online record on NZ BMD Says she died aged 59 yrs .
Is Farr a common name all over Wales or is it specific to certain areas.

[CaroleW]

Believe Caroline Emily came to NZ with her family sometime before 1901 when she was married to Henry Desmond Geach Grattan

If she married in NZ in 1901 - won't her marriage cert give her parentage?

Have you checked when she arrived in NZ and where she sailed from?

Is Farr a common name all over Wales or is it specific to certain areas.

Just taking the 1901 census as an example

1901 for Wales has 434 entries for the surname Farr of which only 266 were born in Wales

The highest concentration of the surname was in Glamorgan 112 and Monmouthshire 111.  Only 36 were in Breconshire

The 1901 for England has 4,726 entries for the surname Farr

The 1901 for Scotland has 93 entries of which only 61 were born in Scotland

[Bona]

Hi Carole,
Thanks for that info, it will help nail down a location to start looking in.It looks like Glamorgan and Monmouthshire are the places to start.
Is Farr actually a Welsh name?

Bye for now Bona

[CaroleW]

Is Farr actually a Welsh name?

Looking at the figures I gave above - I very much doubt it

[wrighk00]

I have Farrs in my ancestry from Herefordshire...married in Hay-on-Wye..moved back and forth between Hereford and Radnorshire.  Married into the Lovett family near Clyro and Llandbedr Painscastle...

[Bona]

Waiting on death and marriage certs to establish place of birth and other names in family e.g mother' s maiden name. I will keep you posted .