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James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« on: Thursday 26 July 07 20:48 BST (UK) »
I have tried for a considerable time to locate the birth and death of James Farrington who married Susannah Clarke of Sawtry on 25 June, 1804 in Winwick. He does not appear in the 1841 census, and Susannah appears up to the 1861 census as a widow.
If a kind soul were to come across the birth or death of James I should be very appreciative.
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 July 07 21:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Alex

Do you have Susannah in 1841? Winwick seems to be missing from Ancestry, and my Cdrom which includes this parish appears to be damaged.

David
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Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 26 July 07 21:48 BST (UK) »
Yes, David, Susannah does appear in the census returns up to 1861 as I said. She is there in 1841, 1851 and 1861. I have had no trouble in finding her when I visited the Huntingdon Record Office, but I could not trace James beyond the marriage in 1804. His birth and death remain a mystery!
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 26 July 07 22:28 BST (UK) »
Hi

The IGI has this as a possible for James birth...

James Godfrey Farrington
26 Aug 1770 Gt Gransden-Huntingdon

Mother Elizabeth

Its quite possible that James was born elsewhere although he married in Winwick.
It was common practice to get married in the parish of the bride

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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 26 July 07 22:34 BST (UK) »
Hi Alex

Winwick burials are not on the NBI, which is odd, and the parish register burials which have been filmed by the LDS only go up to 1812, which is strange as baptisms and marriages go much later. I wonder if the burial register has been lost, although the BTs seem to be fairly intact, at least up to 1837. Have you looked at the BTs for a possible burial?

I assume he had children, presumably in Winwick as Susannah stayed there. When was the last of them baptised? I don't suppose he did anything really helpful like calling one of them Godfrey?

There are only 7 Farrington marriages in Hunts 1754-1837, and the first four up to 1781 were all in Gt Gransden. Yours was the only James.

There's a baptism on the BVRI of a James Godfrey Farrington at Gt Gransden on 26 Aug 1770, mother Elizabeth Farrington so presumably he was illegitimate, with a possible as to his father. There's no burial of a James Farrington in Gt Gransden, and no marriage. The age would fit with Susannah's age, but proving it's the same James is a different matter altogether, particularly as Winwick was on the border with Northants, so it's possibly more likely that he was from Northants than Gt Gransden which is 20 miles from Winwick.

More questions than answers I'm afraid

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David
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 26 July 07 22:40 BST (UK) »
Hunts Marriage Index has them both as otp, and as Susannah gives her birthplace in censuses as Sawtry it seems as though neither of them was from Winwick. Perhaps one or both was working there when they married - but as Susannah died there presumably they acquired legal settlement in Winwick. A look in the parish chest might show if there was a settlement certificate

David
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Beds:   Cople: Luke/Spencer
            Everton: Hale
            Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey/Rook
            Potton:  Merrill
            Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey/Rook
            Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt
Hunts:   Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock
            Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn         
Cambs: Bourn: Bowd
            Eltisley: Medlock
            Graveley: Ford/Revell

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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 July 07 08:17 BST (UK) »
Hello Jane,
Thank you for your suggestion. Yes, I am aware that James may well have married away from his own parish, but in this case so did the bride Susannah who was born in Sawtry. I have seen her birth certificate at the Huntingdon record office. Yes, it is possible James may have come from Gt. Gransden, but I cannot be sure that James is the same James who married at Winwick as I cannot find evidence to link Winwick to Gt. Gransden.
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 July 07 08:26 BST (UK) »
Hello David,
Thank you for your helpful comments.
Yes, they had several children including James whom I have traced down to the present, but alas no Godfrey, which I agree would have been a useful pointer to Gt. Gransden.
It is difficult to prove the connection between Winwick and Gt. Gransden; and it is interesting that they married at Winwick whereas Susannah came from Sawtry although they are close.
The family remained in Winwick for over a century after that.
Alex
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Re: James Farrington in Winwick and Sawtry
« Reply #8 on: Friday 11 July 08 08:09 BST (UK) »
Dear All,

Just to let you know that we [Huntingdonshire Family History Society] will soon be issuing a CD of the Winwick Parish Registers up to the year 2000 and the MIs + coloured photos of the church etc. The final burials are being checked at the moment.

Several registers, including the burials from 1813 are still in the church, but by using a digital camera, were able to complete the register transcription in June 2008.

Keep your eyes out for the CD on our bookstall at www.huntsfhs.org.uk very soon. It will be advertised in our journal "The Huntsman" in this November's issue.

Mike Stephenson [Hunts FHS]