Sarah FAREY b abt 1786 Holywell cum Needingworth

[themagusman]

Hi board,

I'm looking for any information on the Farey family of Holywell, particularly the family of Sarah Farey, b abt 1786, bapt 30 July 1786. Her mother is apparently given as Mary at baptism (I have not seen the record).

She married James Golding of Cambridgeshire in Holywell on 12 Oct 1804 (I have not seen this record either) They had 6 children before James died in 1820. Sarah died in 1857 in St. Ives.

Thanks
John Measures

[magslote]

Hello John,
this imfo is from, British Isles Vital Records Index on C/D.
Hollywell,all children of Mary, only, no father given.
Sarah26.1.1783
Sarah 30.7.1786
Ann 19.7.1789
John 19.7.1789.
Margaret.

[bedfordshire boy]

Hunts Marriage Index shows a marriage in 1804 at Holywell between Saray Farey and James Goulden. Both were otp.

[magslote]

Hello, I841 Census
The Pitts Holywell,
448, folio 7/25. page 27, district St  Ives Union.
Sarah Ayres,74  born1767
Sarah  Golding, 60 born 1781???
Mary Ayres,15,born 1826.
would this be you family,??
Margaret.

[themagusman]

Hello John,
this imfo is from, British Isles Vital Records Index on C/D.
Hollywell,all children of Mary, only, no father given.
Sarah26.1.1783
Sarah 30.7.1786
Ann 19.7.1789
John 19.7.1789.
Margaret.

Thanks Margaret. I wasn't aware of the other children.

It's unusual for only the mother to be mentioned on baptisms, especially where there are multiple children. I haven't been able to find a Farey marriage in Holywell yet.

[themagusman]

Hunts Marriage Index shows a marriage in 1804 at Holywell between Saray Farey and James Goulden. Both were otp.

Thanks.

Yes that is the marriage. It's the first time I've seen the spelling "Goulden" though. That should help with finding James' relatives.

[themagusman]

Hello, I841 Census
The Pitts Holywell,
448, folio 7/25. page 27, district St  Ives Union.
Sarah Ayres,74  born1767
Sarah  Golding, 60 born 1781???
Mary Ayres,15,born 1826.
would this be you family,??
Margaret.

I believe this is my Sarah, but I have no idea who the Ayres are.

[bedfordshire boy]

It's unusual for only the mother to be mentioned on baptisms, especially where there are multiple children.

It usually implies illegitimacy

[PeterC66]

Hi
My name is Peter and I am doing a one-place study of Holywell-cum-Needingworth, including all its people, buildings, maps, documents, history etc.  I only moved here 8 years ago, and only started my study a few months ago and so have little to add to what has been said in this thread already about Sarah Farey. There may be more I find out over the years as I manage to link people together and get more data.

I note on the 1841 census there is a John Golding b 1811 living with his family (wife Ann, children Joseph, Maria, George) in Needingworth High Street. He might be one of Sarah's 6 children, as well James who is with her in the 1851 census. (I think James is in Huntingdon on the 1861 census.)  Sarah Golding seems to be living with Sarah Ayres in the 1841 census, and it seems the same Sarah Ayres lives next door to her in the 1851 census.

I do not know where this Sarah Ayres fits in but the Ayres are well represented in Holywell-cum-Needingworth records. I have some details on at least 60 of them.

The Hunts Family History Society are publishing a transcript of our PRs soon and I am looking forward to them. Of its nature I am not able to spend as much time on each family and individual as I would like to, so will make more errors than I would like.  But I am hoping to build up a fuller picture as the years go on.

I hope this is of interest.  If you are at all interested in people who have lived in our village(s) do feel free to let me know at * and I can swap information with you and keep you informed of progress.
Peter Cooper
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