William Farr (1861 - 1942)

Born 17 May 1861 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Victoria (Baker) Farr — married 1898 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1942 at about age 80 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Farr was born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

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1861 - William Farr was born 17 May 1861^[1] to James and Mary (James^[2]) Farr in Hereford^[3]

1871 (9) - living with parents and siblings Eliza, Edward, James, Thomas and Mary I in Hereford^[4]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
James Farr	Head	M	44	Herefordshire
Mary Farr	Wife	F	41	Birmingham Herefordshire
Eliza Farr	Daughter	F	19	Herefordshire
Edward Farr	Son	M	7	Herefordshire
James Farr	Son	M	13	Herefordshire
William Farr	Son	M	9	Herefordshire
Thomas Farr	Son	M	7	Herefordshire
Mary I Farr	Daughter	F	1	Herefordshire

1876 (14) - William started working for the Great Western railway on 26 Mar 1876. He started as a cleaner, then shunting, then 3rd class, 2nd class, 1st class, and Goods in 1911^[5]

1881 (19) - engine cleaner, living with siblings Eliza, Thomas and aunt Harriett Prew in Hereford^[6]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Eliza Farr	Head	F	29	Hereford Herefordshire England
William Farr	Brother	M	19	Hereford Herefordshire England
Thomas Farr	Brother	M	17	Hereford Herefordshire England
Harriett Prew	Aunt	F	69	Hereford Herefordshire England
Sarah A Lawrence	Visitor	F	20	Almeley Herefordshire England

1891 (29) - fireman railway, living with mother Mary and brother Thomas in Hereford^[7]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
Mary Farr	Head	F	63	Herefordshire England
William Farr	Son	M	29	Herefordshire England
Thomas Farr		M	27	Herefordshire England

1898 (36) - married Victoria Louisa A Blackler in Hereford^[8]

1899 - daughter Olive Gwendoline Victoria Farr was born in Hereford^[9], mother's name Baker^[10]

1901 (39) - railway engine driver, living with wife and children Olive G V and stepson George E Blackler at 29 Cotterell Street, Hereford. Strangely Olive has the Blackler surname^[11]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
William Farr	Head	M	39	All Saints Herefordshire
Victoria Farr	Wife	F	38	Kentish Town London
George E Blackler	Step Son	M	15	Newton Abbot Devonshire
Olive G V Blackler	Daughter	F	2	All Saints Herefordshire

1902 - son Gordon William Hedley Farr was born in Hereford^[12], mother's maiden name Baker^[13]

1903 - daughter Marjorie Farr was born in Hereford^[14]. No documentation for her birth has been found.

1911 (49) - railway engine driver, living with wife and children Olive, Gordon and Marjorie at 62 Cotterell Street, Hereford^[14]

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Birthplace
William Farr	Head	M	49	Hereford City Herefordshire
Victoria Farr	Wife	F	46	London Camdon Town London
Olive Farr	Daughter	F	12	Hereford City Herefordshire
Gordon Farr	Son	M	8	Hereford City Herefordshire
Marjorie Farr	Daughter	F	7	Hereford City Herefordshire

1939 (77) - G W R Engineman (Retired), living with Marjorie Powell and Stewart Ve?On Powell (presumably Marjorie's son) and 3 closed records in 16 Mostyn Street, Hereford^[1]

First name(s)	Last name(s)	DOB	Sex	Occupation	Marital status
William	Farr	17 May 1861	Male	G W R Engineman (Retired)	Married
Marjorie E V	Powell	07 Dec 1903	Female	Unpaid Domestic Duties	Married
Stewart Ve?On (Stuart V)	Powell	13 Oct 1933	Male	At School	Single

1942 (80) - died in Hereford^[15]

Sources

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are supported by

an Ancestry test match between Jeff Steady and his 3C Jonathan Bringhurst. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Farr (bef.1827-1873) and Mary (James) Farr (abt.1829-1910). Predicted relationship from Ancestry: 4-6C, based on sharing <1% DNA, 49cM across 5 segments.

an Ancestry test match between Matt Steady and his 3C1R Jonathan Bringhurst. Their most-recent common ancestors are James Farr (bef.1827-1873) and Mary (James) Farr (abt.1829-1910). Predicted relationship from Ancestry: 4-6C, based on sharing <1% DNA, 27cM across 3 segments.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1939 Register of England and Wales, Ref: RG101/5138B/002/16 Letter Code: OFBG © Findmypast Ltd, https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=TNA/R39/5138/5138B/002/16
2. ↑ GRO Search:FARR, WILLIAM,JAMES,GRO Reference:1861 J Quarter in HEREFORD & DORE Volume 06A Page 482
3. ↑ Name: William Farr Event Type: Birth Registration Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 1861 Registration District: Hereford County: Herefordshire Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England Volume: 6A Page: 482 Affiliate Line Number: 53 Citing this Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NZX-RFJ : 1 October 2014), William Farr, 1861; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V55V-KJS : 28 September 2019), Mary I Farr in entry for James Farr, 1871.
5. ↑ Employment: "UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956"
   The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Great Western Railway Company: Staff Records; Class: RAIL264; Piece: 27
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1728 #897354 (accessed 29 August 2022)
   Name: William Farr; Age: 14; Birth Date: 17 May1861; Residence Date: 26 Mar1876; Station: Hereford; Company: Great Western; Description: Nos.2251-2500 [c.1875-1878] Registers of drivers and firemen, showing date of entering service, promotions, type of work, fines etc.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27J-LSYG : 30 July 2018), Sarah A Lawrence in household of Eliza Farr, Hereford All Saints, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 24, Piece/Folio 2593/116, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,905.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4RBF-PPZ : 4 May 2019), Thomas Farr in household of Mary Farr, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Herefordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ Name: William Farr Event Type: Marriage Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England Registration District: Hereford County: Herefordshire Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1898 Volume: 6A Page: 687 Affiliate Line Number: 3 Possible Spouse: Victoria Louisa A Blackler Possible Spouse: John Lloyd Watkins Possible Spouse: Fanny Maria Worrall Citing this Record "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2694-YBN : 13 December 2014), William Farr, 1898; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1898, quarter 1, vol. 6A, p. 687, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
9. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
   citing Birth Registration, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
   FamilySearch Record: 2FH9-JX1 (accessed 29 August 2022)
   Olive Gwendoline V Farr birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1899 in Hereford.
10. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 29 August 2022)
    Farr, Olive Gwendoline Victoria (Mother's maiden name: Baker).
    GRO Reference: 1899 Jan-Feb-Mar in Hereford Volume 06A Page 556.
11. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9BT-KN1 : 21 May 2019), Olive G V Blackler in household of William Farr, Hereford All Saints, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hereford City subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
12. ↑ Birth Registration: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
    citing Birth Registration, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
    FamilySearch Record: 2F85-8ZD (accessed 29 August 2022)
    Gordon William H Farr birth registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1902 in Hereford.
13. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
    GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 29 August 2022)
    Farr, Gordon William Hedley (Mother's maiden name: Baker).
    GRO Reference: 1902 Jan-Feb-Mar in Hereford Volume 06A Page 500.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7JB-4KN : 22 July 2019), Marjorie Farr in household of William Farr, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
15. ↑ Name: William Farr Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year: 1942 Registration District: Hereford County: Herefordshire Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England Age: 81 Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Volume: 6A Page: 672 Affiliate Line Number: 97 Citing this Record "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCH-8244 : 4 September 2014), William Farr, 1942; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hereford, Herefordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.