Thomas Farthing (abt. 1696 - abt. 1758)

Born about 2 Feb 1696 in Powerstock, Dorset, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Gill) Farthing — married 10 Jan 1720 in Powerstock, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died about Dec 1758 at about age 62 in Powerstock, Dorset, England

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Biography

Thomas Farthing was born in 1696- born or baptized on 2 Feb, in Powerstock Parish, Dorset, England, according to "Jim's tree on ancestry.com (however, this record did not show up in a search of the UK genealogical collection of findmypast.co.uk by J. deR. on 1 Feb 2016).

He married Elizabeth Gill on 10 Jan 1720, in the same parish,^[1] and was buried at St. Mary's Anglican church there on 31 Dec 1758, age not reported.^{[2] [3]}

Note that Powerstock village is about 10.8 km, by twisty road, from the village of Netherbury, where daughter Mary Farthing married Samuel Forsey in 1746. An attractive (but copyrighted) photo of the village in 2010 is available at https://ssl.panoramio.com/photo/31616147.

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Sources

1. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbprs%2fm%2f316048102%2f1
2. ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbpr%2fd%2fnbi11079666
3. ↑ Entered by Erin Gillis, Jul 17, 2012, & John deRoche, Jul 27, 2012; amended by J.deR. 1 Feb 2016, including records of marriage & burial found on that date through search via paid subscription to findmypast.co.uk.

• Erin Gillis.

• John deRoche.

• Jim's Cornish Family Tree (March 21, 2008) at [1]

• Records collections of http://www.findmypast.co.uk/, accessed 1 Feb 2016, including "Dorset Marriages" & "National Burial Index for England & Wales"