Benjamin Farmer (abt. 1746 - 1828)

Born about 1746 in Flagg, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Hannah (Tym) Farmer — married 9 Jun 1783 in All Saints' Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died Mar 1828 at about age 82 in Flagg, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Benjamin was baptised on 31 July 1746 at St John the Baptist Church in Chelmorton, Derbyshire as the son of John Farmer of Flagg and his wife Mary.^[1]

On 9 June 1783, Benjamin and Hannah Tymm were married by banns at All Saints Church, Bakewell; both were never married previously, and both were of King Sterndale.^[2]

Benjamin was mentioned in his father's 1797 will, in which his father's farm at Flagg was to be divided between Benjamin and his brother Francis under the provision that they provided their mother with 2/- per week.^[3]

Benjamin passed away in 1828, being interred at St John the Baptist Churchyard, Chelmorton on 16 March that year. The burial register notes he was a resident of Flagg.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL75-ZWCF : Sun Mar 10 17:37:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Benjamin Farmer and John Farmer, 31 July 1746.
2. ↑ Derbyshire : Bakewell : All Saints : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817c630e93790eb7f8cb825 : viewed 12 May 2024) marriage Benjamin Farmer to Hannah Tymm 9 Jun 1783
3. ↑ Abstracts of Derbyshire Wills and Probate Records, the will of John FARMER of Flagg, Bakewell, farmer, 14 Mar 1797, Contributed by vh on 04 Nov 2005 et seq (available at https://willsdb.gukutils.org.uk/DBY/WillsF.html).
4. ↑ Derbyshire : Chelmorton : St John : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817d31fe93790ec757000e6 : viewed 12 May 2024) burial Benjamin Farmer 16 Mar 1828