Born about in Horton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of Richard Amber
and Elizabeth (Eyles) Amber
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Farr
— married
27 Jun 1840 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Henry Farr, Matthew Farr, Sarah Anne (Farr) Harper, Ellen Farr, Eli Farr, William Farr and Mary (Farr) Smith
Died
at about age 77
in Patney, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Mar 2020
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Biography
Sarah Amber was born in about 1817 in Horton, Wiltshire, England. She was baptised on 25 January 1818 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Amber [1]
She married John Farr on 27 June 1840 at Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire. [2] The couple had at least 7 children.
In 1851 she was living in Patney, Wilshire with her husband and 4 children. Also living with them were her mother-in-law Ann Farr and a lodger, Ruth Farr. [3]
In 1861, Sarah and John were still living in Patney. 3 of their children lived with them. [4]
The 1871 census shows John and Sarah living in Patney with two daughters, one of whom had married. Sarah's son-in-law and three grandchildren were living with them. [5]
John and Sarah were living alone in Patney in 1881. [6]
John died in 1886.
In 1891 Sarah lived in Puckshipton, Wiltshire. Her 9 year old grandson, Frank Smith lived with her. [7]
She died in 1894. Her death was registered at Devizes, Wiltshire. [8]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM3X-9BN : 19 September 2020), Sarah Amber, 1818.
- ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK79-3MV : 12 March 2020), John Far, 1840.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGBD-WFD : 11 September 2019), Sarah Farr in household of John Farr, Patney, Wiltshire, England; citing Patney, Wiltshire, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7V4-L5C : 29 December 2020), Sarah Farr in household of John Farr, Patney, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFN1-2C2 : 16 November 2020), Sarah Farr in entry for John Farr, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-2VJV : 12 December 2017), Sarah Farr in household of John Farr, Patney, Wiltshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 6, Piece/Folio 2041/55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,642.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4JRV-H6Z : 25 November 2020), Sarah Farr, Patney, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Wiltshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 7 January 2021), database entry for FARR, SARAH Age at death: 77 . GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in DEVIZES Volume 05A Page 78
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~6.25%
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Sarah Amber - spinster - married John Farr - bachelor - in Patney, Wilts, in June 1840. Wiltshire CofE Marriages and Banns 1754-1916 page 14. Sarah's name was never Bishops.