William
Farrer
Born before in Yorkshire, England
Son of William Thomas
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Hannah (Spedding) Farrer
— married
29 Jun 1758 in All Saints' Church, Batley, Yorkshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Joseph (Farrer) Farrar
Died before
at about age 58
in Batley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Biography
William was born in 1737, birth was an estimate based on his being 21 at the time of marriage.
William Farrer of the parish of Halifax married Hannah Spedding of this parish by Banns on 29 June 1758 at All Saints' Church, Batley, Yorkshire, England.[1] Their marriage witnesses were David Farrar and Jno Thompson. Note that the groom signed William Fararr.
They had the following children;
- Susanna Farrer, b. 18 Jul 1759[2]
- Mary Farrer, b. 27 Mar 1761[3]
- Joseph Farrer, b. 17 May 1764[4]
- David Farrer, b. 1766 at Sowerby.[5]
- John Sarrer, b. 1767[6]
- Elisabeth Farrer, b. 7 Jul 1769[7]
All of them were baptised in All Saints' Church, Batley except David Farrer.
His wife, Hannah Farrer died in 1770 and was buried in All Saints' Churchyard on 5 March 1770[8]
William Farrer died in 1795 in Batley, West Riding, Yorkshire and was buried on 26 June 1795 at All Saints' Churchyard, Batley, Yorkshire, England.[9]
Research Notes
William was baptised on 9 August 1734 at Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. He was the illegitimate son of Susannah Farrer and William Thomas, Thomas being his father's surname. The Halifax parish copy of the chapel register "Baptisms at Sowerby Bridge" reads "Wm Wm Thomas and Susanah Farrer B"[10] which has been interpreted as father William Thomas Farrer. However, the B indicates an illegitimate birth; mother's names are not given in this register except for illegitimate births, which give the father's and the mother's full name. The father of William is William Thomas, Thomas being the surname. This is made clearer on the original chapel entry, which has William of Susan Farrer, with (Wm Thomas) in brackets after her name, and B. The illegitimate births in this register are also distinguished by a dotted line and brackets, as with another on the same page a couple of lines above. He has also been indexed by Ancestry at Sowerby Bridge as William Thomas, but was probably known by his mother's surname.[11][12] FreeReg has indexed him as William Farrer, son of Susanna Farrer.[13]
The father "William Thomas Farrer" may not have existed in his current form, so he could be retained to accord with the parents or burial given (if sources can be found), Detaching William Thomas Farrer as the father of this William Farrer-530 to correct likely father William Thomas, depending on further research. Detaching Susannah Wilkinson as the wife of William Thomas Farrer to attach her to correct husband Thomas Farrer of Warley. She was not attached to William as a mother.
- A William Farrer, the son of John Farrer of Midgley, was baptised on 20 May 1736 at St Mary's Church, Luddenden, West Yorkshire, England.[14]
- A William Farrer, the son of John Farrer of Midgley, was baptised on 20 May 1739 at St Mary's Church, Luddenden, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.[15]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/14
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #6802756 (accessed 23 July 2023)
William Farrer's marriage to Hannah Spedding on 29 Jun 1758 in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Susanna Farrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9737145 (accessed 23 July 2023)
Susanna Farrer baptism on 20 Jul 1759, child of William Farrer, in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Mary Farrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9737810 (accessed 23 July 2023)
Mary Farrer's baptism on 1 Apr 1761 (born 27 Mar 1761), child of William Farrer, in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Joseph Farrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9738756 (accessed 23 July 2023)
Joseph Farrer's baptism on 23 May 1764, child of William Farrer, in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ David Farrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP138/1/1/3
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9491863 (accessed 24 July 2023)
David Farrer's baptism on 29 Jun 1766, child of William Farrer, in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ John Sarrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9739664 (accessed 24 July 2023)
John Farrer's baptism on 22 Feb 1767, child of William Farrer, in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Elisabeth Farrer's Baptism: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9740462 (accessed 23 July 2023)
Elisabeth Farrer's baptism on 20 Sep 1769 (born 7 Jul 1769), child of William Farrer, in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Hannah Farrer's Burial: "England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
Original data: England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1542093
Ancestry Record 9840 #6898660 (accessed 24 July 2023)
Hannah's burial (died in about 1770) on 5 Mar 1770 in Batley, York, England. - ↑
Burial:
"West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP37/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #9749680 (accessed 24 July 2023)
William Farrer's burial (died in about 1795) on 26 Jun 1795 in Batley, All Saints, Yorkshire, England. - ↑ Register of St John the Baptist, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 ancestry.co.uk https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/4081282:2256
- ↑ Register of Sowerby Bridge, William Thomas in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 ancestry.co.uk, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/10236205:2256
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR3T-L8F : 4 February 2023), William Thomas, 1734.
- ↑ Yorkshire, West Riding : Sowerby Bridge : Christ Church : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817ab59e93790eca3ac1425 : viewed 23 Jul 2023) baptism William 09 Aug 1734
- ↑
Baptism:
"West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP39/2
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #45162545 (accessed 24 July 2023)
William Farrer's baptism on 20 May 1736, child of John Farrer, in Luddenden, St Mary, West Yorkshire, England. - ↑
Baptism:
"West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812"
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP39/15
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2256 #45198584 (accessed 24 July 2023)
William Farrer's baptism on 20 May 1739, child of John Farrer, in Luddenden, St Mary, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
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For many years my cousin and I have wondered who his father was - an entry in the Halifax parish record names his mother as Susannah. Could I ask please, what is your evidence for naming William Thomas Farrar as his father, and naming John Farrar as his grandfather? Kind regards Alan Farrar
In the most recent case, a 2nd cousin share a SNP that appeared in 1850 with my great grandfather, I share another SNP, that appeared in 1756 with five men with whom I share a fourth great grandfather, and 22 with whom I share an 8th great grandfather, and 24 of which I share ab 11tg great grand father (two of which are descended from an NPE) and finally there are 38 men with whom I share the parent SNP of R-YP5578,which appeared in Yorkshire between 1200 and 1400 CE. I have a possible ID on who he was
Back to your William Thomas Farrar. I was amazed to read that William had a middle name, because middle names were a scarcity in the 18th century, and were used as Baptismal names.
I was very involved in genealogy in 1963 when my oldest daughter was born, and knew about the custom, so in (stupid) obeisance to tradition, I didn't give my oldest daughter a middle name, but did so at her Baptism, and there are no records to show, other than her baptism certificate and she has not used it.
I should have put a parenthesis and a question mark, around the middle name, but then I trusted John Drake Farrars aunt.
His aunt had been doing family research for years, actually a great or great great aunt. She lived in Yorkshire, so she had access to resources that I, who lives in America, or John Drake who lives inTasmania doesn't. Unfortunately being an amateur a family historian, to my knowledge, did not realize the importance of documentation, and neither did until wikitree reared its head.
Wikitree was a decent tool, with it's imperfections and interpolations, until they tried to model themselves using wikipedia as an example.
The only thing that they have in common is the wiki name. Wikipedia demands rigorous research and reliable SECONDAY sources. Wikitree insists on reliable sources. Which are actually scan and far between, most of genealogical research is actually deductive reasoning, trying to parse out facts and relationships from scarce, incomplete and often misinterpreted documents. For instance I found the Croxton Parish, Lincolnshire, registers baptismal record of my 9th great grandfather, Farrar-393, and the scrivener wrote his name as Wilyam Farar, Not William Farrar, his older brother John was recorded as John Farrer, so there was a change in scriveners.
As it stands I accept the work of John Drakes great aunt, because she was of Yorkshire, did do diligence except when she got to https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Farrar-3890, because her John Farrar, lived at the same time as my ancestor John Farrar, and both had roots in WRY, she thought that they were connected. They weren't
I have my own research on how John Farrar who marred Mary Oldfield connects with me, but I do not have pre 1500 rights, and there is no documentation other than YDNA SNP R-YP5578, which John Drake shares with me and about 38 others. The last of his line is Robert Farrar who is SNP R-YP5578, because that is John Drakes terminal SNP, until others in his line test YDNA SNPs. That would make Robert b 1450 ,the younger brother of my ancestor Henrie Ferror born 1440. Henries existence as well as his son William and grandson John who married Cecily Kelke is verifiable by Wills and Administrations, collected by Sir Thomas Farrer of Abinger, a distant relative, and the History of Old Halifax, both of which are reachable on the interwebs.
You would benefit from Joining our YDNA project. If I had your email addy I could send you a formal invite. Given your relationship to John Drake Farrar I am positive that you have SNP R-YP5578, however new SNPs appear about every four generations but there needs to be two people who test positive for that SNP. So far John Drake Farrar is the only person in that line, who has tested, and I am sure that there are at least four more subclades or SNPs that haven't been revealed because no one else in that line has tested for YDNA SNPs, which familytreedena.com (FTDNA) tests by ordering BigY700, it tests not only for SNPs, which appear sequentially, and STRs or Short Term Repeats) of which we have thousands, with each STR or DNA Y segment (DYS) has it's own mutation rate.
The only test worth it's salt, is BigY700, just YDNA testing doesn't hack it, and no other company, not ancestry, not 23andme, even tests YDNA.