Barbara (Miller) Fairless (1810 - 1903)

Born 4 May 1810 in Cassop, Durham, England

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Biography

Barbara (Miller) Fairless was born in County Durham, England.

Birth and Baptism

Barbara was born in 1810. She was the daughter of Ambrose Miller and Ann Storey. ^[1]

Marriage

On 11 Jan 1834 William Watson Fairless (bachelor, of this parish) married Barbara Miller (spinster, of this parish), by licence at the church of St Mary Magdalene in Hart. Witnesses: Alfred Fairless; Robert Taylor; Michael Gent. ^[2] On 25 Dec 1833 William Watson Fairles (bachelor, age 21, of Hartlepool) obtained a licence to marry Barbara Miller (spinster, age 21 and upwards, of Hartlepool), directed to Hartlepool. ^[3]

Residence 1841

Barbara was living in the same house as her parents for the 1841 census. Her husband was not there the night of the census. ^[4]

• Ambrose Miller, 60, farmer, born in England outside County Durham
• Thomas Miller, 20, born in County Durham
• Ann Miller, 20, born in County Durham
• Isabella Miller, 20, born in County Durham
• Miles Miller, 15, born in County Durham
• Hannah Miller, 15, born in County Durham
• --- same house, separate family ---
• Barbara Fairles, 25, born in County Durham
• Nicholas Fairles, 3, born in County Durham
• Barbara Fairles, 1, born in County Durham
• Mary Oxley, 20, female servant, born in County Durham
• John Maughan [Maugham], 15, male servant, born in County Durham

Death

She passed away in 1903 in Paddington. She was 93 years old.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYTZ-QFJ : 11 February 2018, Barbara Miller, 04 May 1810); citing THE CHAPEL OF THE SECULAR CLERGY AND THE JESUITS CDURHAMROMAN CATHOLIC,DURHAM,DURHAM,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0583801 (RG4 46), 0583802 (RG4 3450, 474), 0593802 (RG4 1759).
2. ↑ Durham Records Online (https://www.durhamrecordsonline.com/) Marriages. Database Entry for William Watson Fairless and Barbara Miller Date: 11 Jan 1834. Parish: Hart, St Mary Magdalene. Accessed 19 Nov 2021.
3. ↑ "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SJQ-3WT?cc=1675690&wc=M6KL-JPD%3A129275201%2C129275202 : 23 July 2019), 1833 > DDR EJ MLA 1 1833 > image 454 of 470; Durham University Library, Palace Green.
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. HO107/313/9 folio 11 page 16 & 17
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 19 Nov 2021), database entry for Fairles, Barbara. (Age at death: 93).GRO Reference: 1903 J Quarter in PADDINGTON Volume 01A Page 43.