Personal Details of Albert Farr
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| Buried: | 27/02/1914 |
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Burial Register
| Name at death | Albert Farr | ||||||
| Age at Death | 77 | ||||||
| Burial Date | 27 February 1914 | ||||||
| Abode |
Bartholomew Almshouses,
Newbury. |
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| Official at Burial | J Clarke Edwards | ||||||
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Burial Register entry for Albert Farr
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Burial Register Entry for Albert Farr
Memorial Details
| South facing kerbstone: Alice Farr died April 5th. 1935 aged 67 years. North facing kerbstone: Mary Farr died Aug. 25th. 1904 aged 70 years. Albert Farr died Feb. 24th. 1914 aged 77 years. East facing kerbstone: "Until we meet." | |
| Name on Memorial | Albert FARR |
| Date of death | 24/02/1914 |
| Age | 77 |
| Gender | Male |
| Memorial Type | 4 kerbstones and 4 finials. Also marker stone No.1075 |
| Construction Material | Limestone |
| Condition of memorial | Fair condition. Inlaid text. Heavy vegetation and lichen. |
| Pattison Location Code | LS (E) 3 |
| Others named on memorial | |
| Mary FARR | |
| Alice FARR |
Newspaper Cuttings
The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.
Deaths: Albert Farr
| Source: | nwn |
| Article date: | 26/02/1914 |
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| Transciption: | Newbury Weekly News 26th February 1914 FARR – Feb. 23, at 4 Bartholomew’s Almshouses, Argyll Road, Newbury, Albert Farr, aged 77 years. |
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Biographical Information
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Albert Farr c1837-1914
Albert Farr
c1837-1914
Albert, his parents, siblings and early life:
Albert was baptised on the 19th February 1837 in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, the son of Henry (a Labourer) and Patience Farr (nee Rushan/Rusham/Rushon/Rushen) who were married on the 6th April 1836, in Inkpen, Berkshire.
Henry and Patience also had the following children baptised in Aldbourne:
Mary Ann, 24th February 1839
Elizabeth, 9th January 1842
George, 2nd May 1847, (at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel)
The 1841 census records Albert (4) living in Baydon Street, Aldbourne, with his father Henry (30), his mother Patience (25) and his sister Mary (2).
Albert’s father Henry died aged 42 in 1850 (death registered in Hungerford)
The 1851 census records Albert (14), living in Baydon Street, with his widowed mother Patience (38), his sister Elizabeth (8), his brother George (4) and a visitor.
Albert’s mother remarried in 1856. Her 2nd husband was John Orchard. She continued to live in Aldbourne until her death in 1879, aged 66.
Albert in later life:
In 1861 Albert (25) was working as a Groom, he was living in Newtown Road, Thatcham, Berkshire.
Albert married in 1864
Marriage details:
Place: Ramsbury, Wiltshire
Date: 20th October 1864
Groom: Albert Farr, aged 27, bachelor, occupation, Servant, abode, Swindon
Bride: Mary Allen, aged 30, spinster, occupation, Servant, abode, Ramsbury
Fathers: Henry Farr, a Maltster and Thomas Allen, a Labourer
(Mary was baptised on the 20th July 1834, at St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, the daughter of Thomas and Lucy Allen (nee Gamester) who were married on the 30th October 1824, at St Mary Bourne)
Albert and Mary had the following children:
Emily, born 1865 in Speen, Berkshire
Alice, born 1867 in Eddington, (near Hungerford) Berkshire
Mary, born 1872 in Beddington, Surrey
In 1871 Albert (34) was working as a Coachman, he was living at 1, Waddon Court Cottages, Waddon, Croydon, Surrey, with Mary (36), Emily (5) and Alice (3).
By 1881 Albert (44) was living in Backway, Speen, Berkshire, with Mary (46), Emily (16), a General Servant and Mary (8). He was recorded as a Gardener in the census for this year.
The 1891 census also records Albert (54) as a Gardener (not domestic). He was living at 8, Eastbourne Terrace, Pelican Road, Speen, Berkshire, with Mary (56) and their daughter, Alice (23), a Parlourmaid.
In 1901 Albert (64) was recorded as a Domestic Gardener, living at 1, Hampton Cottages, Newbury, with Mary (66), their daughter Alice (33) and two boarders.
Albert was widowed in 1904, Mary died aged 70, on the 25th August, she was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery on the 29th August.
The 1911 census records Albert (74) as formerly a Groom and Gardener, living at 4, Bartholomew Almshouses, Argyle Road, Newbury. His daughter Alice (44), a Seamstress, was still living with him.
Albert died aged 77, on the 24th February 1914, he was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with Mary, on the 27th February.
Their daughter Alice died in 1935. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with her parents on the 10th April.
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