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John Reid Farrell 1917 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 OCT 1917

Birth Location: , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: 22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Henry Farrell

Mother: Mary McLachlan

Spouse(s): Jessie Kerr

Children(s): Mary Farrell, Joan Farrell, Jamesina Farrell, Henry Farrell

The story of John Reid Farrell began in 1917 in , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1921, John Reid Farrell was recorded in the census in 28, Cathedral Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Sco. John Reid Farrell married Jessie Stewart Kerr, and had children including Mary McLachlan Farrell, Joan Reid Farrell, Jamesina Craig Farrell, Henry Farrell. John Reid Farrell passed away in 1987 in 22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Reid Farrell began in 1917 in , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • In 1921, John Reid Farrell was recorded in the census in 28, Cathedral Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Sco.
  • John Reid Farrell married Jessie Stewart Kerr, and had children including Mary McLachlan Farrell, Joan Reid Farrell, Jamesina Craig Farrell, Henry Farrell.
  • John Reid Farrell passed away in 1987 in 22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Farrell
1890 – 1957
Birth Location: 118, Abercrombie Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary McLachlan
1889 – 1962
Birth Location: 10, Mason Street, St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

Jessie Kerr
1918 – 2002
Birth Location: , , Garngadhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Farrell
1939 – 2007
Birth Location: , , Provan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Joan Farrell
1946 –
Birth Location: , , Provan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Jamesina Farrell
1950 –
Birth Location: , , Shettleston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Henry Farrell
1952 –
Birth Location: , , Shettleston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Farrell's Ancestors

Self
John Farrell
1917 – 1987
Birth Place: , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Farrell
1890 – 1957
118, Abercrombie Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary (Paterson) McLachlan
1889 – 1962
10, Mason Street, St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry Farrell
1866 – 1936
, Dernabane, , Carnteel, County Tyrone, Ireland
Margaret (Forrest) Somerville
1868 – 1941
3, Crownpoint Road, Bridgeton, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert (Paterson) McLachlan
1849 – 1922
, , , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Strathern
1850 – 1906
, , , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Farrell
1832 – 1918
Sarah Reid
1846 – 1906
David Sommerville
1829 – 1872
Agnes Thomson
1830 – 1913
William McLachlan
1823 – 1857
Mary Paterson
1824 – 1857
Walter Strathern
1826 – 1891
Susan McGeachan
1826 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Farrell
– 1872
Margaret Ballantyne
– 1872
John Reid
– 1906
Catherine O'Hair
– 1872
Andrew Sommerville
1790 – 1872
Margaret Boyd
1802 – 1872
James Thomson
1781 – 1861
Jane Inglis
1799 – 1912
William Paterson
1786 – 1857
Agnes Scouller
1786 – 1851
John Strathern
– 1891
Mary Gardner
1793 – 1882
Edward McGeachan
– 1859
Hannah Devlin
– 1859

John Farrell's Descendants

1.
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John (Reid) Farrell (4 OCT 1917 – 1987) m. Jessie (Stewart) Kerr (21 OCT 1918 – 8 MAY 2002)
  1. 1. Mary (McLachlan) Farrell (3 NOV 1939 – 20 JUN 2007) m. Charles (Simpson McM) Humes (10 JAN 1940 – 7 FEB 1990) m. Joseph Rooney (11 MAR 1926 – 26 AUG 2013)
    1. 1. Jessie (Kerr Farrell) Humes (3 JUL 1962 – ) m. Robert (Purcell) Moore (24 AUG 1958 – )
      1. 1. Craig Moore (14 APR 1991 – )
      2. 2. Rebecca Moore (21 MAR 1993 – )
    2. 2. Mary (McLaughlan Farrell) Humes (10 MAY 1965 – ) m. Terry Thorpe (6 JUL 1956 – )
  2. 2. Joan (Reid) Farrell (1946 – )
  3. 3. Jamesina (Craig) Farrell (1950 – )
  4. 4. Henry Farrell (1952 – )

John Farrell's Timeline

3 Records

1917
4 OCT 1917
Birth of John Reid Farrell in , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
, , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1921
19 JUN 1921
Age 4
John Reid Farrell appeared in census in 28, Cathedral Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
28, Cathedral Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1987
1987
Age 70
Death of John Reid Farrell in 22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1917
    Event Place: , , St Rollox, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917
    [2] Scotland Birth Registration Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 57, Cobden Street, Garngad, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1921
    Event Place: 28, Cathedral Street, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1921 Scotland census, 28 Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, head of household: Robert MacLachlan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Digital Archive: UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945 - John Farrell 1917

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: 22, Park Circus, , Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland Death Registration Index
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