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Sir William Brian Farrar 1514–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1514

Birth Location: Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1574

Death Location: Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Farrar

Mother: Agnes Horsfall

Spouse(s): Margaret Lacey

Children(s): Richard Farrer, Henry Ferrar, Margaret Ferrar, Mary Ferrar, Robert Ferrar, Nicholas Ferrar, John Elder, Ellen Ferrar, Agnes Ferrar, Mary Ferrar, Alice Farrer, Sarah Farrer

The story of Sir William Brian Farrar began in 1514 in Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sir William Brian Farrar married Margaret De Lacey, and had children including Agnes S Ferrar, Alice Farrer, Ellen Ferrar, Henry Ferrar, Hugh Ferrar, John Farrar The Elder, Margaret W Ferrar, Mary Ferrar, Nicholas Ferrar, Richard John Farrer, Robert Ferrar, Sarah Farrer. Sir William Brian Farrar passed away in 1574 in Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Brian Farrar began in 1514 in Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir William Brian Farrar married Margaret De Lacey, and had children including Agnes S Ferrar, Alice Farrer, Ellen Ferrar, Henry Ferrar, Hugh Ferrar, John Farrar The Elder, Margaret W Ferrar, Mary Ferrar, Nicholas Ferrar, Richard John Farrer, Robert Ferrar, Sarah Farrer.
  • Sir William Brian Farrar passed away in 1574 in Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Farrar's Ancestors

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Sir Farrar
1514–1574
Birth Place: Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Farrar
1494–1549
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Horsfall
1498–1549
Stothlay, Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Hugh Horsefalls, Assistant) Minister
1460–1548
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Saville
1468–1549
Newhall, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Horsfield)
1441–1547
Agnes Barcroft
1444–1462
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Horsfield)
1420–1480
Agnes Barcroft
1444–1462
William Barcroft
1426–1507

Sir Farrar's Descendants

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Sir (William Brian) Farrar (1514–28 Jan 1574) m. Margaret (de) Lacey (1520–24 Sep 1562)
  1. 1. Richard (John) Farrer 1540–1610 m. Margarete ((Blagbrune)) Blackburn 1539–1617
    1. 1. Mary Ferrar 1576–1620 m. George(John) (Fairbanks) Jr 1562–1650
      1. 1. Richard Fairbanks 1588–1667 m. Elizabeth Daulton 1597–1667
        1. 1. Lydia (Fairbanks) Bates 1622–1704 m. William Fletcher 1622–1677 m. Edward Bates 1606–1644
        2. 2. Constance Fairbanks 1635–1676
        3. 3. Zaccheus Fairbanks 1639–1653
        4. 4. Hannah Fairbanks 1624–1627
        5. 5. Eunice Fairbanks 1626–1627
        6. 6. Vincee Fairbanks 1627–
        7. 7. Lois Fairbanks 1629–1629
        8. 8. Nathaniel Fairbanks 1632–1636
        9. 9. George Fairbanks 1619–1683
        10. 10. Constance (Fairbanks) Mattocks 1635–1718
      2. 2. John Fairbanks 1594–1688
      3. 3. Mary Fairbanks 1600–1620
      4. 4. Ester Fairbanks 1601–1602
      5. 5. Susan Fairbanks 1597–
      6. 6. Helene Fairbanks 1599–
      7. 7. Jeremie Fairbanks 1603–
      8. 8. Michael Fairbanks 1605–
    2. 2. Grace Farrer 1584–1593
    3. 3. Susan Farrer 1587–
    4. 4. Mary (Grace) Farrar 1572–1610
  2. 2. Henry Ferrar 1549–1610
  3. 3. Margaret (W.) Ferrar 1556–1571
  4. 4. Mary Ferrar 1554–1593
  5. 5. Robert Ferrar 1548–
  6. 6. Nicholas Ferrar 1546–1620
  7. 7. John (Farrar, the) Elder 1550–1629
  8. 8. Ellen Ferrar 1550–1571
  9. 9. Agnes (S.) Ferrar 1560–1614
  10. 10. Mary Ferrar 1544–
  11. 11. Alice Farrer 1541–
  12. 12. Sarah Farrer 1547–

Sir Farrar's Timeline

3 Records

1514
1514
Birth of Sir William Brian Farrar in Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
1573
3 Apr 1573
Age 59
Death of Sir William Brian Farrar in Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
1574
28 Jan 1574
Age 60
Burial of Sir William Brian Farrar in Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1514
    Event Place: Ewood Hall, Midgley Twp., Halifax Parish, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Yorkshire: Calverley & Pudsey - Parish Registers (Christenings, Marriages & Burials): 1681-1720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] 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: WDP53112

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1574
    Event Place: Heptonstall, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] 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: WDP53112

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