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William Robert Farmer 1870–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun Qtr 1870

Birth Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 28 July 1934

Death Location: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Nathaniel Farmer

Mother: Jane Evans

Spouse(s): Sarah Shirley

Children(s): Daisy Farmer, Thomas Farmer, William Farmer, Richard Farmer, Annie Farmer, Edith Farmer, Norah Farmer

In 1870, William Robert Farmer entered the world in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, born to Nathaniel Farmer And Jane Evans. William Robert Farmer married Sarah Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Annie Ruth Farmer, Daisy Jane Farmer, Edith Farmer, Norah Kathleen Farmer, Richard James Farmer, Thomas Nathaniel Farmer, William Robert Farmer. William Robert Farmer passed away in 1934 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William Robert Farmer entered the world in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England, born to Nathaniel Farmer And Jane Evans.
  • William Robert Farmer married Sarah Elizabeth Shirley, and had children including Annie Ruth Farmer, Daisy Jane Farmer, Edith Farmer, Norah Kathleen Farmer, Richard James Farmer, Thomas Nathaniel Farmer, William Robert Farmer.
  • William Robert Farmer passed away in 1934 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farmer's Ancestors

Self
William Farmer
1870–1934
Birth Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Parents
Nathaniel Farmer
1828–1891
Bishops Castle, Shropshire, England
Jane Evans
1840–1876
Berrow Montgomeryshire Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farmer's Descendants

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William (Robert) Farmer (Jun Qtr 1870–28 July 1934) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Shirley (15 November 1868–12 November 1944)
  1. 1. Daisy (Jane) Farmer 1896–
  2. 2. Thomas (Nathaniel) Farmer 1899–1968 m. Ruby (Edna) Jensen 1908–1984
    1. 1. Dolly (Daisy) Farmer 1932–2018
  3. 3. William (Robert) Farmer 1900–
  4. 4. Richard (James) Farmer 1902–1992 m. Claudia (Ethel Joan) Luttman 1910–2009
    1. 1. James Farmer 1934–2016
  5. 5. Annie (Ruth) Farmer 1906–
  6. 6. Edith Farmer 1910–
  7. 7. Norah (Kathleen) Farmer 1902–1986

William Farmer's Timeline

11 Records

1870
27 March 1870
Birth of William Robert Farmer in Diddlebury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Diddlebury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1870
Jun Qtr 1870
Birth of William Robert Farmer in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
1870
29 May 1870
William Robert Farmer was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1871
1871
Age 1
William Robert Farmer resided here in Peaton, Shropshire, England
Peaton, Shropshire, England
1881
1881
Age 11
William Robert Farmer resided here in Ludford, Shropshire, England
Ludford, Shropshire, England
1891
1891
Age 21
William Robert Farmer resided here in Tugford, Ludlow, Tugford, Shropshire, England
Tugford, Ludlow, Tugford, Shropshire, England
1894
October 1894
Age 24
William Robert Farmer was married in Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdom
Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdom
1894
1894
Age 24
William Robert Farmer resided here in Tugford
Tugford
1901
1901
Age 31
William Robert Farmer resided here in Aston and Munslow, Munslow, Shropshire, England
Aston and Munslow, Munslow, Shropshire, England
1934
28 Jul 1934
Age 64
Death of William Robert Farmer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1934
28 July 1934
Age 64
Death of William Robert Farmer in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 March 1870
    Event Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2083; Folio: 31; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6097193
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2615; Folio: 100; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341630
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2728; Folio: 40; Page: 9; GSU roll: 835391
    [4] 1901 England Census
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun Qtr 1870
    Event Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 May 1870
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1894
    Event Place: Ludlow, Shropshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Peaton, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2728; Folio: 40; Page: 9; GSU roll: 835391

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Ludford, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2615; Folio: 100; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341630

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Tugford, Ludlow, Tugford, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2083; Folio: 31; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6097193

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Tugford
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Aston and Munslow, Munslow, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1934
    Event Place: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Vancouver, British Columbia, Mountain View Cemetery Index, 1887-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Vancouver, British Columbia, Mountain View Cemetery Index, 1887-2007

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