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William Farrar 1500–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1574

Death Location: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Ferror

Mother: Agnes Horsfall

Spouse(s): Margaret Lacy

Children(s): John Farrar, Ellen Farrar

William Farrar was born in 1500 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Henry Ferror And Agnes Horsfall. William Farrar married Margaret Lacy, and had children including Ellen Farrar, John Farrar. William Farrar passed away in 1574 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Farrar was born in 1500 in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Henry Ferror And Agnes Horsfall.
  • William Farrar married Margaret Lacy, and had children including Ellen Farrar, John Farrar.
  • William Farrar passed away in 1574 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farrar's Ancestors

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William Farrar
1500–1574
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Henry Ferror
1450–1549
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Horsfall
1480–1549
Barcroft, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
HENRY
1440–1500
Warwickshire, England
Margaret Heckstall
1442–1468
Chillesmore,,Warwickshire,England
John Horsefalls
1462–1483
Barcroft, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Saville
1468–1553
Newhall, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferrars
1395–1459
Elizabeth Freville
1398–1468
William Heckstall
1400–1449
Margaret Bromley
1410–1434
Nicholas Savile
1440–1499
Margery Wilkinson
1455–1496
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Savile
1400–1482
Alice Gascoigne
1400–1482
William Wilkinson
1449–1475
Agatha Grey
1450–1457

William Farrar's Descendants

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William Farrar (1500–28 Jan 1574) m. Margaret Lacy (1530–28 Dec 1571)
  1. 1. John Farrar 1550–1622 m. Cecily Kelke 1552–1628 m. Isabell Houghton 1554–1596
    1. 1. William Farrar 1583–1637 m. Cecely Farrar 1601–1677
      1. 1. William (Farrar) II 1627–1678 m. Mary Piggot 1627–1676 m. MARY TANNER 1664–1689
        1. 1. Thomas Farrar 1665–1742 m. Katherine Perrin 1667–1748 m. Mary Ligon 1663–1686
      2. 2. Temperance (Bailey) Farrar 1617–1652
    2. 2. William Ferrar 1544–
    3. 3. Nicholas Ferrar 1544–1620
    4. 4. Henry Ferrar 1574–1634
    5. 5. Charles Farrar 1576–
    6. 6. John Farrar 1577–
    7. 7. Thomas (William) Bailey 1583–1620
    8. 8. John Farrar 1584–1628
    9. 9. Sybil Farrar 1576–1605
    10. 10. THOMAS FARRAR 1576–1621
    11. 11. Sybil Farrar 1575–1640
  2. 2. Ellen Farrar 1555–1623

William Farrar's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Farrar in Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
1573
3 Apr 1573
Age 73
Death of William Farrar in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1574
28 Jan 1574
Age 74
Burial of William Farrar in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1573
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5312; New Reference Number: WDP53112

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1574
    Event Place: Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D5312; New Reference Number: WDP53112

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