Farleys.ca
The Farley Family of Wolverhampton
The Farley Family of Wolverhampton
| Husband: | Thomas Farley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born: | c. 1793 | England | |
| Married: | 1820-May-23 | St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire1 | |
| Witnesses: | Samuel Hancher and James Highfield [who signed as witnesses for so many other marriages that they cannot be considered family or friends] | ||
| Died: | unknown | unknown | |
| Father: | unknown | ||
| Mother: | unknown | ||
| Wife: | Maria Brindley | ||
| Born: | c. 1800 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | |
| Baptized: | possibly 1800-Sep-07 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire2 | |
| Married 1: | 1820-May-23 | St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire1 | |
| Spouse 1: | Thomas Farley | ||
| Witnesses: | Samuel Hancher and James Highfield. [Both the bride and the groom signed "X".] | ||
| Married 2: | 1833-Jul-14 | St. Lawrence, Darlaston Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire3 | |
| Spouse 2: | George Hickman, of Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | ||
| Witnesses: | Thomas Jones [possibly a family friend, signed] and William Booth [who signed as a witness for a number of other marriages]. [Both the bride and the groom signed "X".] | ||
| Died: | 1893-Nov-07 | Workhouse Infirmary, Birmingham, Warwickshire4 | |
| Father: | possibly John Brindley, of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | ||
| Mother: | possibly Amelia Mitchell, of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | ||
| Child 1 F | Elizabeth Farley | ||
| Born: | 1821 | Oldbury, Staffordshire | |
| Baptized: | 1821-Dec-25 | St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire5 | |
| Died: | 1838-Jan-14 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire6 | |
| Child 2 M | William Farley | ||
| Born: | 1828 | Wednesbury, Staffordshire | |
| Baptized: | 1828-Oct-19 | St. Lawrence, Darlaston, Staffordshire7 | |
| Married: | 1853-May-29 | St. John, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire8 | |
| Spouse: | Harriett Walters | ||
| Witnesses: | Joseph Babington and Elizabeth Walters. [Both the bride and the groom signed "X".] | ||
| Died: | 1910-Nov-12 | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire9 | |
| Buried: | 1910-Nov-17 | Merridale Cemetery, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire10 | |
| Child 3 F | Sarah Farley | ||
| Born: | 1831 | Catherine Crofts, Staffordshire | |
| Baptized: | 1831-Feb-20 | St. Lawrence, Darlaston, Staffordshire11 | |
| Married: | 1851-May-04 | St. Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire12 | |
| Spouse: | John Fletcher | ||
| Witnesses: | William Farley [bride's brother, signed "X"] and Mary Ann Linyard. [The bride signed "X".] | ||
| Died: | 1891-Jun-08 | Birmingham, Warwickshire13 | |
Note: Because the Find a Grave Index gives a "Death Date", which is always several days after the actual date of death, I have used their "death" date as the date of burial.
1Staffordshire Marriages; Archive reference: D1157/1/1/33. Wolverhampton, St. Peter, May 1820; Page 232, No. 696. Image 124 of 332. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
2Staffordshire Baptisms; Archive reference: D1157/1/1/5. Wolverhampton, September 1800. Image 96 of 108. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
3Staffordshire Marriages; Archive reference: D1149/1/15. Darlaston, St. Lawrence, 1833, Page 178, No. 532. Image 96 of 130. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
4General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire (No. 62: caused by "Senility" & "Exhaustion". Registered 8 Nov 1893. Informant: "William Farley, son, in attendance"). For British Civil Registration, see Birmingham, Warwickshire, 1893 (Oct 1 - Dec 31), Volume 6D, page 131.
5Staffordshire Baptisms; Archive reference: D1157/1/1/9. Wolverhampton, St. Peter, 1821, Page 233, No 1872. Image 121 of 304. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
6General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (No. 348: caused by "Consumption". Registered 18 Jan 1838. Informant: "George Hickman, Stepfather"). For British Civil Registration, see Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1838 (Jan 1 - Mar 31), Volume 17, page 230.
7Staffordshire Baptisms; Archive reference: D1149/1/12. Darlaston, St. Lawrence, 1828, Page 300, No. 2398. Image 162 of 165. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
8Staffordshire Marriages. Wolverhampton, St. John, 1853, Page 30, No. 60. Image 32 of 254. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1853, No. 60. For British Civil Registration, see Wolverhampton, Staffordshire; 1853 (Apr 1 - Jun 30), Volume 6B, page 603.
9General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (No. 68: caused by "Chronic Bronchitis Syncope; Certified by F R Byrne-Quinn LRCP". Registered 14 Nov 1910. Informant: "H[arriett] Farley, Widow of deceased, Present at the death"). For British Civil Registration, see Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 1910 (Oct 1 - Dec 31), Volume 6B, Page 312.
10Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200011882/william-farley).
11Staffordshire Baptisms; Archive reference: D1149/1/13. [spelled & indexed as "Fairly"] Darlaston, St. Lawrence, 1831, Page 88, No. 700. Image 53 of 164. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
12Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England. Anglican Parish Records; Reference Number: DRO 34; Archive Roll: M118. Birmingham, St. Martin, 1851, Page 193, No. 386. Image 195 of 252. (https://www.findmypast.co.uk)
13General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, Lady Wood, Birmingham, Warwickshire (No. 412: caused by "Cerebral Softening; Certified by E. D. Kirby M. D.". Registered 10 Jun 1891. Informant: "Frederick William Fletcher, Son, Present at the Death"). For British Civil Registration, see Birmingham, Warwickshire, 1891 (Apr 1- Jun 30), Volume 6D, Page 26.
Last Updated: 2025-09-05
Webmaster
© copyright 2022: farleys.ca