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Record #25426
Name :
: Thomas FARR (1863 - 1903)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1863 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
: 6 Jun 1887
Marriage (2)
:   Spouse/Notes : Sarah Ann Foy

Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1903
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Essex, Plaistow, West Ham

25 Sept. 1868 10 George Street, Plaistow, Essex, England is the address given on his mother's death record. The census for 1871 places his family in
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada

Haggarty Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Aug 1874
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Prussian

Placement Family
: Lawrence J Naismith
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Macpherson
NotesNational Archives & Library: Home Children
FARR , Thomas
Age: 11
Sex: M
Year of arrival: 1874
Microfilm reel: C-4529
Ship: SS Prussian
Port of departure: Liverpool
Departure Date: 30 Jul 1874
Port of arrival: Quebec
Arrival Date: 10 Aug 1874
Party: Miss Macpherson's
Thomas married Sarah Ann Foy on 6 Jun 1887 at Eganville, Ontario and together they raised a family of 7 children.

As far as I know, there were 2 additional siblings placed by this agency.
A brother, John Farr age 12 was sent to Kirkaldy, Scotland and by 1880 he was residing at 60 Nether Street, Dysart, Fife, Scotland. On 31 Dec 1885 he married Mary Smart Scott and they raised a family of 5 children.
A sister, Susan (incorrectly recorded as Susan Fair) arrived in Canada on 19 May 1872 and was placed with the Philippe DE GRUCHY family in Quebec. She married Robert Hammond 7 Sep 1892 in Manhattan, New York and they raised a family of 2 children. 
ContributorsCreated : 2015-08-25 10:44:46 / HPW

Last Updated : 2015-08-25 15:01:49 / HPW

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3145 ACKURY, Mary 1856ENG,     Jun 1874 : Prussian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
7076 ACLAND, Walter Frederick1859ENG, GLS, Bristol Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7834 ALEXANDER, Ronald1863ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
6521 ALSTON, Alice1860ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7727 ARMSTRONG, Barbara1859ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7766 ARMSTRONG, Emily1862ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7833 ARMSTRONG, Robert1865ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7039 ATKINS, Albert1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7177 AYRES, E 1859ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
10945 BACON, John 1861ENG,     Jun 1872 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
6959 BAILEY, Louisa1858ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7845 BARCLAY, Terry1857ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
18491 BARNES, Charles1864ENG,     1871 : Prussian CAN   
19017 BARNETT, James1859ENG,     1871 : Prussian CAN   
7077 BARRY, Ernest1864ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
15326 BASHAM, Elizabeth1862ENG,     Jun 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7040 BAXTER, And.1860ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7736 BEALE, Charlotte1857ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
20491 BECKETT, Henry1857ENG,     May 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
21413 BEECHEY, Eliza1867ENG,     May 1872 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7829 BELL, Mina1863ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
6963 BELL, Sarah1863ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7743 BELLMAN, Eleanor1864ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7741 BENNETT, Clara1865ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7768 BENNETT, Emma1859ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
7078 BENNETT, Henry1865ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7823 BENNETT, Mary Ann1861ENG,     Jul 1870 : Prussian CAN Maria Rye  
10384 BENNING, Robert1863ENG,     May 1874 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7079 BEST, Albert W.1864ENG,     Aug 1871 : Prussian CAN MacPherson Homes  
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