08.18.07

Farley a Gentleman and Swain a baker

Posted in Genealogy & Ancestry at 10:15 pm by Cate

A copy of the marriage certificate for 1855 of William Nix Farley and Elizabeth Swain arrived at my home August 2007.

Another step to the past William Farley is shown as living at Underdown Street, Herne Bay, Kent, son of Thomas Farley a Gentleman. And Elizabeth as living at Charles Street, Herne Bay, Kent, daughter of Gayler Swain a Baker by trade. Gayler Swain and Lydia Farley were witnesses to the marriage.

It appears form internet searching that Gayler Swain was baptised in 1809 at Willesborough, Kent, a suburb of Ashford. William Nix Farley and Elizabeth left England for Australia not long after their marriage as their first child was born in 1856 in Sydney, Australia.

I have used the on line directories to find both Thomas Farley and Gayler Swain listed in 1858 Melville & Co.’s Directory & Gazetteer of Kent. This confirms Thomas Farley is a Gentry and Gayler Swain is a Baker at the stated addresses on the marriage certificate in 1855. I am very pleased to have a little more knowledge.

08.05.07

All branches lead to Molong!

Posted in Genealogy & Ancestry at 4:17 am by Cate

To explain the name of this blog! My ancestors or rather my family tree branches where ever they may have originated from all lead to me and where I was born. Molong is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. Most of my ancestry is traceable from Australia’s British settlement with some Irish and some German thrown into the mix.

If you find you have an interest in the same connections as I do then please take the opportunity to contact me to share information and hopefully have some fun along the way.