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Comment on Farley a Gentleman and Swain a baker by Ray Harrington

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:01:55 +0000

Hi
Any chance the Thomas Farley you refer to being the same as the one born in 1813 at Gravesend who died in 1840 at Herne Bay. This one was married to Sarah Allen (1816 - 1849) at Canterbury.

I am following the Farley line and Thomas is as far as I have got back to. My Thomas had a son George (1834 - 1906). If its the same one then George may well be a sibling to William Nix.

Any info you have would be appreciated
Regards
Ray

Sorry Ray, not the same Thomas Farley. Thomas Farley died in Herne Bay, Kent in 1858 son of John and Elizabeth Farley from Southwark, London.

Comment on Farley a Gentleman and Swain a baker by Colin Stockbridge

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:17:46 +0000

Hi There
My gggg g/f’s brother,had a daughter,Susanna Stockbridge b1795 in Canterbury.She married James Swain 21st Jan 1819 in Fordwich.He was born abt 1792 in Willesborough and was a baker. l’ve tried to find his parents,but have had no luck until l read your piece on Gayler Swain. My James and Sussana had a daughter, Susanna Gayler Swain b1821 in Fordwich. l’m hoping that James and Gayler are brothers,because l know who Gaylers father is.What do you think?
Best wishes,Colin.

Comment on Farley a Gentleman and Swain a baker by Chris Allen

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:47:51 +0000

Thanks for your email of May this year. I think you saw my tree on Genes Reunited. I agree with you about indiscriminate family history work. I have had cause to question some contacts with links to my tree which turn out to be based on slender assumptions, unchecked family folklore etc. To be fair I’ve also had emails which have put me right on mistakes i’ve made!

My work which led me back to Wye and area and Kent was carried out some years ago by Gillian Rickard who is a leading if not the leading genealogist for Kent.

My ancestor William Allen married Mary Ann Swain at Wye on Oct 4 1849. He was age 36; and she aged 20. Her father was Abraham Swain a baker. In the 1851 census they were living at Bridge St Wye. Mary Ann’s father remarried and was living at Church St with their two children and five of his previous marriage. He was born at Willesborough. The 1851 census lists other Allen and Swain families in Wye.

Gillian traced my Allen ancestors back in Wye to the early 1700’s about as far as its possible to go. I think they had been there for generations before that.

William and Mary were the last generation of my Allens to live in Wye. Driven (I believe) to Canterbury for work, at the time of the agricultural revolution when machines took the work on the land previously done by hand, they went first to Canterbury, the nearest big town, and then the next generation to the growing metropolis of London, where i was born.

Have you visited Wye? Its a lovely place and its size indicates its former importance. There are many Allen tombs in the churchyard and a couple of monuments in the Church.

Good luck

Chris Allen

Comment on Farley a Gentleman and Swain a baker by Terry Wills

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:07:56 +0000

Have you ever managed to view a copy of the 1851 census which shows both the families you are interested in living at the addresses you describe?
If not, if you contact me at the e-mail adress shown, I will tell you how to find it or can send you a copy as an attachment.
By way of explanation I am doing some research that slightly involves the Swain family from Willesborough. All The 7 sons in that family were bakers or master bakers in various towns in Kent. Now a days they would have got together and arranged a consortium, but back then I suspect they were just pleased to have food on the table.
Anyway contact me if you are still seeking this information.
Regards
Terry Wills