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all i know is my gr grandad was robert william farrow born sep 1902 in king's lynn norfolk i do know his mums name was phoebe elizabeth but i dont know her maiden name could some one help me to fine a name for roberts dad please

Either buy the birth cert - or look for the family in 1911.

http://www.1911census.co.uk

One other option you could try

Look on freebmd for a marriage between Farrow and Phoebe Elizabeth - that's assuming the mother was married when she had the boy

I had time on my hands - so is this the marriage?

Marriages Jun 1892 (>99%)
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FARROW Chrisp Robert King's L. 4b 601
Smith Agnes Kings L 4b 601
TURNER John William King's L. 4b 601
WALKER Phoebe Elizabeth King's L. 4b 601

1911???

FARROW ALBERT M 1910 1 King's Lynn Norfolk
FARROW CAROLINE F 1897 14 King's Lynn Norfolk
FARROW CHRISP M 1856 55 King's Lynn Norfolk
FARROW CHRISP M 1906 5 King's Lynn Norfolk
FARROW ROBERT M 1903 8 King's Lynn Norfolk
FARROW WALTER M 1908 3 King's Lynn Norfolk

i have the right people but when i look up chrisp albert and walter for there births its coming up farrow copper what could that mean

I would say that means they have been having children and not marrying!

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
about Chrisp Willoughby F Cooper
Name: Chrisp Willoughby F Cooper
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Kings Lynn
County: Norfolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 291

Tracey x

Flick didn't give you the complete picture for the 1911 census!

It always helps to look at the complete picture!!

1911 RG14PN11643 RG78PN642 RD236 SD1 ED5 SN131

Address: Attos Yard Kings Lynn County: Norfolk
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FARROW, Chrisp Head Widower M 55 1856 Dock Labourer Kings Lynn
COOPER, Emma Servant Widow F 45 1866 Husekeeper Kings Lynn
FARROW, Caroline Daughter F 14 1897 Kings Lynn
FARROW, Robert Son M 8 1903 Kings Lynn
FARROW, Chrisp Son M 5 1906 Kings Lynn
FARROW, Walter Son M 3 1908 Kings Lynn
FARROW, Albert Son M 1 1910 Kings Lynn
COOPER, Edward Boarder M 13 1898 Kings Lynn
COOPER, James Boarder M 11 1900 Kings Lynn

Emma Cooper states she's his housekeeper??... Hmmm maybe a little more?

T x

I can't give the 'full' picture - I don't have a sub, and I can't afford to use my precious credits for other people

If you wish to know without ANY doubt about Robert's parentage, you need to purchase the birth certificate

thank you so much for that

Caroline in 1901?

Name: Caroline Farrow
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1898
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Female
Where born: Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Civil parish: South Lynn
Ecclesiastical parish: South Lynn All Saints
Town: Kings Lynn
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View image

Registration district: King's Lynn
Sub-registration district: King's Lynn
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 77
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel Roub 38
Clara Roub 34
Caroline Farrow 3

I completely agree with you opinion there Flick about buying certs, it's the only way to be sure.

However it would also been good for you to mention that's a free snippet and not the full data from the 1911. That could have been really confusing for the person looking for their ancestors.

Tracey x

There isn't anything else on the 1911 image to indicate anything suspiscious.

I cannot find a death for Pheobe Elizabeth Farrow either?


Tracey x

Hmmmm

Could this be Albert?

Births Jun 1910
COOPER Albert Charles F King's L 4b 290

Births Jun 1908
Cooper Walter Ernest F King's L. 4b 301

To solve this, as suggested you'd ned to order a few certs, but on immediate impressions, she's more than a housekeeper! Looks like they have tried to hide it on the census?


Tracey x

thank you all for your help. my family has always wanted to know where the copper fit in and now its all starting to make some sence

Hi Michelle,

It's not Copper, it's Cooper.

T x

Sorry I wasn't precise enough for you Tracey.

I'll leave you to your perfect research

albert walter and chrisp all have farrow copper on there birth cert but the other 2 dont

i think i will order them

Flick,

it's not about being precise it's about informing the person of the data you have found.

Without any explaination attached or even a request for more info from someone else, you put that data there as if it were complete... and it wasn't.

Upon the full data being found we solved a problem for the person.

it's not about being better or precise or anything else, but presenting the facts correctly!

Tracey x