I've been poring over some of my brick-walls this week. One of these concerns my FARMER ancestry, and, as I know there are oodles of FARMER descendents out there, I'm hoping that someone on the list may have the answer I seek! George FARMER was my 4G Grandfather. He was bap 25 Mar 1796 at Treborough, Somerset, son of James FARMER and Mary nee HOLE. George FARMER married a Mary HEMBURROW on 01 Oct 1816 at Luxborough, Somerset (witnesses James HOLE and John WEBBER). According to the 1841 census, Mary HEMBURROW was born in Somerset, sometime circa 1796-1801; according to the 1851 census, Mary had been born circa 1797/1798 at Morebath, Devon, while according to the 1861 census, she had been born circa 1796/1797 at Bampton, Devon. Does anyone have Mary HEMBURROW's baptism/birth details? I'm pretty sure she wasn't baptised at Bampton as these baptisms are online (in Genuki Devon). As I'm currently housebound, a trip to the Devon Record Office regretfully isn't on the cards, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that some kind soul already has the details I need. And, of course, if anyone ties into the above family, I'm always more than happy to share the info I *do* have! Ever hopeful, Sue Hembury-Kellow

Hi Sue As nee means born, perhaps you are looking for the wrong name. Could she have been born Mary Hole, married a Hemburrow and was Mary Hemburrow widow on her marriage. That would explain James Hole (brother?, father? other relative) as witness at the wedding. Best wishes Jill On 10/10/2013 16:16, SusanKellow wrote: > I've been poring over some of my brick-walls this week. One of these > concerns my FARMER ancestry, and, as I know there are oodles of FARMER > descendents out there, I'm hoping that someone on the list may have the > answer I seek! > > George FARMER was my 4G Grandfather. He was bap 25 Mar 1796 at Treborough, > Somerset, son of James FARMER and Mary nee HOLE. George FARMER married a > Mary HEMBURROW on 01 Oct 1816 at Luxborough, Somerset (witnesses James HOLE > and John WEBBER). According to the 1841 census, Mary HEMBURROW was born in > Somerset, sometime circa 1796-1801; according to the 1851 census, Mary had > been born circa 1797/1798 at Morebath, Devon, while according to the 1861 > census, she had been born circa 1796/1797 at Bampton, Devon. > > Does anyone have Mary HEMBURROW's baptism/birth details? I'm pretty sure > she wasn't baptised at Bampton as these baptisms are online (in Genuki > Devon). As I'm currently housebound, a trip to the Devon Record Office > regretfully isn't on the cards, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that some > kind soul already has the details I need. And, of course, if anyone ties > into the above family, I'm always more than happy to share the info I *do* > have! > > Ever hopeful, > > Sue Hembury-Kellow

Hi Jill, Ah - I think you've confused the two Marys! <grin> Mary HOLE (1759-1803) was the mother of George FARMER - Mary HOLE married James HOLE in 1780 at Treborough, Somerset, and they had my George FARMER in 1796, Treborough. The lady I am actually looking for is Mary HOLE's daughter-in-law, Mary HEMBURROW, who married George FARMER in 1816 in Luxborough, Somerset. I guess Mary HEMBURROW was born circa 1797, probably at Morebath. I don't think she was a widow, as the Luxborough parish register tended to mention such things, and the entry merely mentioned the usual: ie. names and date. Best wishes, Sue -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jill and Peter Harvey Sent: 10 October 2013 16:36 To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] FARMER and HEMBURROW family Hi Sue As nee means born, perhaps you are looking for the wrong name. Could she have been born Mary Hole, married a Hemburrow and was Mary Hemburrow widow on her marriage. That would explain James Hole (brother?, father? other relative) as witness at the wedding. Best wishes Jill

Hi, Devon Family History Society has an index to marriages in the county 1754-1812 and 1813-1837 , and there are 2 Hemburrow marriages in both these periods and further 5 baptisms same name 1813-1839 both of which you might find useful to get as printouts if you go to the DFHS . From Somerset RO online catalogue there is a will for a William Hembrow of Stoke St Gregory dated 1873 , and a record in 1684 of a Joseph Hemburrow of North Curry , and the same date of a Thomas Hemburrow of Stoke St Gregory .From the NA there are four Hemburrow soldiers medal cards of the 1st WW . Not the most populous name and you may need to ask DRO for a search of the Morebath registers . life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// ----- Original Message ----- From: "SusanKellow" <ksusan1999@gmail.com> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 4:16 PM Subject: [ENG-SOM] FARMER and HEMBURROW family > I've been poring over some of my brick-walls this week. One of these > concerns my FARMER ancestry, and, as I know there are oodles of FARMER > descendents out there, I'm hoping that someone on the list may have the > answer I seek! > > George FARMER was my 4G Grandfather. He was bap 25 Mar 1796 at > Treborough, > Somerset, son of James FARMER and Mary nee HOLE. George FARMER married a > Mary HEMBURROW on 01 Oct 1816 at Luxborough, Somerset (witnesses James > HOLE > and John WEBBER). According to the 1841 census, Mary HEMBURROW was born > in > Somerset, sometime circa 1796-1801; according to the 1851 census, Mary had > been born circa 1797/1798 at Morebath, Devon, while according to the 1861 > census, she had been born circa 1796/1797 at Bampton, Devon. > > Does anyone have Mary HEMBURROW's baptism/birth details? I'm pretty sure > she wasn't baptised at Bampton as these baptisms are online (in Genuki > Devon). As I'm currently housebound, a trip to the Devon Record Office > regretfully isn't on the cards, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that > some > kind soul already has the details I need. And, of course, if anyone ties > into the above family, I'm always more than happy to share the info I *do* > have! > > Ever hopeful, > > Sue Hembury-Kellow > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi, Thanks for that. Yes, the name isn't very numerous. There were a few at Wiveliscombe, and, intriguingly, there were also a couple of men born in the area in question: Robert HEMBORROW, b. circa 1793, Exbridge/Brushford (depending upon which census you believe), and William HEMBURROW, b. circa 1787, Morebath/Exbridge; d. 1876, Wiveliscombe. The latter married Susan HAGLEY on 06 Jan 1842 at Wiveliscombe, when he gave his father as "John HEMBRO, labourer". Morebath, Exebridge and Bampton are set in a triangle, with each only about 2 miles apart, so I think it likely that the above chaps are brothers of my Mary HEMBURROW; but, as you say, I'll probably have to go the DRO for a search of the Morebath registers to be sure. As there are so many descendents of George FARMER and Mary HEMBURROW, I was being optimistic, and hoping that someone already had the info I needed! Re: the Stoke St Gregory and North Curry HEMBURROWs (still there, though usually spelt as HEMBROW these days), I don't think these are immediately connected. Likewise, there are a number of HEMBURYs in the Wedmore area of Somerset (my maternal grandfather was, coincidentally, one of these!) but I doubt that there is a connection. Many thanks for your kind and helpful email. Sue -----Original Message----- From: eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:eng-somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of elizabeth howard Sent: 11 October 2013 15:41 To: eng-somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [ENG-SOM] ENG-SOM] FARMER and HEMBURROW family Hi, Devon Family History Society has an index to marriages in the county 1754-1812 and 1813-1837 , and there are 2 Hemburrow marriages in both these periods and further 5 baptisms same name 1813-1839 both of which you might find useful to get as printouts if you go to the DFHS . From Somerset RO online catalogue there is a will for a William Hembrow of Stoke St Gregory dated 1873 , and a record in 1684 of a Joseph Hemburrow of North Curry , and the same date of a Thomas Hemburrow of Stoke St Gregory .From the NA there are four Hemburrow soldiers medal cards of the 1st WW . Not the most populous name and you may need to ask DRO for a search of the Morebath registers .