There were subsequently many ensembles who adopted the name
William Fairebank is recorded at Sowerby in 1492
On 28th January 1565/6, he married Jane Bannester at Halifax.
Children:
John
and
Thomas.
The family lived at Snaith
On 28th June 1562, he married Isabella Horton at Halifax.
Children:
Henry,
Jenet,
Edward,
and
Margaret.
The family lived at Snaith
In 1492,
Children:
John
She married George Harrison
On 5th November 1582, he married Mary Mitchell [bapt 1556] at
Halifax
On 10th May 1551, he married Sybil Wade.
Children:
Jenet,
John,
Jane,
Mary,
Dorothy [1560-1562],
George,
Robert [bapt 1566],
Susan,
and
another child [b 1573] who died when one day old.
On 15th February 1574, he married Jenet Mawde.
Children:
Abram who was baptised in Jan 1576 and died April 1576.
George died and was buried at Sowerby
In 1592, he married Mary Farrer at Heptonstall.
Children:
Jonathan,
Mary [bapt 1600],
and
Esther [bapt 1603]
In 1569, he would not pay the stipend of the minister or curate at
the chapel.
In 1527, he married Janet? [1507-1536]
Children:
George.
In 1538, he married Jenet [1518-1579] in Halifax.
Children:
William,
Hugh [1542-1550],
Joanna [bapt 1545],
John,
Michael [1549-1549],
Hugh Fairbanks,
Dorothy [1553-1554],
Agnes Fairbanks,
Edward Fairbanks,
and
Elizabeth [bapt 1558] who married [1577] Mr Braithwaite.
He was buried at Saint Peter's Church, Sowerby
On 28th March 1578, he married Jane Mitchell [b 1557] at
Halifax.
Children:
Robert.
The family lived at Snaith
She married Matthew Broadley
In 1503, he married Isabel [1482-1547]
Children:
Gilbert
On 2nd April 1578, he married Margaret Symmes [1560-1592].
On 6th August 1593, he married Isabel Stancliffe
[1558-1597].
On 28th August 1598, he married Ellen Parker [1572-1643] of
Colne
He died in Thornton-in-Craven
On 20th May 1617, he married Grace Smith at Halifax.
Around 1635, they emigrated to America.
In 1636, they were living in Dedham, Massachusetts.
The family were possibly forbears of US president George W. Bush
She married Richard Saltonstall
She was the second wife of William Wade
Children:
sons including
Charles.
When he died, his sons took over the business
On Abraham's death, his sons took over the business.
In 1824, the partnership was dissolved and Charles Fairburn became
sole proprietor.
On Charles's death [1827], the business was carried on by his widow
and children, notably Edward.
In 1850, they operated Kirklees Mill.
In 1878, they occupied part of Victoria Works, Rastrick.
In 1890, they expanded into the adjoining Calder Vale Mill,
Rastrick.
In 1894, they bought the whole mill and combined Victoria Works,
Rastrick and Calder Vale Mill, Rastrick.
The business eventually became Edward Fairburn & Sons
Children:
Edward
He lived at
Obelisk Grove, Clifton.
He was active in local affairs in Clifton.
He was Highway Overseer for Clifton.
He was Regimental Sergeant-Major of the 2nd West Yorkshire
Yeomanry.
Children:
Edward
and
John
His son, Bernard Anthony Faller, was also a dentist
He lived and practised at Number 1, Aked's Road, Halifax from the
1950s until the building was demolished in 1969 when he moved to
Number 21-23 Aked's Road
The house was demolished in 19??
A reused lintel dated I/MB/M 1616/H for Isabel and
Michael Barrow comes from Fields Farm.
Owners and tenants have included
George Lumb
and
Abraham Lumb [1905].
The hall is now 2 separate dwellings
See
Beestonhirst
See
Bent Head, Heptonstall and
Near Bent Head Farm, Pecket Well
See
Arable farming,
Cattle farming,
High farming,
Lime,
Pastoral farming and
Sheep farming
Children:
John
and
Elijah
Around 1870, the firm moved to Victoria Wheel Works, Halifax.
They were still there in 1905.
Farnell's sons, John and Elijah, took over the business
when their father retired.
Asa Farnell is recorded with the firm in 1905
She married Joseph E. Bunce
The original business was established in the 18th century by Mr
Dickson.
In 1781, it was acquired by Samuel Farrar who
established Samuel Farrar & Son with his son Thomas.
When Samuel retired, the company became Thomas R. Farrar.
In 1872, the company became Farrar & Whiteley with William
J. Whiteley who subsequently became the sole principal
He lived at
Yew Tree House, Southowram.
Children:
Lucy
He married Margaret Wade.
Children:
Abraham,
Susan,
Dorothy,
Margaret,
and
Mary who married Nicholas Hanson of Elland
In 1904, he was one of the first people to be granted a motor cycle registration and a motor cycle drivers' licence
Robert Farrour was an early members of the family.
The family lived at Ewood Hall, Mytholmroyd.
Members of the family left Ewood and migrated to America.
They settled in the vicinity of Concord, Massachusetts around
1645.
They were well-known in the region.
In the 18th century, members of the family participated actively in
the American Revolution from its inception.
See
Farrar surname and
Rydings, Ovenden
Children:
John
he took land of the soil and waste of the lord, in Sowerby, to hold
according to the custom of the manor
the single stripper
the traversed groove condenser doffer
the divided plate condenser doffer
are also found.
Farrer
Ferrar
Ferrer
Ferror