Friends of Hastings Cemetery

 1891 Census - Address: 52 Plynlimmon Rd

    Surname   First name(s)   Rel   Status   Sex   Age   Occupation              Where Born    

    FARRIER   Selina J         Head    M         F     40   Mantle Maker (Em'ee)     Kent - Dover      

    FARRIER   John T M         Son    S         M     22   House Painter (Em'ee)    Kent - Ashford    

    FARRIER   George W        Son    S         M    18   Beer Bottler (Em'ee)       Kent - Dover      

    FARRIER   Ashton T         Son    S         M    16   Errand Boy (Em'ee)         Kent - Dover      

    FARRIER   Louisa T          Dau   -          F    15   Mantle Appr (Em'ee)     Sussex - Hastings

    

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  Surname   First name(s)   Rel   Status   Sex   Age   Occupation                    Where Born    

   FARRIER   John T M       Head   M          M   44   Painter/decorator (Em'ee)    Kent - Dover    

   FARRIER   Sarah Ann     Wife   M           F   29                                           Kent - Dover   

   FARRIER   William E       Son   S           M   6                                       Sussex - Hastings   

   FARRIER   Walter J         Son   S           M   4                                       Sussex - Hastings  

   FARRIER   Thomas F       Son   S           M   2                                       Sussex - Hastings  

   FARRIER   Percy H          Son   -           M   8m                                     Sussex - Hastings

Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 30 April 1887

ALLEGED BIGAMIST. John Thos. Farrier was charged with having committed bigamy, on the 22nd November, 1882. - Mr. C. D. Jones ppeared for the defence.—The evidence previously given was read over, and was to the effect that accused had married a woman named Ramplin, at Emmanuel Church, in 1882. It was afterwards discovered that his wife was alive.  When the warrant was read to him he said “My wife left me 12 years ago with three children. I remained single for eight, and then I got married. What was I to do with the children?”

DS Love stated that he had, on the 20th, compared the certificate of marriage produced with the register at the above church, and found it correct. He had known prisoner since May. 1881. In that month Farrier was charged with assaulting his wife and mother-in-law. The former of those two was then present in court and gave evidence against him. —Thos. Shoolson, fisherman, of Dover, deposed that he knew prisoner and his wife Jane Farrier, was present at the Parish Church of Charlton, Dover, on the 10th May 1863, when prisoner was married to Selina Jane Golder. He put his mark to the register as a witness, and saw the couple sign the book. His (witness) wife was sister to prisoner. - Chief Constable Glenister produced the Registrar-General’s certificate from Somerset House of the marriage of John Thomas Matthew Farrier with Selina Jane Golder, on the 10th May, 1868, at the Parish Church of Charlton, Dover.— Sarah Ann Ramplin, of 18, Hughenden-road, Hastings, stated that on the 20th November, 1882 she went through the ceremony of marriage with prisoner at Emmanuel Church, Hastings, after the banns had been published.—Mr. C. .D. Jones explained that he was watching the case for prisoner, but as it must go before a jury he only asked for bail to be allowed —Prisoner having been charged, said he reserved his defence and was committed to take his trial at the Assizes. Bail was allowed, himself in £50, and two others in £25 each. The sureties were found.

Hastings and St Leonards Observer - Saturday 14 May 1887

BIGAMY CASE. John Thomas Matthew Farrier, 41, painter, was indicted for marrying Sarah Ann Ramkin, at Hastings, on the 20th November, 1882, his former wife, whom he was married on the 10th May, 1868, being then alive.—Mr. Gill appeared for the prosecution, and the prisoner pleaded guilty, but added that he was ignorant of the law. —Mr. Gill pointed out that the prisoner must have known that his first wife was alive, for he assaulted her 1881.—Sarah Ann Ramkin stated that she did not think the prisoner's first wife had any claim on him. She knew that he had been married and how the case stood, but he had been a good

husband to her, and the children had been brought up together. There were three from the first marriage and she had two herself. The prisoner did not deceive her. —P.C. Love stated that the last witness had taken care of the children and been mother to them. He believed the first wife was leading a respectable life in Hastings.—His lordship said it appeared

that for a number of years the prisoner’s wife left him alone, but in 1881

she complained of an assault.   He passed sentence of six weeks imprisonment.

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