Descendants of William Fargus - Research Notes
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William FARGUS b. 1809, Joiner, m. 7 JAN 1833, in All Saints (St Mary's), Sculcoates, ERY, Eleanor WILSON, b. circa 1810, (daughter of Thomas WILSON and Elizabeth -?-) Lodging House Keeper, d. 19 MAR 1894, Hedon UDC, Sculcoates, ERY. William died 09 JAN 1843, 43 Mary Street, St Pancras, London.
I. Eleanor FARGUS/Fergusson b. circa 1828, Upper Tranmere, Birkenhead, CHS, Dress-maker, m. Mr BILTON. 1851 - Living at 33 Alfred St, Hull (Eleanor Fergusson, aged 23) Born at Upper Tranmere, CHS, according to 1851 census. Not in PRs of St Mary (1820-'35), Bromborough (1820-'34) or Eastham (1825-1833). 1835-6 Burgess Rolls for S Myton Ward: John Fargus, house: Alfred Street. This may be the John, who was born at Knaresborough and/or married Rachel Rutter on 9 JUL 1778 at Burton Leonard.
II. James FARGUS b. 1831, , Jurby, I of Man, MD of C & F, m. 24 MAR 1856, in , Nettleham, LIN, Ann OWEN, b. DEC 1835, , Lincoln, LIN, (daughter of Richard OWEN and Elizabeth BRAMLEY) d. 28 AUG 1907, 102 Park Grove, Sculcoates, ERY. James died 08 JUL 1907, 80 Albany Street, Sculcoates, ERY, buried: 12 JUL 1907, The Cemetary, Bridlington, ERY.
Ann: In May of 1907 James Owen FARGUS wrote that he didn't think she could 'last much longer as she looks fearfully ill & sleeps badly owing to the great pain in her leg, the use of which has completely gone'. Her death certificate says that she died of malignant disease of the thigh and asthenia. She died at 102 Park Grove, Hull. Her will, 'of 80 Albany St Hull', left £3,395 9s 10d to James Owen Fargus, merchant's clerk and Wm and Edwin Fargus, seed crushers. Ann early said that she had seven operations on the kitchen table for her leg.
I looked in the 1841 census for any Owens at Nettleham - ref HO 107/2105. Nettleham f 59 had: Thomas Owen, 36, Ag Lab, b Lincoln, Wragby; Sarah Owen, WI, 23, b Lincoln ?Holter; Fanny, DA, 6, b Lincoln, ?Rands;
Her will, 'of 80 Albany St Hull', left £3,395 9s 10d to James Owen Fargus, merchant's clerk and Wm and Edwin Fargus, seed crushers.
A. James Owen FARGUS b. MAR 1857, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. SEP 1889, in , Sculcoates, ERY, Edith BORRILL, b. MAR 1865, , Hull, ERY, d. 15 APR 1946, , Knaresborough, YKS. James died 23 JUL 1919, , Sculcoates, ERY. 1861 - With his parents
1871 - not with his parents
1881 - With his parents at Goxhill
1891 census RG12/3929 93 1 Park Grove Villas, Sculcoates - James Owen Fargus; 34; seed merchant's clerk; b Hull. Edith; WI; 26; b Hull. Dorothy; 8mo; b Hull. Ada Horton; SV; 26; General servant; b Hull.
Probate granted 28 OCT 1919 at London. He was living at 46 Westbourne Ave., Hull. Admon and will to Martin Middleton Wilde, Manager of the Syndicate of the London City and Midland Executors and Trustee Co. Ltd. £13,693.
1. Dorothy FARGUS b. JUL 1890, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. 1 JUN 1918, in , Sculcoates, ERY, Charles Vincent WALLACE, b. 8 MAY 1885, , , ?SCT, d. OCT 1935, , , ?SCT. Dorothy died 6 JUL 1921. DOROTHY FARGUS 1890 - 1921:
A letter from her father, dated 25 May 1907 indicates that she can play the piano very well. He has sent her a copy of an opera ?'Florodora', which he finds too difficult to play, but expects her to find comparatively easy.
a. Alison Carlaw WALLACE - Details Excluded
(1) Donald Charles Park LAIRD - Details Excluded
(2) Andrew Graeme Park LAIRD - Details Excluded
(3) David Wallace Park LAIRD - Details Excluded
2. Vera Owen FARGUS b. SEP 1894, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. (1) JUN 1921, in , Sculcoates, ERY, Harold MUSGRAVE, m. (2) Charles SINDEN. Vera died 1980. In 1907 she was keen on swimming and 'going to the baths every week and expecting to become an expert swimmer. I cannot find her death under Vera Sinden. Did she die in Scotland, perhaps? 1978-1983 searched.
a. John Courtney MUSGRAVE (son of Harold MUSGRAVE and Vera Owen FARGUS).
3. Edwin (Ted) FARGUS b. 09 DEC 1863, , Sculcoates, ERY, Co. Director - C & F., d. 27 JUN 1941, , Hull, ERY.
B. William FARGUS b. JUN 1859, , Sculcoates, ERY, d. 06 MAR 1919, Southfield House, Preston, YKS. 'Will'. Unmarried. He was appointed governing director of C & F in 1905, when his father retired. Before this I believe he was a co-director. He died after a lengthy illness. His loss was felt by the whole trade, being an expert in practical seed-crushing. 1919 - will: William Fargus of Southfield House, Preston, YKS. D 6 MAR 1919. Probate York 4 JUL to Edwin Fargus, seed-crusher, William Henry Fargus and Charles Henry Fargus, commercial traveller. Effects £30,607.
C. Annie Elizabeth FARGUS b. DEC 1861, d. 8 APR 1906, 34 St Georges Ave., Bridlington, ERY. She died of an overdose of cough inhalent, aged 44.
Hull Woman's Tragic death From a local paper (?HDM) for Tuesday, 10th April 1906, page 6 - Mr Luke White MP., the East Riding Coroner, held an inquest on Monday touching the death of Annie E Fargus, a single woman, aged 44, of 50 Albany Street, Hull, She was found dead in bed at 34 St George's Avenue, Bridlington, She came to Bridlington a few days ago to prepare the house for the summer season
Miss Carrie Chapman deposed that she last saw the deceased alive at 10 o'clock on Saturday night and found her dead in bed the following morning. She immediately summoned medical assistance.
Mr W Fargus, brother of the deceased, gave evidence to the effect that the deceased suffered from pains in the head.
Dr Colman stated that he found a cup and a medicine bottle, which had contained liniment, on a chair near the bed. Death was due to poison. There was no sign that the liniment had been used for outward application.I suspect that the liniment would have contained Oil of Wintergreen.
A juror said that he had known the deceased for several years and had found her cheerful and of a kind disposition.
The Jury returned a verdict that death was due to poison, self-administered, but that there was no evidence to show whether the deceased took the poison by mistake.
Her will was probated on 12 May 1906 at York. She left £112.
D. Edwin (Ted) FARGUS b. 09 DEC 1863, , Sculcoates, ERY, Co. Director - C & F., m. 31 AUG 1893, in , Sculcoates, ERY, Minnie Florence LANGDALE, b. 08 JUN 1870, d. 02 JAN 1954, , Hull, ERY. Edwin died 27 JUN 1941, , Hull, ERY. Minnie: Minnie's sister, Amy, married a Mr Smith of Smith's Breweries, Tadcaster. They had a daughter called Daphne, who married twice, once to a Mr Robinson.
1. James Edwin FARGUS b. 29 JAN 1897, , Sculcoates, ERY, Director C & F Ltd, m. 15 JUN 1926, in , , Bridlington, ERY, Helen Mary (Molly) DEHEER, b. 28 MAR 1906, , Sculcoates, ERY, d. JUN 1974. James died SEP 1982, , Beverley, ERY. He was in France during WW1 and was appointed a director of C & F in 1919 when his Uncle, William Fargus died and his father was made managing director. In 1941, when his father (Edwin) died, he was appointed managing director and then took over as Chairman from his uncle, (Frederick), when he retired in 1945. Owned ocean racing yachts and raced them in local regattas, as well as across the north sea. In Royal Artillary in WW1 in Hill ??Sanforte, in the mouth of the Humber for a lot of the war. Helen: She had an older brother, Ian. She is the daughter of John Deheer
a. Edwin (Ted) William FARGUS - b. 21 JUN 1928, , Sculcoates, ERY, d. 4 APR 2002. Aeronautics Engineer. He has a grandfather clock which was in the house of ?his father when they lived in Wales in the early 1800s. Went to Rolls Royce in 1953 and worked there for most of his working life. A car accident forced him to take early retirement in about 1990. Member of local model 'plane club, with whom he flies the models which he makes himself. 1937 - Bramcote School, Scarborough, which was evacuated during the war.
b. John (Jack) Alistair FARGUS b. 3 MAY 1930, , Sculcoates, ERY d SEP 2003. Speech impediment - developed epilepsy after fall in early adulthood. In 1996 is living in France with his sister, Mary. Coeliac disease
c. Mary FARGUS - Details Excluded
2. Marjorie FARGUS b. 29 SEP 1898, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. 09 JUN 1927, in , Sculcoates, ERY, Hubert RAFFERTY, b. 29 DEC 1894, , Halifax, YKS, Coal Merchant in Hull, d. 26 SEP 1978, , Beverley, ERY. Marjorie died 21 JAN 1987, , Hull, ERY. Hubert: Director of Rafferty and Watson.
a. Ann Margaret RAFFERTY - Details Excluded m Dennis EARLEY, RAF/Teacher/Inventor. Dennis: In RAF for 18 years.
(1) Brendan EARLEY
m. Theresa STANTON. - Details Excluded
(2) Damian EARLEY
m Tessa STANTON.
(a) Naomi EARLEY
(b) Lucy EARLEY
(c) Sophie EARLEY
(d) William EARLEY
(3) Fiona EARLEY
(4) Justin EARLEY
Susan JOHNSON,
(a) Tamsen EARLEY
(b) Joseph EARLEY
(c) Callum EARLEY
(5) Wulstan EARLEY
Nicky WAIN,
(a) Jessica WAIN
(6) Mary Ann EARLEY
(7) Aidan Chad EARLEY m Karen FORBES,
b. James Austin RAFFERTY m Eileen HAWTHORNTHWAITE
(1) Anna Colette RAFFERTY
Neville THOMPSON,
(a) Mimi THOMPSON
(b) Noah THOMPSON
(2) Lucinda M RAFFERTY m Angus ?.
(3) Bridget Catherine RAFFERTY
(4) Benjamin (Ben) James E RAFFERTY
(5) Rachel Eileen RAFFERTY
c. Faith Marie RAFFERTY
E. Charles (Charlie) Henry FARGUS b. DEC 1865, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. DEC 1905, in , Bridlington, ERY, Ethel GRINDELL, b. 8 JAN 1880, , Sculcoates, ERY, d. DEC 1970, , Buckrose, ?CHS. Charles died 05 FEB 1941, , Scarborough, ERY. Co-director of C & F. Probate of will on 17 MAR 1941 to Charles Grindell Fargus, aircraftsman RAF, and James Cappleman, 1st Lt in HM army. £15,900. He died at Ivyholme, Station Road, West Ayton, YKS. Probate was granted at York.
1. Beryl FARGUS b. SEP 1906, , Bridlington, ERY, d. SEP 1914, , Bridlington, ERY. Registered at Sculcoates, ERY.
2. Kathleen FARGUS b. SEP 1908, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. JUN 1935, in , Bridlington, ERY, James CAPPLEMAN. Kathleen died 20 MAR 1997, , Hull, ERY. Had bad arthritis.
a. James CAPPLEMAN - Details Excluded. m Elizabeth SHEPPARD - Details Excluded
(1) Joanne Elizabeth CAPPLEMAN - Details Excluded
(2) Steven James CAPPLEMAN - Details Excluded
(3) Ian Fargus CAPPLEMAN - Details Excluded
b. Jane CAPPLEMAN b. 13 JUL 1945, , Hull, ERY, m. Mike BATESON, d. CIRCA 1990.
(1) Katie BATESON.
(2) Johnnie BATESON.
c. Richard CAPPLEMAN.
3. Ruth FARGUS b. DEC 1909, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. JUN 1938, in Emmanuel Church,Bridlington, ERY, Joe STONEHOUSE.
a. Brian STONEHOUSE m. Julie ----------.
(1) Rachel STONEHOUSE.
b. Pam STONEHOUSE m. Mike ROSSITER.
(1) Ian ROSSITER.
c. Keith STONEHOUSE m. (1) divorced, Christine ------, m. (2) - Details Excluded, divorced, Jenny -------.
4. Charles Grindell FARGUS b. 24 NOV 1910, , Sculcoates, ERY, M Director of C & F, m. Betty SMITH. Charles died 4 DEC 1982, , Driffield, ERY. Appointed a director of C & F in 1945, soon after retuning fro RAF service in WW2.
a. Peter C R FARGUS - Details Excluded m Dee ARECCO, - Details Excluded
(1) Alexander FARGUS - Details Excluded
(2) Nicola FARGUS - Details Excluded
5. John FARGUS b. SEP 1914, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. (1) MAR 1936, in , Bridlington, ERY, divorced, Freda WALKER, m. (2) Alice Phoebe FORBES, b. 6 OCT 1882, d. DEC 1970. He may have married Carol at Tynemouth in Jun quarter of 1947. I can't find the date of his marriage to Alice.
a. Beryl FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Freda WALKER) b. MAR 1936, , Sculcoates, ERY, d. MAR 1936, , Sculcoates, ERY.
b. Carolyn FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Freda WALKER) - Details Excluded
c. John K FARGUS (son of John FARGUS and Alice Reid FORBES)
d. Valerie A FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Reid FORBES)- Details Excluded
e. Vivienne FARGUS (son of John FARGUS and Alice Reid FORBES) - Details Excluded
f. Christine E FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Alice Reid FORBES) - Details Excluded
g. Susan M A FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Alice Reid FORBES) - Details Excluded.
h. Ruth FARGUS (daughter of John FARGUS and Alice Reid FORBES) - Details Excluded, , She may have married in the second quarter of 1981 at N Tyneside Wear to a Mr Gladstone.
6. Wilfred Douglas FARGUS b. SEP 1919, , Skirlaugh, ERY, m. SEP 1947, in , Buckrose, ERY, Di FRIEND. Wilfred died 05 MAR 1998, Turner Ave., Bridlington, ERY, buried: 10 MAR 1998, Cemetary, Bridlington, ERY. Nancy Todd thinks that he may have had polio and been lame. Lived in Bridlington (1996). The announcement in the Brid. Free press says he was father-in-law of Paul, Ellie and Jamie.A service took place at the Priory Church, Bridlington, prior to internment. Donations to the British heart Foundation may be sent to the Funeral Directors, Ernest Brigham. Known as 'Duggie'.
a. Anthony (Tony) D FARGUS - Details Excluded m. Jane ----------.
b. Philip R FARGUS - Details Excluded. He probably married in the fourth quarter of 1982 at Bridlington to a Miss Seed.
c. Colin Andrew FARGUS - Details Excluded
F. Emily FARGUS b. 28 MAY 1868, 38 Hessle Road, Hull, ERY, m. 11 JUN 1889, in All Saints, Hull, ERY, Thomas Augustus GILLETT, b. 21 SEP 1862, Parkwood Springs, Brightside, Sheffield, (son of Richard GILLETT and Annie SMITH) Master Hatter, d. 13 JUN 1952, 16 Park Ave., Hull, ERY. Emily died 13 JUL 1906, 34 St George's Ave, Bridlington, ERY, buried: Western Cemetary, Hull, ERY. She was born at 61 Hopwood St. Hull. Died at 34 St Georges Ave, Bridlington, of Malignant disease of the uterus and radium exhaustion. Mother always understood that she died in childbirth, and the baby also died. Note that this address is the same as the one given on her mother's death certificate. In Western cemetary records: 254-23833. Compartment no. 98, grave 9675. The entry in the register says she died at 54 Berkely Street, Bridlington of Cancer. I think they have put the wrong address as her husband was the informer, living at 54 Berkely St. HULL. Officiating minister was ABJ Lillington. This information was obtained from m/fs at Hull record office.
Presumably she was buried in the same grave as Thomas Gillett. The grave stone was not there when I visited the cemetary in 1996. The grave is under a small tree which must have broken it.
1. Beatrice Annie GILLETT b. 19 JUN 1890, Myton District, Hull, ERY, Clerk with Inland Revenue, d. 19 NOV 1976, Avenue Hosp.,Bridlington, ERY. Born at 38 Hessle Road, Hull, ERY. Lived at 24 St Martins Grove. According to Mother, she was 'thrown out' of the house by her step-mother, when she was about 29, as she hadn't married. I knew her better in her later years when she was regarded as a bit of a character. Left all her money to the RSPB and other charities. Travelled a lot. Took 1lb of bird-seed to Venice for the pigeons to save money - quite a character!
2. Richard Owen GILLETT b. 01 JUN 1893, , Cottingham, ERY, d. 23 MAR 1894, , , Hull, ERY, buried: Western Cemetary, Hull, ERY. Born at 22 Salisbury Gardens, Cottingham, Hull. Died at 38 Hessle Road, Hull. ERY, 'of fits' according to Mother. As the Death Certificate shows that he died from pneumonia of two day's duration, the fits would almost certainly have been due to fever. St Cath. Index gives Sculcoates as registration district.
3. Enid May GILLETT b. 07 SEP 1903, W Sculcoates, Hull, ERY, m. 24 MAY 1930, in St Augustine's, Hull, ERY, Donald Rahr TRENBATH, b. 29 JUN 1898, Ashlee, Vicarage Lane, Bowden, CHS, (son of Arthur Herbert TRENBATH and Helena Amelia RAHR) Bank Manager, d. 8 APR 1988, , Highcliffe, DOR, buried: Crematorium, , Bournemouth, DOR. Enid died 23 JUL 1990, General Hospital, Southampton, HAM, buried: Crematorium, , Southampton, HAM. Born at 54 Berkeley St. Hull. Had training on a farm about 1923 and then as a hairdresser, but never earned her living. Enthusiastic photographer, needle- woman, nature-lover, particularly butterflies and moths. Enjoyed painting in later years. Enjoyed rambling and travelling, particularly in the thirties, when she and Don went to Switzerland and Austria. They took Brian and me in 1948 for our first overseas holiday. Enid worked with SSAFA for over 25 years as a voluntary helper and interviewer. Donald: His godparents were Walter and Hilda Ormerod, parents of his cousin, Leslie (Bai) Talented gardener and maker of crazy paving paths, rockeries and garden ponds!
Had a governess until he was nine years old, then went to Sandringham House School, Alexandra Road, Southport, followed by Bickerton House, Birkdale.
In 1913 he left school and went to Dresden, Germany, to learn German, living with a Doctor and his family. He was there for under a year, when war broke out and he managed to get out of Germany as a schoolboy, although he was just over 16. He remembered a long train journey, and how singing broke out, spreading along the train, when they crossed the ?Dutch border and knew they were safe. When he returned home he wrote an article for the Southport Visitor, which I haven't been able to trace.
He then worked at the National Provincial Bank in Victoria Street, Liverpool, and also at Whitechapel, Liverpool.
He joined up under the Derby Scheme, which meant that he could be called up when he was needed.
RAMC no 118718. The m/f records of WW1 medals at PRO Kew, say he was a private (RAMC/101 B111 page 8661). It says he was awarded the British and Victory medals, but I know that there were three all together. The medals were lost in the burglary at Canterbury. The reference number (WO329/2109) given in the index appears to be wrong - it was suggested that I try WO329/2099, which would be the next in sequence on the page.
His wartime experiences are recorded in his diary (see my Trenbath Site). He returned to England on the Orotavia, which docked at Southampton in February 1920, and returned to the Whitechapel branch and then the Victoria Street, where there were 6 GIRLS - a completely novel experience.
In 1926 he moved to Leicester. In 1929 he met Enid on holiday at Smedley's Hydro, Matlock Spa. They married in 1930, and honeymooned at Rosecliffe Court, (later a Carnation farm) ,? Chine, Isle of Wight. Mother remembers taking a huge trunk with her, which she believes contained all her possessions for their house in Leicester. The honeymoon was rather embarassing, as they were the only guests at this huge hotel, and they heard the maids calling from downstairs; 'The two's in', each time they returned!
Dad had been working at Gallow Tree Road, off Belgrave Road, in Leicester, for the past year or two, I believe. I remember him setting off to cycle across the centre of Leicester to work every morning, although this must have been in the war, as we had an Austin 7 just before the war. They lived at Ivanhoe, Dovedale Road, until about 1937, then 82 Holmfield Road, Evington, until 1942, when we moved north to Boston Spa in Yorkshire, where he was appointed Manager of the village branch of the National Provincial Bank.
During the was he joined the ARP - I think it was called St Michael's branch. He had a large photograph of the group wh. must have been thrown away when they were at Barton on Sea - I always regret not asking if I could have it.
We had stirrup pump practices in the garden of the house down the road on the corner of Kimberley Road.
In 1942 the family rented a wing of Boston Lodge, the former 'seat' of the Vincent family who, I believe were well-known naturalists in the nineteenth century. We then moved to 17 Woodlands Drive, Harrogate.
In about 1958 he bought Larchfield, Abbey Road, Knaresborough, and when he retired in 1963 they moved to 'Erica',Danes Close, Barton on Sea, Hants. Their last home was 24 Albany Close, Barton on Sea.
Like Enid, Don enjoyed rambling and photography. He was ?President of the Harrogate Photographic Club, and was secretary or treasurer for various societies relating to natural history and photography down the years. In Harrogate and Barton on Sea he was an active member of the Photographic Society and various others - Naturalists, ramblers, ornithologists or similar.
In Hampshire he was a member of the new Milton Camera Club, becoming one of the two Vice-Presidents some time before 1982. He was a member of the 'Mens' get together meeting section of the Community association in 1982/3.
a. Sheila Rosemary TRENBATH - Details Excluded m. (1) separated 1987, Cyril Vincent WESTON, - Details Excluded. (2) Philip SCHIMMER, - Details Excluded
Cyril: - Details Excluded
Philip: - Details Excluded
(1) Jennifer Mary WESTON (daughter of Cyril Vincent WESTON and Sheila Rosemary TRENBATH) - Details Excluded m. (1) & divorced Nicola (Nick) BIONDI, b. - Details Excluded (son of Graziano BIONDI and Vincenza IMMEDIATTA) and John Chandos HOSKYNS, (son of Benedict Leigh HOSKYNS and Ann WILKINSON)
Nicola: Details witheld
John: Details witheld
(a) Riccardo (Rick) Nicola Joseph BIONDI (son of Nicola (Nick) BIONDI and Jennifer Mary WESTON) - Details Excluded
(b) Alexander (Alex) James BIONDI (son of Nicola (Nick) BIONDI and Jennifer Mary WESTON) - Details Excluded
(c) Rebecca Benedicta HOSKYNS (daughter of John Chandos HOSKYNS and Jennifer Mary WESTON) - Details Excluded
(2) Peter James WESTON (son of Cyril Vincent WESTON and Sheila Rosemary TRENBATH) - Details Excluded m Karen Self, - Details Excluded
Karen: Her parents are John Self, farmer, and Maureen, nee ?
b. Brian Rahr TRENBATH - Details Excluded. m Suzanne DE ROUGEMONT, Suzanne: - Details Excluded
(1) Anne Claire TRENBATH . - Details Excluded
(2) Jacqueline TRENBATH - Details Excluded m. Ross LIDDLE.
(a) Michaelie Rose Liddle TRENBATH - Details Excluded
(b) Felix Liddle TRENBATH - Details Excluded
(c) Zoe Beatrice Liddle TRENBATH - Details Excluded
(3) Gabrielle Monique TRENBATH - Details Excluded
(4) Naomi TRENBATH - Details Excluded
G. Albert FARGUS b. DEC 1870, , Glanford Brigg, LIN, m. SEP 1899, in , Edmonton, MDX, Mabel BLISSETT, d. 10 AUG 1933, , , New York, USA. Albert died 25 MAR 1927, , Sculcoates, ERY. 'Bertie' There is a marriage of an Albert Fargus in SEP qtr of 1899 at Edmonton. Probate was granted on 5 May 1927 to the public trustee. £26, 712. Mabel: I think this is the correct death record, as her will was administered in York on 9 Jan 1934. To Owen Fargus, 'analytical chemist' £1,793. Her address was 200 Claremont Ave, NY, USA, and she was a widow.
1. Austin Wilfred FARGUS b. 8 JUL 1899, , Barnet, LON, m. 3 JUN 1927, in , , Perth, AUS, Eleanor Sophia BROOKE, b. 12 APR 1903, ?Bradford, YKS. Austin died 4 AUG 1984, , , , AUS. Although Austin was born in Jersey, the family lived in Yorkshire. He emigrated to Australia in the 1920s. Eleanor: 'Nel'. from Bradford, YKS
a. Lois Lorraine FARGUS - Details Excluded m Albert Robert SHOOBERT, b. 11 JUN 1928, , , , ?AUS, d. 02 DEC 1962, , , , ?AUS, m. (2) 1975, John Birtalby MANNERS, - Details Excluded Albert: Killed in car accident.
(1) Robert Owen SHOOBERT (son of Albert Robert SHOOBERT and Lois Lorraine FARGUS) - Details Excluded m. Stella ?. Called Owen.
(2) Peter Lloyd SHOOBERT (son of Albert Robert SHOOBERT and Lois Lorraine FARGUS) - Details Excluded m. Joanne ?.
(3) Neal Christopher SHOOBERT (son of Albert Robert SHOOBERT and Lois Lorraine FARGUS) - Details Excluded m. Kay ?.
(4) David Hollie SHOOBERT (son of Albert Robert SHOOBERT and Lois Lorraine FARGUS). I may have linked him to the wrong parents.
2. James FARGUS b. 1831, , Jurby, I of Man, MD of C & F, d. 08 JUL 1907, 80 Albany Street, Sculcoates, ERY, buried: 12 JUL 1907, The Cemetary, Bridlington, ERY. There is no record of a James Fargus being bp. at Jurby, but he may have been bp. as James FARGHER, on 24 JUL 1831. No entry for James Wilson or similar. PO Directory for 1872 give Wm Chambers, Seed Crusher - see Ayre & Chambers, Church St. and residence at 118 Durham St. For the record, note that James' father may NOT have been William. There is no record of a James Fargus being bp. at Jurby, but he may have been bp. as James FARGHER, on 24 JUL 1831. No entry for James Wilson or similar.
PO Directory for 1872 give Wm Chambers, Seed Crusher - see Ayre & Chambers, Church St. and residence at 118 Durham St.
White's 1838 Directory lists a James Fargus, shopkeeper, at 59 Alfred Street, Hull - Surely this must be a relative? A James Fargus married Jane Scaling at Holy Trinity on 16 JAN 1831 (IGI) and another (?or the same) married Susanna Simpson at Holy Trinity on 29 SEP 1834. For the record, there is a James Fargin (sic), joiner at 4 Wild Street, LIVERPOOL in the directories for the ?1840s
1841 Census - There are about 50 houses in Alfred Street, but they are not numbered and appear to be no Farguses in it. Ref HO107-123 book 2 ff 8-14.
1851 - At 33 Alfred Street, Hull, with family; See under Eleanor FARGUS.
1854 - Co-founder of Chambers and Fargus, Seed crushers, of Hull, with Henry Waudby Chambers. According to an article in HDM for 2 SEP 1991, when the milling operation was closed down, both were previously employed, 'for a number of years' by 'Hull's leading seed-crusher of the day, Mr Henry Hodge. Their first mill was on Oxford St. on a site previously occupied by tenements owned by the great hull reformer William Wilberforce.
A directory for 1879 described Chambers & Fargus as Seed Crusher, importers of Russian mats, bags etc - the office was 'off 5 High St'. The ware-house was at 23 North Walls and the mill was at Oxford Street Wharf, Wincomlee.
The residence of Henry Waudby Chambers in 1879 was on Watton Street.
By the turn of the century, demand for C & F products, which now included edible oils as well as oil cakes, saw other Hull mills being hired out by the firm, including the High Flags mill and refinery and the former Anglo-Egyptian works in Lime Street'.
A former employee recalls his 'vivid memories of the High Flags mill going up in smoke on a Sunday in August 70 years ago, but the high fire risk that accompanied the work is probably best remembered in the blaze that completely destroyed the C & F mill in Lime Street in 1937 [16 Feb]. One of the largest pre-war fires ever seen in the city, recovered seed and cake stocks smouldered for weeks afterwards and it took two years for the factory to be rebuilt'.
1856 - James was living in Hull, according to his marriage certificate.
1861 census for 6 Hopwood Street, W Sculcoates: James Fargus, 30, HD, Seed-crusher clerk and general merchant, b Jurby IOM; Anne, WI, 25, b Lincoln James, SO, 15, b Hull; [surely this is James Owen, aged 5?] William, SO, 1, b Hull;
1862 ?Directory - Fargus in Lowgate Ward. warehouse at 5 North Walls
1863-4 Fargus at 8 Hopwood St. in W Sculcoates
1871 [?Directory - source not noted - Oxford St., 23 North Walls and 5 High Street]
1871 census for Home Lane, Goxhill, LIN (schedule 2, RG10/3436, ED9): James Fargus, HD, 40, seed-crusher, b Jurby, IOM; Anne, WI, 35, b Lincoln; William, SO, 11, Scholar, b Hull; Annie E, DA, 11, scholar, b Hull; Charles H, SO, 5, scholar, b Hull; Emily, DA, 2, b Hull; Albert, SO, 6mo, b Goxhill, LIN; Ann M Smith, SV, 23, General Domestic Servant, b [?]Tetney, LIN; Eliza N Smith, SV, 14, General Domestic Servant,
1881 ?Directory - at Albany St., Oxford St., and Wincomlee
1881 census for 80 Albany St.,Sculcoates: James Fargus, HD, 50, Seed Crusher, employs 40 men, b Jurby; Anne, WI, 45, b Lincoln; James O, SO, 24, Commercial Clerk, b Hull; William, SO, 21, Seed Crusher clerk, b Hull; Annie E, DA, 10, b Hull; Edwin, SO, 17, Apprentice in Russian Merchant's office?[sic], b Hull; Charles, SO, 13, scholar, b Hull, Emily, DA, 12, Scholar, b Hull; Albert, SO, 10, Scholar, b Goxhill, LIN; Frederick, SO, 8, Scholar, b Goxhill, LIN; Ernest, SO, 6, b Goxhill, LIN; William Wilson, Nephew, 27, Farm Servant, b Lincoln; Emily Twidale, 21, Personal Servant, b Hull;
1891 census for 80 Albany St. (RG12/3928 65 for Sculcoates, All Saints): James Fargus, HD, 60, b Jurby, IOM; Anne Fargus, WI, 65, b Lincoln; Annie E, DA, DA, 29, Oil Seed crusher's clerk; Edwin F, SO, 27, Oil Seed Crusher's clerk, b Hull; Frederick, SO, 18, Oil Crusher's clerk, b Boxhill [sic], LIN; Ernest, SO, 16, No occupation, b Boxhill [sic], LIN; Elizabeth Lester, SV, ?16, Servant and seemster, b Leicester;
The 1891 Census for Princes Avenue, not far from Westbourne Ave. shows that William Chambers lived at Dudley House: aged 60, Merchant, b. London; His wife, Elizabeth, aged 50 was born at Loughborough, LEI. They had two daughters living with them: Elizabeth and ?Edith. He may have been a relative of the co-founder of C & F Ltd.
1907 - Death announcement in local newspaper: FARGUS - July 8th at 80 Albany Street, Hull, suddenly, James Fargus, late seed crusher, aged 76 years. Friends, please accept this (the only) intimation. No flowers by request.
Hull & East Riding Gazette, July 18th 1907 - 'Bridlington Notes' FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR JAMES FARGUS The funeral took place on Friday last, at the Cemetary, of Mr James FARGUS, late of the firm of Chambers & Fargus, LTD. seed crushers Hull, who died suddenly on Monday evening, last after retiring to rest, apparently in good health. The deceased leaves a widow (who is dangerously ill) and seven sons. The remains were conveyed by train from Hull to Bridlington, and the mourners included the members of the familyand a number of deceased's old friends. The Rev. M Halse, vicar of Holy Trinity, Bridlington, was the officiating clergyman. messrs H Moses & sons, of Hull, carried out the funeral arrangements.
Left £11,113-5s-2d in his will to James Owen FARGUS, merchant's clerk, and William and Edwin Owen Fargus, seed crushers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
James Fargus lived at Belvedere, Newlands Ave, Hull at one time, according to Ted Fargus. This was bombed in the war, just after his death. (Assuming that James is the Grandfather of Ted). It sounds as if it was a generation later.
Ted has a clock which is reputed to have been acquired in Wales. The clock is said to have been in the family since it was new and was made by a local clock repairer, David Jones...in about 1860. Ted's father said that they once owned land in Wales, but I can not get further back than James' birth in the Isle of Man about 1830.
According to 'Watchmakers and clock makers of the World', G H Baillie (NAG press 1963) there was a David Jones at Merthyr Tydvyl, 1763-1835, who made 'str. clocks. (not sure what this stands for). Also a David Jones of Caeo, Monmouth ca 1800, who made 'l.c.' clocks (presumably long carriage clocks) which sounds more promising. Note that Chepstow is in Monmouth, where 'Woodlands' was. See under Fargus of Woodlands in LG Pine's Landed Families book for 1928. According to the CRO at Cardiff,
There are many more David Jones in a similarly named book for 1976.
James Fargus was a registered owner of the "Swan", 95 423/3500 tons. Record is in shipping index at Hull CRO. William Gillett, hatter, (which one, I wonder?) also owned it.
An article in the Hull Daily Mail (p15) for Mon. Sep 2nd 1991about C & F Ltd:
The recent announcement that seed-crushers Chambers and Fargus, one of Hull's oldest companies, is to close its milling operation....
H. Frederick (Fred) FARGUS b. MAR 1873, , Glanford Brigg, LIN, Director of C & F Ltd, m. (1) MAR 1903, in , Bridlington, ERY, Mabel (Mabs) -----------, m. (2) MAR 1921, in , Hull, ERY, Gertrude Jane NORMAN, b. 1877, d. 31 DEC 1918, 27 Hymers Ave, Hull, ERY. Frederick died MAR 1964, , Holderness,. Kelly's Directory for 1930 - seed crusher at no 222 Park Ave. He became Chairman of C & F when his brother, Edwin died in 1941. He retired at the end of 1945 'after long and faithful service to the company'. Gertrude: Was she the mother of Fred's children or was it Mabs? 'Gertie'. Probate of will on 18 FEB 1919 at York. £142 effects. Frederick Fargus, seedcrusher, is beneficiary.
1. Frederick William FARGUS (son of Frederick (Fred) FARGUS and Mabel (Mabs) -----------) b. MAR 1905, , Sculcoates, ERY, Director C & F. 'Billy' Was in the RAF in WW2. Appointed a director of C & F in 1945, along with Charles Grindell Fargus.
a. Henry FARGUS Asst Drecor C & F.
2. Cyril FARGUS (son of Frederick (Fred) FARGUS and Mabel (Mabs) -----------) b. 31 JAN 1907, , Sculcoates, ERY, m. (1) JUN 1929, in , Bridlington, ERY, divorced, Eileen Mary DARBY, b. 1908, m. (2) Doris Marjorie STEPHAN , b 1910, d 2004. Cyril died SEP 1969, , St Marylebone, MDX. Eileen: She is a direct descendant of Abraham Darby of Coalbrookdale.
a. Gavin J P FARGUS (son of Cyril FARGUS and Eileen Mary DARBY) - Details Excluded
b. Maxwell Stuart FARGUS (son of Cyril FARGUS and Eileen Mary DARBY) - Details Excluded
c. David FARGUS (son of Cyril FARGUS and Doris Marjorie STEPHAN) - Details Excluded m Alison AYRES
a. Richard FARGUS - Details Excluded
b. Mary FARGUS - Details Excluded
c. Peter FARGUS - Details Excluded
I. Ernest FARGUS b. DEC 1874, , Glanford Brigg, LIN, m. JUN 1912, in , Bridlington, ERY, Nellie ZEGATE. Ernest died 08 AUG 1920, , Sculcoates, ERY. No children According to mother, his will directed that all the FARGUS cousins should have something. Mother got some money, with which she bought a Leica camera. Probate was on 13 June 1921. His address was 102 Park Grove, Hull. Executors were Frederick (Co. Director) and Albert Fargus (Gentleman). Will Index - 1921 - Ernest Fargus, of 102 Park Grove, Hull, d 8 AUG 1921. Probate at York 13 JUN 1921 to Frederick Fargus, Company Director, and Albert Fargus, gentleman (these were his two next younger brothers).
III. Pleasant FARGUS b. 1833, , Hull, ERY, Farmer, d. JAN 1896, , Patrington, Hull. Her death is registered as 'Pleasance' Fargus. There is also a Pleasant FARGUS who died in 1/1864. How does she fit in? 1881 census - aged 47, HD, U, Housekeeper, b Hull,;
IV. Ann Elizabeth FARGUS b. 1837, d. 08 APR 1906, 34 St George's Avenue, Bridlington, ERY. She died of an overdose of cough inhalent, aged 44.
Hull Woman's Tragic death From a local paper (?HDM) for Tuesday, 10th April 1906, page 6 - Mr Luke White MP., the East Riding Coroner, held an inquest on Monday touching the death of Annie E Fargus, a single woman, aged 44, of 50 Albany Street, Hull, She was found dead in bed at 34 St George's Avenue, Bridlington, She came to Bridlington a few days ago to prepare the house for the summer season
Miss Carrie Chapman deposed that she last saw the deceased alive at 10 o'clock on Saturday night and found her dead in bed the following morning. She immediately summoned medical assistance.
Mr W Fargus, brother of the deceased, gave evidence to the effect that the deceased suffered from pains in the head.
Dr Colman stated that he found a cup and a medicine bottle, which had contained liniment, on a chair near the bed. Death was due to poison. There was no sign that the liniment had been used for outward application.I suspect that the liniment would have contained Oil of Wintergreen.
A juror said that he had known the deceased for several years and had found her cheerful and of a kind disposition.
The Jury returned a verdict that death was due to poison, self-administered, but that there was no evidence to show whether the deceased took the poison by mistake.
Her will was probated on 12 May 1906 at York. She left £112.
V. Edward FARGUS b. 1839, , Hull, ERY. May have been called Edwin. Unmarried. Died of cancer when quite young.
VI. Henry FARGUS b. 1842, , Hull, ERY, d. SEP 1910, , Cardiff, Wales.