Mary Farmer 1821 - 1874
Gunnell Ancestry tree
1821 Mary Farmer baptised Aymestrey, Herefordshire, to Sarah Farmer on 1/7/1821- FMP, FS & Ancestry
1841C. Cannot find/identify her- likely a servant. Nor can I find her mother
1841.Mary Farmer marries John Bedford on 30/12/1841 in Leintwardine, both resident in Adforton - FMP & Ancestry Select marriages, no actual cert.
1851C. John Bedford ,37, farm labourer, was living Adforton, Adforton Stanway, Paytoe & Grange, Knighton
| John | Bedford | Head | Married | Male | 37 | 1814 | Farm Labourer | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
| Mary | Bedford | Wife | - | Female | 30 | 1821 | - | ?westry Herefordshire, England |
| George | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1844 | - | Bucknell, Shropshire, England |
| Emma | Bedford | Daughter | - | Female | 6 | 1845 | - | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
| Ann | Bedford | Daughter | - | Female | 1 | 1850 | - | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
1852. Moses Bedford was born Knighton Jun 1852 to John & Mary
1861C. John Bedford ,45, farm labourer, was living Walford, Walford Letton and Newton, Knighton , Herefordshire
| John | Bedford | Head | Married | Male | 45 | 1816 | Farm Labourer | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
| Mary | Bedford | Wife | Married | Female | 39 | 1822 | - | Aymestrey, Herefordshire, England |
| Moses | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1852 | Scholar | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
| John | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 7 | 1854 | Scholar | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
| Alfred | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 3 | 1858 | - | Leintwardine, Herefordshire, England |
John and Alfred became Methodist ministers and emigrated to Canada: Moses visited them there ~ 1912.
1871C. John Bedford ,56, ag. labourer, was living Walford, Knighton , Herefordshire
| John | Bedford | Head | - | Male | 56 | 1815 | - | Leintwardine Herefordshire, England |
| Mary | Bedford | Wife | - | Female | 49 | 1822 | - | Aymestrey Herefordshire, England |
| Annie | Bedford | Daughter | - | Female | 21 | 1850 | - | Herefordshire, England |
| John | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 16 | 1855 | - | Herefordshire, England |
| Alfred | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 13 | 1858 | - | Herefordshire, England |
| James | Bedford | Son | - | Male | 9 | 1862 | - | Herefordshire, England |
| George | Carter | Nursing | - | Male | 1 | 1870 | - | Shropshire, England |
1874. A Mary Bedford, 57, dies Knighton Sep 1874 - this person buried at Brampton Bryan in August - FMP. But, she only~52/3 then. Brampton Bryan is an area within a km of Walford Letton and Newton, in fact Walford itself ~ 2 k E of Brampton Bryan, so quite likely she
1875. A John Bedford, 63, dies Knighton Sep 1875 - this would have him born ~ 1812. No parish burial on FMP
1879. According to Gunnell tree Mary Bedford dies Leintwardine 1879 - but this incorrect, it is an entry for mary Farmer, not Mary Bedford!!
1884. ??John Bedford, 69. dies Leominster Mar 1884?? - Gunnell tree . No probate . So where is he in 1881C?? Have searched for other family members with no success . Cannot find John or Alfred in Canada 1881-1911censuses