Biography:
Minnie Farrow
1866 –1934
Minnie Farrow
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Unmarked grave Minnie Farrow (1866-1934)
Minnie was born in 1866 in Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, to unmarried mother Annie Farrow, a dressmaker. She was baptised in St Mary’s church 23 August that year.
In 1871 Annie and Minnie, and Minnie’s four year old brother Alfred, were living in Mower’s Yard, Bury St Edmunds.
Minnie soon had to earn her own living and the 1881 census records her aged 15, a domestic servant, visiting Mary Meakins, a laundress, in Bury St Edmunds.
In 1891 Minnie was living with Alfred and Charlotte Rouse and their family at 20, Overbury Street, hackney. She is described as “Niece” and her occupation as “Cook. Domestic servant”.
Things must have been tough for Minnie and the 1911 census records her as an inmate of the huge Paddington Workhouse at 5, Woodfield Road, Paddington. (www.workhouses.org.uk/Paddington/) which on the day of the census housed 998 inmates. Minnie was 46 and there is no note on the return of her having any infirmity – presumably she was out of work and unable to support herself.
At some point before 1919 she moved to 40, Castle Street in Berkhamsted where she was recorded in several electoral registers as either living alone, or with one male lodger.
Minnie filled in the 1921 census in a very cramped and difficult hand – she was clearly not very literate. Another person has added “Mrs” to her name. She gave her occupation as “Cook” with no fixed place of employment. She had a lodger.
Minnie died in early January 1934 aged 67, at 241a, High Street, the old workhouse and probably the only refuge for the poor and sick in the days before the NHS.
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Unmarked grave Minnie Farrow (1866-1934)
Minnie was born in 1866 in Bridewell Lane, Bury St Edmunds, to unmarried mother Annie Farrow, a dressmaker. She was baptised in St Mary’s church 23 August that year.
In 1871 Annie and Minnie, and Minnie’s four year old brother Alfred, were living in Mower’s Yard, Bury St Edmunds.
Minnie soon had to earn her own living and the 1881 census records her aged 15, a domestic servant, visiting Mary Meakins, a laundress, in Bury St Edmunds.
In 1891 Minnie was living with Alfred and Charlotte Rouse and their family at 20, Overbury Street, hackney. She is described as “Niece” and her occupation as “Cook. Domestic servant”.
Things must have been tough for Minnie and the 1911 census records her as an inmate of the huge Paddington Workhouse at 5, Woodfield Road, Paddington. (www.workhouses.org.uk/Paddington/) which on the day of the census housed 998 inmates. Minnie was 46 and there is no note on the return of her having any infirmity – presumably she was out of work and unable to support herself.
At some point before 1919 she moved to 40, Castle Street in Berkhamsted where she was recorded in several electoral registers as either living alone, or with one male lodger.
Minnie filled in the 1921 census in a very cramped and difficult hand – she was clearly not very literate. Another person has added “Mrs” to her name. She gave her occupation as “Cook” with no fixed place of employment. She had a lodger.
Minnie died in early January 1934 aged 67, at 241a, High Street, the old workhouse and probably the only refuge for the poor and sick in the days before the NHS.
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