The Farmer Family of Nonsuch
Samuel Farmer who purchased Nonsuch in 1799 claimed his lineage could be
traced back through the
paternal lines to the Fermor family of Easton Neston who had become the Earl's of Pomfret and through his mother's line to the Gamull family of Chester
paternal lines to the Fermor family of Easton Neston who had become the Earl's of Pomfret and through his mother's line to the Gamull family of Chester
Femor Connection:
The Fermor family trace their routes to Witney in Oxfordshire where they made their money in
the wool trade. The dynasty was founded by a wool heiress Agnes Fermor and Henry Richards a welsh sheep
farmer who had gained substantial land holding in Oxfordshire. Henry took his wife's name
as she was higher in society's standing otherwise we would be referring to the Richards of Nonsuch.
The family entered the court of Henry VIII when Richard Fermor's brother William attained the rank of privy councillor. Unfortunately Richard was a staunch catholic and the family retained its catholiscism and therefore they never really attained a place in court life after the final reinstallation of the Church of England under Elizabeth I. However they remained successful businessmen and eventually a second branch of the family was founded in Cork, Ireland by George Farmar's second son Robert. It is from this family that the Farmers of Nonsuch claim their descent.
During the English Civil War the family was forced to return to England, returning after the restoration. Maybe the Nonsuch branch stayed in England or emigrated back to England in the 1680s as a result of changes to the trade law which crippled the cloth trade in Ireland.
The family entered the court of Henry VIII when Richard Fermor's brother William attained the rank of privy councillor. Unfortunately Richard was a staunch catholic and the family retained its catholiscism and therefore they never really attained a place in court life after the final reinstallation of the Church of England under Elizabeth I. However they remained successful businessmen and eventually a second branch of the family was founded in Cork, Ireland by George Farmar's second son Robert. It is from this family that the Farmers of Nonsuch claim their descent.
During the English Civil War the family was forced to return to England, returning after the restoration. Maybe the Nonsuch branch stayed in England or emigrated back to England in the 1680s as a result of changes to the trade law which crippled the cloth trade in Ireland.
The Farmers of Shoreditch:
The Farmers of Shoreditch founded their fortunes in scarlet dying which they ran from their
premises in Hog Lane(now Worship Street) Shoreditch. Samuel Farmer's elder brother William made a career in
the East India Company and together with his brother entered into many successful trading ventures. Through
the connections to the Gamull
family they gained their first family seat at Crabwall Hall, Cheshire.
family they gained their first family seat at Crabwall Hall, Cheshire.
The Farmers of Nonsuch:
The Farmers of Nonsuch spread themselves through marriage across Europe and to America
and Canada. They rose through society establishing links to English and European aristocrats. Eventually
through Alice's marriage to the Honourable Francis Lionel Lydstone Colborne, Equerry to Princess Henry of
Batternberg they entered royal circles. Unfortunately Alice and Francis did not have any children
and the estate at Nonsuch passed to Pamela Farmer a granddaughter of William Francis Gamul Farmer at
Alice's death. It was subsequently sold to Surrey County Council in 1938.
If you have any information relating to the family history especially the Irish branch of the family and how they link into the Farmer family at Shoreditch The Friends would be delighted to hear from you
.
If you have any information relating to the family history especially the Irish branch of the family and how they link into the Farmer family at Shoreditch The Friends would be delighted to hear from you
.