Walter Darby1

#12726, (21 September 1834-1924)
FatherWilliam Darby1 (5 May 1811-May 1838)
MotherElizabeth Young1 (c 1807-May 1867)
ChartsBrett Family - descendants
Darby Family - descendants
Descendents of Richard Darby
Last Edited15 Jun 2016
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Walter Darby was baptised at St. Lawrence on Sunday, 21 September 1834 at Ardeley, Hertfordshire.1 The village of Ardeley (or Yardeley until 1850) lies on the western edge of the hill overlooking the village of Walkern and the valley of the River Beane. It consists of the church and the vicarage and a few cottages around the farm known as Church End. In addition to barley, wheat and beans are the chief crops grown. Of 2,424 acres, rather more than half is arable land. The church of St. Lawrence, which stands on high ground to the west of the village, dates back to the 13th century and is built of flint rubble, mostly covered with rough-cast, with stone dressings, and roofed with tiles and with lead. 2

He was the son of William Darby and Elizabeth Young.1 Walter Darby lived with mother Elizabeth Young and uncle Jeremy Young at Chequers Inn, in.3

Walter Darby married Sarah Elizabeth Cornwell on Tuesday, 29 September 1857 at Ardeley, Hertfordshire.3

Walter died in 1924.4

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1834BaptismSt. Lawrence, Ardeley, Hertfordshire1
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1857MarriageArdeley, Hertfordshire3
1924Death4

Family

Sarah Elizabeth Cornwell (c 1835-1929)

Citations

  1. [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 30th Oct 2012 "Descendant Chart."
  2. [S581] William Page A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43603
  3. [S903] E-mails from David Spencer to Tim Hill, 2016- 'Darby family' - 9 February 2016 at 22:50.
  4. [S903] E-mails from David Spencer to Tim Hill, 2016- 'Darby family' - 16 February 2016 at 00:44.