James Samuel Farley
Born 7 March 1811
Died 20 September 1866
Active: 1833 - 1866
Country of birth and death: England
Stonemason, monumental sculptor, letter cutter
Born in Islington, London and baptised on 27 March 1811. He established a long-lasting form of stonemasons operating from premises close to Kensal Green Cemetery and now trading as Jordan Farley Ltd. His son, James Stephen Farley (1832-67) worked for the family firm but died a year after his father. James Farley Senior was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.
William Farley (born c.1823 in Islington) and presumed to be a brother of James Samuel, was probably also employed in the family firm. His address was 2 Windsor Gardens, Harrow Road in 1851, less than a mile from the cemetery at Kensal Green.
Wealth at death: £1,000 0s. 0d.
Probate date: 13 October 1866
Personal and Professional Connections
Aunt/uncle of Joseph Farley
Probably a nephew of James Samuel and son of William Farley (born c.1823), stonemason
Mother/father/parent of James Stephen Farley
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
'Stone Mason'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
'Monumental Sculptor'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Monumental Mason (Employs 16 Men and 3 Boys)'
Sources
A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
2009
p. 417
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841
2004
HO107 piece 660 folio 2/33 page 13
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851
2004
HO107 piece 1519 folio 64 page 13
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2004
Class: RG9; Piece: 199; Folio: 2; Page: 48; GSU roll: 542590
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: James Samuel Farley
Probate Date: 13 Oct 1866
Death Date: 20 Sep 1866
Death Place: Middlesex, England
Registry: Principal Registry
London, England, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials 1538-1812
2010
Name: James Samuel Farley
Baptism Date: 27 Mar 1811
Parish: St Mary, Islington
County: Middlesex
Borough: Islington
Parent(s): James Farley,
Sarah Farley
Record Type: Christening
London, England, Deaths and Burials 1813-1980
2010
Name: James Samuel Farley
Record Type: Burial
Estimated Death Date: abt 1866
Burial Date: 25 Sep 1866
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1811
Parish or Poor Law Union: Kensal Green All Souls
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
County: Middlesex
Citing this record
'James Samuel Farley', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=ann_1292600891, accessed 05 Feb 2023]
