James Yarrow
(1814-1863)

James Yarrow was the tenth and final child of William Yarrow, and his wife Elizabeth Wright of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

When James was about 24 years old, he married Charlotte Lister also from Little Thetford. The couple had five known children.

In 1851, James was noted as the Publican of The Three Horseshoes pub in Little Thetford, a pub that would be handed to various members of the Yarrow family over the next 100 years.

They are also noted as being farmers with 71 acres, employing an impressive 31 labourers, a horse keeper (John Money), and a house servant (Eliza Suberton). By 1861, they were farming 136 acres of land, and by 1871, this has grown again with widow Charlotte noted as farming 175 acres.

By 1871, Charlotte had sent her two youngest daughters to Miss Thorndick's Boarding School at Bridge Street in Cambridge, whilst she had retired and was living with her daughter Elizabeth and her Grandson, Arthur Yarrow on High Street Road, Stretham.

She died in 1900 and was buried in Little Thetford Churchyard, whilst James pre-deceased her 37 years earlier and was buried in neighbouring Stretham.

Life Events

Born

• circa 1814 at Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Baptised

• 24th April 1814 with his sister Ann Yarrow, and cousins Mary Yarrow and Ann Manning, at St. George's Church, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Married

• Charlotte Lister (1816-1900) on 15th October 1838 at St. George's Church, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Children

• James Yarrow (1846-1918) married Rebecca Wright (1854-1884)
• Rachel Yarrow (1850-?)
• Elizabeth Yarrow (1852-?)
• Mary Ann Yarrow (1855-?)
• Sarah Yarrow (1859-19??)

Census and Residence

• 1841: 25yrs, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1851: 38yrs, The Three Horseshoes Public House, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.
• 1861: 50yrs, Back Street, Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Employment

• 1841: Grocer
• 1851, 1861: Farmer.

Death

• 1st November 1863 in Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, England.

Burial

• 6th November 1863 at St. James's Church, Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England.