Farr, John George

  General Notes:

Present at Christening of George Adriaan Eric Farr : 11 May 1911

John George Farr - Grand Father
George Percy Farr - Uncle
Adriaan Albert Henry Jurgens - ?
Adriaan Albert Jurgens - ?
Sebastina Christine Maria Jurgens - ?
Catherine Farr - Grand Mother
Maria Jacoba Christina Jurgens - Mother
John Joseph Jurgens - ?

ADELAIDE VOLUNTEER CAVALRY.
CAPTAIN
Campbell C.C 1878
LIEUTENANT
#Carstensen A 1879
See Cape Mounted Riflemen
Martin C.J 1879
NO RANK SHOWN
Heathcote J.W 1877-8
Johar J 1879
TROOPER
Stier C.M 1879

The Commanding Officer was Lt. J.
Castleman who was commissioned
on 17 September, 1877. The strength
in April, 1878, rose to 76, patrols
were carried out between Koonap
Post and Fort Beaufort The corps
was noted in June, 1880, as being in
course of disbandment.

CAPTAIN
Holland F 1877-8
SURGEON
Mathew T.P.O. 1877-8 r
LIEUTENANT
Castleman J 1877-8
2nd LIEUTENANT
Wood J 1877-8
SERGEANT
Cross E 1877-8 r
Harley A 1877-8
Mc Master J 1877-8 r
Mills R 1877-8
Muggleton A.D 1877-8 r
CORPORAL
Mc Master D.H 1877-8
Mathew A 1877-8 r
Vice W 1877-8 r
TROOPER
Ainslie W 1877-8 r
Andrews W 1877-8 r
Ashton T 1877-8 r
Beers (Beer) C 1877-8 r
Bishop Snr W 1877-8
Bishop Jnr W 1877-8
Brink G 1877-8
Brole C 1877-8
Chipps T.W 1877-8
Cross J 1877-8 r
Cross R 1877-8 r
Dawson J 1877-8 r
Dawson W 1877-8 r
De Beer J.G 1877-8
Delport Snr L 1877-8 r
Delport Jnr L 1877-8 r
Delport W 1877-8 r
Farr J.G 1877-8 r (Could be John George Farr - as at Dec 2011 not confirmed)
Fell W 1877-8 r
Fisher J 1877-8 r
Harcourt J 1877-8 r
Harley F 1877-8 r
Hartley C 1877-8
Hockley W 1877-8 r
Kemp R 1877-8 r
Kemp W 1877-8 r
King T 1877-8 r
Leppan E.H 1877-8
Lilford A 1877-8
Lilford F 1877-8
Long J 1877-8
Mathew C 1877-8-9
Mc Master F.J 1877-8
Mc Master J 1877-8
Mc Master R 1877-8
Meyer A 1877-8
Niland J 1877-8 r
Niland T 1877-8 r
Norton L 1877-8
O'Brien J 1877-8
Pedlar W 1877-8 r
Pehl G.P 1877-8 r
Potgieter M 1877-8 r
Richards A 1877-8 r
Robinson W.S 1877-8
Schutz W 1877-8 r
Scott A 1877-8
Scott B 1877-8
Smith W.G 1877-8
Sparks B.A 1877-8 r
Sparks K.R 1877-8 r
Sparks R 1877-8
Stockenstroom Sir
G Henry Bart 1877-8
Van Der Westhuizen C 1877-8
Vice G 1877-8 r
Vice J 1877-8 r
Vice S 1877-8 r
Vice W 1877-8 r
Viktor G 1877-8
Webber W 1877-8 r
Williams J 1877-8 r
Wynne M 1877-8 r
ALBANY DISTRICT POLICE
CORPORAL
Arnold J 1878
ALBANY FINGO LEVY
Loyal Bantu who served under white
officers during the Ninth Kaffir War
of 1877-78 on the Eastern Cape
Frontier.
Corps disbanded 4th July 1878.
COMMANDING OFFICER
Barrett S 1877-8
LIEUTENANT
Smith T 1877-8 r
SERGEANT
Logie J 1877-8 r
Surmon A.P. 1877-8
CORPORAL
Mncanywa 1877-8 r
Ndzamela J 1877-8 r
PRIVATE
Andries J 1877-8 r
Badhlabantu J 1877-8 r
Baliwe 1877-8 r
Barnabas S 1877-8 r
Bikitsha J 1877-8 r
Dalani S 1877-8 r
Dumzela S 1877-8 r
Feni N 1877-8 r
Giwa E 1877-8 r
Giwa P 1877-8 r
Kandaniso S 1877-8 r
Klabeni D 1877-8 r
Madnna 1877-8 r
Magonfeni 1877-8 r
Majali 1877-8 r
Makinana 1877-8 r
Manone T 1877-8 r
Masumpa T 1877-8 r
Matiwana 1877-8 r
Mbali 1877-8 r
Mbanbo T 1877-8 r
Mbokela J 1877-8 r
Meikwane 1877-8 r
Mfanwana S 1877-8 r
Mgobo 1877-8 r
Mgolombani K 1877-8 r
Mnyawana N 1877-8 r
Moimbe S 1877-8 r
Mxrengana 1877-8 r
Ngeantu 1877-8 r
Ngxrobongwana 1877-8 r
Njenjewana D 1877-8
Nikelo 1877-8 r
Nyangaza 1877-8 r
Nzuzu 1877-8 r
Petros H 1877-8 r
Rolelo J 1877-8 r
Saul S 1877-8
Seti J 1877-8
Sidiwa 1877-8 r
Sika M 1877-8 r
Simtunzi J 1877-8 r
Sipika W 1877-8 r
Yekelo 1877-8 r
Youngman S 1877-8 r
Zipo J 1877-8 r
Zulu D 1877-8 r
Adelaide Volunteer Cavalr

  Noted events in his life were:

• Court: SOMERSET EAST. SOMERSET EAST - FORT BEAUFORT LINE. EXPROPRIATION OF LAND. LOTS59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64. JG FARR AND JC KILFOIL, 1903.

• Court: BEDFORD DIVISIONAL COUNCIL. ELECTIONS, OVERDRAFT 1910, PAYMENT OF EXPENSES, IRREGULARITY REGARDING COUNCILLOR JG FARR, 1908.

• Court: BEDFORD DIVISIONAL COUNCIL: MEMBERSHIP OF JG FARR, 1909.

• Court: BEDFORD DIVISIONAL COUNCIL. ELECTIONS, OVERDRAFT 1910, PAYMENT OF EXPENSES, IRREGULARITY REGARDING COUNCILLOR JG FARR, 1910.

• Court: RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF PROVISIONAL CASE, 1911.

• Court: MOTION. PETITION OF JOHN GEORGE FARR, CREDITOR IN THE INSOLVENT ESTATE OF JAMES CRAN MILLER TRADING AS JC MILLER AND CO. IN REAPPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM SHAW BROWN AS PROVISIONAL TRUSTEE, 1915.

• Court: LAND SALE. JOHN GEORGE FARR VERSUS JOHN ADONIS, 1916.

• Court: FARR, JOHN GEORGE. ESTATE PAPERS, 1925.

• Court: FARR, JOHN GEORGE. LIQUIDATION AND DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS. FIRSTACCOUNT, 1928.

John married Elizabeth Catherine Callahan (Catherine), daughter of Robert Callahan and Margaret Johanna Johanna Dry. (Elizabeth Catherine Callahan (Catherine) was born about 1856 and died about 1888.)

John next married Katherine Hannah O'Conner. (Katherine Hannah O'Conner was born in 1860 and died on 1936 Oct 2.)