Tag: Farr

Making extravagant claims of family connections to famous people or royalty has never been part of my genealogy research, but the idea does still crop up. An Osborne link to the mother of boxer Tommy Farr, the Tonypandy Terror, was suggested and seemed credible given that he was born in Railway Terrace, a  few doors from some of our lot. Here’s what the records show. Tommy Farr’s mother was Sarah Ann Owen, born in Rhondda around 1883/85 {1}. Sarah Ann’s father is George, born Clandown (Somerset)  » »