Mary Farris married William Pamer on November 23rd 1567 in St. Margaret's Lothburg, London. On August 18th 1700, Thomas Farris was christened in St. Martin in the Fields, Westminster, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Ferris (Gaelic O'Fearghusa), which was dated 1586, Census of County Kerry, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth 1, Good Queen Bess, 1558 - 1603.
Walter Mosley is an American novelist. He is well known for his crime fiction. He was born in 1952 in Los Angeles. He is now living in New York. The hero of his work is detective Easy Rawlins.
Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was an Advocate and one of the world's greatest writers. He collected around 9000 books and his library at his home at Abbotsford, near Melrose, remains much as he left it. The library is one of a relatively small number of world-class writers' libraries.