James Farrimond was born New Year's Day, 1845, in Lancashire, in northwestern England. He was christened several weeks later. At age 5 or 6, James began to work in coal mines. He developed a deep groove or scar in his forehead from pushing full minecarts. When he was about 21, he married Margaret Barton. They lived in a Lancashire coal-mine and cotton-mill town called Ince, near Wigan. They had seven children, three of whom died very young.
Some of Margaret's family had joined the Mormon church and gone to Utah. In 1870, James was baptized. Over the next 12 years, James and Margaret saved money. They sold their belongings and received a little monetary assistance. They joined with relatives, and were among 392 saints and some returning missionaries who sailed on the steamship Nevada on May 17, 1882. They disembarked ten days later in New York, and traveled by rail to Kaysville, Utah, arriving June 4, 1882.
James almost immediately applied for citizenship. James was "so proud and happy to be a citizen of the United States of America," and enjoyed his new-found freedoms to vote, own property, plant trees, and garden. James spent summers driving trains, and winters in Wyoming coalmines. Margaret was crippled by arthritis. Their children attended a Presbyterian school. They lived in Kaysville for about thirteen years until Margaret died. The family moved to Twin Groves, in the Snake River Valley, where to homestead, and James worked as church custodian.
James lived to be 64 years old. He died in 1909. James and Margaret have matching headstones. His is in Wilford Cemetery, and hers is in Kaysville.

Baptism: 24 Feb 1845 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
James Farrimond - Son of Ann Farrimond
Born: 1 Feb
Abode: Shevington
Baptised by: John Lomas Curate
Register: Baptisms 1842 - 1845, Page 353, Entry 2824
Source: LDS Film 1885679