I didn’t find much there that I couldn’t find anywhere else, but I did have a look in the newspapers for the surname Farriage in hopes that I might find some more clues for X00055. I managed to find a couple of references in the Quebec Gazette in 1834 to a James Farrage, master of a ship called the Eleanor.
From 27 June 1834:
And from 7 July 1834:
It’s not much, but it’s about the only time that I’ve ever seen the name Farrage mentioned outside of the UK in the 1830s. So, it could be a clue!
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