Brief Life History of John
When John Farnworth was born about 1861, in Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Farnworth, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Longworth, was 29. He lived in Worsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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- John Farnworth in household of Thomas Farnworth, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Farnworth in household of Thomas Farnworth, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1901 · East Lancashire Royal Engineers
The East Lancashire Royal Engineers was a group of volunteers in a unit of Britian's Royal Engineers. They were started in Manchester in 1901. They fought on the western front during WWI and were part of the Dunkirk Evacuation during WWII.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places, one formerly in Lancashire, now in Greater Manchester, the other in Cheshire; both so named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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