Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Farnworth was born in 1854, in Worsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Farnworth, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Longworth, was 21.
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- Ann Farnworth in household of Thomas Farnworth, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Anne Farnworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Anne Farnworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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Siblings (8)
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
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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