Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Farnworth was born about 1866, in Swinton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Farnworth, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Longworth, was 34. He lived in Worsley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891.
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- Thomas Farnworth in household of Thomas Longworth, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Thos Farnworth in household of Thos Farnworth, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Thomas 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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