Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Faragher was born on 29 June 1865, in Derrimut, Victoria, Australia, his father, Robert Henry Faragher, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Cannell, was 37. He married Elizabeth Margaret Craig on 3 August 1892, in Kingston, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 June 1943, in Koroit, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 77, and was buried in Koroit, Victoria, Australia.
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Sources (2)
- Robert Faragher, "Find A Grave Index"
- Robert Faragher, "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989"
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World Events (8)
1867
End of transportation to Western Australia.
1870
British troops withdraw from Australia.
1892
Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Fearchair ‘descendant of Fearchar’, a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘dear man, beloved’, or ‘loving’, or of the personal name itself. Compare Fraher and Scottish Farquhar .
Manx: from the Gaelic personal name Fearchar. Compare Scottish Farquhar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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