William Farnill

Brief Life History of William

When William Farnill was born in 1804, in Scotton, Yorkshire, England, his father, William Farnill, was 31 and his mother, Mary Outhwaite, was 29. He married Dorothy Lofthouse on 20 May 1839, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Bilton near Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 22 June 1879, in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Farnill
1804–1879
Dorothy Lofthouse
1814–1860
Marriage: 20 May 1839
Mary Farnill
1837–
Margaret Farnell
1840–1901
William Farnell
1842–1890
Thomas Farnill
1844–1845
Elizabeth Ann Farnill
1845–
Jane Farnill
1848–1849
Thomas Farnill
1850–
Sarah Farnill
1852–
Jane Farnill
1855–

Sources (14)

  • William Farnill in household of Dorothy Farnill, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • William Farnill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Farnill, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

World Events (7)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: see Farnell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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