Gordon Farrington

Male1770–

Brief Life History of Gordon

Gordon Farrington was born in 1770, in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 1 daughter with Mary Farrington.

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Family Time Line

Gordon Farrington
1770–
Mary Farrington
1772–
Sarah Farrington
1792–1865

Sources (2)

  • / in entry for Sarah Farrington, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
  • / in entry for Sarah Farrington, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"

Spouse and Children

Children (1)

World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 31

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

Age 45

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

1823

Age 53

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Farrington in Lancashire, but perhaps occasionally from Farrington Gurney in Somerset. Both are named from Old English fearn ‘fern’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The surname also probably reached America via Ireland, where it is recorded as early as the 14th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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