Thomas Farr

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Farr was born in 1859, in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Farr, was 31 and his mother, Amy Cashmore, was 23. He married Mercy Jane Vincent on 2 June 1879, in Feckenham, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. He died in 1944, in Crabbs Cross, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Farr
1859–1944
Mercy Jane Vincent
1859–
Marriage: 2 June 1879
Harold Thomas Farr
1883–1955
Alice M Farr
1885–
Arthur H Farr
1887–
Clara Kate Farr
1889–
Harry Farr
1892–
Frank Farr
1893–
Annie Farr
1897–
Fred Farr
1899–

Sources (7)

  • Thomas Farr, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Thomas Farr, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Thomas Farr in entry for Clara Kate Farr, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"

World Events (6)

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1904 · The Entente Cordiale

The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English fear(r), farre (Old English fearr) ‘steer, ox’, applied as a nickname for a fierce man or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a bull.

German: nickname from Middle High German varne, var, with the same meaning as 1 above.

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

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