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Unknown

Unknown Report 30 Jun 2011 13:06

i am looking for any information on the above, She was the youngest of 8 children, I am lead to believe that she was born in the USA on the Origan Trial in a wagon. Her father was William Farnsworth who died in the USA and mother Sarah Yates. Iave no date of birth. She was also known has Willie Edna. In later life she went on to marry 5 times the first being a Rawlings, in the Chesterfield (Derbyshire) area, then Pearson who was killed by a bomb in Nottingham, Followed by Lockwood, Scott and Coddling. She is my paternal Grandmother.

Many thanks in advance

Sheila :-)

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 30 Jun 2011 13:13

What info are you looking for exactly...?
What year(ish)was she born and can you give some names of her siblings plus their birth years please?
When did she come to Britain?
When where and under what name did she die?
What age was she when she died?


Name: FARNSWORTH, Williedna
Registration District: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire
Year of Registration: 1916
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's last name: Rawlins
Volume No: Help 9C
Page No: Help 980

Name: RAWLINS, Frank B
Registration District: Sheffield
County: Yorkshire
Year of Registration: 1916
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Spouse's last name: Farnsworth
Volume No: 9C
Page No: 980

Unknown

Unknown Report 30 Jun 2011 13:22

Mother Sarah brought her family back to England after father died, again no date. She was Enda Coddling when she died in the early 1970's in the Nottingham area. I am looking for information on any of her relation's

Sheila

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:24


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Marriages Sep 1926 (>99%)
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Farnsworth Williedna Pearson Sheffield 9c 1074
PEARSON Samuel Rawlins Sheffield 9c 1074
PEARSON Samuel Farnsworth Sheffield 9c 1074
Rawlins Williedna Pearson Sheffield 9c 1074

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 30 Jun 2011 13:25

Is this the husband who was killed by a bomb?

Name: PEARSON, SAMUEL
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Civilian
Regiment/Service: Civilian War Dead
Age: 67
Date of Death: 15/01/1941
Additional information: of 27 Trent Lane. Husband of E. Pearson. Died at 27 Trent Lane.
Casualty Type: Civilian War Dead
Reporting Authority: NOTTINGHAM, COUNTY BOROUGH

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:25

How old was she when she died?

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:28

Name: Williedna Codling
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1891
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1970
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Basford
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume: 3c
Page: 13

FannyByGaslight

FannyByGaslight Report 30 Jun 2011 13:30

How old was she on her first marriage cert please/
How old was she when she died ?
And do you have some of her siblings names please?

Well found Flick..Couldnt find it for looking

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:30

1911

1911 census - household transcription
Person: FARNSWORTH, Edna
Address: 22 Dowdeswell St Chesterfield

FARNSWORTH, Sarah Head Widow F 56 1855 Crich VIEW
FARNSWORTH, Jessie Daughter Single F 24 1887 Shop Assistant America VIEW
FARNSWORTH, Edna Daughter Single F 19 1892 Shop Assistant America VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
21094 Reference:
RG14PN21094 RG78PN1257 RD438 SD2 ED15 SN498

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 30 Jun 2011 13:33

FARNSWORTH, Sarah Head Widow F 56 1855 Crich VIEW
FARNSWORTH, Jessie Daughter Single F 24 1887 Shop Assistant America VIEW
FARNSWORTH, Edna Daughter Single F 19 1892 Shop Assistant America VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
21094 Reference:
RG14PN21094 RG78PN1257 RD438 SD2 ED15 SN498

Registration District:
Chesterfield Sub District:
Chesterfield Enumeration District:
15 Parish:
Chesterfield

Address:
22 Dowdeswell St Chesterfield

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:35

Births on freebmd for three children of the first marriage..........

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 30 Jun 2011 13:36

England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 about Williedna Codling
Name: Williedna Codling
Birth Date: 30 Dec 1891
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1970
Age at Death: 79
Registration district: Basford
Inferred County: Nottinghamshire
Volume: 3c
Page: 13

Maddie

Maddie Report 30 Jun 2011 13:37

parents marraige ????
BMD Search result details

Civil Registration event: Marriage
Name: YATES, Sarah
Registration District: Help Chesterfield
County: Derbyshire
Year of Registration: 1875
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Spouse's last name: Not available before 1912
Volume No: Help 7B
Page No: Help 882
MarriageFinderâ„¢: Sarah Yates married one of the following people Help


FARNSWORTH, William view record

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:37

Name: Williedna Scott
Spouse Surname: Codling
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1961
Registration district: Wood Green
Inferred County: Middlesex
Volume Number: 5f
Page Number: 1022
Find Spouse: Find Spouse

 Lindsey*

Lindsey* Report 30 Jun 2011 13:39

Record
Williedna Scott Codling Oct-Nov-Dec 1961 Wood Green MiddlesexView Record
Williedna Lockwood Scott Jul-Aug-Sep 1952 Nottingham Nottinghamshire
View Record
Williedna Pearson Lockwood Apr-May-Jun 1942 Nottingham Nottinghamshire
View Record
Williedna Farnsworth Rawlins Jul-Aug-Sep 1916 Sheffield Yorkshire West Riding
View Record
Williedna Farnsworth Pearson Jul-Aug-Sep 1926 Sheffield Yorkshire West Riding
View Record

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:40

1881 census........

Name: William Farnsworth
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah Farnsworth
Gender: Male

Civil parish: Crich
County/Island: Derbyshire
Country: England

Street Address: Crich Carr
Condition as to marriage: Married
Occupation: Stone Cutter

Registration district: Belper
Sub-registration district: Ripley
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3415
Folio: 29
Page Number: 14
Household Members: Name Age
William Farnsworth 27
Sarah Farnsworth 26
Emma Farnsworth 4
Ellen Farnsworth 3
Clara Amanda Jane Farnsworth 1
Alice Ethel Farnsworth

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:42

Marriages Jun 1901 (>99%)
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FARNSWORTH Clara Amanda J Belper 7b 1415
Mart John Belper 7b 1415
MARTIN James Alfred Belper 7b 1415
SMITH Annie Belper 7b 1415
________________________________________________________

AND


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Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%)
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FARNSWORTH Alice Ethel Belper 7b 1339
ROOTH Alice Belper 7b 1339
SPENCER Fred Belper 7b 1339
WRIGHT Samuel Belper 7b 1339

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:50

1911 for ALICE
1911 census - household transcription
Person: WRIGHT, Samuel
Address: Crich Carr Near Maltock Bath


WRIGHT, Samuel Head Married M 32 1879 Carter - Coal Bonsall Derbyshire VIEW
WRIGHT, Alice Ethel Wife Married
5 years F 30 1881 Crich Carr Derbyshire VIEW
SIMPSON, George William Boarder Married M 29 1882 Carter South Wingfield Derbyshire VIEW
SIMPSON, Adelaide Violet Boarder Married
3 years F 27 1884 Opio U S A VIEW
SIMPSON, Bryant Farnsworth Boarder M 1 (18 MONTHS) 1910 South Wingfield Derby VIEW

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RG number:
RG14 Piece:
20984 Reference:
RG14PN20984 RG78PN1251 RD436 SD4 ED13 SN221


Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:51

Adelaide on 1911 is clearly Alice's sister.............


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Marriages Dec 1908 (>99%)
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FARNSWORTH Adelaide Violet Belper 7b 1386
SIMPSON George William Belper 7b 1386

Flick

Flick Report 30 Jun 2011 13:52

We've found a few more names for you to work on Sheila.............happy hunting