William Farnill

1800 - Abt 1874  (74 years)

• Name	William Farnill
  Born	1800	Knottingley
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Jan 1800	St Giles, Pontefract   [1]
  Occupation	Mariner
  Died	Abt Feb 1874	Knottingley   [2]
  Person ID	I55105	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Paul Farnill,   b. Knottingley
  Mother	Mary
  Family ID	F17632	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Rhodes,   b. 1802, Knottingley ,   d. 1848, Knottingley  (Age 46 years)
  Married	10 Aug 1823	Pontefract   [3]
  Children	1. Ann Farnill,   b. 1824, Knottingley   2. William Rhodes Farnill,   b. 1826, Knottingley ,   d. 1827, Knottingley  (Age 1 years)   3. Kezia Farnill,   b. 1828, Knottingley   4. Mary Moody Farnill,   b. 1832, Knottingley   5. William Paul George Farnill,   b. 1835, Knottingley ,   d. Abt May 1873, Rawmarsh, nr Rotherham  (Age 38 years)   6. Uriah Farnill,   b. 1837, Knottingley ,   d. 1840, Knottingley  (Age 3 years)   7. Uriah Farnill,   b. 1842, Knottingley
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F17629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Hall,   b. 1814, Knottingley
  Married	23 Aug 1853	Pontefract   [3]
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F21299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Age 51 in 1851 census, 71 in 1871 and 74 in 1874 death record, which seems to rule out another William, bapt 20.4.1796 Pontefract, father William.

  
  

• Sources

  [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry). [S260077] G. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).