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William Farnill

Male 1779 -


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  • Name William Farnill 
    Born 1779  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 20 May 1779  St Botolph, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Mariner Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I65997  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 

    Father Paul Farnill,   b. 1755, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth 
    Family ID F21219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Burnill 
    Married 14 Jan 1802  St Giles, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Paul Farnill,   b. 1802, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1849, Don Side, Goole Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F21222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Assumed brother of Paul, whose son Paul b1807 is in the 1851 census as next-door neighbour of Ellen Farnill, widow of Paul b1802 (William's son) on River Don Bank, Goole.

  • Sources 
    1. [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry).



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