David Farnsworth (1839 - 1912)

Born 1839 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Dodd) Farnsworth — married 1866 in Avoca, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1912 at about age 73 in Avoca, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

David Farnsworth was the third child and second son of David Farnsworth and Martha Farnsworth. He was born in 1839 and christened on 24 Nov 1839 at Saint Bartholomew, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England.^[1]

David, 1, emigrated to Australia with his parents and sister departing London in August, 1840 on the "Orient".^[2] The "Orient" arrived in Melbourne on 13th of December, 1840, and went on to arrive in Sydney on 16 January, 1841.

He married Elizabeth Dodd in 1866 in Victoria, Australia.^[3] Their children were:

• Martha Ann Farnsworth (1867–1922)
• Emma Esther Farnsworth (1869–?)
• Elizabeth Jane Farnsworth (1871–?)
• Thomas David Aaron Farnsworth (1873–?)
• Charles James Farnsworth (1875–1950)
• Francis John Farnsworth (1877–1962)

David died in 1 February 1912 in Avoca, Victoria.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3QN-4HL : 11 February 2018, David Farnsworth, 24 Nov 1839); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 497,343, 497,344, 497,345.
2. ↑ Public Records Office of Victoria - Search Terms: FARNSWORTH - Ship: ORIENT - Date Arrived: 1839 to 1841

   Family name	Given name	Age	Ship	Date arrived	Book no.	Page
   FARNSWORTH	MARTHA	30	ORIENT	1840-12	2	243
   FARNSWORTH	DAVID	28	ORIENT	1840-12	2	243
   FARNSWORTH	M ANNE	3	ORIENT	1840-12	2	243
   FARNSWORTH	DAVID	1	ORIENT	1840-12	2	243

3. ↑ Marriage record: 2127 / 1866. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (David FARNSWORTH and Elizabeth DODD)

• Vic death registration #102/1912