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Farnworth Family Crest
Farnworth Family Crest
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Where did the English Farnworth family come from? What is the English Farnworth family crest and coat of arms? When did the Farnworth family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Farnworth family history?

The ancient roots of the Farnworth family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Farnworth comes from when the family lived at Farnworth in the county of Lancashire.

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One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Farnworth has appeared include Fanworth, Farnworth, Farnworthy, Farnsworth, Farnesworth and many more.

First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Conjecturally they were Lords of the manor of Farnworth, a small hamlet within about two miles of Bolton in that shire. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. it was designated as the King's land.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Farnworth research. Another 256 words(18 lines of text) covering the year 1650 is included under the topic Early Farnworth History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Farnworth arrived in North America very early:

Farnworth Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Joseph Farnworth, who landed in New England in 1638

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