18 Aug 2023
Husband: Thomas Farrington
Born: 28 Oct 1890 in Cambridge 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1911 in Cambridge (see note 2) Occupation: 1911 Labourer Soap Factory Resided: 1918 in Cambridge Occupation: 1918 Corporal 3rd Battalion Suffolk Regiment Census: 1921 at 28 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 3) Occupation: 1921 Fitters Labourer, Cambridge University & Town Gas Light Co, Newmarket Road, Cambridge Occupation: 1921 - 1925 Gas Worker 3 Resided: 1923 - 1934 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4,3 Resided: 1935 - 1952 at 24 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Occupation: 1935 - 1939 Locomotive Driver 5,1 Member: 1947 - 1953 Trumpington Allotment Society 6 Died: 1953 in Cambridge 7 (see note 4) Buried: 1953 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
Wife: Laura Olive Rayner Also known as: Olive Rayner Married: 12 Oct 1918 in Trumpington (see note 5)
Born: 19 Dec 1892 in Trumpington Christened: 26 Feb 1893 in Trumpington (see note 6) Census: 1901 in Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 7) Census: 1911 in Rottingdean, Sussex (see note 8) Occupation: 1911 Parlourmaid Census: 1921 at 28 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 9) Resided: 1923 - 1934 at 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4,3 Resided: 1935 - 1970 at 24 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4 Died: 1992 in Cambridge 7 (see note 10) Buried: 1992 in Trumpington Father: Thomas Rayner (1861 - 1940) Mother: Laura Crack (1863 - 1940) Other spouse 1
F Child 1: Violet Laura Farrington Born: 15 Oct 1921 Christened: 4 Dec 1921 in Trumpington (see note 11) Resided: 1939 at 24 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 Occupation: 1939 Tailoress 1 Husband: John William Smith Flavell b. 27 Jul 1912 d. 1999 Married: 14 Mar 1942 in Trumpington (see note 12)
M Child 2: Brian Thomas Farrington Born: 11 Mar 1925 Christened: 3 May 1925 in Trumpington (see note 13) Died: 13 Aug 1944 in France 8 (see note 14)
M Child 3: Horace William Farrington Born: 11 Mar 1925 1 Christened: 3 May 1925 in Trumpington (see note 15) Resided: 1939 - 1947 at 24 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4,1 Occupation: 1939 Apprentice Cooking 1 Resided: 1959 - 1970 at 165 Foster Road, Trumpington 4 Died: 2003 in Cambridge 7 (see note 16) Wife: Vera Lorna Hall b. 2 Nov 1926 d. 2001 Married: 1948 in Cambridge 7 (see note 17)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) GRO index. (3) Baptism records of children. (4) Electoral Register. (5) Marriage record of child. (6) Trumpington Allotment Society records. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (8) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.
Event Notes Note (1) Dec 1890 Cambridge 3b 437 mothers surname Kirby Note (2) Age 20, born Cambridge, with parents and family. Labourer Soap Factory Note (3) Age 30, born Cambridge. Fitters Labourer, Cambridge University & Town Gas Light Co, Newmarket Road, Cambridge, with wife Laura Olive and her family Note (4) Sep 1953 Cambridge 4a 168 age 62 Note (5) Oct 12 FARRINGTON Thomas 28 bac Corporal 3rd Suffolks of 102 New Street Cambridge son of Thomas gas stoker (dec) RAYNER Laura Olive 25 sp [blank] otp dau of Thomas lab wits: Violet FARRINGTON, Thomas RAYNER, H FARRINGTON Note (6) Feb 26 RAYNER Laura Olive of Thomas & Laura otp lab Note (7) Olive Rayner: age 8, born Trumpington, with parents Note (8) Age 18, born Trumpington, Parlourmaid Note (9) Age 28, born Trumpington, with husband Thomas Farrington and her daughter Ethel, all with her parents Note (10) Olive Laura Farrington: Jan 1992 Cambridge 9 782 born 19 Dec 1892 Note (11) Dec 4 FARRINGTON Violet Laura of Thomas & Laura Olive otp gas-worker born 15 Oct 1921 Note (12) Mar 14 FLAVELL John William Smith 29 bac mill worker of Impington son of Herbert lab FARRINGTON Violet Laura 20 sp [blank] otp dau of Thomas gas works inspector wits: T FARRINGTON, R COXALL Note (13) May 3 FARRINGTON Brian Thomas of Thomas & Laura Olive of 27 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington gas worker born 11 Mar 1925 Note (14) Name: FARRINGTON, BRIAN THOMAS Initials: B T Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment/Service: Suffolk Regiment Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 19 Date of Death: 13/08/1944 Service No: 14679540 Additional information: Son of Thomas and Laura Olive Farrington, of Trumpington, Cambridge. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: VIII. A. 12. Cemetery: ST. CHARLES DE PERCY WAR CEMETERY Note (15) May 3 FARRINGTON Horace William of Thomas & Laura Olive of Trumpington gas worker born 11 Mar 1925 Note (16) Feb 2003 Cambridge born 11 Mar 1925 Note (17) Mar 1948 Cambridge 4a 679 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index