Edward Clarence Farrington was born on 28 January 1912 in Croydon. He never married, and lived a quiet life in Newhaven, East Sussex. He was last seen alive on 12 September 1989 and his body was found on 15 September 1989, having died aged 77.
Louis Charles Farrington (1914-1914)
Margery Mabel Farrington (1914-2015)
Marg
Margery Mabel Farrington was born on 4 February 1914 at 100 Saint Saviour Road, Croydon. She was born as Mabel Margery, but hated 'Mabel' and insisted it was pronounced 'Marbelle'. On 12 January 1935 in Croydon she married William Walter Skeet (1911-1970), known as Bill. They were unable to have children. Bill worked as an aircraft panel beater at Vickers, and the couple lived in Carshalton. Bill died after a painful cancer battle in 1970, aged 58. Marg worked as an accounts clerk in Weybridge until her retirement in 1976. The following year her old friend Jessie Smith, who had migrated to Australia, died suddenly. A few months later, Marg and Jessie's widower Herbert Smith married in Sylvania Waters, surrounded by family and friends.
Frederick Raymond Farrington (1915-2000)
Frederick Raymond Farrington (1915-2000) was born on 11 August 1915 in Croydon. He married May Emily F. Groves (1920-2004) in 1941 in Surrey. May was from Milton, Kent. They had one daughter:
Lesley A. Farrington (living)
Frederick and May later lived in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Frederick died in 2000 aged 84. In 2004, May was chatting on the phone to her sister-in-law Margery Smith while getting ready to head out, when she passed away suddenly aged 83.
Kathleen Cambria Farrington (1918-1918)
Kathleen Cambria Farrington (1918-1918) was born in 1918 in Croydon and died a few months later.
Ronald Stephen Farrington (1920-1980)
Ronald Stephen Farrington (1920-1980) was born on 17 February 1920 in Croydon. He never married and lived in Tadworth, Surrey where he worked as a carpenter. In the 1950s he visited his brother George in Canada. Ronald died in 1980 in Croydon aged 60.
Arthur L. Farrington (1922-2010)
Arthur L. Farrington (1922-2010) was born in 1922 in Croydon. He married Sybil Margaret Whiting (1920-2009) in 1943, and they had two children:
Terry E. Farrington (living)
Jennifer D. Farrington (living)
Arthur and Sybil later lived in Sevenoaks, Kent. Sybil died on 20 February 2009 aged 88, and Arthur died shortly afterwards.
Bernard James Farrington (1924-1978)
Bernard James Farrington (1924-1978) was born alongside his twin George on 30 June 1924 in Croydon. He never married and died in 1978 in Sutton, Surrey aged 54.
Harold George Farrington (1924-1999)
Harold George Farrington (1924-1999), known as George, was born alongside his twin Bernard on 30 June 1924 in Croydon. He never married and lived in Croydon, where he was an ironworker. In the 1950s he migrated to Canada, but he later returned to England. George retired to Crawley, West Sussex where he led a quiet life until he died in 1999, aged 75.
Douglas R. Farrington (1926-1928)
Douglas R. Farrington (1926-1928) was born in 1926 in Croydon and died in 1928, aged 2.