A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Ffarington, William
FFARINGTON. (Captain, 1815;. f-p., 18; h-p., 44.)
William Ffarington, born in 1777, is eldest son of the late Wm. Ffarington, Esq. (of the family of Ffarington of Warden, co. Lancaster), by Ann Frances, daughter of Capt. Wm. Nash.
This officer entered the Navy, 13 Oct. 1785, as Captain’s Servant, on board the Ganges 74, Capt. Sir Roger Curtis, on the books of which ship he was borne until Dec. 1787. In June, 1792, he joined the Tisiphone, Capt. Anthony Hunt, on the Channel station, where, until Oct. 1799, he afterwards served (with the exception of a period of nearly two years, between May, 1796, and March, 1798), chiefly as Master’s Mate, in the Aquilon and Phoebe frigates, both commanded by Capt. Robt. Barlow, and Raisonnable 64, Capt. Chas. Boyles – the Aquilon, during the period, forming part of the force under Lord Bridport in the action of 23 June, 1795. Being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, 14 Oct, 1799, Mr. Ffarington joined the Plover sloop, Capt. John Chesshyre, and subsequently, on the West India and Home stations, the Resolution 74, Capt. Alan Gardner, Topaze 36, Capt. Stephen G. Church, Carnatic 74, Capt. Chas. Vinicombe Penrose, Thunderer 74, Capt. Wm. Bedford, tad Hibernia, Trent, and Ville de Paris, flag-ships of Lord Gardner, to whom he acted as Signal-Lieutenant from Feb. 1806 until the receipt of his second promotal commission, 7 May, 1808. In Feb. 1804, he had been on board one of a fleet of 16 Indiamen, which gallantly beat off a powerful French squadron under Admiral Linois; and in Aug. 1809, we find him serving as a Volunteer in the expedition to the Walcheren. From 22 Oct. 1810, until his advancement to Post-rank 18 Sept. 1815, Capt. Ffarington commanded the Clio 16, on the Leith station. He accepted the Retirement 1 Oct. 1846.
He married Frances Anne, daughter of Edm. Green, Esq., and has issue three sons and a daughter.