Born in 1910, he was the son of the civil servant The Hon.
His mother was Mabel Elizabeth (née Elliot), daughter of Ralph Elliot and widow of Sir Alexander Mackenzie KCSI.
At the time he inherited the titles, Farrer, a former civil servant, was unemployed.
[1] Upon his death in 1964, the Barony and the Baronetcy became extinct.
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