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Martin Farndale was born
on 19 September 1845 at Fogga Farm near Skelton. His father, Martin, was working on
the farm which belonged to James Taylor, his father-in-law. His mother,
Elizabeth (nee Taylor) seems to have been James' only child and heiress.
Martin was in fact the second son of Martin and Elizabeth. At the time of the
1851 census the young Martin listed is listed as grandson to the owner of the
house he was living in (ie to James Taylor of Fogga); he was aged 5 and born at Skelton. Certainly his birth is recorded in Skelton Parish Register as "Born
September 19th 1845 and baptised on October 20th 1845 as son of Martin
Farndale." Although all his brothers recorded at Somerset House,
Martin's birth is not recorded there. The family consisted of four boys,
William (b1842), Martin (b1845), John (b1848) and Matthew (b1850).
Martin's eldest brother died at Skelton, aged 11, of inflammation of the
chest on 29 January 1854. Martin was aged 9 at this time. He was probably
going to school at Skelton. His father died at Guisborough on 12 July 1862 of
empyma and at this time Martin was 17. There is a
family story that his father had been kicked by a horse.
For the next 14 years it appears that Martin
grew up in the Skelton /Brotton area. He probably went on working
for his maternal grandfather for some time, taking on the responsibility of
looking after his two younger brothers and his mother.
Extract from 1851 census
1 December 1874. Assignment of the Lease from George Coates of Lackenby, yeoman and John Harrison the younger of Darlington
in Duham, to Martin Farndale of Kilton, of a parcel
of land 135 square yards and the fourstone houses
built on it as marked on the map for the remainder of the term of 99 years.
Reference U/AA/1/38, Teeside Archives. (being rehoused
in the Dorman Museum)
By 1877 however, Martin was described as a miner
of Brotton on his marriage certificate. He married Catherine Jane Lindsay,
daughter of Andrew Lindsay, a shoemaker of Darlington, at St Cuthbert's
Church, Darlington on 7 July 1877. He was aged 31 and she was aged 28. The
ceremony was witnessed by James Mattison and Polly Thompson and the service
was conducted by the Reverend T E Hodgson vicar.
 
Martin, aged 32, about the
time of his marriage
It appears that the newly wedded couple moved to
a cottage at Kilton-Thorpe. According to Brotton Parish Register, their
eldest son John was baptised on 17 February 1878 having been born 24 December
1877. He was born "to Martin and Catherine Jane Farndale of Kilton
Thorpe, a miner." Their next child, a daughter, Elizabeth Lindsay was
born two years later on 11 December 1879 and baptised at Brotton on 25 January 1850. Martin and
Catherine were still living at Kilton Thorpe, but he was now described as a
farmer. Their third child, Martin, was born on 8 June 1881 and was baptised
at Brotton on 31 July 1881 and his
parents were still at Kilton-Thorpe and described as farmers.
Sometime in the next two years Martin moved to
Tranmire Farm near Whitby since his next two children were born there. There
is a family story that Martin asked his brother Matthew to go to make a bid
for Craggs Hall Farm near Brotton. The
story goes that Matthew returned saying that he'd taken the farm - for
himself! True or not that is where Matthew went and Martin went to Tranmire,
a farm some ten miles along the road to Whitby - a poor moore
farm near Ugthorpe situated on Roxby Moor. The
other brother John spent his life working on the railway at Loftus. It was at
Tranmire that their next son George was born in January 1883 and also their
next daughter, Catherine Jane, named after her mother and always known as
Kate; she was born on 16 June 1884.
Tranmire Farm, near Ugthorpe - Martin and Catherine moved here in 1885 from Kilton Thorpe
But by the time
James was born on 22 December 1885, the family had moved to Tidkinhow farm on
Stranghow Moor near Guisborough, an improvement on
Tranmire. Eldest son John recalled driving sheep from Tranmire to Tidkinhow
when seven years old; this would mean 1884.
The young family were brought up at Tidkinhow
and the other six children were born there. William was born on 22 June 1887,
but died only two years later on 19 July 1889. By this time Mary Frances had
been born on 22 January 1889 and another son also to be called William, in
January 1891. Two and a half years later came Grace Alice, named after her
mother's sister and her mother's mother, Alice Lindsay. Then two years later
Dorothy Annie was born on 24 May 1895 to be followed by the last and youngest
child, Alfred on 5 July 1897.
Tidkinhow Farm, near
Guisborough, about 1900 - Kate, Catherine, Alfred and Elizabeth (Lynn) -
Martin and Catherine moved here in 1887
By now Martin was 52 and his wife, Catherine
still only 43. They continued to work the farm at Tidkinhow and the eldest sons and
daughters were now starting to work helping to look after the youngest who
were going to school at Boosbeck. On 23 August 1903
Lynn (Elizabeth Lindsay) married George Barker and went to Tancred Grange
near Scorton to live. John worked on the farm and in 18? Martin went to try
his fortune in Western Canada, soon to be followed by his brother George in
?. The Canada bug hit the family hard and Kate went in ? to join her
brothers; she never returned to England. In ? James followed though he was to
spend his late life in the United States. Mary remained at home until she was
married to George Brown in ? and went to live at ?. Meanwhile William had
become a butcher at ?, but soon the Canada bug hit again and he went off to
join his brothers in Canada, settling in Regina (?) in ?.
The boys
of Tidkinhow in
about 1910, John, James, Alfred, Willhe boys of Tidkinhow about 1910 - John,
James, Alfred, William, George, Martin (inset)
The girl
Farndales of Tidkinhow with
Barker children - Willie B, Dorothy F, Mary F, Mary B, Kate F, Grace F,
Margaret B, John B - about 1910
On 14 July 1911, Catherine
Jane Farndale died at Tidkinhow aged
56; she was buried at Boosebeck Parish Church.
Martin was now alone at the farm, but surrounded by his family, though now
five were in Canada, two (Lynne and Mary) were married and one, the first
William, had died. John the eldest was on the farm and Grace, by now 18 and
Dorothy 16 were there to help bring up the youngest, Alfred, aged 14.
When the war came in 1914 three of the boys
became soldiers. James joined the American forces and fought in France. Soon
he was joined by William, serving in the Canadian Army who was wounded near
Ypres in 1917 and then by Alfred who served from 1916 to 1920 as a British
soldier in the Machine-Gun Corps in France and Mesopotamia.
After the war James returned to America where in
September 1917, he had married Edna Adams. William returned to Canada where
he too intended to marry, but tragically he died on 20 November 1919 from the
flu, contracted when he was still weak from his was wound. Alfred returned to
Tidkinhow in March 1920. But George
Barker, Lynn's husband at Tancred Grange had died in ? and their young family
wee unable to cope alone.
Martin harvesting at Tidkinhow about 1920
Martin Farndale mounted at
Tidkinhow in about 1920
Alfred went to help out
and stayed until 1921 before he returned home to help at the farm. He
remained at home until Martin died on 17 January 1928, aged 82, of pneumonia.
Martin is buried beside Catherine Jane at Boosebeck
Parish Church where there is an inscription which says "Catherine Jane
Farndale, Died 14 July 1911 aged 56 years, also MARTIN, Beloved Husband of
the above, Died 17 January 1928 aged 82 years of Tidkinhow Farm."
 
Martin Farndale at Tancred
Grange in about 1925 - his daughter, Lynn Barker, lived there
Martin at Tidkinhow Farm about 1925 (notice sundial
between upstairs windows)
Pictures of Martin
Farndale at Tancred Grange about 1925 (his daughter, Lynn Barker lived there
Martin Farndale, George
Brown, Grace Farndale, Willie Barker, and Mary Brown (nee Farndale)
Catherine Jane Farndale
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Born
Martin Farndale son of Martin and Elizabeth Farndale
(FAR00264), a farmer of Fogga, born Skelton; baptised 20 Oct 1845. Born 19 September
1845.
(Skelton PR
& IGI)
Lived
Census - 1851 - Skelton- Fogga
Farm:
James Taylor, head, age
74, widower, born Barnby, farmer 70 acres.
Elizabeth Farndale, 40, marr, daughter and wife of Martin Farndale, born Fylingdales (ie 1811).
Martin Farndale, 33, marr, born Easby, Son-in-law (ie born 1818).
William Farndale, son of
Martin, age 8, born Skelton, grandson (FAR00356).
Martin Farndale, son of Martin, age 5, born Skelton,
grandson (FAR00364).
John Farndale, son of
Martin, age 2, born Skelton, grandson (FAR00376).
Matthew Farndale, son of
Martin, age 9, born Skelton, grandson (FAR00383).
Martin does not appear in the
1861 Census including his family census record (perhaps he was just away on
census day?):
Census 1861 – 61 Galey Hill, Hutton Lowcross:
Martin Farndale, head; marr; age
42; agricultural labourer; born Easby (1819).
Elizabeth Farndale, wife; age 44; born Skelton (1817).
John Farndale, son; age 12; scholar; born Skelton (1849) (FAR00376).
Matthew Farndale, son; age 10; scholar; born Skelton (1851)
(FAR00383).
Census 1871 – Brough House, Brotton
John Rigg, head, 47
Martin Farndale, 25, born 1846, agricultural
labourer
4 others
Married
Martin Farndale, miner, aged 31, son of Martin Farndale,
farmer, married Catherine Jane Lindsay, a spinster, aged 23 of Darlington,
daughter of Andrew Lindsay a shoemaker, at St Cuthberts
Church, Darlington, 7 Jul 1877.’
Catherine was born at
Alnwick, Northumberland on 28 Jul 1854. Her father was a shoemaker living in
Queen's Head Yard, Alnwick - see Catherine's Birth Certificate.
(MC/DR)
Catherine Lindsay on 29 October
1875, shortly before her marriage
The history of the Lindsay Family
Catherine’s birth
certificate
Lived
His story is told in detail by following the
link to the Farndales
of Tidkinhow
(Brotton PR)
Family:
John Farndale, born Kilton Thorpe 22 Dec 1878 (FAR00553).
Elizabeth Lindsay Farndale, born Kilton Thorpe 25 Jan 1880 (FAR00564).
Martin Farndale, born Kilton Thorpe 8 Jun 1881 (FAR00571).
George Farndale, born Tranmire 9 Jan 1882 (FAR00588).
Catherine Jane Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 16 Jun 1884 (FAR00601).
James Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 22 Dec 1885 (FAR00607).
William Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm ?? Sep 1887 (FAR00625).
Mary Francis Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 22 Jan 1889 (FAR00634).
William Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 29 January 1892 (FAR00647).
Grace Alice Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 21 Apr 1893 (FAR00659).
Dorothy Annie Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm ?? Jun 1895 (FAR00668).
Alfred Farndale, born Tidkinhow Farm 5 Jul 1897 (FAR00683).
(Guisborough PR)
1881 Census – 2 Kiltonthorpe, Kilton
Martin Farndale, head,
married, 34, an ironstone miner
John Farndale, 3 born
Kilton 1878
Elizabeth Farndale, 1,
born Kilton 1880
1891 Census – Red Lion
Howe, Stanghow
Martin Farndale, 46,
farmer and ironstone miner
Catherine Farndale, 35
John Farndale, 12, born
1879 at Kilton
Elizabeth Farndale, 11,
born 1880 at Kilton
Martin Farndale, 9, born
1882 at Kilton
George Farndale, 8, born
1883 at Kilton
Catherine J Farndale, 6,
born 1885 at Ugthorpe
James Farndale, 5, born
1886, Stanghow
Mary F Farndale, 2, born
1889, Stanghow
William Farndale, 0, born
1891, Stanghow
1901 Census – Tidkinhow
Farm, Stanghow
Martin Farndale, head, 55,
farmer
Elizabeth L Farndale, 21
Martin Farndale, 19,
ironstone miner underground
Mary H Farndale, 12
William Farndale, 10
Grace A Farndale. 7
Dorothy A Farndale, 6
At the same time:
1901 – 105 Stanhope
Street, Westgate, Newcastle
Alfred Farndale aged 3 is
shown with Kate Farndale (born 1955) and the Heslop family from Alwick. He is shown as their nephew. So this was where Catherine
(Kate) was with Alfred.
1911 Census – Tidkinhow
Farm, Boosbeck, Stanghow
Martin Farndale, 65,
farmer, head, born Charlton
John Farndale, 33
Catherine Jane Farndale,
26
William Farndale, 20,
butcher
Grace Alice Farndale, 17
Alfred Farndale, 13, born
1898
At the same time:
1911 Census – Scorton, Darlington
George Barker, head, farmer,
50, born Scorton in about 1861
Elizabeth Barker, 36
Kate Margaret Barker, 6
Gladys Mary Barker, 5
William George Barker, 4
John George Barker, 2
Catherine Jane Farndale, born Alnwick in about 1855,
56, married, visitor
Dorothy Annie Farndale, born Stanghow
in about 1895, 16, single (FAR00668), visitor
1921
Census
Martin Farndale, 75, a
widower, farming, employed on his own account, and living at home
John Farndale, his son,
43, single
Dorothy Farndale, his
daughter, 25, single
Alfred Farndale, 23,
single, his son, farming
William Barker, whose
father had died, 14 years old, full time at school
Died
Catherine Jane Farndale, died 14 Jul 1911 at Tidkinhow Farm aged 56.
(DR)
Notice in Official
Gazette, 2 April 1929, winding up the estate
Martin Farndale of Tidkinhow Farm died aged 82 years, 17 Jan
1928. (ie born 1846).
From an undated Newspaper cutting;
‘Farndale; At Tidkinhow Farm, Boosbeck, on 17th
January 1928, Martin Farndale died in his 83rd year. To be interred at Boosbeck on
Friday 21 cortege leaving Residence at 1.30 pm. Friends kindly invited.’
Gravestone in Boosbeck Churchyard;
Catherine Jane Farndale died 14 July 1911 aged
56 years, wife of Martin Farndale, a farmer. She died of Fibroid Phthisis,
cardiac failure, certified by WW Stainthorpe MD
(Catherine's death certificate)
Also Martin, beloved husband of the above, died
17th January 1928 aged 82 years of Tidkinhow
Farm.
(Mon R)
Buried at St Aidan, Boosbeck
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