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(William) James Farndale 9 September 1900 to 1953
FAR00704B
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Londonderry,
Ireland
1901
William James Farndale, son of George
and Minnie Farndale (FAR00453A),
was born in Ireland (Molenan) on 9 September
1900 in Londonderry, Ireland (army
records, 1939 Register).
Bramham,
Wetherby
1901
1901 Census – Black Fen Lodge, Bramham, Wetherby
George Farndale, head, 30, labourer on
farm
Minnie Farndale, 26, born in Ireland
William J Farndale, 0, born in Ireland
1911
1911 Census – South Lodge, Bramham cum Oglethorpe,
Wetherby
George Farndale, 40, farm labourer, born
Aberford
Minnie Farndale, wife, 38 – married 11
years so married in 1900 – she was born in Ireland (Molenan)
William James Farndale, 10, born Ireland (Molenan)
Margaret Anne Farndale, 9, born Bramham
1917
James was the cousin of George Farndale
(FAR00617) who
was killed at the Battle of Arras in May 1917.
1918
211407 Private W James Farndale
Whilst James enlisted after the War
ended, he did so immediately he came of age.
Regimental Number: TR/5/211407; 211407
Units: 53rd Battalion, West
Yorkshire Regiment
His Record
of Service document showed him fit (Grade (2) B1) for service at York on 10
October 1918. He lived at South Lodge, Bramham Park, Yorkshire and was 18 years
and 1 month old. His trade was a market gardener. He was single. His descriptive
report showed that he was 5 ft 2.5 inches and his next of kin was his
father, George Farndale. His medical
history confirmed that he was born in Londonderry, Ireland. He had brown
hair, of fresh complexion with hazel eyes of moderate physical development. He
was dentally fit and vaccinated in infancy. He had ‘flat feet’ but not severe.
His service
reckoned from 9 October 1918. His date of birth was 9 September 1900. This was
confirmed in his further service
record.
1919
He was transferred to Class 2 Army
Reserve on demobilisation
on 19 February 1919. His standard Disability
Form confirmed that he claimed no disability from service.
After the War, William James Farndale worked for the Lane
Fox family at Bramham Park.
Bramham Park is a Grade I
listed 18th-century country house in Bramham, between Leeds and Wetherby, in
West Yorkshire. The house, constructed of magnesian limestone ashlar with stone
slate roofs in a classical style, is built to a linear plan with a main range
linked by colonnades to flanking pavilions. The main block is of three storeys
with a raised forecourt. The house is surrounded by a 500
acres (200 ha) landscaped park ornamented by a series of follies and
avenues laid out in the 18th-century landscape tradition, surrounded by 1,235
acres (500 ha) of arable farmland. The Baroque mansion was built in 1698 for
Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley. Following a serious fire in 1828 the Bramham
Park house was then left empty and derelict for 80 years until restored for George
Lane-Fox under the supervision of the architect Detmar Blow in about 1908. George
became 1st Baron Bingley of the third creation when the title was recreated
in 1933, but had four daughters and no sons meaning
that the barony was extinguished for the third time upon his death. The house
was inherited by his eldest daughter Marcia, whose husband Joe Ward-Jackson
adopted the Lane-Fox surname. Their son George Lane Fox (1931–2012), after 20
years in the Household Cavalry, moved into the Hall and put the estate on an
up-to-date financial footing, founding the annual Bramham Horse Trials in 1974.
Skyrack Courier, 22 August 1919: BRAMHAM MOOR HOUNDS. THE PUPPY
WALK. The Bramham Moor Hounds have been strengthened for the ensuing hunting
season by the addition of a young entry of 11 couples, 5 ˝ couples each of dogs
and bitches, and although the young hounds have been
admitted without selection owing to the small number bred, they are an alert
and useful lot, and form a valuable addition to the pack. The “puppy walk” was
held on Saturday afternoon in the grounds of Bramham Park, the charming residence
of the Master, Major G R Lane Fox, MP, and the splendid dog President. The
remaining puppies were walked by Captain E Lane Fox, and Messrs John Thompson,
Carnforth, Revis, Metcalf, Story, Ratcliffe, F Dalby, E Stoker, C (sic?)
Farndale, J Duncalf, W Warrington, and T Firn....
1921
Census
1921 – Wetherby
George Farndale, head, 58 years and 89 months old, married, born Aberford, a farm
labourer with Colonel Lane Fox at Bramham Park, Boston Spa.
Eliza M Farndale, wife, 50, married,
born in Londonderry, Ireland, a char woman with Colonel Lane Fox at Bramham
Park, Boston Spa.
William J Farndale, 20 years and 9 months, single,
born Londonderry, Ireland, a garden labourer with Colonel Lane Fox at Bramham Park,
Boston Spa.
Margaret A Farndale, 19 years and 9
months, single, born Bramham, Yorkshire, a housekeeper at home.
1931
Yorkshire
Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 17 September 1931: GARDENERS, CHAUFFEURS, GROOMS, WANT
PLACES … MR EDWARD LANE FOX very highly recommends experienced gardener;
leaving only owing to reductions; hardworking; ailling
and economical; married. Apply Farndale, Walton house, Boston Spa.
1933
William J Farndale
married Annie Thompson in the third quarter of 1933.
1939
1939 Register – South Lodge, Bramham Park, Heslington,
Tadcaster
James W Farndale, born 9 September 1900,
estate gardener
Annie Farndale, born 21 January 1901,
unpaid domestic duties
Leeds
1953
William J Farndale died aged 53
in the fourth quarter of 1953 at Leeds.