Hilda Margaret (“Peggy”) Farndale

24 August 1907 to 14 August 1980

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FAR00749

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London

1907

Hilda Margaret Farndale, daughter of Samuel and Pollie (nee Chesters) Farndale (FAR00475) was born on 24 August 1907 and baptised at Holy Saviour, Croydon (a different record refers to St Stephen at Norbury and Thornton Heath) on 7 February 1909 (BR and letter). Hilda Margaret Farndale’s birth was registered in Croydon District in the fourth quarter of 1908 (GRO Vol 2a page 261). They lived at 3 Woodland Road, Thornton Heath. Her father, Samuel, was a civil servant.

Croydon

1911

Census 1911 – Kentwyns, Warwick Road, Thornton Heath, Croydon, Surrey

Samuel Farndale, 44, admiralty accountant clerk

Pollie Farndale, 39

Ethel Chesters Farndale, 14, at home school evenings

Thomas Henry Farndale, 11

Frank Farndale, 9

Walter Reginald Farndale, 5

Hilda Margaret Farndale, 2

Lucy Chesters, sister in law, 30

1921

Census 1921 – Croydon

Samuel Farndale, 55, civil service admiralty, clerk. Civil Engineer in Chief, dept Admiralty SW

Mary [sic?] Farndale , 50

Ethel Chesters Farndale, 25, clerk, out of work, civil service, admiralty

Reginald Walter Farndale, 15, left school, doing nothing

Hilda Margaret Farndale, 12, at school

Madge Farndale, 9 at school

1939

1939 Register - 40 Melfort Road, Croydon

Mary Farndale, born 16 August 1870, widowed, unpaid domestic duties

Hilda M Farndale (later Moore), born 24 August 1908, shop assistant leather goods, single

Madge Farndale (later Brown), born 13 July 1911, single, shop assistant chemist

There is another record: 1939 register – 1 Bracknell Villa, Weydon Hill Road, Farnham; Thomas H Farndale, born 2 September 1899, Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID); Hilda M Farndale, born 12 August 1913, unpaid domestic duties , but this Hilda M Farndale in this record (who was born in 1913) is the wife of Thomas Farndale (FAR00699), not this Margaret (Thomas’ sister).

1942

Hilda Margaret Farndale, married Frederick A Moore on 3 October 1942 (age 34) in Croydon District (GRO Vol 2a page 1478, media and letter).

Croydon Times, 10 October 1942: MOORE: FARNDALE – On October 3^rd, at Croydon, Frederick Moore, of Raynes Park, to Margaret (Peggy) Farndale, of Thornton Heath.

1961

Fredderick A Moore died in 1961 and his death was registered in north east Surrey in the third quarter of 1961 (GRO Vol 5g page 520).

Kingston upon Thames

1980

Hilda Margaret Moore (nee Farndale), born 24 August 1908, died on 14 August 1980, aged 71, at Kingston upon Thames (Letter, GRO Vol 13 page 1637, Probate Index).