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William’s family who spread widely across the country

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The Story of the William Line

William Edward Farndale was a leading Methodist who travelled widely. He married Florence Price in 1910 and they had a daughter and a son. This is the story of William and his descendants.

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The Whitby 5 Line Rev William Edward Farndale Leading Methodist President of the Primitive Methodist Conference in 1947 24 September 1881 to March 1966 Married Florence May Price York, Chester le Street, Grimsby, Lincoln, Trowbridge, Bath FAR00576

Enid Florence Farndale 17 February 1912 to 1973 Dressing gown cutter Married Ralph Edward Cartwright in 1940 Oldham, Birkenhead, Newark, Lincoln, Trowbridge FAR00779

William Arthur James Farndale 24 January 1916 to 2004 Married a Farndale (cousin?) in 1942 Chester-le-Street, Ripon, Ryedale, Liverpool, Nottingham, Newcastle, Howden, Bury, Hillingdon, Kensington, Manchester Lecturer, author, hospital management, residential care FAR00829

Peta A Farndale 1937 Ryedale FAR00948

Paul A M Farndale 1943 Married Maureen M Beecroft in 1966 Ryedale, Buckrose FAR00988

Cyril Farndale 1947 Liverpool FAR01009

Ann Farndale 1948 Liverpool FAR01030

Janet A Farndale 1955 Married Thomas W Hedworth in 1970 Nottingham FAR01072

John R W Farndale 1960 Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01103

Maxine S Farndale 1964 Howden, Yorkshire FAR01127

Lisa Adele Farndale 1967 Bury, Lancashire FAR01149

Andreas Farndale 1969 Hillingdon, Middlesex FAR01165

Daniel Rutherford Farndale 1970 Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01173

John Farndale 1971 Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01182

Lisa Rebecca Farndale 1972 Kensington, Romford, Essex FAR01191

Joseph Farndale 1974 Married Michelle Brydon in 1999 Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01204

Wendy Elizabeth Farndale 30 May 1943 Daughter of Captain WA Farndale and A Hogg Lincoln FAR00984

Sharon Farndale 1969 Married Russell Hodgkinson in 2000 Buckrose, Yorkshire FAR01167

Russell Farndale 1972 Buckrose, Yorkshire FAR01194

The Hedworth Family

Shannon Grace Farndale 1999 Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01353

Joseph John Farndale 2001 Newcastle upon Tyne FAR01361

The Ancestry of the William Line

The William Line can trace directly back to 1512 from Rev Dr William Edward Farndale to Nicholas Farndaile as follows:

Rev Dr William Edward Farndale (FAR00576), 1881 - 1966

The Whitby 5 Line

William Farndale (FAR00435), 1859 – 1909

Joseph Farndale (FAR00285), 1824 - 1875

John Farndale (FAR00210), 1788

The Kilton 1 Line

Samuel Farndale (FAR00149), 1735 – 1797

William Farndale (FAR00130), 1708 - 1789

John Farndale, (FAR00116), 1680-1757

The Liverton 2 Line

Nicholas Farndale, (FAR00082), 1634-1693

The Kirkleatham Skelton Line

Georgins Ffarndayle, (FAR00073), 1602-1693

George Ffarndayle, (FAR00067), 1570-1606

William Farndale, (FAR00063), 1539-?

Nicholas Farndaile (FAR00059), 1512-1572

You can then follow details of Farndale in the medieval period who were almost certainly earlier ancestors at Volume 1 of the Farndale directory.

You can then explore Yorkshire prehistory to give you a further perspective of the distant ancestry of the people of Farndale.

Chronology of the William Line

24 September 1881	William Edward Farndale, son of William Farndale (born 1859) and Mary Farndale, was born in York.
By 1891	William Edward Farndale’s father William was the town missionary in Macclesfield.
By 1901	William Edward Farndale was a clerk in Withington, Lancashire.
1904	William Edward Farndale entered the Primitive Methodist ministry in 1904 after training at Hartley College. He travelled in the following circuits: Forest Hill (London), Oldham II, Chester-le-Street, Birkenhead Il and Grimsby II. In 1933 after the coming of Union he was appointed District Missionary and Chairman of the Lincoln and Grimsby District, a task which occupied the remaining nineteen years of his active ministry.
16 June 1905	Primitive Methodists. Further Conference Sittings at Scarborough. The pledges of the following probationers having been received by the General Committee were accepted by the Conference, to date, from the Conference of 1904 … WE Farndale … (Leeds Mercury).
1910	William Edward married Florence May Price in Lewisham.
By 1911	William Edward Farndale was a primitive Methodist minister in Oldham.
17 February 1912	Enid Florence Farndale, daughter of William Edward and Florence May Farndale, was born in Oldham. In 1939, she was a dressing gown cutter and served in the Air Raid Patrol service. Enid Farndale married Ralph Cartwright in Lincoln in 1940. Enid Cartwright died in Trowbridge in 1973.
24 April 1914	It almost certainly Florence May Farndale, William’s wife, who was president of the North Eastern Federation of Suffragettes as Birtley is just north of Chester le Street.
1916	William Arthur James Farndale, daughter of William Edward and Florence May Farndale, was born in Chester le Street.
By 1921	William Edward Farndale was a primitive Methodist minister in Birkenhead, Cheshire.
27 July 1935	Methodist Conference. Methodists’ Ministerial Session. The Rev William E Farndale chairman of the Lincoln and Brimsby District, whose subject was “Is this experience for all?” … … The Rev W E Farndale said that while some churches appealed constantly to the Fathers of the early church, they must go still further back. It was the New Testament teaching that was nominative. (Western Daily Press).
By 1939	William Edward Farndale was a Methodist Minister, chairman of district, in Lincoln.
1942	William Arthur James Farndale married Ann Gladys Farndale in Ripon. They had a family of thirteen. Private (later Lieutenant) William Arthur James farndale served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in World War 2.
1947	As President of the Conference in 1947 William Edward Farndale sounded the Call of the Countryside and launched a “Back to the Soil” campaign. The whole Church then saw the secret of his authoritative leadership in the Lincolnshire area, where his administrative gifts were matched by pastoral care and a love for country Methodism and the farming community. He always came to grips with contemporary affairs and applied the gospel to them. His ministry at Birkenhead during the decade following the end of the First World War illustrated this vividly. His incisive preaching both within the churches and in the open air was a counter to post-war disillusion and, later, to the demoralising effects of unemployment, During his Presidency he attended the Methodist Ecumenical Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A., and went as a visiting preacher to the United Church of Canada, during which time he received from Victoria University, Toronto, the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity. He was a convinced Free-churchman, as his published writings testify, and was in his element in 1950-51 as the Moderator of the Free Church Council. William Edward Farndale
22 September 1947	CHRISTIANS URGED TO TAKE OFFENSIVE; ' Thinking Man Is Greatest Foe of Satan,' English Methodist Leader Declares Here. The "high explosive" for the Christian is to avoid the defensive and take the offensive, the Rev. Dr. William E. Farndale, president of the Conference of the Methodist Church in England, declared yesterday morning in a sermon at Christ Church, Methodist, 520 Park Avenue (New York Times).
17 May 1948	Unveiling of Mow Cop Memorial by Methodist President. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people gathered on the Cheshire side of Mow Cop Castle on Saturday afternoon to witness the unveiling of a stone obelisk bearing an inscription recoding that it marks the site of the first Camp Meeting in 1807 from which arose the religious revival linked with the founding of Primitive Methodism. The commemorative block of Kerridge stone, erected by public subscription, was unveiled by the President of the Methodist Conference (the Rev W E Farndale DD). … After performing the unveiling ceremony, the Rev WE Farndale gave an address on “The power of prayer” which he said, was the source whence the early pioneers obtained their inspiration and strength. (Staffordshire Sentinel).
9 June 1948	The Methodist Conference. … “On behalf of the British Methodists I would like to say that we have been set a wonderful example by our Irish brethren..” said Rev Dr WE Farndale at the opening of the conference. Dr Farndale said that the opening of the Agricultural Training College in County Tipperary by the Irish Methodist Church was pioneer work and it would have been work at the heart of John Wesley. (Belfast Telegraph).
1952	Rev Dr William Edward Farndale travelled from Southampton to New York, aged 70.
1952	On his retirement from the active ministry in 1952 he became a tutor at Cliff College, where his biblical scholarship was placed at the service of many grateful students. Then came the years of physical infirmity which only served to throw into greater relief his indomitable spirit. He remained an omnivorous reader and kept abreast of current affairs, always (to quote his own words) ‘‘seeking recourse to the Head of the Church through prayer”, and was ever ready with his characteristic friendly counsel to assist and encourage ministers and laymen alike. His spare figure and twinkling but penetrating glance will long be remembered by many who found wisdom and grace in his presence. His mind was clear and active and his spirit buoyant until the time of his death on 4 February 1966, in the eighty-fourth year of his age and the sixty-first of his ministry.
4 February 1966	Rev Dr William Edward Farndale died at Waterhouse, Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire.
1966	William Arthur James Farndale was a lecturer. He was the Director or a company, Community Options (residential care business), 58 Ravenswood Avenue, West Wickham, Kent and resigned on 23 March 2000. He authored a number of publications relating to hospital management.
1 October 1982	Ann Gladys Farndale, wife of William Arthur James Farndale, died in Wilmslow, Cheshire.
2004	William Arthur James Farndale died in Bromley, Kent.