Brenda Farndale (later Brenda Pegg
and later Brenda Willshaw)
1925 to 1997
FAR00894
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Maidstone, Kent
1925
Brenda Farndale,
daughter of George William and Doris May (nee Earnshaw) Farndale (FAR00678),
was born in 1925 and her birth was registered in
Maidstone District, Kent, in the third quarter of 1925 (GRO Vol 2A Page 1471).
Chichester
1937
Hampshire
Telegraph, 23 July 1937: SCHOOL SPORTS AT CHICHESTER.
CHILDREN AND PARENTS EXCITED. Parents became as excited as their children at
the annual sports of the Chichester Central Junior Church of England Girls’
School in the Theological College sports ground yesterday week. There was a
long series of races, and at the conclusion the prizes were presented by the
Mayoress, who also handed special awards to children who had achieved merit in
the recent West Sussex County Council examination.... Results... 60 yards sack
race, Group 3 … 3. Brenda Farndale...
Chichester
Observer, 21 July 1937: RUNNING THROUGH THE RAINDROPS. CENTRAL
GIRLS’ SPORTS. In a small field hidden away between St Bartholomew's church and
the back of the Bishop's palace gardens the girls of the Central Girls’ School
held their annual sports, on Thursday. Dull skies and occasional drops of rain
did nothing to mar the enthusiasm of the young athletes, and the rain which
fell yet later in the afternoon and evening just came at the conclusion of the
meeting. A large crowd of parents and friends was present to watch the racing,
which was very much enjoyed by competitors and spectators alike.... 60 yards
sack race, Group 3: … 3. Brenda Farndale...
Staffordshire
1945
Brenda Farndale
married Reginald Ashton Pegg (1920 to 1973) in 1945 and their marriage was
registered in Stafford District, Staffordshire in the second quarter of 1945 (GRO Vol 6b page 25). Reginald Ashton Pegg was the
son of Harold Pegg (1897 to 1962) and Annie (nee Davies) Pegg (1896 to
1983) and was born on 11 September 1920. He became a Superintendent in the West
Midlands Police Force.
1947
They had three
sons and a daughter.
Stewart Lindsay
Pegg (1947 to 2005) was born in 1947. Stewart Pegg married Lisa J Hall in 2002.
1953
Father’s probate in 1953: FARNDALE George William of 2 Battersby
Junction Great Ayton Middlesbrough died 21 August 1953 Administration York 20
November to Patricia (presumably his daughter, FAR00894) Smith (wife of Allen
Gordon Smith) and Brenda (his daughter FAR00904) Pegg (wife of
Reginald Pegg). Effects £774 7s 9d.
1973
Reginald Ashton
Pegg died on 31 December 1973 in Wombourn,
Staffordshire (GRO Vol 9b page 342, Probate Index).
(The Birmingham Post, 2 January 1974) (Birmingham
Evening Mail, 2 January 1974)
1977
Brenda J Farndale married Kenneth Cyril
Willshaw (1919 to 1999) in the Methodist Church, Leek, Staffordshire in 1977 (Birth and Marriages Index).
1997
Brenda Willshaw died in 1997 aged 71
and her death was registered in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire in the second
quarter of 1997 (GRO District 7371B Register Number
B59F entry 235).