John Farndale
16 October 1743 (baptised)
FAR00159
Return to the Home
Page of the Farndale Family Website |
The story of one
family’s journey through two thousand years of British History |
The 83 family lines
into which the family is divided. Meet the whole family and how the wider
family is related |
Members of the
historical family ordered by date of birth |
Links to other pages
with historical research and related material |
The story of the
Bakers of Highfields, the Chapmans, and other related families |
Weaver, alehouse keeper and police constable
Headlines of John Farndale’s life are in brown.
Dates are in red.
Hyperlinks to other pages are in dark blue.
References and citations are in turquoise.
Context and local history are in purple.
1743
John Farndale,
son of John and Hannah (nee Christian) Farndale (FAR00136), sailor, was baptised in Whitby on 16
October 1743 (Whitby PR).
1774
John Farndale married Phyllis Holdforth
both of the Parish of Loftus, by Banns, at Loftus parish church on 8 August 1774. He
would be 31 at his wedding (Loftus PR). Phyllis was born in 1753 (see her
death record below), so was 21 at the wedding.
1787
The
Newcastle Courant, 28 July 1787:
Runaway on the 9th
of July instant
John Sanderson, Apprentice to John Farndale,
Weaver of Lofthouse, Yorkshire; he is stout made, a little pitted
with the small pox, dark brown hair, and has a bald spot on the top of his
head, occasioned by a fall; he had on when he went off, a blue jacket, a yellow
striped waistcoat, leather breeches, and brown and white mottled stockings. If
the said Apprentice will return to his Master, he will be kindly received; and
any person or persons harbouring or employing him after this public notice,
will be prosecuted with the utmost vigour, and any person giving notice of the
said John Sanderson to the said John Farndale, will be handsomely rewarded.
1798
John Farndale was an alehouse keeper.
Return of alehouse keepers' recognizances: Langbaurgh East Loftus: John
Farndale - alehouse keeper; John Pearson – surety – (Document
reference, QSB 1798 4/12/8 11 Sep 1798 - Level Item
- Extent 1 piece - Catalogue status,
Catalogued)
1800
John Farndale was a Police Constable of Loftus.
Recognizance to give evidence: Recognizance made by John
Farndale of Loftus constable of Loftus for his appearance at the next Quarter
Sessions to give evidence on a bill of indictment brought by James Lynas of
Marske yeoman against John Gallilee late of Loftus tailor for stealing delft or
earthenware, the property of the said James Lynas, dated 8 March 1800 (Document reference QSB 1800 7/50 – Level, Item - Extent 1 piece - Catalogue status, Catalogued)
Information of James Lynas of Marske yeoman and John Farndale
constable of Loftus relating to the case against John Gallilee of Loftus
tailor for the theft of delft or earthenware goods, namely two teapots, two
decanters, two pitchers, two basins or small bowls and one cream pot belonging
to the said James Lynas, dated 8 March 1800 (Document
reference QSB 1800 8/22 Level, Item – Extent, 1 piece - Catalogue status,
Catalogued).
1801
Bill of expenses relating to Jonathan Wilkinson - Bill of expenses
of John Farndale for conveying Jonathan Wilkinson to the House of Correction at
Northallerton on 25 July 1801, dated 4 September 1801 (Document reference, QSB
1801 15/31 Level, Item – Extent, 1 piece - Catalogue status, Catalogued).
1830
Phillis Farndale, of Lofthouse aged 77 was buried at St Leonard, Loftus on 31 May 1830 (Loftus
PR).