John Farndale


24 March 1750 (baptised) to 23 October 1828

 

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The Kilton 1 Line

The Brotton 3 Line

 

FAR00167

 

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Return to the Home Page of the Farndale Family Website

The Farndale Story

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The story of one family’s journey through two thousand years of British History

The Farndale Lineages

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The 83 family lines into which the family is divided. Meet the whole family and how the wider family is related

The Farndale Directory

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Members of the historical family ordered by date of birth

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Farmer of Kilton

 

Headlines of John Farndale’s life are in brown.

Dates are in red.

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1750

 

John Farndale was baptised at Brotton on 24 March 1750, the son of John and Grace Farndale (FAR00143)(Skelton PR).

 

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1794

 

John Farndale married Jane Pybus by Banns, at Skelton on 23 December 1794 (Skelton Parish Records).

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1796

John Farndale (FAR00230), was born at Brotton on 16 March 1796 (Brotton PR).

 

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1798

Jane Farndale (FAR00239), was born at Brotton on 2 December 1798 and baptised on 2 January 1799 (Brotton PR).

 

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1801

William Farndale (FAR00243), was born at Brotton on 9 August 1801 (Brotton PR).

 

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1802

Robert Chapman and John Farndale were witnesses to John Chapman, husbandman & Mary Adamsons’ marriage at Brotton on 5 April 1802. John was aged 29.

 

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1805

Hannah Farndale (FAR00250), was born at Brotton on 7 April 1805 (Brotton PR).

 

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1807

George Farndale (FAR00252), was born at Brotton on 15 May 1807 (Brotton PR).

 

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1809

 

John Farndale was a tenant farmer in Kilton in 1809.

 

The Skelton and Kilton Terrier in 1809 provided a detailed record of John’s tenanted farm.

A ‘terrier’ is a record of field names, with reference number, land use, acreage, value per acre and rent.

 

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John Farndale, Tenant:

No

Enclosure Name

State in 1809

Quantity in a, r and p

 

 

70

Stack Yard &c

Pasture

“, 2, 16

um

  10 

264

Broad Garth

Pasture

3, “, 32

an

7  4 

54

Farndale Barf

Llea? Mea?

2, 3, 20

ud

5  3  6

71

Bulmer Barf

Paddock

4, 3, 08

uh

9  2  5

72

do

Fall

4, 2, 24

ao

9  15  3

95

Swales Barf

Llea? Mea?

2, “, 32

uh

4  3  7

197

Ward Barf

Pasture

5, “, 24

uh

9  15  8

89

South Cow Pasture

Oats

7, 1, “

ud

13  1 

90

North Cow Pasture

Wheat

4, 1, 08

ua

7  6  2

55

Chapel Long Close

Llea? Mea?

4, 3, 08

ua

8  3  2

53

Lane from Kilton to Kilton Thorpe

Pasture

3, 1, “

-

 

Total

 

 

43, “, 12

 

74  12  9

 

1811

Mary Farndale (FAR00253), was born at Brotton on 2 July 1811 (Brotton PR).

 

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Mary died at birth and was buried on 3 July 1811 (Brotton PR).

 

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1814

Robert Farndale (FAR00254), was born at Brotton on 27 February 1814 (Brotton PR).

Mary Ann Farndale (FAR00255), was born at Brotton on 27 February 1814 (Brotton PR).

 

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1828

 

John Farndale died on 23 October 1828 aged 73 years (Mon R) and was buried on 26 October 1828 (Skelton PR).

 

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The Will of John Farndale reads: “In the Name of God Amen. I John Farndale of the Parish of Brotton in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Farmer, make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as follows. First I desire that after the period of my decease all my funeral expenses and other debts be duly discharged by my within named Executor out of my personal estate. I then give devise and bequeath unto my wife Jane Farndale all the residue or remainder of my personal estate consisting of the stock and crops of the farm which I now rent, cash, household, furniture, linen, plate etc during the term of her life, or as long as she continues my widow. But after the said term or widowhood my Will is that the aforesaid personal estate be equally divided amongst my children to share and share alike.

I also nominate and appoint my brother-in-law, Robert Pybus, sole executor to this my last Will and Testament and I also hereby utterly revoke and disannul all former wills, legacies and bequests by me at any time made, and I declare this to be my last Will and Testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this second day of September in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand eight Hundred and Twenty Eight.

Signed X the mark of John Farndale.

Sealed, signed, published and pronounced

by the said John Farndale to be his last

Will and Testament in the presence of us

who have hereunto set our names.

John Goodwill

Robert Pybus

 

(Yorkshire wills)

 

1840

Jane Farndale died in 1840. Leeds Intelligencer, 21 November 1840: On the 16th inst, at Brotton, Jane Farndale, aged 70.

 

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Jane Farndale, widow of John Farndale was buried at Brotton on 18 November 1840 (Brotton PR).

 

Jane Farndale, the widow of John Farndale of Brotton was buried on 18 November 1840, aged 70 (Brotton PR). Jane Farndale’s death was registered Guisborough in the last Quarter of 1840 (GRO Vol XXIV page 245).

 

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The gravestone at Brotton Old Churchyard reads “Erected in Memory of John Farndale who died 23rd October 1825 aged 75 years. Also his wife Jane Farndale, who died 16th November 1840 aged 70 years. Also Mary their daughter who died in infancy.”

 

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