John Farndale
28 March 1818 to 12 August 1874 (buried)
FAR00262
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Farmer of Newholm and later Agricultural labourer, quarry waggoner of
Eskdaleside and a carrier
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1818
John Farndale,
son of John & Ann (nee Nicholson) Farndale, (FAR00210) farmer of Brachon
Riggs, Newholm, was born on 28 March 1818 and
baptised at Whitby on 4 April 1818 (Whitby PR & IGI).
1838
John Farndale aged
19 bachelor, farmer of Newholm son of John Farndale,
also farmer, married Margaret Dawson aged 19, spinster of Newholm,
daughter of Thomas Dawson, labourer at the Parish Church Whitby on 18 June
1838. John made his mark, and the witness was William Farndale (Marriage Certificate). Margaret was also born in
or about 1818.
Banns of marriage
between John Farndale and Margaret Dawson were issued on 3, 10 and 17 June
1838.
1839
Thomas Farndale (FAR00344), was born at Newholm, Whitby on 24 June 1839 and baptised on
27 June 1839 (Whitby PR). The birth
was registered in the third quarter of 1839 (GRO
Vol 24 page 479).
1841
Census
1841 - Ewcote, Whitby:
John Farndale, head; age 20; ag lab; born in Yorks
(about 1821).
Margaret Farndale, age 20; born in Yorks (about
1821).
Thomas Farndale, age 1; born in Yorks, (1840) (FAR00344).
1842
Joseph Farndale (FAR00350B) was born at Newholm, Whitby on 27 April 1842 and the birth
was registered in Whitby District in the second quarter of 1842 (Whitby PR, GRO Vol 24 page 514).
1851
Census 1851 - Eskdaleside:
John Farndale, head; age 32; agricultural
labourer; born Newholm; (1819).
Margaret Farndale, wife; age 31; born Newholm (1820).
Thomas Farndale, son; age 11; scholar, born Newholm (1840) (FAR00344).
Joseph Farndale, son; age 8; born Ruswarp (1843) (FAR00350B).
Eskdaleside
Life
as a quarryman in the nineteenth century -
http://www.valleyofstone.org.uk/journey/historyofquarrying/quarryman
The
country carrier in the c19th features in works by Thomas Hardy. The country
carrier linked towns, farms, markets, villages and rail stations. There were
numerous country carriers at the end of the Victorian period. Country carriers
were distinguished from long distance carriers. The village carrier was usually
a local villager, linking local villages and their trades. He would operate on
a humble scale, setting out in the morning and returning at night.
1861
Census 1861 - Bottons
Buildings, Eskdaleside:
John Farndale, head; married; age 43; waggoner;
born Newholm (1818).
Margaret Farndale, wife; age 41; born Newholm (1820).
Joseph Farndale, son; age 19; drainer; (1842) (FAR00350B).
1871
Census 1871 - Riggs Cottage, Sleights,
Eskdaleside:
John Farndale, head; married; age 53; quarry
waggoner; born Newholm(1818).
Margaret Farndale, wife; married; age 51; born Newholm-cum-Dunsley (1820).
Samuel Farndale, grand-son; age 4; born Wakefield
(1867) (FAR00475).
When his son
Thomas later married for a second time in 1900, he described his late father as
a carrier.
1874
John Farndale died, aged 56, at Whitby District in the third quarter of 1874 (Whitby PR, GRO Vol 9d page 309). John Farndale was
buried at Eskdaleside on 12 August 1874, aged 56.
