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1824
William Farndale,
son of Jethro and Alice Farndale, (FAR00218), was baptised at Coxwold
on 27 December 1824 (Coxwold PR &
IGI). The family lived at Yearsley and Jethro was a farmer.
1846
He may have been
the father of Maria Jane Farndale or Wood (FAR00367), who was
born out of marriage to Mary Wood at Wetwang (about
20 km SE of Malton) and baptised on 1 March 1846. William Farndale was shown as
the father.
1847
William Farndale married Bessy
Langdale on 24 July 1847. William Farndale of full age, a bachelor,
farm servant of Barton-le-Street, near Malton son of Jethro Farndale,(FAR00218)
a labourer, by banns married Bessy Langdale of full age, a spinster, a
dressmaker of Barton-le-Street, daughter of James Langdale, a labourer at the
Parish Church, Barton-le-Street, on 24 July 1847 (Marriage
Certificate). The certificate was signed by William, and Bessy made her
mark. The witnesses, John Farndale (FAR00293), James Sampson
and Esther Langdale. JW Raw was the Vicar. William was aged 23.
John Farndale (FAR00374),
son of William Farndale, agricultural labourer of Barton-le-Street, Hovingham,
Malton and Bessy Farndale, formerly Langdale, was born at Barton-le-Street on
13 August 1847 (BC).
1849
William Farndale, son of William and Bessy (nee
Langdale) Farndale, was baptised in Malton District in the first quarter of
1849 (FAR00377).
1851
1851
Census –
Barton-le-Street (4km west of Malton)
James Langdale
(William’s father in law), 56, agricultural labourer
Easter Langdale,
56, his wife
William Farndale,
26, agricultural labourer
Betsy Farndale,
William’s wife, 25
John Farndale, 3
William Farndale,
2
James Farndale (FAR00388), son of William and
Elizabeth Farndale (formerly Langdale) Farndale, was baptised at
Barton-le-Street on 19 October 1851 and died when he was only four years old.
1855
Elizabeth
Farndale (FAR00415) was
born in 1855.
1857
James Farndale (FAR00427) was baptised at
Appleton le Street on 13 December 1857.
1859
George Farndale (FAR00437) was born at
Appleton-le-Street in the first quarter of 1859.
1860
Mary Farndale (FAR00441), daughter of William
and Bessy Farndale, was baptised at Appleton-le-Street, Yorks on 9 December
1860 (Appleton PR).
1861
1861
Census –
Appleton Street (1km east of Barton le Street)
William Farndale, 37, licensed hawker
Betsy Farndale,
William’s wife, 36, dressmaker
John Farndale, 13
William Farndale,
12
Elizabeth
Farndale, 5
James Farndale, 3
George Farndale 2
Mary Farndale, 5
months
Although
the words costermonger, hawker and pedlar were used interchangeably, the
costermonger or hawker was, technically speaking, someone who sold
his wares by crying them out in the street. The pedlar travelled the
countryside with his wares, visiting houses along the way to sell them. The
coming of the railway provided a fast and economical way to deliver merchandise
throughout the country and all but brought an end to the travelling pedlar by
the latter part of the nineteenth century but costermongers and hawkers
continued to ply their trade.
With
the improvements of the shipping industry in the nineteenth century, exotic
produce came into England from far away ports and the costermongers brought
these goods from the wholesalers. There were coconuts, pineapples and sponges
from the West Indies and exotic nuts such as the Barcelona, the black Spanish
from Spain and Brazil nuts from South America. While shopkeepers and green
grocers pounced on such shipments as soon as they landed, their patrons were
mainly the upper and middle classes. It was the hawkers and the costermongers
who brought these delicacies to the lower classes, buying and selling in the
street for ready cash.
1862
Ann (Annie)
Farndale (FAR00449) was born
on 12 February 1862 and baptised at Appleton le Street on 9 August 1863.
1863
VALUABLE FREEHOLD
ESTATE, APPLETON LE STREET, near MALTON.
TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC
AUCTION, by MR DOUGLAS, at the Talbot Hotel, Malton on Wednesday the 9th day of
December, 1863, at 2:00 in the afternoon, subject to such conditions as will
then be produced, (unless previously disposed of by private contract, of which
due notice will be given) either altogether or in the following or such other
lots as may be agreed upon.
All that valuable
FREEHOLD ESTATE, situate in the parishes of Amotherby
and Appleton le Street in the North Riding of the county of York, containing 93
acres 2 roods and 25 perches or thereabouts of arable, meadow and pasture land,
with the farmhouse and buildings thereto, belonging, all in the tenure or
occupation of George Legard Esq and a cottage in the occupation of Mr William Farndale,
particulars whereof are as follows viz:
Lot 1
Far Warden Field
Great Warden
Field
Narrow Warden
Field
Great Pasture
Field
Lot 2
Victoria Pasture
Hurdsmen's Close
Lot 3
House, yard and
outbuildings
Cottage
High Greets
Middle Greets
Long Greets
Potato Plece
Shoulder of
Mutton
High Garth
High Garth and
building
Garden
Orchard
Croft
Far High Gale
Field
Middle High Gale
Field
Low Gale Field
Middle Low Gale
Field
High Gale Field
The Estate
possesses land of the first quality; is well situated and well farmed. It lies
within three and three quarter miles of the Borough of Malton, and joins the
estates of the Earl of Carlisle, Hugh Meynell Ingram Esq, Creswell Creswell Esq, and others. The farmhouse and buildings are
in good repair, and situated in the village of Appleton.
Application to
view the estate may be made to Mr Robert Wise, of Auburn Mill, Malton, or to Mr
Thomas Buxton, surveyor, Malton; and Plans at the Estate may be seen and
further particulars obtained at their offices; and at the offices of Messrs
Bloome and Dawson. Solicitors, 27 Albion street, Leeds. Leeds, 30 October 1863.
(Leeds Intelligencer, 31 October 1863)
1863
Robert Farndale (FAR00455) was baptised at
Appleton le Street on 9 August 1863.
1866
Thomas Farndale (FAR00474), son of William and
Bessy Farndale of Malton, was born on 2 May 1866 in Malton District (Malton PR).
William Farndale is described as a licensed hawker and a letter carrier in the records of
his son, Thomas (FAR00474)
1864
Jane Farndale (FAR00464) was born Huttons Ambo in 1864 and baptised on 8
May 1866 (Hutton Ambro PR).
Coxwold Ampleforth Hovingham
Barton-le-Street Malton
Appleton Huttons Ambo
1867
Charles Farndale (FAR00486), son of William and
Bessy Farndale, was born on 10 September 1867 and baptised at Huttons Ambo, Malton on 17 September
1867 (Hutton Ambro PR)..
1868
Alice Farndale (FAR00493) was born on 12
November 1868 and baptised at Huttons
Ambo on 9 February 1868 (doesn’t quite reconcile) (Hutton
Ambro PR).
1871
1871
Census, Huttons Ambo:
William Farndale,
45, licensed hawker (born Yearsley)
Betsy Farndale,
William’s wife, 44, licensed hawker
Elizabeth
Farndale, 15, servant out of situation (b1856)
Mary Farndale, 10 (b1861)
Ann Farndale, 9 (b1862)
Robert Farndale, 7 (b1864)
Jane Farndale, 6 (b1865)
Thomas Farndale, 5 (b1866)
Charles Farndale, 3 (b1868)
Alice Farndale, 2 (b1869)
1872
In 1872, William
had considerable success at the Huttons Ambo Floral Horticultural &
Industrial Exhibition:
On Wednesday
last, the first free annual exhibition of flowers, fruits, vegetables,
agricultural products, articles of industry etc was held in the beautiful
grounds of Huttons Ambo Hall. Miss Starkey, the much respected owner of the
Hall, not only kindly granted the use of her finely situated park for the fete,
but with her accustomed liberality gave the entire of the prizes, which were of
a libe4ral character. This being the first exhibition, the greatest interest
had been excited on the part of the parishioners (to whom only the show was
open) as to the success of the experiment. The laudable step taken by Miss
Starkey in establishing the show (of which she was lady president and patron),
thus affording a holiday and a suitable opportunity to the tenants and
villagers to compete with each other in the various departments of the show,
had been for some weeks the theme of favourable comment in the district; and
the parishioners duly recognised the liberality and good wishes of the owner of
the estate in following the example of other places and instituting a fete at
Huttons Ambo. The only drawback which existed in connection with the show was
the unfavourable character of the weather, rain falling from an early hour, and
rendering the ground very uncomfortable for the show, Ther rain continued
throughout the morning, and , though it was tolerably fair in the afternoon,
there was a very cold wind …
The Prizes
GARDENS. Besty cultivated
flower garden, 10s, John Gamble; 2, 5s, George Berwick, 3, 2s 6d, Isaac
Sollitt. Vegetable garden, £1, Isaac Sollitt, 2, 10s, J Gamble, 3, 5s, Timothy
Hick and W Farndale equal.
…
VEGETABLES: … Cabbages, white, 1. W
Farndale … Lettuces … winter sown … 3 W Farndale … carrots, table … 2, W
Farndale
… FRUITS. Open to
tenants only … Mangle wurtzel, 1, W Farndale …
1881
1881
Census, Huttons Ambo:
William Farndale,
56, licensed hawker (born Yearsley)
Betsy Farndale,
William’s wife, 55, postmistress
James Farndale,
23, gardener, born Appleton-le-Street
Charles Farndale,
13, scholar, born Huttons Ambro
Alice Farndale,
12, scholar, born Huttons Ambro
1881 Hawkers born
Yorkshire Index: William Farndale Bessy,
Born circa 1825 Yearsley, Yorkshire, England,
living at Huttons Ambo, Yorkshire.
1886
In 1886, William, by now a
post master, saved a boy from drowning, but witnessed his mother and sister
drown in the river. Alice and her father
William, were witnesses to a tragedy when a mother and her child were killed in
the local river.
Yorkshire Gazette, 20 March 1886: MURDER AND SUICIDE NERAR MALTON. In case of what
appears to be a deliberate murder and suicide occurred at the village of
Huttons Ambo, near Malton, on Thursday morning, and has caused the greatest
excitement in this usually quiet neighbourhood. It seems that for about two
years past there had lived in the village a Mrs Harriet Stillborn, widow of the
late Mr Charles Stillborn, whose family were highly respectable farmers in the
district. Mrs Stillborn, who was 40 years of age, was left with two children, a
girl and the boy, on the death of her husband about two years ago, and she has
since maintained the family by keeping a little grocery shop in Low Hutton. Of
late, it is stated, she has not acted very rationally. On Thursday morning,
just after half past eight o’clock, she was seen by Miss Alice Farndale, a
young lady resident in the village, to take her two children by the hands
and go across the fields in the direction of the River Derwent, which flows
very near her house. Miss Farndale states that the children were screaming
at the time, and seemed very reluctant to accompany their mother. Fearing,
therefore, that something was wrong, Miss Farndale ran to tell her father,
who immediately followed Mrs Stillborn, and was greatly alarmed to see the
children and Mrs Stillborn floating down the river. Springing onto the
overhanging branch of a tree, Mr Farndale succeeded in getting hold of the
youngest child, Arthur Ernest Stillborn, aged 4 ½ years, whom he had once
dragged out. Meanwhile two men, named Thomas Baker and Thomas Dickinson, had
seen the action of the unfortunate woman from the other side of the river, and
they ran down and tried to get the bodies of the mother and daughter out of the
water. The river, being somewhat rough and “wavy”, as well as running rapidly,
on account of the “fresh”, carried both bodies nearly a quarter of a mile, down
to a place called Laysike, and both were got out
before they sank. Of course the greatest excitement prevailed for some time, but
whilst Mr Farndale ran up to his house with the body of the little boy,
those on the bank did the best they could to restore animation in the mother
and daughter, who were laid by the river side. Dr W T Colby, of Malton, was
immediately telegraphed for, and the bodies of Mrs Stillborn and the child who
were carried to an empty cottage near her own residence. The little lad
meanwhile was seized with convulsions, and had several fits, but his rescuers
continued their efforts to restore him, and in this they fortunately succeeded,
as the poor little fellow about two hours after he was taken out of the water
had quite recovered consciousness. Dr Cobly, with Sergeant Watson, of Malton,
arrived on the scene shortly before eleven o’clock, and at once set about to
resuscitate Mrs Stillborn and the other child, both of whose bodies were warm,
but the efforts of both himself and assistants were entirely useless. Dr Colby
was of the opinion that Mrs Stillborn had died partly from the shock and partly
from the drowning. The child Annie Stillborn, who was thus deprived of life,
was a fine, bright, healthy girl of nine years of age, whilst the mother did
not appear to be of strong physique.
South Wales Echo, 20 March 1886: A MOTHER DROWING HERSELF AND CHILD. A sad affair
occurred at Huttons Ambo, near Malton, on Thursday morning, when Mrs Harriet
Stillborn, widow of Mr Charles Stillborn, grocer etc, of Hutton, threw two of
her children and then jumped herself into the river Derwent, which flows near
her house. Miss Farndale, a lady resident in the village, saw Mrs Stillborn
hurrying to the water side, taking her two children with her. The children
were screaming, and Miss Farndale ran to her father, fearing something was
wrong. When Mr Farndale reached the river the mother and two children
were floating on the water. By great exertions he managed to reach the little
boy, child stillborn, age 4 ½ years, and drag him out. The bodies of Mrs
Stillborn, who is 40 years of age, and Annie Stillborn, age nine years, floated
down the river for a quarter of a mile before they were rescued. Dr Colley, of
Malton, was sent for, and tried every means of resuscitation, but without success
in the case of the mother and daughter; But the little boy is recovering. It is
stated that the poor woman, who belonged to a very respectable family, had
lately acted and very strange manner.
Preston Herald, 20 March 1886: MURDER AND SUICIDE. At Hutton Hambo (sic),
East Yorkshire, on Thursday morning, a widow, named Harriet Stillburn,
went to the river Derwent, which runs near to her house, taking her two
children, Charles and Annie, aged 5 and 10 respectively, with her. She threw
the children into the water, and then jumped into the river herself. A Mr
Farndale, living near the spot, saw all three floating down the stream. He
rescued the boy, but was unable to reach the mother and daughter, both of whom
were drowned. It is stated that the mother belonged to a respectable family.
Shields Daily News, 19 March 1886: A MOTHER DROWNING HERSELF AND TWO CHILDREN.
EXCITING SCENE. MALTON, Thursday. A sad affair occurred at Huttons Ambo, near
Malton, this morning, when Mrs Harriet Stillborn, widow of Mr Charles
Stillborn, grocer etc, of Hutton, threw two of her children and then herself
into the river Derwent, which flows near her house. About 8:30 this morning
Miss Farndale, a lady resident in the village, saw Mrs Stillborn hurrying to
the water side with her two children. The children were screaming, and Miss
Farndale ran to tell her father, fearing something was wrong. When Mr Farndale
reached the river the mother and two children were floating on the water. By
great exertions he managed to reach the little boy, Charles Stillborn, aged 4 ½
years, and brought him out. The body of Mrs Stillborn, who is 40 years of age,
and Annie Stillborn, aged nine years, floated a quarter of a mile further
before they were recovered. Dr Colby of Malton was sent for directly and tried
every means of resuscitation, but without success in the case of the mother and
daughter, but the little boy, being first rescued, is fortunately recovering.
It is stated that the poor lady, who was belongs to a very respectable family,
had lately noted irrationality in her manner.
Leeds Mercury, 20 March 1886:
THE DROWNING OF A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER BNEAR MAKLTON.
INQUEST AND VERDICT.
Yesterday afternoon Mr Henry Wood, Coroner for the
York district, held an inquest at Mr. Wm Stillborn’s,
farmer, of Hutton, on the bodies of Harriet Stillborn, widow, aged 39 years,
and Annie Stillborn, her daughter, aged nine years, who were drowned in the
river Derwent, near Malton, under the sad circumstances reported by us
yesterday.
The first witness called was Elizabeth Ann Best, wife
of Mr Best, cotton manufacturer, who identified the deceased, and said that Mrs
Stillborn sat up with witness’s mother-in-law, upon whom she was waiting, on
Wednesday night. They all lived together; but witness did not see Mrs Stillborn
after six o’clock, when she left the bedroom, until she saw her leaving the
house with her little boy, Arthur Ernest Stillborn in her arms. Witness thought
that was a little before nine o’clock. Deceased went towards the village. The
little girl, Annie, followed her mother across the grass plat. Deceased had
previously told witness that she could not sleep; “A mind diseased required no
sleep.” Had noticed her put her hands on her head very often, but she made no
remark. She said nothing about the children. There was a third child in the
family, a little girl called Evelyn, seven years of age, and when the deceased
had gone out she went up to witness and said “Mamma’s gone away.” Before she
went out she kissed Annie and I, and said, “Goodbye darlings; Arthur and I are
going to a better land.” Witness then told a cousin of hers to go after the
deceased at once, and she followed her. Witness only came to Hutton the night
before, and noticed nothing peculiar about deceased, who talked all right
during the night. She seemed in good spirits. There had occurred nothing to
excite her during the night. She was very much attached to the children,
especially the little boy.
Alice Farndale, daughter of Mr
Farndale, postmaster of Hutton, deposed to seeing Mrs Stillborn, the deceased,
the girl Annie Stillborn, and the little boy Arthur going across Mr Avison’s
field towards the river. The little girl was looking round when witness saw
them, and thinking there was something wrong, she followed down the lane
towards the river, and heard the girl and he crying and saying, “Mama don't!
Mama don't!” Witness then ran back to tell her father. The girl was by the side
of her mother, but witness did not hear the latter speak. Mrs Stillborn had the
little boy in her arms at the time, and she was 40 yards from the river.
Elisa Stillbeck said she
lived at Laysike, on the opposite side of the river.
About nine on Thursday morning she saw the deceased approach the river on the
Hutton side. The little girl was crying very much. Witness saw Mrs Stillborn
jump into the river with the little boy in her arms, and she then turned round and pulled the girl in. The little
girl then said, “There's a woman” twice (alluding to witness). Witness gave an
alarm immediately, and a man and a woman ran to the spot. The deceased Mrs
Stillborn did not speak at all. She did not struggle to get out at all.
William Farndale, postmaster, of Hutton,
corroborated the evidence of his daughter, a previous witness, as to his
attention being called to the deceased taking her children in the direction of
the river. His daughter told him that “Harriet Stillborn was murdering the
children.” When he got to the river side, a man and woman at the other side
shouted, and told him to make for some overhanging trees. He did so, and there
saw the little boy floating under the tree. He got on the branch of a tree and
caught the boy as he was floating past. The child seemed to be in a fit. With
some difficulty he past the boy on to the last witness, and when he got out of
the tree he took the child to his own house. Did not see the mother, but he saw
the little girl floating down the river on her back.
Elizabeth Lazenby, of Hanley, Staffordshire, having given
evidence,
Tom Dickinson, labourer, of Hutton, deposed to pulling the bodies
of Mrs Stillborn and the little girl out of the Derwent. He heard Mrs Stillbeck scream, and saw the woman and child floating
down. When he got them out he thought both were quite dead. The mother had
floated about a quarter of a mile and the child about half a mile.
W Taylor Colby, MD, of Malton, deposed that he received
information of the affair soon after nine on Thursday morning. He came away at
once, and found the little boy in a state of partial collapse, but he soon
recovered. Saw the bodies of the mother and daughter, both of which presented
all the external symptoms of death by drowning. He then he had them stripped
and put into blankets, and tried to restore them, but without avail. He
believed they had been dead when taken out of the water. There were no marks of
violence on the bodies. Witness knew Mrs Stillborn, but had not seen her
lately. From the evidence he had heard he had not the least doubt in his own
mind that Mrs Stillborn was temporarily insane.
The CORONER having summed up,
The jury found “that Mrs Stillborn caused the death of her child
and committed suicide while suffering from temporary derangement of mind.”
1891
1891
Census,
Post Office, Huttons Ambo
William Farndale,
66, Sub post master
Bessey Farndale,
65
When his daughter
Mary married on 14 February 1891, he was a postman.
1910
William Farndale died at Malton aged 85, in the third
quarter of 1910. William Farndale was buried on 27 September 1910, aged 85
years. He lived at Huttons Ambo.
Huttons
Ambo is 5km southwest of Malton.
1913
Bessy Farndale, died aged 87 at Malton District,
in the first quarter of 1913 (DC).