Cyril Ernest Farndale

 

21 June 1921 to 24 December 1985

 

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Catherine with her parents,Cyril & Nellie Cyril Ernest Farndale

  

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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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Links to other pages with historical research and related material

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Darlington

 

1921

Cyril E Farndale, son of William Appleton (1892 to 1948) and Agnes Ethel (nee Taylor (1886-1933)) Farndale (FAR00651), was born in Darlington on 21 June 1921 (birth certificate). His birth was registered in Darlington District in the third quarter of 1921 (GRO Vol 10A Page 23).

When Cyril Ernest Farndale was born on 21 June 1921, his father, William, was 29 and his mother, Agnes, was 34. He was the brother of Kenneth Farndale (FAR00884).

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1939        

Military Service

4272378 Cyril Ernest Farndale, enlisted into the Royal Artillery on 30 August 1939 and was discharged on 12 July 1942. He served in 100 Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery.       

Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery - Researching WW2 Soldiers

100 (The Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) was formed in November 1941 from 8th Battalion The Gordon Highlanders with four batteries at Buckie, Banff. It was re-designated 100 Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment in January 1944 and reverted to 100 (The Gordon Highlanders) Anti-Tank Regiment RA (TA) in the September. The Regiment disbanded in January 1947.

Leeds

 

1944

In 1944, he was appointed to be a postman in Leeds.

1949

Cyril Farndale, married Nellie Hiscock (formerly Boyes) on 2 July 1949 and their marriage was registered in Leeds (GRO Vol 2c page 878). Nellie Boyes, the daughter of Thomas Boyes (born 1867) and Sarah Ellen (nee Gibson) Boyes (1874 to 1917), was born on 11 November 1910 and brought up at Holbeck, West Yorkshire.

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Nellie Boyes

They had one child during their marriage. Catherine A Farndale (1949 to 2005) (FAR01037), was born in Leeds on 4 July 1949.

Catherine's birth certificate

Catherine with her parents,Cyril & Nellie

Catherine with her parents, Cyril and Nellie

1947

He was a postman in Leeds in 1947 (British Postal Appointment Books).

1983

Nellie died on 4 December 1983 in Leeds at the age of 73 (Death Certificate).

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1984

He lived in Leeds in 1984. (phone book records)

1986

Cyril Farndale died on 24 December 1985 at the age of 64 (Death Certificate, Probate Index). He is buried at Cottingley Hall Cemetery and Crematorium, Beeston, Leeds (Find a Grave Index). His death was registered in Leeds District, registered in the first quarter of 1986 (GRO Vol 5 page 65).

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Probate: FARNDALE, Cyril Ernest of 23 Cross Flatts Terr Leeds died 24 December 1985 Administration Leeds 22 April Not exceeding £40000.