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The Farndale Directory Direct
links to Farndales born during this period |
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Each volume of the Farndale
directory provides a direct link to individual Farndales born during the
period. This page provides a chronological list of Farndales born during the
period 1831 to 1840. To the right of the page, you will also see a timeline of
historic events that were taking place at the time, to provide some context. Find yourself or the Farndale
you are interested in. Click on the blue reference
number for more information. Or click on the brown family line
link. |
1830-1837
- William IV |
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1831 Jane Farndale (Darwin), baptised on 23 January 1831 at Ingleby Barwick, near Stainton and
buried on 13 December 1869 (FAR00310).
The Great Ayton 3
Line. Jane’s son, Oliver Darwin was listed in the 1861
census at 8 months old and lived to be over 100. He moved to Canada. He was a
clergymen. His family have copies of letters from
him signed Uncle Oliver and have a copy of his book, also signed Uncle
Oliver. In the book he writes that his mother died when he was 8 years old. William Masterton Farndale, baptised on 24 March 1831 in Skelton and
died in 1913 (FAR00312).
The Kilton 1 Line.
By 1858, William was a Customs Officer in Middlesborough. Mary Ann Farndale (Martin), baptised on 6 April 1831 in Kilton and died on 20 January 1923 at
Camperdown, Australia (FAR00313). The Australia 1
(Birregurra) Line. Mary moved with her family and husband,
William Martin to Birregurra in Australia where they made a new life.
Their lives would not be easy as they helped Matthew and Hannah develop
the little farm and William would take their produce to Ballarat and Geelong
to sell particularly to gold miners looking for provisions. We know very
little about their lives as their large family came into being and their
parents died, Matthew in 1884 and Hannah in 1892. But there is extensive
information about the Martin family.
Anne Farndale, baptised on 25 September 1831 in Botley, Hampshire (FAR00315). Alice Farndale (Simpson), baptised on 15 October 1831 in Craike (FAR00301). The Ampleforth 1
Line. |
Opening
of the first great railway between Liverpool and Manchester The
Parish Register Abstract collated all parish records before 1813. The
Royal Geographical Society was formed in London. Population
of the United Kingdom was 24.1 million. Samuel
Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England provided details on towns and
villages in England. |
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1832 Mary Farndale, born in 1832 in Stockton on Tees and probably died in
1862 (FAR00316). The Kilton 1 Line. Thomas Farndale, baptised on 21 April 1832 I Great Ayton and died on 26 May 1915 in
Harrogate (FAR00317).
The Great Ayton 2
Line. Thomas was a joiner who left Great Ayton to live in
Leeds, Great Ouseburn, Harrogate and Knaresborough. Robert Farndale, baptised on 17 June 1832 in Bishop Wilton and died of epilepsy on 21
December 1877 in Putney (FAR00318). The Bishop Wilton
Line. Robert was a carpenter living at Providence Cottage,
Cooper’s Arms lane, Putney. Elizabeth Mary Farndale (Blackburn), baptised on 15 August 1832 in
Skelton and buried on 12 April 1905 in Linthorpe,
Middlesbrough (FAR00319). The Kilton 1 Line.
Elizabeth’s husband, Joseph Blackburn, was a baker and confectioner in
Middlesbrough. Her daughter, Elizabeth Blackburn, became a music teacher. Mary Farndale (Chambers), born on 24 September 1832 in Whitby and died
in 1903 in Scarborough (FAR00320). The Whitby 4 Line.
Mary was a shawl and bonnet maker in Whitby.
Her husband, John Chambers, was a mariner. |
The
Third Reform Bill, the "Great Charter of 1832". This brought
significant change to the electoral system including the abolition of ‘rotton boroughs’. Electoral
registers compiled. |
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1833 Jane Farndale (Hunter), baptised on 2 April 1833
in Norton and died in 1856 in Whitby or Lythe (FAR00322). The Kilton 3 Line.
Jane was a dressmaker of Lythe
who married John Hunter, a gardener. Elizabeth Farndale (Darby), baptised on 5 April 1833 in Brotton and died in 1918 in Colac,
Victoria (FAR00323).
The Australia 1
(Birregurra) Line. Emigrated to Australia with her parents
and settled there, married and had a family.
“Mrs Darby was of a kindly and genial disposition, and
endeared herself to a large circle of friends. For a considerable time past she suffered from partial blindness, but she
bore this affliction with more than ordinary resignation. Nothing delighted
her more than for some relative or friend to drop in and read to her the news
of the day, the changing fortunes of the war being followed with keen
interest. Even up to the last, though suffering intense bodily pain, her
bright and cheerful temperament still remained with
her, Christian fortitude and endurance being fully exemplified.”
John Farndale, baptised on 20 November 1833 in Bishop Wilton and died in 1894 in York
(FAR00324). The Ampleforth 1
Line. John was an agricultural labourer. Teresa Farndale (Featherstone), baptised on 5 December 1833 in Skelton and buried on 22 December 1896
in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough (FAR00325). The Kilton 1 Line.
Teresa married a tailor and after she was widowed, she was a lodgekeeper. Robert George Farndale, baptised on 9 February 1833 in
Stainton-in-Cleveland and died on 14 January 1900 (FAR00326). The Great Ayton 3
Line and Founder of the Hartlepool 1
Line. Robert moved to Hartlepool where he was a master boot
and shoe maker. |
The
Factory Act 1833 attempted to regulate factory hours in the textile industry.
The abolition of slavery in British Colonies (780,993 slaves were freed). Canada (as part of the British Empire) became a destination for American slaves to escape on the “Underground Railroad”. |
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1834 Ann Farndale (Dunning), born in about 1834 (FAR00331). John Farndale, born in about 1834 in Great Ayton and died in 1872 at
Stockton (FAR00328).
John was an ironstone miner in “California”, Ormesby. Elizabeth Farndale, baptised on 18 March 1834 in Coxwold and died in 1855 in Easingwold (FAR00327). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Elizabeth died when she was only 21 years old. Elias Farndale, baptised on 2 December 1834 (FAR00330). The Bishop Wilton
Line. Leonard Farndale, baptised on 2 December 1834 (FAR00329). The Bishop Wilton
Line. Jane Farndale (Shepherd), baptised on 25 December 1834 in Great Ayton and died in 1903 in Great
Ayton (FAR00332).
The Great Ayton 2
Line. Jane was a servant in Guisborough before she married George
Shepherd, a master millwright. |
The
New Poor Law Act led to the construction of over 300 workhouses over the next
five years. Outdoor relief forced all paupers into workhouses. There was
considerable opposition particularly in northern England. |
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1835 George Farndale, born in about 1835 in Roxby or Stockton on Tees and
died in 1887 in Gateshead (FAR00333). The Stockton 1
Line. George was a druggist and grocer in Stockton. His business was bankrupted in
1873. Thereafter he became a druggist’s assistant in Liverpool, lodging with
Russian and German tailors. Ann (Annie) Maria Farndale (Hall), baptised on 9 June 1835 in Skelton and buried on 2 March 1907 in
Hutton Rudby, near Stokesley (FAR00334). The Kilton 1 Line.
Ann lived at Kilton Hall until she
married Thomas Hall, a farmer of 200 acres. They had family of ten children.
She farmed at Brawith Farm herself after her
husband died. |
The Merchant Shipping Act led to the listing of all crews. |
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1836 Dorothy Farndale, baptised on 10 July 1836 at Bishop Wilton (FAR00335). The Ampleforth 1
Line. James Farndale, born on 24 October 1836 in Whitby and buried on 28
March 1837 in St Mary’s Churchyard, Whitby (FAR00336). The Whitby 4 Line. John George Farndale, born on 26 October 1836 in Skelton and died on 21
February 1909 in Chinquacousy, Ontario (FAR00337). The Kilton 1 Line
and Founder of the Ontario 1 Line.
John George Farndale fought in the Crimean War, and there are letters from
him at Sebastopol on his web page. He then emigrated to Ontario and founded
that line of Farndales, working as a farm labourer.
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The Tithe Commutation Act ended the ancient system of paying tythes in goods. Fixed charges were introduced. Tithe maps were prepared across the country. |
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1837 Mary Farndale (Dods), born in 1837 in Roxby (FAR00339). The Stockton 1
Line. Mary Farndale, baptised on 12 March 1837 in Great Ayton and died on 5 March 1862 in
Great Ayton (FAR00338).
The Great Ayton 2
Line. A servant who died at the age of only 25. |
Queen Victoria,
1837-1901 London’s
first railway station (Euston) opened. Beginning
of civil registration of Births, Marriages and
Deaths (“BMD”). Burke’s
Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland published details of land owners and holders of high rank outside the nobility.
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1838 Jane Farndale, born in 1838 in Roxby and buried on 21 July 1893 (FAR00340). The Stockton 1
Line. Charles Farndale, born on 17 February 1838 in Skelton and died on 18
March 1914 at Kilton and buried at Brotton (FAR00341). The Kilton 1 Line.
Charles appears to have taken over Kilton from Martin Farndale (FAR00236) who was
his uncle, since Martin had no children of his own. Martin was a farmer at
Kilton of 207 acres by 1851, with 98 employees. By then Charles his nephew
was also living at Kilton. By 1871, Martin was farming 600 acres at Kilton at
the age of 73, with 16 employees. By 1881 Martin had retired and Charles was
shown as a farmer of 577 acres with 9 employees. Martin died in 1885 with an
estate of £1,625 (which would convert to about £107,000 today). “For very
many years services have been held in the spacious farm kitchen of Mr C
Farndale, Kilton Lodge, which was also that of his father before him.
Methodism in the neighbourhood, and the cause of righteousness generally,
owes much to the high Christian character and active interest in all good
works displayed by this devoted Methodist family.” |
Chartists’
petitions. Outbreaks
of smallpox. Samuel
Morse demonstrated the telegraph. The
Public Record Office established in Chancery Lane. |
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1839 Elizabeth Farndale (Coates or Mawm), born in
1839 in Skelton (FAR00345). Richard Farndale (Farnel), baptised on 10 January 1839 at Bishop Wilton (FAR00342). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Peter Wallis (Wallace) Farndale, baptised on 14 February 1839 in Whitby
and buried on 23 April 1840 in St Hilda, Hinderwell (FAR00343). The Stockton 1
Line. Thomas Farndale, born on 24 June 1839 in Whitby and buried on 22
December 1919 in Scarborough (FAR00344). The Whitby 5 Line
and Founder of the Wakefield 1
Line. Thomas was an Innkeeper at the Smith’s Arms in
Wakefield. Emma Farndale, baptised on 20 December 1839 and buried on 20 December 1839 in
Stockton on Tees (FAR00346). The Kilton 1 Line. |
The
Anti-Corn Law League, formed in Manchester in 1839. The
corn laws were heavy duties levied on imported corn. The landowners and
agriculturalists wished to keep foreign corn out of the country, by imposing
duties on imported corn, so that the price of home grown
corn would be kept up. The Corn Laws however caused suffering among the poor
and crippled trade. The
new Postage Scheme 1839-1841
- First War with China (the “Opium Wars”). 1839-1842
- First Afghan War The
County Police Act allowed voluntary rural forces. |
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1840 Hannah Farndale, born in 1840 in Whitby and buried on 4 April 1845 in
Whitby (FAR00348). The Stockton 1
Line. Mary Farndale (Wilson), baptised on 1 February 1840 in Scarborough (FAR00349). John Farndale, baptised on 20 April 1840 and died of ‘fits’ and was buried on 7
August 1840 in Bishop Wilton (FAR00347). |
Introduction
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