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The Farndale Directory
Volume 20
1881-1890

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1881

 

Albert Farndale, born in 1881 in Kilton and died on 19 December 1918 at Kilton Lodge Farm (FAR00574). The Kilton 1 Line. Albert was an architect of Kilton.

 

Margaret Anne Farndale, born in 1881 and died in 1885 in the Guisborough area (FAR00577).

 

Lavinia Harrison Farndale (Greenwood), born on 19 February 1881 in Lofthouse, Cleveland and died on 14 March 1962 in Eastburn, Staincliffe, Yorkshire  (FAR00570). The Loftus 3 Line. In 1901, Lavinia was a weaver of worsted cotton in Skipton.

 

Charles Farndale, born on 21 May 1881 in Ontario and died on 7 July 1928 at Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario and is buried at Brampton Cemetery (FAR00572). His death certificate records death by hanging being self inflicted while temporarily insane. The Ontario 1 Line. Charles was a farmer in Melton, Ontario.

 

 

 

Martin Farndale, born on 8 June 1881 in Kilton and died on 11 September 1943 in Trochu, Alberta, Canada (FAR00571). The Tidkinhow Line. Martin was the first of the family to travel first to Calgary, where he took some land from the Canadian Pacific Railway near Trochu. He built a small wooden house, a shack, a began farming and was a cattle farmer in Alberta. “The late Mr Farndale was one of the district‘s real old timers. Always taking a keen interest in public affairs, he served as Councillor of Stauffer Municipality for a number of years and was active in school affairs, serving as a Trustee.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Farndale, born on 17 September 1881 in Bradford and died on 15 November 1962 in Padiham, Lancashire (FAR00573). The Bishop Wilton Line. In 1911, aged 29, he was a joiner and cabinet maker. By 1921, he was an iron moulder at Harland and Hoods Iron Works in Burnley.

 

William Edward Farndale, born on 24 September 1881 in York and died on 4 February 1966 at Trowbridge (FAR00576). The Whitby 5 Line and Founder of the William Line. William became President of the Methodist Church of England. He initiated the Call of the Countryside and a ‘Back to the Soil’ Campaign. He travelled extensively and there are a large number of articles written about him. He wrote about methodism.

 

Farndale, William Edward D.D. (1881-1966)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1881

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1882

 

Horace Ernest Farndale, born in 1882 in Bethnal Green and died on 4 April 1921 in Southend, Essex (FAR00584). The Bishop Wilton Line. Horace was a telegraphist with the General Post Office.

 

Richard Farndale, born and died in 1882 in the Knaresborough area (FAR00585). The Great Ayton 2 Line.

 

Christian Farndale, born in 1882 in and buried on 11 December 1940 in Loftus (FAR00586).

Mavins Cole Farndale, born in 1882 and died in 1886 in Barrow in Furness (FAR00578). The Great Ayton 2 Line.

 

Mary Farndale (Kendrew), born in about 1882 and died in 1962 in the Claro area (FAR00586A). The Bishop Wilton Line.

 

George Farndale, born on 9 January 1882 in Tranmire Farm, Cleveland and died on 4 May 1954 in Calgary, Alberta (FAR00588). The Tidkinhow Line. George was a farmer at Three Hills, Alberta. He lived alone all his life, remaining reserved and shy. There are many stories about him. Once he came to help his younger brother, Alfred, to drill corn. He arrived and started and then, with the job only half done, he drove himself and the drill home. Something said had annoyed him; so he left. He was known as a very upright and honest man. His bank manager used to say he was one hundred per cent reliable. There is also a story that he cared for a local girl, a nurse, who also liked him. She knew he was shy and tried to help him propose. He thought she was trying to pressurise him, so he never spoke to her again!

 

 

 

 

Thomas William Farndale, born on 13 January 1882 in Egton and buried on 27 December 1950 in Loftus cemetery (FAR00587). The Whitby 5 Line. Thomas was an ironstone miner (rachet) at Liverton Mines, by Loftus in 1911. In 1921 he was the ‘lights on man’ at Loftus and by 1939, he was a local authority cartman.

 

John (“Jack”) Joseph Farndale, born on 22 January 1882 in Great Ayton and died on 9 November 1946 at Great Ayton (FAR00581). The Great Ayton 2 Line. 89289 Gunner John Joseph Farndale, RGA, enlisted 4 Dec 1915 and was discharged 14 Dec 1918. John was a joiner in Great Ayton. He played cricket for the Ayton tradesmen XI.

 

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William James Farndale, born on 30 January 1882 in Stockton and died on 15 June 1954 in Redcar, Cleveland (FAR00579). The Stockton 2 Line. In 1901, at age 19, William was a clerk at the iron and steel works in Stockton. By 1911, he was a law clerk and in 1921, he was a costing clerk at the Skinningrove Iron Company. In 1939, he was a solicitor’s clerk in Redcar.

 

Harry Farndale, baptised on 20 February 1882 in Loftus, Cleveland and died on 4 August 1918 in Loftus (FAR00583). The Whitby 5 Line. He was a farm labourer.

 

George Farndale, born on 20 December 1882 in Ontario and died on 4 April 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba (FAR00580). The Ontario 1 Line. George was a carpenter’s apprentice n 1901 and a grain buyer by 1940.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1882

The Married Women’s Property Act 1882 gave married women in England, Wales and Ireland the same rights as single women to control their financial affairs, including ownership of property, running a business, being liable for debts and making wills.

1883

 

 

Henry Farndale, born in 1883 in Leeds and died in 1951 in Leeds (FAR00596B). The Wakefield 1 Line. 204344 A/Sergeant Henry Farndale served in the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery in World War 1. There is a record of severe gas poisoning in his military papers. A casualty form also records that he was gassed in about November 1917. A Special Confidential Report dated 23 October 1919 at Lancaster recommended Henry’s promotion to the substantive rank of Warrant Officer. He had been engaged on a Cost Accounting Scheme from 1 January 1919 and had handled the accounts of the King’s Own Lancaster Regiment, 416 Agricultural Co, Labour Corps, 210 TF Depot and the Prisoner of War Camp at Lancaster. He was reported as capable and industrious, with a sound knowledge of bookkeeping. After the War, by 1921 he was an accountant with the Royal Insurance Company in Leeds.

 

Ernest Farndale, born 1883 and died on 4 September 1885 in Brotton (FAR00589). The Kilton 1 Line.

 

John Willie Farndale, born in 1883 in Barrow in Furness and died in 1931 in South Shields (FAR00591). The Great Ayton 2 Line and Founder of the South Shields 2 Line. John was a telephone assistant in Barrow in Furness in 1901, but had moved to Jarrow by 1911, where he was a labourer.

 

Richard Henry Farndale, born in 1883 and buried on 7 March 1890 in Loftus (FAR00594).

 

Edith Annie Farndale, born and died in 1883 in Scarborough (FAR00592). Possibly the Ampleforth 1 Line.

 

Ethel Farndale, born on 23 April 1883 in Tadcaster and died in 1969 in Leeds (FAR00590). The Bishop Wilton Line. Ethel was a dressmaker.

 

Joseph Farndale, born on 13 July 1883 in York and died on 10 October 1965 in Holderness (FAR00593). The Whitby 5 Line. Joseph served in the Army Service Corps and as a Sergeant in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in the First World War. He was a manager with the Acid Gas Company in Newcastle in 1921 and later ab British Solents Representative.  

 

Hannah Mary Farndale (Richardson), born on 17 October 1883 in and buried on 12 December 1953 (FAR00595). The Loftus 2 Line.

 

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Mary Hannah Farndale (Fox), baptised on 24 October 1883 in Hartlepool and died in 1965 in Bradford (FAR00596). The Hartlepool 1 Line. In 1911, she was a burler and mender in Bradford.

 

 

 

 

 

1884

 

Mary Farndale, born about 1884 and died on 6 September 1972 in Bradford (FAR00596A). The Bishop Wilton Line.

 

Edith Elizabeth Farndale (Green), born on 4 February 1884 in Harrogate and died in 1961 in Harrogate (FAR00597). The Great Ayton 2 Line.

 

Annie Elizabeth Farndale (Cuthbert), born on 1 April 1884 in Whitby and buried on 9 December 1950 in Loftus (FAR00599). The Whitby 5 Line. Annie’s husband, George Cuthbert, was an underground ironstone miner.

 

Florence Selby Farndale (Pickles), born on 30 April 1884 in Halifax and died on 10 November 1952 at Killinghall, near Harrogate (FAR00600). The Wakefield 1 Line. Florence’s husband, Charles Pickles, was a textile manufacturer in Harrogate.

 

Albert Farndale, born on 5 May 1884 in Ontario and died after 1977 (FAR00598). The Ontario 1 Line. Albert was a farmer in Mackenzie, Saskatchewan.

 

 

 

 

Catherine (“Kate”) Jane Farndale (Kinsey), born on 16 June 1884 at Tranmire Farm, Cleveland and died on 9 September 1966 (FAR00601). The Tidkinhow Line. Maternal ancestor of the Kinsey Family in Alberta. She married William Henry Kinsey at Stettler. They homesteaded 16 miles north west of Three Hills and extended an existing prairie shack. They had three children, George, Dorothy and Alfred. Kate is always remembered as very strict. She would not tolerate smoking or drinking alcohol. She was deeply religious and set high standards of behaviour for her own family. There are many stories of going out to the barn for a drink or a smoke!

 

 

 

Sophia Farndale (Foster), born on 23 August 1884 in Greatham and died on 23 August 1973 in Hartlepool (FAR00601A). The Kilton 1 Line.

 

 

 

1884

 

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Gordon reaches Khartoum

The Berlin Conference divided Africa among the European colonial powers.

The Third Reform Act 1884 gave the vote to most male householders in the countryside.

 

1885

 

Alfred (“Fred”) Leperton Farndale, born in 1885 in Saxton and buried on 13 July 1901 in Aberford (FAR00605). The Bishop Wilton Line. In 1901, aged 15, Fred Farndale was a pony driver in an underground pit at Aberford.

 

Thomas Farndale, born in 1885 in Saxton (FAR00601B). The Bishop Wilton Line. Thomas was a horseman on a farm near Tadcaster in 1901.

 

Albert Edward Clarence Farndale, born on 3 January 1885 in Barrow in Furness and died in 1948 in South Shields (FAR00604). The Great Ayton 2 Line.

 

Robert Farndale, born on 20 August 1885 in Stockton and died on 27 March 1972 in Staincliffe (FAR00606). The Craggs Line and Founder of the second part of the Wakefield 1 Line. Robert was a farmer in Wakefield and horseman for Stanley District Council in 1921. He was later a dairy farmer at Bell’s Farm in Skipton in 1939.

 

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Eveline Farndale, born on 30 October 1885 in Halifax and died on 30 October 1974 in Leeds (FAR00602). The Wakefield 1 Line. She was the daughter of the Chief Constable of Bradford and remained single and lived on her private means.

 

Mark Farndale, born on 6 December 1885 in Ontario and died on 29 November 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (FAR00603). The Ontario 1 Line. He was a farmer at Humboldt, Saskatchewan.

 

 

 

 

James (“Jim”) Farndale, born on 22 December 1885 in and died on (FAR00607). The Tidkinhow Line and Founder of the American 1 Line. James was a Carpenter, Union Leader and Senator for Nevada State. n 1911 James arrived to stay with Martin. He did not stay long in Canada before he went to America for the rest of his life. He left five children, Jim who lived in Dallas, Texas, Jane who lived in Austin, Texas, Gordon and Mary who lived in California, and Doris who was tragically killed in a car crash. He fought with the American Army in France in World War I, and visited England several times before he died in 1967. His diary recording his journey to Canada is available on this website. You will find extensive information about Jim on his web page. “A life of service with labor, the poor, veterans and the homeless called to Jim Farndale. During the 1930s when Boulder Dam brought a surge of craftsmen to southern Nevada, Farndale helped hammer out a strong carpenter’s union. As a business agent, he became a guiding force in the Central Labor Council and Building and Trades Council. Farndale went to the Nevada Assembly twice and then was elected to the state senate. His name was engraved on the enabling legislation that created the federal housing authorities for Clark County and Las Vegas. Farndale later became executive director of the Clark County Federal Housing Authority which operated units in the city. These homes for the struggling poor of Henderson will serve as appropriate monuments to his life. He was a leader of veterans organisations, and above all held a reputation of being dependable and absolutely trustworthy.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

1886

 

George Weighill Farndale, born in 1886 in Manston, near Tadcaster and died on 3 May 1917 at the Battle of Arras (FAR00617). The Bishop Wilton Line. 15/319 L/Cpl George Farndale, The West Yorkshire Regiment was an infantryman in the first world war who was killed in action at Arras during the Third Battle of the Scarpe. He also served in Egypt in 1915. He is buried at the Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France. The British launched an attack near the Scarpe on 3 May. However, neither prong was able to make any significant advances and the attack was called off the following day after incurring heavy casualties. Although this battle was a failure, the British learned important lessons about the need for close liaison between tanks, infantry and artillery, which they would use in the Battle of Cambrai, 1917.

 

Maggie Farndale, born about 1886 and died after 1911 (FAR00608A). The Bishop Wilton Line. Maggie was a mill hand in West Clayton, west of Bradford, in 1911.

 

Ellen Farndale (Wardell), born on 20 January 1886 in York and died in 1979 in Luton, Bedfordshire (FAR00612). The Whitby 5 Line.

 

Edith Farndale, baptised on 31 January 1886 in Loftus and died in 1968 in Cleveland (FAR00611). The Whitby 5 Line. Edith lived at the Poor Law Institution in Stokesley in 1939.

 

Thomas Edward Farndale, born on 1 February 1886 in Stockton and died in 1940 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire (FAR00608). The Stockton 2 Line. He was an engineer draughtsman for a steelworks in Stockton on Tees.

 

John Martin Farndale, born on 4 March 1886 in Loftus, Cleveland and died on 16 September 1966 in Southampton (FAR00613). The Loftus 2 Line and Founder of the Newfoundland Line. John was a store manager in Guisborough and later emigrated to Newfoundland in 1910.

 

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John William Farndale, born on 18 May 1886 in Leeds and died on 29 June 1954 in Leicester (FAR00615). The Wakefield 1 Line and Founder of the Leicester Line. 151907 Gunner John W Farndale served with 434th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War. He was admitted to the 5th General Hospital at Leicester from 22 September to 8 October 1918 as a result of a gas shell attack. In 1921 and 1939, he was a leather salesman in Leicester.

 

George William Farndale, born on 4 July 1886 in Harrogate and died on 15 December 1948 in Leeds (FAR00614). The Great Ayton 2 Line. 011374 Corporal George William Farndale served with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps during World War 1. In 1932, he performed at the Piano with the Yorkshire Mummers. He was a post office engineering clerk in Leeds in 1939.

 

Mary Elizabeth Farndale (Jarrett), born on 16 September 1886 in Stockton and died in 1973 in Teesside (FAR00618). The Stockton 3 Line.

 

Frank Farndale, baptised on 7 November 1886 and buried on 16 November 1890 in Egton, near Whitby (FAR00616). The Whitby 5 Line.

 

Ruth Farndale, born on 14 December 1886 in Craggs, Cleveland and died in 1974 in Northallerton (FAR00619). The Craggs Line. Ruth Farndale, went to Alberta Canada in 1929. She travelled unaccompanied, from Liverpool to Montreal in 1929 and arrived on 13 October 1929. She married her first cousin, Martin Farndale. When he died in 1943 she returned to England. They had no family.

 

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1886

 

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Gladstone's Home Rule Bill for Ireland

 

1887

 

Frank Farndale, born and died in 1887 in Scarborough (FAR00622). Possibly the Ampleforth 1 Line.

 

Albert Goodwill Farndale, born and probably died in 1887 in Scarborough (FAR00623). Possibly the Ampleforth 1 Line.

 

Martha Teressa Farndale, born on 3 December 1887 in York, Ontario and died on 7 January 1986 at Peel, Ontario (FAR00624). The Ontario 1 Line.

 

 

 

 

 

William Barnes Farndale, born on 12 February 1887 in Great Ayton and died in 1968 in Ripon (FAR00621). The Great Ayton 2 Line. By 1939, William was the hotel manager at the White Horse Hotel in Ripon.

 

William Farndale, born on 22 July 1887 and died on 21 July 1889 at Tidkinhow Farm, Cleveland (FAR00625). The Tidkinhow Line.

 

 

 

 

1887

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Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee

 

1888

 

Edwin Farndale, born in 1888 and buried on 2 July 1888 in Loftus (FAR00626). The Loftus 3 Line.

 

Clara Farndale (Steinmetz), born on 12 January 1888 in Stockton and died in 1980 in Cleveland (FAR00631). The Stockton 3 Line.

 

George Farndale, born on 28 March 1888 in Loftus, Cleveland and died on 19 July 1974 in Middlesbrough (FAR00627). The Loftus 2 Line. George was a farm worker and miner in Guisborough. In 1939, he was a slag filler.

 

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Mary Alice Farndale, born on 2 October 1888 buried on 19 July 1889 in Whitby (FAR00630). The Whitby 5 Line.

 

Charles Frederick Farndale, born on 14 November 1888 in Harrogate and died on 16 February 1941 in Ripon (FAR00629). The Great Ayton 2 Line. 3/28913 Private Charles F Farndale, the Leicestershire Regiment and later of the 19th London Regiment, was awarded the Victory Medal. In 1921, he was a shop keeper with Stanley & Co Clothiers in Leeds and in 1939, he was a licensed victualler in Ripon living with his family and brother at the White Horse Hotel.

 

 

 

 

 

1888

The first Kodak camera.

Jack the Ripper murders began in Whitechapel.

The start of professional football.

1889

 

Ernest Farndale, born in 1889 in Craggs, near Brotton and died on 30 November 1913 at Brotton, Cleveland (FAR00633). The Craggs Line.

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Farndale (Stellings), born in 1889 in Norton, near Malton, Yorkshire (FAR00632). The Ampleforth 1 Line.

 

Annie Farndale, born in 1889 in Whitby and died on 22 May 1971 at Catterick Village, Yorkshire (FAR00637). The Whitby 5 Line. Annie was a dressmaker in Loftus in 1911.

 

Mary Frances Farndale (Brown), born on 22 January 1889 at Tidkinhow Farm in Cleveland (FAR00634). The Tidkinhow Line. Mary studied confectionary and moved to Horsforth near Harrogate and Leeds. She met and married George Brown in 1920 and they had one daughter, Ena. Mary continued to live at Leeds, but when her daughter married she moved to live alongside them at Low Gatherley, near Scorton.

 

 

 

 

Lily Farndale, born on 9 July 1889 in Westow and died on 4 November 1980 in York (FAR00635). The Ampleforth 1 Line. Lily was a dressmaker in York in 1911.

 

Alice Farndale, born on 5 September 1889 in Saxton and died in 1977 in Burley and Pendle, Lancashire (FAR00633A). The Bishop Wilton Line.

 

Annie Maria Farndale (Kirk), born on 25 October 1889 in York, Ontario and died in 1936 in Saskatchewan (FAR00636). The Ontario 1 Line. They lived at Huttonville, Ontario.

 

 

 

 

 

1889

First moving pictures recorded on celluloid.

The Prevention of Cruelty to and Protection of, Children Act 1889.

Charles Booth began a detailed survey of the London Poor including a map (The Life and Labour of the People).  

1890

 

Hilda Mary Farndale, born and died in 1890 in the Malton area (FAR00638).

 

William Farndale, born on 22 January 1890 in Great Ayton and died in 1947 in Moorsholm, Cleveland (FAR00639). The Great Ayton 2 Line. 131820 William Farndale, served in 235th Army Troops Company, Royal Engineers. His Medical report shows that he was gassed with a disability originating on 12 July 1917, but he appears to have been ‘released for coal mining’. In 1939, he was a licensed victualler at the Buck Hotel, Levenside, Great Ayton.

 

Esther Margaret Farndale (Buckley), born on 14 May 1890 in Harrogate and died in 1943 in Harrogate (FAR00644). The Great Ayton 2 Line. In 1921, Esther was a drapey shop assistant. In 1939, Esther Buckley was a hotel housekeeper in Harrogate.

 

John Farndale, born on 1 June 1890 in Whitby and buried on 11 September 1968 in Boosbeck, Cleveland (FAR00640). The Whitby 5 Line. 294809 Private John Farndale served with 385th (Mechanical Transport) Company, Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War. John was a master butcher.

 

Ethel Margaret Farndale, born on 14 July 1890 in Leeds and died in 1967 in Wakefield (FAR00639A). The Wakefield 1 Line. Ethel was a shorthand clerk in Leeds in 1911 and a secretary in the machine trade in 1939.

 

George William Farndale, born on 21 July 1890 in and died on (FAR00643). The Coatham Line and Founder of the American 2 Line. George was a plumber in Coatham in 1911, and emigrated to USA in 1913.

 

William Farndale, born on 30 August 1890 in and died on (FAR00642). The Loftus 2 Line. William was an ironstone miner and farmer at Moorsholm.

 

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Thomas Farndale, born on 2 September 1890 and buried on 19 December 1890 at High Worsall, near Stokesley (FAR00641). The Ampleforth 1 Line.