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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 1891 to 1899. 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
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1891 George Farndale, born in 1891 in Whitby and died on 27 May 1917 at the
Battle of Arras (FAR00646).
The Whitby 5 Line.
George was a blacksmith’s striker. 333852 Private George Farndale, while
serving with the 1st/9th (Territorial Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion of the
Highland Light Infantry in 100th Infantry Brigade of 33rd Infantry Division
in operations against the Hindenburg Line, was killed in action on the 27th
of May 1917, during the Battle of Arras, barely one month after arriving in
France. He was 26 years old. On his web-page, you
will find extensive correspondence and records about his service.
William Farndale, born on 29 January 1892 at Tidkinhow Farm in
Cleveland and died on 26 November 1918 in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan, Canada. (FAR00647). The Tidkinhow Line. William was a butcher. He
served in the Canadian Army in WW1 and was wounded in action at Vimy Ridge on
13 December 1916. Still weakened from his wounds, he died of flu epidemic
shortly after the War ended.
Ethel Mary Farndale, born on 19 March 1891 in Kirkham Abbey, Malton,
Yorkshire and died on 12 April 1966 in York (FAR00645).
The Ampleforth 1
Line. In 1902, at age 11, she was crowned “Queen of the
Rose”: On Monday Ethel Farndale, whose conduct had been most praiseworthy
in the Sunday School, and Ada Johnson, who had achieved the same distinction
in the day school, were crowned with chaplets of beautiful roses in the
school yard at Westow, near Kirkham Abbey, by Mrs Speck, wife of the vicar of
Langtoft. Songs and exercises, which reflected much credit upon the head
mistress, Mrs Fisher, and her assistants, formed part of the proceedings.
Ethel was a book-keeper in York in 1911 and
butcher’s clerk in 1939. George Farndale born in 1891 and died on 15 May 1954 in Lancaster (FAR00646A).
George served in East Yorkshire Regiment in
World War 1. Mary Helen Farndale (Webb), born on 17 August 1891 in Huttons Ambro,
near Malton and died in 1972 in Bradford (FAR00648). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Mary was a domestic servant with the Wright family in
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The
population of the United Kingdon was 37.8 million. 200
lost their lives in the Great Blizzard. |
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1892 William Farndale, born on 2 February 1892 in Great Broughton, near Stokesley,
Yorkshire and died on 19 March 1948 in Wetherby (FAR00651). The Great Ayton 3
Line. William was a cattle man in 1911. 15271 Corporal
William Farndale, the Yorkshire Regiment enlisted on 12 October 1914.
He arrived in France 27th August 1915 and in December 1920 he was
invalided with a claim for 30% disablement. When he died in 1948, he was
working as a highways labourer in Wetherby. George James Farndale, born on 2 February 1892 in Portfield, Sussex and
died on 27 June 1974 in Chichester, West Sussex (FAR00653).
The Sussex Line.
G1445 Lance Corporal George James Farndale (later Sergeant) served with 2nd
Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment and went to France on 31 May 1915. George was a tongue and bacon curer in 1921
with the Potted Meat Maker in Chichester and in 1939, he was a foreman of a
manufacturer of preserved foods. Minnie Farndale, born on 13 February 1892 in Saxton in Elmet, Tadcaster
and died in 1946 at Holderness (FAR00650).
Possibly the Bishop Wilton
Line. Annie Elizabeth Farndale, born on 18 February 1892 in Myton on Swale,
Easingwold, Yorkshire and died in 1896 (FAR00649). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Herbert Farndale, born on 30 March 1892 at Craggs Hill Farm in
Cleveland and died on 23 July 1971 at Brotton (FAR00652). The Craggs Line. Herbert served with 10th
Yorkshire Regiment, 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment. He was a sergeant in WW1
awarded the Military Medal for gallantry in WW1 for service from 11 August 1915 to 30 June 1916 and particularly on 1
July 1916, with the Expeditionary Force in France. His house was hit by a
German bomb in WW2. He was a farmer and Councillor serving on the Skelton and
Brotton Urban Council.
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1893 Elizabeth Farndale (Shaw), born on 5 January 1893 in Moorsholm,
Cleveland and died on 17 June 1971 in Loftus, Cleveland (FAR00654). The Loftus 2 Line.
Elizabeth and her husband Robert Shaw, a cartman from Manchester, lived in
Loftus with their family of eight. William Henry Farndale, born on 21 February 1893 in Kirkham Abbey, near
Malton and died in 1972 (FAR00655). The Ampleforth 1
Line. William was a gardener in 1911. 12035 Private William
H Farndale, RAMC, later 58270 of the Lancashire Fusiliers was awarded the
British War Medal, the Victory medal and the 1914 -15 Star. By 1939, William
was a Prudential Assurance agent. Charles Farndale, born on 1893 in Carlisle and died in 1956 in
Stockport (FAR00656).
The Carlisle Line.
2483 Private Charles E Farndale served with the First Hertfordshire Regiment
in the first world war. Emma Elsie Gladys Farndale (Norwood), born on 1893 in Halifax and died
on 14 April 1988 in Harrogate (FAR00657).
The Wakefield 1
Line. Ethel Farndale, born on 1893 in Whitby and buried on 2 May 1895 in
Loftus (FAR00658).
The Loftus 3 Line.
Grace Alice Farndale (Holmes), born on 21 April 1893 o Tidkinhow Farm
in Cleveland and died in 1992 in Leyburn (FAR00659). The Tidkinhow Line. In 1921, Grace was
assistant matron at the Boarding School for Girls, The Towers, Saltburn by
the Sea. She worked at Malvern School in the 1920s. She emigrated to Canada
and wrote a diary. She met Howard Holmes and they were married in Calgary on 3 April 1934.
Grace moved to his farm west of Huxley and they
remained there until the early fifties when they retired to Calgary. Later
she returned to live at Leyburn, Yorkshire until she died.
Meggy (Meggie) Farndale (Trevor), born on 20 March 1893 in Liverton
Mines, Cleveland and buried on 27 January 1966 at Loftus cemetery (FAR00660). The Whitby 5 Line. Robert Farndale, born and died in 1893 near Guisborough (FAR00661). Robert William Farndale, born on 4 September 1893 in Myton in Swale and
died in 1975 in Cleveland (FAR00662). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Robert was a foundry labourer in 1921 with Head
Wrightson Company at Thornaby on Tees. By 1939, he was a builder’s and
general labourer.
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The
Elementary Education (School Attendance) Act 1893 raised the school leaving
age to 11 (and in 1899, to 12) years. The Independent Labour Party was founded in Bradford. |
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1894 John William Farndale, born in 1894 in Malton and died on 2 November
1973 in York (FAR00653A). The Ampleforth 1
Line. 26042 and 570018 Private John W
Farndale East Yorkshire Regiment and The Labour Corps. John William Farndale, baptised on 21 January 1894 in Huttons Ambro and died on 29 June 1954
in York (FAR00663). The Ampleforth 1
Line. John was a waggoner in 1911. L/28839 Driver John W
Farndale served with the Royal Field Artillery, 164th (Yorks), 176th Brigade.
He was posted to 238 Brigade, RFA from May 1916. He was in France with
the Expeditionary Force. On 4 June
1916 his brother wrote a letter to the Secretary of State asking for any news
of John who the family had not heard from for some time. Herbert Arthur Farndale, born on 13 March 1894 in Sutton Courtney,
Berkshire and died on 16 October 1966 in Norwich (FAR00664).
The Norwich Line.
In 1911, Herbert was a mustard packer with a mustard manufacturer in Norwich.
2898 Private Herbert A Farndale, Norfolk Yeomanry, later 43302 of the
Northamptonshire Regiment, and 37425 of the Royal Berkshire Regiment. By
1939, he was a mill hand in Norwich.
Ethel Farndale (Burns), born on 1 July 1894 in Hartlepool and died in
1926 in Hartlepool (FAR00666). The Hartlepool 1
Line. Ethel was a fish dealer’s assistant in 1911. William Farndale, born on 14 July 1894 in and died on (FAR00665). The Craggs Line and Founder of the Thirsk Line. William
was a farmer for forty years at Plane Tree Farm, Maunby,
Thirsk where they brought up a family of six sons and four daughters. They
moved to Plane Tree Farm in 1921 and retired in 1960. After they retired, the
farm was farmed by their sons, John and Donald.
William Farndale was for some time a member of Thirsk Rural Council and
Chairman for a short period. He was also a member and former chairman of
Northallerton National Farmers' Union. He was a foundation governor of the Allertonshire Modern School and relinquished office when
a new school opened.
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The
Parish Councils Bill The
Royal Mail started to deliver picture postcards. The Local Government Act 1894 established Urban and Rural District Councils and Parish Councils elected by rate payers. |
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1895 Lily Farndale, born in 1895 near Guisborough and buried on 4 October
1895 in Loftus (FAR00673). The Loftus 3 Line. Annie E Farndale, born on 21 January 1895 in Garforth and died in 1973
at Barkston Ash, near Wetherby (FAR00668A).
The Wetherby Line.
Annie was a housekeeper in Knaresborough in 1939. Dorothy Annie Farndale (Ross, Drake), born on 24 March 1895 at
Tidkinhow Farm in Cleveland and died in 1981 in Wensleydale (FAR00668). The Tidkinhow Line. Her husband, Alfred Ross,
was a farmer who died in the sixties. She married Robert Drake in 1970.
James Farndale, born on 16 June 1895 in Wadworth near Doncaster and
died on 12 March 1977 at Thornaby, Cleveland (FAR00669). The Ampleforth 1
Line. 19832 Private James Farndale 1st Devonshire Regiment
later 35864 of the Wiltshire Regiment, worked in animal husbandry and served
with animals in both world wars. In 1921, he was a cartman in Thornaby.
Florence Farndale, born on 22 September 1895 in Kirkham Abbey, near
Malton and died on 15 September 1956 in York (FAR00671). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Florence was clerk to a wholesale chemist in York in
1921 and 1939. Blanche Elizabeth Farndale (Kneeshaw), born on 23 September 1895 in
Huttons Ambro and died in 1994 in Ryedale (FAR00670). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Hilda Farndale (Wager), born on 13 November 1895 in Hartlepool and died
in 1946 in Bradford (FAR00672). The Hartlepool 1
Line. Albert Edward Farndale, born on 8 December 1895 in and died on (FAR00667).
The Loftus 2 Line.
104633 Gunner Albert E Farndale Royal Garrison Artillery was awarded
the British War Medal. Albert was a co-op store manager in Loftus and Northallerton in 1911 and 1939. He was a
draper, store manager and drapery buyer.
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The
Factories and Workshops Bill The
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1896 Polly Farndale, born in 1896 and died on 6 January 1899 in Loftus (FAR00676). The Loftus 3 Line. William (“Will”) Jameson Farndale, born in 1896 in Leeds and died in
1953 in Leeds (FAR00677).
The Great Ayton 2
Line. Private William Jameson Farndale served with the
Royal Army Medical Corps in the first world war. He may have travelled to USA
in 1923. Joseph Farndale, born on 1 March 1896 in Bramley and died on 18
September 1950 in Leeds (FAR00675). The Leeds 1 Line. 016314 Private Joseph
Farndale, Army Ordnance Corps during the First World War. Joseph was a
labourer and heavy worker in Leeds in 1939 and possibly a licensing authority
official in 1937. Ethel Chesters Farndale (Hart), born on 1 May 1896 in Portsea and died
in 1964 in Edmonton, Middlesex (FAR00674).
The London 1 Line.
Ethel was a civil service clerk with the Admiralty in 1921 living in Croydon.
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The
Sudan War 1896 The
Jamieson Raid in South Africa The
invention of the wireless telegraph invented by Marconi was first used in
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1897 Henry Farndale born in 1897 in Middlesbrough and died in 1952 (FAR00681A). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Henry was an Acting Sergeant, Royal Field Artillery. Georgina Farndale, born and died in 1897 in South Shields (FAR00679). The South Shields
2 Line. Gertrude Farndale, born in 1897 in Portsea and buried on 15 December
1897 (FAR00685). The London 1 Line. George Edward Farndale, baptised on 9 January 1897 in Hutton Ambro (FAR00684). The Ampleforth 1
Line. George William Farndale, born on 12 February 1897 in Liverton,
Cleveland and died on 21 August 1953 in Cleveland (FAR00678). The Loftus 2 Line.
George served with the Army Service Corps and Army Pay Corps in the
first world war. When he was enlisted, he was recorded as a clerk, 5 feet and
5 5/8th inches tall, 119 lbs with good physical development. George was a
shipping clerk in 1921 with George Alder Limited at Middlesbrough and
financial accountant in Liverpool in 1939. (John) Richard Farndale, baptised on 20 May 1897 in and died on 25
February 1917 (FAR00681).
The Coatham Line.
Private Richard Farndale, Yorkshire Regiment and Green Howards, died on
pneumonia on Western Front, WW1. At the time of his death the
battalion was not in the line but in reserve at Proyart.
He is buried at La Neuville Communal Cemetery, Corbie, Somme and commemorated
on the Coatham Christ Church War Memorial. Alfred Farndale, born on 5 July 1897 in and died on (FAR00683). The Tidkinhow Line and Founder of the Wensleydale
Line. Alfred was a Soldier in WW1. He served with the
Machine Gun Corps in France and later served in Iraq and India. At Ypres, he
and Quartermaster Sergeant Zaccarelli had been galloping up to the Front with
an ammunition limber when the Germans started to shell them. Zaccarelli was
killed, along with a horse. Alfred managed to cut the dead horse free, drag
Zaccarelli’s body into a ditch and carry on up to the Front on one horse with
his delivery of ammunition. He emigrated to Alberta where he built his own house
on the prairie and farmed there. He was later a farmer in Wensleydale. There
are extensive records about his life on his web page.
William Claude Farndale, born on 29 July 1897 in Abingdon and died on
19 July 1953 in Norwich (FAR00682). The Norwich Line. Private William Farndale served with 1/2 East Anglian Area Field
Ambulance Company, Royal Army Medical Corps. He served in the Balkans. There is a record on 7 May 1919 of his bounty of £15, with £5 for
present use and £10 to be issued subsequently as laid down in the Army Order.
In 1921, he worked in a saw mill in Norwich and was
a labourer there in 1939. Edith Farndale (Blackburn), born on 19 August 1897 in Hartlepool and
died in 1953 in Bradford (FAR00680). The Hartlepool 1
Line. In 1939, Edith’s husband, George Blackburn, was a comerfcial motor lorry driver. Margorie Farndale, born on 16 November 1897 in Harrogate and died in
1966 in Harrogate (FAR00686). The Great Ayton 2
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1898 Frank Farndale, baptised on 12 January 1898 and buried on 14 September 1898 in the
Guisborough area (FAR00687). The Loftus 3 Line. Louisa Hutchinson Farndale, born on 16 February 1898 in Danby and died
on 26 May 1977 in Wakefield (FAR00689). The Loftus 3 Line. Harry Farndale, born on 17 February 1898 in Stockport and died in 1976
in Stockport (FAR00688).
The Carlisle Line
and Founder of the Stockport 1 Line. Harry served with 7th Battalion, The East Lancashire
Regiment. He was wounded in action and evacuated to hospital with an ankle,
shoulder, leg injury. He was taken to Brook War Hospital and Garden Hurst
Hospital. He took a bullet wound to his left ankle on 1 July 1916. His arm
was out of place caused by a broken arm, which did not trouble him until it
twisted out of place in 1917 by a fall at No 2 Rest Camp while playing
football. Harry was a cleaner, painter and by 1921, he was a slater in
Stockport. Alfred Farndale, born on 19 February 1898 in Holbeck and died in 1978 in Leeds (FAR00690). The Leeds 1 Line. He served with the 9th
Lancers in World War 1. Alfred was a splitting machinist in 1911 and rag
metal broker in 1939. Edwin Farndale, born on 23 July 1898 in Brotton, Cleveland and died on
30 January 1983 in Haydon Bridge, Northumberland (FAR00691). The Craggs Line. Edwin was a bank manager in
Barnard Castle in 1939. |
The
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1899 Olive Farndale (Wager), born on 22 January 1899 in Hartlepool and died
in 1989 in Bradford (FAR00692). The Hartlepool 1
Line. Sarah Elizabeth Farndale (Craggs), born on 11 February 1899 in
Thornaby, Cleveland and died in 1980 in Cleveland (FAR00693). The Ampleforth 1
Line.
Arthur Farndale, born on 11 April 1899 in Wetherby and died in 1977 in
York (FAR00694). The Wetherby Line. Arthur was a patrolman with the London North
Eastern Railway (“LNER”) in 1939, living at Tadcaster. Alice Maud(e) Farndale, baptised on 16 August 1899 in the Guisborough
area (FAR00696). The Loftus 3 Line. Edward Farndale born in 1898 in Malton (FAR00696A). The Ampleforth 1
Line. Arthur Farndale, baptised on 20 August 1899 in Huttons Ambro near Malton and died on 22
August 1899 (FAR00697). The Ampleforth 1
Line. John William Farndale, born on 13 November 1899 in Danby and died in
1970 in Lower Akrigg (FAR00698). The Loftus 3 Line.
Acting Corporal. John Farndale served with the Lincolnshire Regiment, then as 29415 in the Labour Corps. John was a
locomotive foreman with LNER in 1939, then living at Wakefield. Thomas Henry Farndale, born on 12 September 1899 in West Brixton,
London and died on 10 May 1964 in Uckfield, West Sussex (FAR00699). The London 1 Line.
Thomas served in the Royal Navy Reserve in London in the first World War. He
was a telegraphist. Thomas worked with the police Criminal Investigation
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The
Victoria County History provided detailed commentaries on each
county including details of buildings of historical note. See also British
History on line.
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