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It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it
was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of
Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the
winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we
were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in
short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest
authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the
superlative degree of comparison only.
There were a king with a large jaw
and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with
a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both
countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of
loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.
It was the year of Our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. Spiritual revelations were conceded to
England at that favoured period, as at this. Mrs. Southcott had recently
attained her five-and-twentieth blessed birthday, of whom a prophetic private
in the Life Guards had heralded the sublime appearance
by announcing that arrangements were made for the swallowing up of London and
Westminster. Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the
spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality)
rapped out theirs. Mere messages in the earthly order of events had lately come
to the English Crown and People, from a congress of British subjects in
America: which, strange to relate, have proved more important to the human race than any communications yet received through
any of the chickens of the Cock-lane brood. …
In England, there was scarcely
an amount of order and protection to justify much national boasting. Daring
burglaries by armed men, and highway robberies, took place in the capital
itself every night; families were publicly cautioned not to go out of town
without removing their furniture to upholsterers' warehouses for security; the
highwayman in the dark was a City tradesman in the light, and, being recognised
and challenged by his fellow- tradesman whom he stopped in his character of
"the Captain," gallantly shot him through the head and rode away; the
mall was waylaid by seven robbers, and the guard shot three dead, and then got
shot dead himself by the other four, "in consequence of the failure of his
ammunition:" after which the mall was robbed in peace; that magnificent
potentate, the Lord Mayor of London, was made to stand and deliver on Turnham
Green, by one highwayman, who despoiled the illustrious creature in sight of
all his retinue; prisoners in London gaols fought battles with their turnkeys,
and the majesty of the law fired blunderbusses in among them, loaded with
rounds of shot and ball; thieves snipped off diamond crosses from the necks of
noble lords at Court drawing-rooms; musketeers went into St. Giles's, to search
for contraband goods, and the mob fired on the musketeers, and the musketeers
fired on the mob, and nobody thought any of these occurrences much out of the
common way. In the midst of them, the hangman, ever busy and ever worse than
useless, was in constant requisition; now, stringing up long rows of
miscellaneous criminals; now, hanging a housebreaker on Saturday who had been
taken on Tuesday; now, burning people in the hand at Newgate by the dozen, and
now burning pamphlets at the door of Westminster Hall; to-day, taking the life
of an atrocious murderer, and to-morrow of a wretched pilferer who had robbed a
farmer's boy of sixpence.
All these things, and a thousand like them, came to pass in
and close upon the dear old year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.
Environed by them, while the Woodman and the Farmer worked unheeded, those two
of the large jaws, and those other two of the plain and the fair faces, trod
with stir enough, and carried their divine rights with a high hand. Thus did
the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five conduct their Greatnesses, and myriads of small creatures--the creatures
of this chronicle among the rest--along the roads that lay before them.
A Tale of Two Cities, Chapter 1, Charles Dickens
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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 1771 to 1780. 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. |
George III, 1760 - 1820 |
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1772 John Farndale, baptised on 27 October 1772 and died in 1842 in the Guisborough area (FAR00196). The Loftus 1 Line
and Founder of the Brotton 3 Line.
Robert Farndale, born on 11 October 1772 in Whitby and buried on 4 June
1796 in Whitby (FAR00197).
The Whitby 3 Line.
Robert was a ships carpenter of Whitby. |
The
first Navy Lists were published. Publication of the first Morning Post. |
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The
Boston Tea Party, 1773 Captain
Cook reached Antarctica. |
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1774 John Farndale, born in 1774 and buried on 5 July 1833 (FAR00198). The Whitby 4 Line.
John was a carpenter of Whitby.
Dinah Farndale (John’s widow), was recorded in the
Royal Hospital Chelsea returns of payment of Army and other pensions
1842-1883, Widowhood. John may have
undertaken military service at some point. The British Mariners, Trinity
House Calendars 1787 to 1854 record Dinah Farndale, the widow of John, at the
age of 62 (born 1779). Petition in 1841. John Farndale may have been engaged
in the navy, perhaps as a ship’s carpenter. |
The Madhouse Act required all ‘madhouses’ to be licensed, and aimed to counter abuses including imprisonment of rejected spouses. The Act remained in force until 1959. |
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1775 Mary Farndale (Thompson), baptised on 30 January 1775 in Loftus (FAR00199) |
Watt’s
steam engine was patented.
The
American War of Independence, 1775-1783
The
Declaration of Independence, 4 July 1776 An
Act which allowed decommissioned ships to be used as prison hulks. |
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1777 William Farndale, baptised on 17 August 1777 and died on 2 October 1863 (FAR00200). The Kilton 1 Line.
William was a wheelwright and cartwright of Guisborough, who married, had no family,
but also lived with the family of his younger brother, Joseph. |
A tax was imposed on male servants. |
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1778 John Farndale, baptised on 1 October 1778 and buried on 21 June 1790 in Brotton (FAR00201). The Brotton 2 Line.
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James
Cook and George Vancouver were the first Europeans to reach British Columbia.
Louis XVI of France declared war on Britain. |
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1779 Martha Farndale (Earl), baptised on 6 April 1779 in Brotton (FAR00203). The Kilton 1 Line. Mary Farndale (Wood), baptised on 12 December 1779 in Brotton (FAR00202). The Brotton 2 Line. |
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Methodist
registers began. The
Gordon Riots in London protested against the
Catholic Relief Act. |
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