The Great Ayton 2 Line

The genealogy of a line of Farndales, descended from Joseph Farndale and Mary Hill

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This webpage comprises the genealogical family tree of the Great Ayton 2 Line and then summarises the deeper ancestry of this line of the Farndales.

Joseph Farndale, son of Samuel Farndale (FAR00149) of Kilton was baptised at Brotton. He became a cartwright in Great Ayton and had a family of 11. The wider family is closely associated with joinery and cartwrightmanship and many lived in Great Ayton.

The family tree is colour coded to show the flow of relationships between individuals. You can also follow the hyperlinks in brown text to link directly to other related family lines and the hyperlink in blue text to reach the webpage of each individual, where you can read about their lives in more detail.

The Kilton 1 Line

Joseph Farndale 25 October 1795 to 20 April 1877 Married Mary Hill Great Ayton, Middlesbrough (Nunthorpe), Kilton, Brotton, Guisborough Twin - lived with his brother William (FAR00200) – Joiner and Cartwright in Great Ayton FAR00228

Richard Farndale 15 February 1818 to February 1818 Assumed to have died at birth Great Ayton FAR00263

John Farndale 20 January 1819 to 1 September 1862 Married Ann Bainbridge A cartwright and then a joiner in Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland, Great Ayton, Brotton FAR00267

Ann Farndale 4 November 1821 to 4 October 1889 Married Thomas Knaggs on 25 December 1847 A dressmaker living in Great Ayton and later the wife of a cartwright Middlesbrough (Nunthorpe), Great Ayton, Guisborough FAR00278

Elizabeth Farndale 12 October 1823 to 1 September 1848 Married William Rigg, a tailor, on 12 December 1847 Stockton, Middlesbrough (Nunthorpe) FAR00284

Richard Farndale 31 July 1825 to 1915 Married Esther Thwaites Agricultural labourer and cartwright of Great Ayton Great Ayton. Little Busby, Middlesbrough (Nunthorpe), Stockton, Stokesley FAR00288

Joseph Farndale 21 October 1827 to 30 July 1895 Married Margaret Louisa Robson Cartwright and then Joiner in Middlesbrough Great Ayton, Pinchingthorpe, Guisborough, Darlington, Middlesbrough, Barrow-in-Furness FAR00299

William Farndale 28 November 1830 to 15 April 1915 Married Susannah Rodham and Mary Jackson Apprentice cartwright and then joiner and builder in Great Ayton Great Ayton, Guisborough, Stokesley FAR00309

Thomas Farndale 21 April 1832 to 26 May 1915 Married Mary Ann Jameson Cartwright and joiner Great Ayton, Skelton, York, Knaresborough, Great Ouseburn, Leeds, Harrogate FAR00317

Jane Farndale 25 December 1834 to 1903 Servant in Guisborough and millwright’s wife in Great Ayton Married George Shepherd on 21 July 1855 Great Ayton, Guisborough, Stokesley FAR00332

Mary Farndale Great Ayton 12 March 1837 to 5 March 1862 A servant who died at the age of only 25 FAR00338

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William Farndale 14 July 1857 to 9 May 1902 Joiner and builder Married Mary Peacock in 1880 Hopperton, Great Ouseburn, Leeds, Knaresborough FAR00425

Joseph Farndale 1861 to 1952 Joiner and builder Married Mary Ann Shepherd on 26 January 1897 Hopperton, Leeds, Great Ouseburn, Harrogate FAR00448

Mary Elizabeth Farndale 1863 to ? Hopperton, Great Ouseburn FAR00454A

John Thomas Farndale 1867 to 11 January 1869 Leeds FAR00482

William Farndale 28 July 1851 to 5 August 1915 Married Jane Atkinson Joiner, cartwright, millwright and property agent of Great Ayton Great Ayton, Stockton FAR00389

George Farndale 5 August 1853 to 1925 Millwright and millwright engineer May have been married briefly in 1906 Great Ayton, Burton George died in a tragic accident, asphyxiated by gas. FAR00398

Joseph Farndale 5 November 1855 to 1918 Shoemaker Married Sophia Houseman in 1881 Great Ayton, Malton, Knaresborough, (Bramley), Harrogate FAR00411

Mary Elizabeth Farndale 3 March 1859 to 3 December 1891 Dressmaker Great Ayton, Stokesley FAR00436

William Jameson Farndale 1897 to 1953 Married Annie Thompson in 1933 Private in the Royal Army Medical Corps 1914 to 1919 Possibly travelled to USA Leeds, Harrogate FAR00677

Marjorie Farndale 16 November 1897 to 1966 Paid domestic help Harrogate FAR00686

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From William and Susannah Farndale

Harriet Farndale Born 1847 Married Thomas Johnson Auckland, Shildon FAR00370

Mary Farndale 1850 Auckland FAR00381

Catherine (Kate) Farndale 1853 to after 1881 Married William Walburn 1874 Auckland FAR00399

Ann Farndale 1856 to ? Married John Dobson or Henry Walburn Auckland FAR00423A

Elizabeth Farndale 1862 to 1944 Married Robert Tate on 11 January 1882 Auckland, East Thickley, New Shildon, Darlington FAR00445

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Mary Farndale 2 September 1878 to 1961 Married Arthur Pinkney in 1903 Stokesley, Great Ayton, Tadcaster FAR00558

William Henry Farndale 2 November 1879 to 5 November 1879 Great Ayton Died aged 1 Day. FAR00563

John Joseph Farndale 22 January 1882 to 9 November 1946 Married Mary Ingledew on 2 July 1914 Great Ayton, Stokesley Builder and joiner Royal Garrison Artillery Gunner in the First World War FAR00581

William Farndale 22 January 1890 to 1947 Joiner (house) and licensed victualler Lance Corporal in the Royal Engineers 17 November 1915 to 30 December 1918 and eventually honourably discharged for a disability possibly related to gassing. Great Ayton, Stokesley, Moorsholm FAR00639

Alice Esther Farndale 20 September 1858 to ? Married George Cole in 1877 Guisborough, Barrow in Furness FAR00433

Charles Farndale 1859 to 1859? He probably died at birth FAR00436B

Margaret Louisa Farndale 1860 to 1927 Lived with sister Alice for a while Darlington, Barrow, Tadcaster FAR00439

Amelia Farndale April 1861 to 12 August 1861 Died aged 4 months Stockton FAR00443

John William Farndale 1863 to 31 May 1879 Died aged 16 Cockermouth, Middlesbrough, Keswick, Barrow FAR00454

Mary Ann Farndale 1864 to ? Cockermouth FAR00465

Annie Elizabeth Farndale 1866 to 1870 FAR00471

Edward Albert Farndale 5 July to 6 August 1868 FAR00488

Emily Ann Farndale 23 July 1869 to 24 August 1952 Married Charles Gourley in 1900 Darlington, Barrow, South Shields, Liverpool, Foljestone FAR00496

Mary Jane Farndale 4 April 1871 to 9 September 1871 Died aged 5 months Stockton, Middlesbrough, Great Ayton FAR00508

Joseph Ernest Farndale 1873 to 14 July 1873 Died aged 8 weeks Ulverstone (near Barrow) FAR00523

Arthur Farndale 1874 to 1875 Died aged 0 Ulverstone FAR00527 Mary Sophia Farndale 1875 to 1875 Ulverstone FAR00535

Percy Robson Farndale 1876 to 23 June 1877 Died aged 10 months Barrow FAR00542

Rose Beatrice C Farndale 1878 to 1947 Married George Henry Hadland in 1895 Barrow FAR00559

John Willie Farndale 1883 to 1931 Married Elizabeth Todd in 1903 Telephone assistant, labourer Barrow in Furness, South Shields FAR00591

From William Farndale

From Joseph and Sophia Farndale

From Mary Elizabeth Farndale

Mavins Cole Farndale 1882 to 21 February 1886 Died aged 4 FAR00578

Albert Edward Clarence Farndale 3 January 1885 to 1948 General labourer FAR00604

Emily Farndale 22 July 1877 to 14 March 1893 Grand-daughter of Richard Farndale (FAR00288) and living in his house in 1881, daughter of William (FAR00389). Died aged 15. Stokesley, Great Ayton, Yarm FAR00547

Eva Elizabeth Farndale 21 to 25 December 1880 Great Ayton FAR00569

William Barnes Farndale 12 February 1887 to 1968 Born to Mary (unmarried) Lived with his grandfather, Richard Hotel Manager Great Ayton, Stokesley, Claro, Ripon FAR00621

The South Shields 2 Line

Maud Farndale 1879 to after 1901 Harrogate FAR00560A

Richard Farndale 1882 to 1882 Knaresborough Died at birth FAR00585

Edith Elizabeth Farndale 4 February 1884 to 1961 Milliner’s apprentice Married James A Green in 1911 Harrogate FAR00597

George William Farndale 4 July 1886 to 15 December 1948 Post Office Engineering Clerk Corporal in the RAOC in WW1 A comic actor with the Yorkshire Mummers Married Mary I Beecroft in 1922 Harrogate, Leeds FAR00614

Charles Frederick Farndale 14 November 1888 to 16 February 1941 Clothing shop assistant, shop keeper (clothes) and licensed victualler Private in the Leicestershire Regiment in WW1 Married Ann Gladys Scholes in 1915 FAR00629

Esther Margaret Farndale 14 May 1890 to 1943 Married James Buckley in 1917 Drapery shop assistant and later Hotel Housekeeper Harrogate, Bradford FAR00644 The Buckley Family

Audrey Farndale 7 August 1923 Married Kenneth Ingham in 1950 Leeds FAR00886

Edith Margaret B Farndale 3 January 1916 to 2003 Clerk Leeds, Ripon, Cambridge FAR00825

Albert John Farndale 2 March 1917 to 5 November 1989 Public Works Clerk Married Edith Seals in 1942 Leeds, Ripon FAR00837

Anne M Farndale 1944 Married Albert Rothwell in 1969 Ripon FAR00992

Susan J Farndale 1947 Married Richard M Leak in 1978 Claro FAR01012

If you are subscribed to Ancestry you can also visit the Farndale Family Tree on Ancestry, which links the whole family together.

The Deeper Ancestry of the Great Ayton 2 Line

The matrix below will transport descendants of the Great Ayton 2 Line into a personal journey into their deep ancestry. It is an extract of the Farndale Story which is bespoke for the Great Ayton 2 Line descendants. It will take you back to the earliest history of our ancestors and each box will transport you to a more detailed narrative to unlock your history.

			Kirkdale Cave A Time Machine to a different era of geological time in the heart of our ancestral home
			The Primeval Swamp The Iron Age, Bronze Age, Neolithic, and Mesolithic evidence of the people of the immediate vicinity to Farndale
Isurium Brigantum (Aldborough) The Roman Regional Capital of the lands around Kirkdale	Hovingham A Roman Villa on palatial scale just south of Kirkdale	Beadlam A Roman Villa only 2km from Kirkdale in the heart of our ancestral lands	Roman Kirkdale 71 CE to 580 CE The lands which would become the lands of Kirkdale and Chirchebi in Roman and Pagan times	The Roman Arm Purse A Roman arm purse which can be seen in the British Museum in London today, found in about the second century CE by a cairn overlooking Farndale, which will transport you back 2,000 years	Eboracum (York) The Roman Capital of northern England where Constantine was proclaimed Emperor
			Anglo Saxon Kirkdale 560 CE to 793 CE Kirkdale and the Chirchebi Estate in the Anglo Saxon Period	Anglo Saxon Kirkdale Kirkdale from its founding in about 685 CE to the beginning of the Scandinavian period in about 800 CE	Eoforwic (York) Deirian and Northumbrian York, a political, cultural and educational Hub on the European stage The Deira The people who dominated our ancestral lands	Alcuin and the birth of modern education The world of Ecgbert and Aethelbert, successors to Bede, and their pupil Alcuin, who took York’s powerhouse of knowledge to the court of Charlemagne to pioneer the European educational system
		Orm Gamalson The powerful figure at the heart of the aristocracy, who rebuilt Kirkdale and put our ancestral lands firmly onto the national political stage	Scandinavian Kirkdale 793 CE to 1066 Kirkdale and the Chirchebi Estate in the Scandinavian Period	Anglo-Saxon-Scandinavian Kirkdale Kirkdale in the Anglo-Saxon-Scandinavian period from about 800 CE to 1066, with a brief summary of its history through to 1500	Jorvik (York) The Scandinavian centre of northern England	The Kirkdale Sundial A unique treasure whose secrets transport us into the world of the eleventh century upon which you can stare today, imagining direct ancestors who did the same a thousand years ago
		Norman Domination Regime Change	Game of Thrones 1066 to 1200 The People of the Kirkbymoorside (“Chirchebi”) Estate after the Norman Conquest	Rievaulx Abbey This history of the Cistercian monastery of Rievaulx, in whose Chartulary the name Farndale was first recorded in 1154
The Pathfinders Our Pioneer ancestors who left Farndale but took its name to settle in new places	Poachers of Pickering Forest Tales of a surprisingly large number of our forebears who were poachers in Pickering Forest. Their archery skills would foretell the legends of Robin Hood and the English army at Agincourt	Medieval Farming Rural lifestyles from the Norman Conquest	The First Family Tree A model which relies on extensive medieval evidence, to suggest the most probable family tree of the earliest ancestors of the Farndales	The Cradle Thirteenth Century Farndale Clearing the dale to build our new home	The Story of Farndale to 1500 The story of the dale of Farndale to 1500, to accompany the family story	Medieval Warfare Tales of archers and men at arms who fought with Richard II, Henry IV and Henry V and an observation post in the home of the Nevilles and Richard III from which to view the Wars of the Roses
Campsall and Barnsdale Forest The history of the village of Campsall north of Doncaster, where we find our ancestors in the sixteenth century	The History of Doncaster to 1500 The History of pre industrial Doncaster from its Roman inception as Danum to the end of the sixteenth century	The Vicar of Doncaster The Family of William Farndale, the Fourteenth Century Vicar of Doncaster	The Kirkleatham Skelton Line	Arrival in the old Bruce lands around Skelton Castle The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Families of Kirkleatham, Skelton, Moorsholm and Liverton in Cleveland	Kirkleatham A history of Kirkleatham and Wilton, the place where our family first settled in Cleveland
			The Liverton 2 Line
The Miners The family story of mining, mainly for ironstone, the primary resource behind the industrial development of Cleveland	Transition to the Industrial Revolution John Farndale, my great x2 uncle, was a prolific writer who captured the essence of the late eighteenth century and its transition into the Industrial Revolution. The family’s history provides a direct pathway to experience these years of momentous change	Brotton Old Graveyard Three generations of Kilton Farndales in one place. A side trip to nearby Boosbeck and Skelton take you to the gravestones two later generations. Take in Wensley and you’ll find two more recent generations. Seven generations of the family in one short drive	The Kilton 1 Line	The Farmers of Kilton The First Hub The story of the Kilton Farndales, a family who dominated a village, since lost to time, over two centuries	Kilton, the Lost Village The story of the lost village of Kilton and its sylvan landscape Kilton A journey around modern Kilton, of farms, a ruined castle and a small village of Kilton Thorpe to capture the essence of the two century home of Farndales	The Smugglers of Old Saltburn Stories of smugglers, led by my great x3 grandfather known as the King of the Smugglers, and the undoubted involvement of our forebears
George William Farndale A Comic Actor who joined the Yorkshire Mummers	The First World War The context of the First World War to the Farndale Story	The First World War Soldiers The story of the many soldiers from the family who took up arms in the First World War	The Great Ayton 2 Line	Great Ayton The story of the multiple generations of Farndales who made Great Ayton their home	Great Ayton A visit to Great Ayton where many members of the family lived, and a side trip to the James Cook Monument	Joseph Farndale 1795 to 1877 The father of a large Great Ayton family, who was a cartwright