Engineer and architectural designer

 

 Alan Farndale

1940

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1940

Alan Farndale, son of Robert Edwin and Florence (nee Hooper) Farndale (FAR00795), was born in Nelson District in the fourth quarter of 1940 (GRO Vol 8E Page 447).

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1963

Alan Farndale, married Pamela May Taylor in the third quarter of 1963 at Cambridge (MR).

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Saffron Walden Weekly News, 11 October 1963: BRIDE A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER. Married at St Mary the Virgin Church, Stow-cum-Quy, were Mr. Alan farndale, of 7 Sunnyside, Meadowlands, Cambridge, only son of Mr and Mrs R E Farndale, of Stockbridge Farm, Thornton in Craven, Skipton, Yorkshire, and Miss Pamela May Taylor, only daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Taylor of “The Nook”, Stow-cum-Quy. The Rev R A Minter conducted the service which included the hymns “O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace”, and “Praise my soul the King of Heaven.” The 57th Psalm was also sung. Given away by her father, the bride wore a full length gown of white figured brocade, with a short veil. She carried a bouquet of apricot roses and white freesia. The bride was attended by 5 maids... The bride has been a Sunday school teacher and church organist at Quy Church for five years and works as a personal secretary at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. The bridegroom is employed at the East Anglian Regional Hospital Board as an engineering draughtsman. A reception for over 100 guests was held at Bottisham Village. The couple are spending their honeymoon at an undisclosed destination. The bride's travelling attire included a gilt suit with brown accessories.

1969

Cressida Jane Farndale (FAR01166) was born in 1969.

1971

Martin David Farndale (FAR01181) was born in 1971.

1978

Pamela May Farndale (nee Taylor), born 19 December 1941, died age 37, Cambridge District, in the third quarter of 1978. Buried at Holy Trinity, Bottisham, Cambridge (or St Mary, Stow cum Quy?) on 31 August 1978.

1979

Alan Farndale, married Lynda C Mckinstry in the first quarter of 1979 in Cambridge.

1982

The Newmarket Journal, 11 November 1982 reported the death of Mrs Eileen Taylor, Pamela’s mother, aged 70, a lover of snowdrops, on 25 October 1982. The piece reported that her daughter Pamela had died comparatively young by 1982. The service was attended by Alan and Lynda. 

1991

Cambridge Evening News, 27 September 1991: NEW TEAM IS SET UP TO SHOW RESULTS. GB Geotechnics, the pulsed radar testing specialists, has formed a new presentation department. The team will be headed by Chris Peters, who formerly worked for PRC Partnership as an architectural technician, and includes surveyor and designer Penny Adeney and engineer and architectural designer, Alan Farndale.

1996

Alan Farndale, married Janet S Fisher in the third quarter of 1996 in Cambridge.