William Farndale
11 November 1825 to 6 March 1887
FAR00289
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Master mariner of
Whitby, whose wife was a lodge house keeper
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Overview
John Christopher Farndale’s eldest son, William Farndale (FAR00289) also became a master
mariner and continued to captain the William and Nancy. The third son,
John Christopher Farndale the Younger (FAR00308) captained other ships.
They all lived lives of adventure, perils at sea, and travel. This was a family
of mariners at the heart of the maritime coal industry in the mid Victorian
era. The second generation ventured widely around the North Sea (often called
the German sea at the time) and the Baltic and further south.
The Mary, a Brig of South Shields painted in 1855
The Traditional Song, the Collier Brig: Oh, the worst old ship
that ever set sail, Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day. Chorus: Stormy
weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, When the wind blows the barge will go. She
was built in Roman style, Held together with bits of twine. Skipper’s half Dutch
and he hasn’t got a clue, The crew were fourteen hands too few. Cook spilt the
dinner on the galley floor, Skipper caught his hand in the wheelhouse door. Off
Orford Ness we sprang a leak, Hear our poor old timbers creak. We steered our
way round Lowestoft next, The wind backed round to the sou-sou-west. Through
the Cockle to Cromer Cliff, Steering like a wagon with a wheel adrift. Up The
Humber and up to town, Pump, you devils, pump or drown. Then on a sandbank we
got stuck, Skipper’s drunk in the Dog and Duck. Up come a mermaid covered in
slime, We took her down the hold and we had a good time. We kept on course all
through the night, Nearly went aground at the Apex light. Coal was shot by a
Keadby crew, Bottom was rotten and it went right through. So when we saw the
brig was sunk, We went to the Barge and we all got drunk.
A master mariner is
a licensed mariner who
holds the highest grade of seafarer qualification. He is thus given an
unlimited master's license, with no limits on the tonnage, power, or geographic
location of the vessel that the holder of the license is allowed to serve upon.
A master mariner would therefore be allowed to serve as the master of
a merchant ship of
any size, of any type, operating anywhere in the world, and it reflected
the highest level of professional qualification amongst mariners and deck
officers.
The term master mariner has been in use at
least since the thirteenth century, reflecting the fact that in guild or livery
company terms, such a person was a master
craftsman in this specific profession, such as were also
a master carpenter, master blacksmith etc.
In the British Merchant Navy a
master mariner who had sailed in command of an ocean going merchant ship was
titled “Captain”,
although a professional seafarer who held a restricted or limited master's
certificate who had sailed in command of a ship could also be titled captain.
Where the movements of ships were recorded in the
shipping news and other media, the name of the ship was followed by the name of
the Captain.
For the extensive maritime expeditions
of William Farndale, see also the Maritime Adventures of William
Farndale.
The Traditional Song, the Collier Brig: Oh, the
worst old ship that ever set sail, Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day.
Chorus: Stormy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, When the wind blows the
barge will go. She was built in Roman style, Held together with bits of twine.
Skipper’s half Dutch and he hasn’t got a clue, The crew were fourteen hands too
few. Cook spilt the dinner on the galley floor, Skipper caught his hand in the
wheelhouse door. Off Orford Ness we sprang a leak, Hear our poor old timbers creak.
We steered our way round Lowestoft next, The wind backed round to the
sou-sou-west. Through the Cockle to Cromer Cliff, Steering like a wagon with a
wheel adrift. Up The Humber and up to town, Pump, you devils, pump or drown.
Then on a sandbank we got stuck, Skipper’s drunk in the Dog and Duck. Up come a
mermaid covered in slime, We took her down the hold and we had a good time. We
kept on course all through the night, Nearly went aground at the Apex light.
Coal was shot by a Keadby crew, Bottom was rotten and it went right through. So
when we saw the brig was sunk, We went to the Barge and we all got drunk.
1825
William Farndale was born on 11 November 1825, the son of John Christopher and Ann (nee
Ling) Farndale, (FAR00244)
painter (and later master mariner). He was born
on 11 November 1825 and baptised in Whitby on 17 November 1825 (Whitby PR).
1837
William’s father John
Christopher Farndale Senior died in 1837.
1849
By 1849 eldest son William
Farndale was the captain and master of the ship his father had previously
captained, the William and Nancy.
Article, 16 May 1849: HARTLEPOOL. Arrived
(May 14) from … Maldon, Wm and Mary (sic, recte,
Nancy), Farndale …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 29 August 1849: Sailed
(Aug 27) … William and Nancy, Farndale for Romney …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 1 October 1849: Sailed
(Sept 26) … William and Nancy, Farndale, for Hartlepool …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 6 November 1849: HARTLEPOOL WEST. Arrived
(Nov 2) … William and Nancy, Farndale, from London …
The William and Nancy
was forced to beach south of Bridlington in a storm on 2 December 1849, but the
vessel was hoved off the beach on 15 December, and
seemed to have suffered no damage. The Shipping
and Mercantile Gazette, 4 December 1849: BRIDLINGTON. Dec 3. During the whole of yesterday
it was excessively thick with rain, wind blowing in the early part of the day
from the south, varying to the southeast, ESE, and east, blowing a perfect
gale. This continued without intermission. At daylight a Brig appeared to
the southward, which, being unable to reach the harbour, was run on shore about
a half a mile south of the town, and proved to be the William and Nancy,
Farndale, of Whitby; Crew saved. The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
17 December 1849: BRIDLINGTON.
Dec 15. Last night it blew a gale from the south, towards morning it veered to
the northwest; during the day, light and variable, and so continued 8:30 PM. The
William and Nancy, Farndale, which ran ashore near this place on the 2nd inst, was hove off the beach and into the harbour this this
afternoon 's tide, with apparently little damage.
1850
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 7 March 1850: Wm
& Nancy, Farndale, from London.
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 31 May 1850: HARTLEPOOL
WEST. Sailed (May 29), …William and Nancy, Farndale, for Hythe …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette. 1 June 1850: HARTLEPOOL
WEST. May 13. 13.30pm, SE, strong, foggy, 31 – E, light, fine. Put back, 30,
The William and Nancy, Farndale, with loss of anchor and 30 fathoms of chain,
windlass broken etc …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 6 August 1850: MIDDLESBROUGH
… Wm & Nancy, Farndale, arrived from London …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 20 September 1850, NEW
ROMNEY. Sept 19: 18 – ENE fresh, 19 – SE light … Off, 19 – The William and
Nancy, Farndale, from Middlesbrough …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 18 November 1850: HARTLEPOOL
– WEST. Arrived (Nov 16) … Wm & Nancy, Farndale, from Whitby…
1851
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 28 July 1851: YARMOUTH … Passed, July 27 …
3pm … William and Nancy, brig, Farndale …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 17 September 1851: HARTLEPOOL,
WEST. Arrived (Sept 15) … Wm & Nancy, Farndall
(sic), from Dover …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 9 December 1851: HARTLEPOOL,
WEST. Arrived (Dec 6) … Wm & Nancy, Farndale, from Whitstable …
1852
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 20 May 1852: GREAT YARMOUTH. May 19 .. 6pm
– William and Nancy brig, Farndale, of Whitby … northward …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 16 July 1852: TELEGRAPHS. DEAL. July 15:
Morning: SW, light, fine; Noon and Evening: SW, moderate, fine … passed
northward … 4pm – Wm & Nancy brig, Farndale, Whitby …
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 6 September 1852: DEAL.
Sept 5 … The William and Nancy, Farndale, from west to north …
1853
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 9 May 1853: TELEGRAPHS. DEAL. May 8 …
Passed westward, 7.30am, The William and Nancy brig, Farndale, Whitby …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 5 July 1853: GREAT YARMOUTH – July 4 … 6am
… Wm and Nancy brig, Farndale, Whitby ….
William was clearly playing it
close to the wind, as his wedding was on 7 July 1853!
William Farndale aged 27, a bachelor, Master Mariner of Pier, Whitby, son of John Christopher Farndale,
Master Mariner, married by licence Ann Brown aged 26, spinster of
West Cliff, Whitby, daughter of Thomas Brown, Master Mariner at the
Parish Church Whitby on 7 July 1853 (Marriage
Certificate). William and Ann signed the register and the witnesses were
Thomas Farndale (FAR00300 –
his brother), William White and Mary Coulson. James Davidson was the Curate.
The
Yorkshire Gazette, 9 July 1853: MARRIAGES.
On Thursday, the 7th inst, at Whitby parish church, by the Rev J Davidson,
Mr Wm Farndale, master mariner, to Miss Ann Brown, both of Whitby.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 25 August 1853: TELEGRAPHS, DEAL. Aug 24.
Morning: NE, moderate, cloudy; Noon: E, moderate, cloudy; Evening: NE, fresh,
thick rain. Passed westward, 3.15pm – The William and Nancy, Farndale, Whitby
for Dover …
1854
The Shipping and
Mercantile Gazette, 20 February 1854: LOWESTOFT
– Feb 18. AM, NW strong, with snow squalls; PM: strong, with snow squalls, very
cold. Put in through stress of weather … Put in – The William and Nancy,
Farndale … The Harbour Company’s tugs, and also two Yarmouth tugs (the latter
by permission of the harbour master), have been engaged the greater part of the
day assisting vessels in, with loss of anchors, damage etc. The boy (name not
reported) belonging to the Commerce brig, of Whitby, was drowned in the inner
harbour last night, and the body dragged for and found this morning …
John Thomas Farndale (FAR00405) was born at Ruswarp on 14 June 1854 and baptised there on 15 June 1854 (Whitby PR, Birth Certificate).
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 23 June 1854: HULL. June 22 .. Anchored …
1pm – Wm and Nancy brig, Farndale, Whitby …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 22 August 1854: MARITIME EXTRACTS. DEAL Aug
21 Arrived and proceeded … William and Nancy, Farndale, of Whitby, … from west
for north … TELEGRAPOHS DEAL. Aug 21 … 1pm … William and Nancy, brig, Farndale,
Whitby …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 31 August 1854: HARTLEPOOL, WEST. Arrived
(Aug 29) … Wm & Nancy, Farndall (sic), from
Folkstone …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 11 September 1854: HARTLEPOOL WEST. Arrived
(Sept 8) … Wm & Nancy, Farndale, from Folkestone …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 30 September 1854: WHITBY. Arrived (Sept 29), Wm
& Nancy, Farndale, from Folkestone …
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 23 October 1854: YARMOUTH – Oct … 22. … Passed
… 10am …William and Nancy, brig, Farndale, Whitby …
1855
The
Norwich Mercury, 17 March 1855: LOWESTOFT … SAILED – William
and Mary (sic, recte Nancy), Farndale, for Whitby
…
1856
Jane Farndale (FAR00422) was born at Ruswarp on 26 September 1856 and baptised on 19 October
1856 (Whitby PR).
William
Farndale captained the William and Nancy in November 1856, and suffered
severe damage in a storm off Lowestoft in November 1856.
The Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial
Advertiser, 18 November 1856: LOWESTOFT. Nov 13 …
put in through stress of weather etc, The Wm and Nancy brig, Farndale, with
loss of mainmast etc … The Norfolk Chronicle, 22
November 1856: .. The brig William
and Nancy, Wil;liam Farndale, of Whitby, was forced
by the brig Ruby, off Pakefield. The former lost
bowsprit, fore-mast, fore-topmast, main-topmast, and all the gear and long boat
stoven. Was assisted into harbour by a boat’s crew for £50 … Arrived, City of
Norwich … For refuge, … Wm and Nancy, Farndall (sic)
… The Norfolk News, 22 November 1856: THE WEATHER AND THE SHIPPING.
During and subsequent to the late heavy gale, about 100 sale, many of them
large class vessels, have taken our harbour for refuge. The following are a
few of the casualties that have occurred, and owing to which they entered for
repairing damages and replacing losses:... The brig ‘William and Nancy’,
William Farndale, of Whitby, was fouled by the Brig ‘Ruby’, off [Duke’s
Head?]. The former lost bowsprit, foremast, fore-topmast, main topmast, and
all the gear and longboat stove and was assisted into harbour by a boat's crew
for £50....
However
again the vessel was repaired and made seaworthy again.
The Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 22 December 1856: LOWESTOFT, December 18.
Sailed, the William and Mary (sic, recte Nancy),
Farndale, for Whitby, after repairing. …
1857
In 1857, we
have the first record of a voyage outwith the British shores, to France.
Lloyd’s List, 23 April 1857: WHITBY.
Arrived the William and Nancy, Farndale, from Abbeville.
In July 1857, William had more
problems with the William and Nancy: The Liverpool Shipping Telegraph and Daily Commercial
Advertiser, 27 July 1857: RAMSGATE. July 23.
The Wm and Nancy, Farndall (sic), from Sunderland for
Deal, has put in with the loss of fore and main topmast, off the Inner
Garboard, at 11am, on the 22nd, assisted by a fishing smack.
In November William sailed to
Boulogne with coals. The Newcastle Journal, 14
November 1857: WEDNESDAY, Nov 11.
William and Nancy, Farndale, Boulogne, 44 chs coals
…
The North & South Shields Gazette and Northumberland
and Durham Advertiser, 26 November 1857: ARRIVALS
AT FOREIGN PORTS. … BOULOGNE. Nov 23. … William and Nancy, Farndale, from
Shields …
1859
The
Newcastle Courant, 11 February 1859: WARKWORTH. ARRIVED COASTWISE.
The William and Nancy, Farndale, from Shields, in ballast …
In the elections for Whitby, caused by the death of Robert
Stephenson, in 1859, William Farndale voted for the Conservative candidate,
Thomas Chapman. The Yorkshire Gazette, 19 November
1859: WHITBY ELECTIONS. The
vacancy occasioned in the representation of this borough by the lamented death
of Robert Stephenson Esquire, has given rise to a contest of unusual interest
and excitement in Whitby. As our readers are aware, in the early part of the
contest, there were three candidates: Thomas Chapman Esquire and George Hudson
Esquire who appeared under the conservative flag, and H S Thompson Esquire, who
avowed moderate liberal principles.... The Prince Maharaja Dhuleep
Singh and suite arrived at the hustings from Mulgrave Castle at the
commencement of the proceedings, and remained until nearly their termination.
His Highness appeared to take great interest, and to be highly amused with the
free and independent ebullitions of the populace, and with the speeches of the
candidates and their friends... Votes for Mr Chapman... Farndale, William …
1860
William
Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at Warkworth from Abbeville.
Abbeville is in France not far from Le Treport, but has a canal to the sea.
Warkworth is in Northumberland near Alnmouth. The Newcastle
Journal, 3 November 1860: WARKWORTH … CLEARED FOREIGN …
William and Nancy, Farndale, Abbeville.
The Newcastle Journal, 4 February 1861:
William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at Amble from St Valery.
Another report showed that the vessel was carrying 125 tones of coals from
Harrison, Carr & Co.
The Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury, 6 July 1861: Blyth, June 26 - Mr Farndale,
of the schooner William and Nancy, of Whitby, from Deal, last night, or nearly
this morning, passed a quantity of German yeast, picked up one basket; several
pieces of bulwarks were floating about at the place; Tynemouth Castle bearing
SW by S, distant about 5 miles.
1861
The Census
of 1861 for Ruswarp, Whitby listed Ann Farndale, head; married; aged 34; Master
Mariner’s wife; born Eryholm (ie
born 1825); John Farndale, son; aged 6 (FAR00405); Jane Farndale, daughter; aged 4 (FAR00422).
Presumably William, Master Mariner,
was at sea.
There was more trouble for William
Farndale and the William and Nancy in November 1861. The Shields Daily Gazette, 7
November 1861: The brig William
Nancy, Farndale, of Whitby, from Newcastle for Abbeville, put in at Calais, on
the 2nd inst, with bulwarks carried away, having
experienced very severe weather...
1862
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
11 March 1862 showed that on 10
March 1862 William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at
Shields from Abbeville.
Lloyd’s List, 25 April 1862
showed that on 23 April 1862 William Farndale and the William and Nancy
arrived of Whitby arrived at St Valery.
Lloyd’s List, 3 April 1862
showed that on 25 April 1862 William Farndale and the William and Nancy
arrived at St Valery from Newcastle.
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 25 August 1862 showed that on 22 August 1862 William Farndale and the
William and Nancy arrived at West Hartlepool from Deal.
1863
Lloyd’s List, 4 March 1863
showed that on 24 February 1863
William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at Dunkirk from
Newcastle.
Lloyd’s List, 26 March 1863
showed that on 24 March 1863
William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at Sandwich from
Abbeville.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
11 June 1863 showed that on 9
June 1863 William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at
West Hartlepool from Whitby.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
5 August 1863 showed that on 3
August 1863 William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived at
West Hartlepool from Deal.
1864
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
3 May 1864 showed that on 2 May
1864 William Farndale and the William and Nancy sailed
from Ramsgate bound for Hartlepool.
The
Norfolk Chronicle, 29 October
1864 showed that on 26
October 1864 William Farndale, captain of the brig, the William and
Nancy, and travellng from Broadstairs to Whitby and ‘in ballast’, suffered
a mainstay broken.
The
Shields Daily News, 6 December
1864 showed that on 4
December 1864 William Farndale and the William and Nancy put into
to Dover have sailed from Shields en route to Abbeville.
1865
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
16 May 1865 showed that on 14
May 1865 William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived in
West Hartlepool from Folkestone.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
26 June 1865 showed that on 24
June 1865 William Farndale and the William and Nancy arrived in
Hartlepool from Deal.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
25 August 1865 showed that on 24
August 1865 William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan
arriving at Hartlepool from Deal.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
4 November 1865 showed that on 1 November 1865 William Farndale (or someone
else?) captained the Ythan arriving at Sandwich from Hartlepool.
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 14 December 1865 showed that on 13 December 1865 William Farndale and the
William and Nancy arrived in Sandwich from Hartlepool.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
18 December 1865 showed that on 17 December 1865 William Farndale (or someone
else?) captained the Ythan arriving at Sandwich from Hartlepool.
1866
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
8 January 1866 showed that on 5
January 1866 William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan
arriving at Sandwich from Middlesbrough.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
1 February 1866 showed that on 31
January 1866 William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan
arriving at Lowestoft from London for Middlesbrough.
There
is a record of shipwrecks from Whitby which shows that the William and Nancy,
formerly the ship captained by William Farndale, floundered off Dimlington in
June 1866. Dinlington is off the Holderness coast, near Hill, south of
Withensea.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
3 August 1866 showed that on 2
August 1866 William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan
arriving at Hartlepool from Deal.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
27 November 1866 showed that on 27 November 1866 William Farndale (or someone
else?) captained the Ythan arriving at Lowestoft from Deal.
1867
Maria Jane Farndale (FAR00485),
who may have been an adopted niece, was born in Middlesbrough in 1867 (Middlesbrough PR). By the
1871 census she was known as Mary Jane Farndale and described as William’s
niece. They may have adopted her. William did not have a sister who married a
Lennard and there is no obvious link to the Lennard family.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 11 February 1867 showed
that on 9 February 1867
William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan arriving at
Hartlepool from Arboath.
The
Shields Daily News, 6 June 1867 showed that
on 5 June 1867
William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Medusa arriving at
Sunderland from Cronstadt.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 4 September 1867 showed
that on 3 September 1867 William
Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan left Deal heading north.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 18 October 1867 showed
that on 17 October 1867
William Farndale (or someone else?) captained the Ythan arrived at West
Hartlepool from Deal.
1868
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 21 January 1868 showed
that on 20 January 1868
William Farndale was captain of the Day Star, arriving in Portsmouth for
Llanelly.
William’s
younger brother John Christopher Farndale (FAR00308) was lost at sea in the
Bay of Biscay on 22 January 1868.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 29 January 1868 showed
that on 27 January 1868
William Farndale captained the Ythan arrived at Whitby from Lowestoft.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 18 March 1868 showed
that on 11 March 1868
William Farndale captained the Ythan arrived at Blyth from Whitby.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 28 March 1868: Serious
Damage to the Ythan of Blyth. The Ythan, Farndale, of Blyth, for Deal, put into
Ramsgate on Thursday, having been in collision with the brig Doune Castle,
carrying away rigging, mainsail, bulwarks, and receiving other damage.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 2 May 1868 showed
that on 30 April 1868
William Farndale captained the Charles Adams and was cleared at
Rotterdam for Ipswich.
The
Shields Daily News, 25 August 1868 showed
that on 25 August 1868
The Ythan, Farndale, for Shields, put in to Ramsgate on Sunday with loss
of anchor and chain.
1869
The 1869 Lloyds
Captains Register of Master Mariners lists all those master mariners
whose place of birth is described as Whitby or Robin Hood's Bay in the 1869
Lloyd's Captains Register.
107. William Farndale, born 1825 at Whitby,
Certificate Number (Certificate of Service): 39421.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 27 February 1869 showed that on 26 February 1869 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed
from Blyth for Deal
The Shields Daily Gazette, 31 May 1869 showed that on 31 May 1869 The Ythan, Farndale, was off Deal
on Friday, running to leeward for shelter.
The Shields Daily Gazette, 23 June 1869 showed that on 23 June 1869 The Ythan, Farndale, from Deal for
Shields was in South Lowestoft Roads, windbound, on Monday.
The Shields Daily Gazette, 1 October 1869 showed that on 29 September 1869 The Ythan, Farndale, from
Shields to Deal.
1870
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 7 February 1870 showed that on 4 February 1870 The Medusa (s), Farndale,
arrived in Sunderland from Portsmouth.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 4 April 1870 showed that on 2 April 1870 The Ythan schooner, of Deal,
Farndale, passed Broadstairs from Sandwich, heading north.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 6 July 1870 showed that on 6 July 1870 The Ythan, Farndale, came down at
Deal and proceeded for Shields, WSW, fresh, fine.
1871
The Census
of 1871 for Ruswarp, Whitby listed William Farndale, head; married; aged
45; Master Mariner; Ann Farndale, wife; married; aged 44; lodge house
keeper; born Low Hail Durham; (ie born 1827);
John T Farndale, son; unmarried; aged 16; b Whitby; (FAR00405); Jane Farndale, daughter; aged 14 (FAR00422); Maria J Farndale, niece; aged 4; born
Middlesbro’ (ie born 1867) (FAR00485).
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 17 July 1871 showed that on 15 July 1871 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
West Hartlepool for Deal Beach.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 9 October 1871 showed that on 6 October 1871 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
West Hartlepool for Deal.
1872
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 27 June 1872 showed
that on 26 June 1872 The Ythan,
Farndale, sailed from Sunderland for Deal.
The Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 25 October 1872 showed
that on 24 October 1872 The Ythan,
Farndale, sailed from Shields for Deal.
1873
William Farndale appears to have
led a trans Atlantic voyage in February 1873. The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
1 and 3 February 1873: LIVERPOOL – Jan 31.
The China, Farndale, arrived here from New Orleans, experienced very severe
weather the whole of the passage. Jan 27, between Tuskar and Bardsey, passed
through an immense quantity of pine logs, deals and bulwarks, the latter
painted blue and whte, all fresh; was compelled to
keep a double watch, the logs being so large and very dangerous to shipping at
night.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 6 May 1873 showed that on 5 May 1873 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
Whitby for Hartlepool.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 26 May 1873 showed that on 24 May 1873 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
Shields for Dymchurch.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 27 November 1873 showed
that on 26 November 1873 The
Ythan, Farndale, arrived in Whitby from Hartlepool.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 15 December 1873 showed that on 14 December 1873 The Ythan, Farndale, arrived
in Whitby from Hartlepool and the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 15 December
1873: On 13 December The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from Hartlepool for
Whitby.
1874
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 7 March 1874 showed that on 5 March 1874 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
Whitby for Shields.
The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 27 March
1874 showed that on 25 March 1874 The Ythan,
Farndale, sailed from Shields for Dover.
1875
The Northern Echo, 17 March 1875 showed that on 16 March 1875 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
Hartlepool for Deal Beach with coals.
The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette, 21
December 1875 showed that on 19 December 1875 The Ythan,
Farndale, sailed from Whitby for Hartlepool.
1876
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 6 July 1876 showed that on 5 July 1876 The Ythan, Farndale, arrived in
Hartlepool from Whitby.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 12 July 1876 showed that on 11 July 1876 The Ythan, Farndale, sailed from
Hartlepool for Folkestone with coals.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 28 October 1876 showed that on 27 October 1876 The Ythan, Farndale, was off
Deal heading from the north to New Romney.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 20 September 1876 showed that on 18 September 1876 The Ythan, Farndale, arrived
in Whitby from Folkestone.
This may have been his last voyage
as a merchant captain.
The Whitby Gazette, 9 December 1876: THE APPOINTMENT OF HARBOUR
MASTER. The special business before the monthly meeting of the Trustees of the
Piers and Harbour, on Wednesday last, was the appointment of a harbour
master in the place of Mr William Tose, deceased. … It was resolved that Mr
Robert Gibson, master mariner, be appointed to the office … The following is a
list of the candidates … Wm Farndale … By now William Farndale was 51,
so clearly looking for a less stressful life than one on the high seas.
1877
The Whitby Gazette, 27 January 1877: On Tuesday, Mr Sharrah had no
lack of sailor friends to help him clear and rearrange the furniture of the
main deck of the Congress Hall for the ladies who kindly undertook the
providing and serving of the tea. The ladies included … Mrs Farndale … There was
some anxiety as to the success of the tea owing to an increase in the price of
tickets. Of late years the meeting had grown so unwieldy by reason of the
number of mischievous lads who attended that it was determined to make a charge
for admission and do away with the collection...
1878
The
Whitby Gazette, 22 June 1878:
DEATH
BY BURNING.
An
inquest was held at the Royal Hotel, on Monday, by John Buchanan Esquire,
coroner, touching the death of Ada Patton, aged 13 years, a domestic servant
in the service of Captain William farndale, No 3, North Terrace.
Mr
Farndale deposed as follows: deceased, Ada Patton, had lived as servant with
them about six weeks. On Saturday morning last, a little before seven
o’clock, he and Mrs Farndale were in the front kitchen, and deceased was in the
back kitchen. He did not know what she was doing. On hearing her scream he came
to her assistance and found her standing in the passage between the two
kitchens with her clothes in flames. He pushed her into the back kitchen
and rolled her in the carpet to extinguish the flames. Mrs Farndale came to his
assistance with a rug from the front kitchen which was very much burnt by being
wrapped around her. After extinguishing the flames they pulled her clothes off
and laid her on the bed. Dr Stewart was sent for and was soon in attendance.
Ann
farndale, wife of the first witness, said deceased was about 15 years of age.
She was the daughter of Mr Peter Patton, jet ornament manufacturer, Cliff
Street. On Friday, the day previous to the accident, witness went into the back
kitchen where deceased was working and found the paraffin bottle on the floor. She
asked deceased what she had been doing with the paraffin, and she replied
she had been cleaning the fire irons. The use of paraffin being contrary to
witness’ orders she bid her take it away. Witness always tells her servants not to use paraffin and
deceased being rather young she had cautioned her particularly about it. On
Saturday morning witness and her husband were in the front kitchen and deceased
was in the back. On hearing her scream her husband ran to her assistance and
witness followed. After getting out the fire and stripping the clothes off her
they found she was dreadfully burnt from below her knees to her throat. She was
wearing a wincey dress, and had only flannel petticoat on underneath. She had
no stays on or she might not have been so badly burnt. A gentleman lodging in
the house came downstairs and ran for Dr Stewart. Deceased was conscious during
Saturday, but had not been since. On asking her after the accident what she had
been doing to set herself on fire she said she had spilt some paraffin down her
dress on Friday. Deceased had left the back kitchen fire and had been cleaning
out the oven top when her dress ignited. She had left the coal rake in the oven
top so that witness had no doubt she had caught fire in that manner.
Dr Stewart said he was sent for about ten
minutes before seven o’clock on Saturday morning, and found deceased laid on
the bed at No 3, North Terrace. He found extensive superficial burns from the
face down the front of her body. Her back was the only part that had escaped.
He attended her up to the time of her death, which took place about ten o’clock
that morning. There was no reaction, and the deceased never rallied. Witness
administered a little stimulant to endeavour to cause reaction, but it did not.
He was of opinion that death was caused by a severe shock to the nervous
system, caused by excessive burning. Deceased had apparently been a healthy
girl previously.
The coroner briefly reviewed the evidence and
a verdict of “Accidental death by burning and consequent shock to the nervous
system” was returned.
The
Worcestershire Chronicle, 22 June 1878: Ada
Patton, living as servant with Captain farndale, of West Cliff, Whitby, died on
Monday from the effects of burning whilst engaged in the kitchen. She spilled
some paraffin on her dress, and went too close to the fire, which, igniting her
dress, the poor girl was enveloped in flames. She was terribly burned, the
whole of the front of her body being one charred mass...
The
Edinburgh Evening News, 19 June 1878: GIRL
BURNT TO DEATH AT WHITBY. Yesterday at the Royal Hotel, Whitby, an inquest was
held on the body of Ada Patton, aged 15, living as servant with Captain
Farndale, West Cliff, who met with her death by burning. Deceased was attending
to her duties on Saturday morning when her dress caught fire, and in a moment
she was completely enveloped in flames. Her dress had been saturated with
paraffin oil, which she had spilled on it the previous day. She lingered in
agony for several hours.
1881
The Census
of 1881 for 3 North Terrace, Ruswarp, Whitby listed William Farndale, head; married, aged
55; Master Mariner; Ann Farndale, wife; married; aged 54; born Hurwith Durham; (ie born 1827);
Jane Farndale, daughter; unmarried; aged 24; (FAR00422); Maria J Farndale, niece; aged 14 (FAR00485).
1885
The
Aberdeen Free Press, 2 May 1885: LOCAL SCHOONER SUNK. A
Lloyd’s telegram states that the schooner Ythan, from Hartlepool to
Folkestone with coal, was run into and sunk on Wednesday off the Humber by the
steamer Frances, from Stavanger. The crew were sved. The Frances proceeded to
the Tyne apparently undamaged. The Maritime Directory gives two schooners named
Ythan – the one registered at Aberdeen, built at Garmouth in 1876, of 86 tons,
and owned by Mr Alexader Mitchell, Newburgh; and the other registered at Deal,
built at Aberdeen, iin 1837, of 76 tons, and owned by Mr William Fandale,
Whitby. From Lloyd’s telegram it is impossible to say which vessel is
the one that has been sunk. So William Farndale was owner of the Ythan
by this time.
1887
William Farndale died at Whitby on
3 March 1887, aged 62. His death was registered in the first Quarter
of 1887 (GRO Vol 9d page 327).
Farndale, William. Personal Estate £269 10s. 2
April 1887. The Will of William Farndale late of Whitby in the County of York
Master Mariner late of Whitby who died 6 March 1887 at Whitby and proved at
York by Ann Farndale of 3 North Terrace, West Cliff, Whitby, Widow, the Relict,
the Sole Executrix. The purchasing value of £269 in
1887 is £36,000 in 2021.
The gravestone Whitby Church reads: ‘William
Farndale, died 3 March 1887, aged 62, also Ann Farndale died 16 Oct 1865, aged
70 (his mother see 244?), and Ann Farndale, died 1888 aged 62 (his wife).’
(Mon R)
1888
Ann Farndale died on 22 May 1888 (GRO Vol 9d page 299, Whitby PR). She was 62
years old and she was buried at St Mary’s cemetery, Whitby on 25 May 1888.
Farndale, Ann. Personal Estate, £351 3s 6d. 27
June. Administration of the personal estate of Ann Farndale late of Whitby in
the County of York, widow, who died 22 May 1888, at Whitby, was granted at York
to John Thomas Farndale of the City of York, Clark in the Union Bank in the
said city, the son and one of the Next of Kin. The purchasing value of £351 in 1888 is £47,000 in 2021.
The North Star (Darlington), 1 June 1888: FARNDALE.
May 22nd, at North Terrace, Whitby, Ann, widow of William Farndale,
aged 62.