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Jane Ann Farndale
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1847
Jane Ann Farndale, daughter
of Joseph and Margaret (nee Brown) Farndale (FAR00285) was born in Whitby in 1847. Jane Ann Farndale’s birth was registered
in Whitby District in the third quarter of
1847 (GRO
Vol 24 page 566).
1851
1851 Census, 2 Brick Yard Lane, St Nicholas, York
Joseph Farndale, 26, labourer
Margaret Farndale, 27, his wife
John Farndale, 5
Jane Ann Farndale, 3
William Brown Farndale, 9 months
William Brooks, a lodger aged 18
1861
1861 Census – Brick Yard Lane, St Nicholas, York
Joseph Farndale, 36, labourer
Margaret Farndale, 37, his wife
Jane A Farndale, 13
Hannah Farndale, 6
William Farndale, 2 (born 1858)
1869
9 May 1869
York Herald, 15 May 1869: DEATH OF A NEW
BORN CHILD AT FULFORD. On Monday last, an inquest was held at the Bay
Horse public house, Fulford, before J P Wood Esq, on view of the body of a new born female child, the daughter of Harriet Scott, who
was in the service of Mr John Feather, of the above village. On Sunday morning
she gave birth to the deceased, and shortly afterwards Jane Farndale,
her fellow servant, found the dead body of
the child wrapped in a petticoat under the bed. Mr North of this city, surgeon,
made a post mortem examination of the body, and found
that the child had breathed to a considerable extent, but whether that
respiration took place before or after complete birth he was not able to say.
Here were no indications which enabled him to form any opinion as to the cause
of death. Scott was only hired by Mr Feather in January last. The jury returned
a verdict that the deceased was “Found dead under a bed, but how or by what
means she came by her death there is not sufficient evidence to satisfy the
jury”. It is intended to take proceedings against the mother of the child for
the attempt to conceal its birth.
York Herald, 22 May 1869: CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH AT FULFORD. Yesterday,
Harriet Scott, servant to Mr. John Leaf, farmer, of Fulford, was brought before
W Clough, Esq, at York Castle, on the charge of having endeavoured to conceal
the birth of her child. Mr Mann appeared for the prisoner, who had been in Mr
Leaf’s service since January last. She and another servant named Jane Farndale
slept together, and at four o’clock in the morning on Sunday, the 9th inst, the prisoner got out of bed and asked Farndale to
procure her some water. She did so, and then went to bed, leaving the
prisoner sitting on the floor. Farndale slept for half an hour,
and found the prisoner in the same position. She then, as she had
done once before, asked Scott what was the matter, and
she replied “nothing.” Farndale got up, and under the bed she saw a bundle
which she drew out, and in a petticoat belonging to the prisoner she found the
dead body of a female child which was still warm. Farndale informed Mr Feather
of what had occurred, and Mrs. Smith, an occasional midwife, was called in.
Subsequently, by the request of the coroner, Mr S W North, surgeon, made a post mortem examination of the body, but he did not find any
marks of violence upon it. It appeared that no baby linen had been provided by
the prisoner. Mr Mann submitted that in order to
constitute the offence of concealment there must have been a desire to keep the
world ignorant of the birth, and that the facts in this case were not
sufficient to bring it within the Act of Parliament. Mr Clough, however, being of the opinion that the matter ought to be further
investigated, committed to the prisoner for trial at the next assizes, but
accepted bail for her appearance on that occasion.
Fulford is immediately south of York. The Sunday of the incident was 9 May 1869.
1870
Jane Ann Farndale, married Fletcher Cranswick in York District in the first quarter of 1870
(MR).
1871
1871 Census – Walmgate, Dawsons Yard, St
Margaret, York
Fletcher Cranswick, 21, born
1850, agricultural labourer
Jane Ann Cranswick, 23, born
1848
Joseph Cranswick, 0, born 1871