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A clerk for the Battersby Rail Junction with the North Eastern Railway Company |
Arthur Edwin Farndale
FAR00532
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Loftus
1875
Arthur Edwin Farndale, son of George
(iron miner) and Hannah Mary (nee Walker) Farndale (FAR00350C) was born on 10 May 1875
at 9 Duncan Place, Loftus
("Lofthouse"). The birth was registered by George Farndale, Arthur’s
father, on 22 May 1875 (GRO Vol 9d page 467).
At the time Arthur was born,
George was an iron miner and living at 9 Duncan Place, Loftus
("Lofthouse"),
Liverton
1881
1881 Census, 2 Liverton Terrace, Liverton
George Farndale, 38,
ironstone miner
Hannah Mary Farndale, 33
(born Loftus)
William Geo Farndale, 12
(born Loftus)
Sarah Annie Farndale, 10
(born Loftus)
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 5 (born Loftus)
Middlesbrough
1891
1891 Census, 59
Garnet Street, Middlesbrough
George Farndale, 48, Joiner
Hannah Mary Farndale, 44
William Geo Farndale, 22
Accountant
Sarah Annie Farndale, 20,
Housemaid – domestic servant
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 16, Railway Booking Clerk
Edith G Farndale, 13
He worked at Battersby Rail Junction
with the LNER (letters).
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Battersby |
Battersby railway station serves the village
of Battersby in North Yorkshire, England. It is located on
the Esk Valley Line 11 miles (18 km)
south of Middlesbrough and is operated by Northern which
provides all of the station's passenger services.
Battersby is unusual on the British railway
network, due to the layout of the tracks. Formerly the place where the branch
from Middlesbrough joined the through route from Whitby to Picton (on the Stockton to Northallerton portion of the
former Leeds Northern Railway), the closure of
the direct line west of Battersby in 1954
means that all services have to reverse in the station. Until the rationalisation of the signalling
in the late 1980s it was common for two trains to do so at the same time, in
order to pass each other on the single track Esk
Valley line. Trains can still pass each other in the one remaining platform,
using the "first in, last out" principle, as the platform line is signalled to permit two trains to occupy it at once.
In its early years Battersby was known as
Ingleby junction, and opened on the Picton to Grosmont line in 1858 when the Ingleby Mining
company's private line first linked to the North
Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway. The station was renamed to Battersby Junction
in 1878 to avoid confusion with Ingleby station, on the Picton Branch, which ran
from Battersby to the main line at Picton. The
station was simplified to "Battersby" in 1893 (The NER had a dislike
of "Junction" suffixes and removed most of them). Despite being
located along single track routes, Battersby became a major hub with extensive
marshalling sidings and three-road engine shed with turntable. Two
terraces with 30 cottages along with two houses were built and still stand
today.
Battersby used to have three platforms: two
long through platforms connected by a central footbridge and a shorter bay
platform with a run-round loop. Water towers were located at both ends of the
station. Only the one at the current "junction end" remains today.
The signal box located here has long since vanished, but traces of the third
platform are still visible and a run-round loop is available for loco-hauled
trains.
The station in 1961
Battersby Junction
1896
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 21, a clerk, married Mary Annie Burns, 25 on 10 August 1896 at Middlesborough
District. His father George was a joiner. (MR)
1897
George William Farndale (FAR00678)
was born in Middlesborough
District on 12 February 1897.
1901
Arthur Edwin Burns Farndale (FAR00706)
was born in Middlesborough
District on 10 October 1901.
1903
Alfred Farndale, (FAR00721)
was born in Middlesborough
District on 18 June 1903.
1909
Dorothy Farndale (FAR00762)
was born on 29 December 1909.
In 1909, Mary’s father died at their
house. Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland
Advertiser, 12 June 1909: BURNS. On the 2nd inst,
at the residence of his daughter, Mrs Farndale, 13, Temple Street, James, the
beloved husband of the late Martha Burns.
1911
Census 1911 – 5 Temple Street, Middlesbrough
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 36, a clerk on
the railway
Mary Annie Farndale, 40
George William Farndale, 14
Arthur Edwin Burns Farndale, 9
Alfred Farndale, 7
Dorothy Farndale, 1
Charles Burns, single, boarder, 26,
plasterer
Joseph Burns, single, 33, boarder,
porter on the railway
(the two Burns were Mary’s younger
brothers).
Arthur and Mary’s family in about 1917
(kindly sent to me by Arthur’s great granddaughter, Nicola)
If this was taken in about 1917, this
might be George William Farndale, Dorothy Farndale and Arthur Edwin Farndale in
the back row and Alfred Farndale, Albert Farndale and Bernard Farndale in the
front row.
1912
Bernard Farndale (FAR00783)
was born on 18 March 1912.
1914
Albert Farndale (FAR00820)
was born in Middlesborough
District on 22 December 1914.
In 1914, Mary’s brother died at their house. Daily
Gazette for Middlesbrough, 30 July 1914: On the 28th July, at the
residence of his sister, Mrs Farndale, 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough, Joseph
Burns, aged 36 years. Internment on Saturday, August 1st, leaving residence at
3:15. Friends please accept this, the only, information. Members of the RAOB
are kindly invited to attend.
1921
1921 Census - Middlesbrough
Arthur Edwin Farndale, 46, railway clerk with
the North Eastern Railway Company at Middlesbrough
Mary Annie Farndale, 50
George William Farndale, 24, single, a
shipping clerk with George Alder Limited at Middlesbrough
Arthur Edwin Burns Farndale, 19, single,
a shipping clerk with George Alder Limited at Middlesbrough
Alfred Farndale, an engine cleaner with
the North Eastern Railway Company at Middlesbrough
Dorothy Farndale,
11
Bernard Farndale, 9
Albert Farndale, 6
Mary Farndale died in bed in the late
1920s and was discovered by the young Bernard Farndale.
1933
Arthur Edwin Farndale married Elizabeth Roberta Southern on 23 December 1933.
Elizabeth had been the children’s governess.
His grandson Robert (FAR00958)
thinks this was the marriage in Teesdale referred to at Record FAR00706.
1934
Cleveland Standard, 13
October 1934: LEAVING
THE DISTRICT. Mr and Mrs A E Farndale, of 10 Boosbeck Road, Skelton, who
have been closely connected for many years with the Vaughan Road Methodist
Church, North Skelton, are leaving the district to take up residence at
Northallerton. A social evening was arranged in the schoolroom on Thursday
evening last, when many members and friends gathered to bid them farewell.
Gifts in appreciation of their splendid and valuable services were handed to Mr
and Mrs and Miss farndale by Miss L Wilks, Sunday School Superintendent. Mr
Farndale accepted a pocket wallet, his wife a handbag, and their daughter a
beautiful illustrated Bible. The newly appointed minister, the Rev CE Cook, of
Saltburn, paid tribute to the zealous services of the recipients. Other
tributes were paid by Mr. J Jobling, Mrs J Medcalf, and Miss E Medcalf. In
accepting the gifts Mr and Mrs Farndale expressed their thanks and said
they were very sorry to leave the Chapel. They would always remember the happy
times spent at North Skelton and which carried the good wishes of all the
friends to Northallerton with them. Mr Farndale carried out the duties of
chapel and society steward, and was also secretary of the Trustees; meeting.
Mrs Farndale acted as a poor steward.
Cleveland Standard, 20
October 1934: Mr C
Carter has been appointed drapery manager to the Skelton cooperative society in
succession to Mr A E Farndale, who has accepted a post with the Northallerton
Cooperative society. Mr. Carter has held an appointment at the North Skelton
branch of the East Cleveland Society.
Darlington
1935
Cleveland Standard, 13
April 1935: He also
played paid tribute to Mr C Laverick, tennis secretary and Mr A E Farndale,
bowls secretary, who has since left the district for their services to the club.
Thirsk
1939
1939 Register – Scotts Garth, Sutton, Thirsk
Arthur E Farndale, married, a retired railway
clerk, born 10 May 1875
Elizabeth R Farndale, unpaid domestic
duties, born 28 February 1874
Arthur (kindly provided by his great
granddaughter, Nicola)
Robin
Hoods Bay
Soon after the War started, Arthur
moved to a new home at Robin Hood’s Bay.
Bernard in the middle, taken at the
family house at Ingels Dean, Robin Hood’s Bay (kindly provided by Nicola
Farndale)
1944
In about 1944, Edwin and his wife lived at Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire (see www.cwgc.org war casualty record for their son, Bernard
Farndale).
1962
Arthur E Farndale, died aged 87 in Cleveland District, in the fourth
quarter of 1962 (DR).
The statement of affairs after Arthur’s death
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