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Worsted
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John Farndale 18 September 1875 to 29 January 1949
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1875
John Farndale, son of John and Catherine
(Kate) Farndale (FAR00379A), was born
on 18 September 1875 in Bradford.
1881
1881 Census, 31 Town Bottom, Clayton
John Farnell (30) head of the household,
a groom
Catherine Farnell (32)
Annie Elisa Farnell (9), at school
William Farndale (7), at school
John Farndale (5), at school
James Arthur Farndale (13)
1891
1891 Census, living at 3 Back Fold, Clayton (west
of Bradford)
John Farnell (40) head of the household,
a groom
Catherine Farnell (41)
Annie E Farnell (19), worsted drawer
Willis (William?) Farndale (17),
plumber’s apprentice
John Farndale (15), worsted spinner
James A Farndale (13), worsted spinner
Tom Farndale (9), at school
Mary Farndale (7), at school
Maggie Farndale (5), at school
Worsted is a high-quality
type of wool yarn, the fabric made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category.
The name derives from Worstead, a village in the
English county of Norfolk. That village, together with North Walsham and
Aylsham, formed a manufacturing centre for yarn and cloth in the 12th century,
when pasture enclosure and liming rendered the East Anglian soil too rich for
the older agrarian sheep breeds. In the same period, many weavers from the
County of Flanders moved to Norfolk. "Worsted" yarns/fabrics are
distinct from woollens (though both are made from sheep's wool): the former is
considered stronger, finer, smoother, and harder than the latter.
Worsted spinning was big
industry in Bradford.
1895
John Farndale (Farnell) married Hannah
Bartle in Bradford on 10 August 1895. He was 19. They married in St Peter’s
(Bradford’s cathedral).
1896
Gladys Farnell (1896 to 1927) was born in
1896 in Clayton.
1897
Kathleen Farnell was born in 1897 in
Clayton.
1898
Lily Farnell (1898 to 1983) was born on 11
November 1898 in Bradford.
1901
Gladwin Farnell (1901 to 1936), born
1901 in North Brierly.
1903
George Arthur Farnell (1903 to 1949) was
born on 21 July 1903 in Bradford.
1906
Frank Farnell (1906 to 1949) was born in
1906 in Clayton.
1907
Hannah Mary Farnell (1907 to 1996) was
born on 21 July 1907 in Bradford.
1909
Doris Farnell (1909 to 1977) was born on
21 July 1909 in Bradford.
1920
Maggie Farnell (1920 to 1986) was born on
4 November 1920 in North Brierley.
1949
John Farnell died on 29 January 1949 in
Clayton. Probate Wakefield 12 March 1949.