Ruth Farndale


14 December 1886 to 1974

 

The Craggs Line 

Married into The Tidkinhow Line 

 

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Home Page

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Return to the Home Page of the Farndale Family Website

The Farndale Story

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The story of one family’s journey through two thousand years of British History

The Farndale Lineages

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The 83 family lines into which the family is divided. Meet the whole family and how the wider family is related

The Farndale Directory

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Members of the historical family ordered by date of birth

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Related Family Stories

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Craggs Halll Farm

 

1886

 

Ruth Farndale, daughter of Matthew and Mary Ann (nee Liverseed) Farndale (FAR00383), was born in Guisborough District on 14 December 1886 (BR, PR and family knowledge). Ruth Farndale’s birth was registered at Guisborough District in the first quarter of 1887 (GRO Vol 9d page 465).

1891

 

Census 1891 - Craggs Hall Farm, Brotton:

Matthew Farndale, head, 40

Mary A Farndale, 34

Robert Farndale, 5

Ruth Farndale, 4

Ernest Farndale 2

Elizabeth Farndale, widow; aged 80; born Whitby; (1811).[Shown as mother to Matthew Farndale of Craggs Hall].

Annie Mitchel, a domestic servant

 

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1900

 

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Matthew and Ann Farndale and their family at Craggs Hall in about 1900

 

William             Robert                                                      Ruth

 

 

                         Matthew           Herbert              Ann           Ernest

 

                                                  Edwin

 

1901

 

Census 1901, Craggs Hall Farm

 

Matthew Farndale, head, 50, a farmer

Mary A Farndale, 44

Robert Farndale, 15, an assistant on the farm

Ruth Farndale, 14

Ernest Farndale, 12

Herbert Farndale, 9

William Farndale, 6

Edwin Farndale, 2

 

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1911

 

Census 1911, Craggs Hall Farm

 

Matthew Farndale, head, 60, a farmer

Mary A Farndale, 54

Ruth Farndale, 24, at home

Ernest Farndale, 22, at home

Herbert Farndale, 19, at home

William Farndale, 16, at home

Edwin Farndale, 12, school

 

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1912

 

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Extract from a scrabbook at Kilton

 

1920


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Matthew Farndale, Ann Farndale, Robert Farndale and Ruth Farndale, in front of Craggs Hall, about 1920

 

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Possibly Aunt Polly (FAR00774) with Ruth Farndale (FAR00619) and Dorothy Farndale (FAR00668) at Craggs Hall in about 1928


Alberta, Canada

 

1929

 

Ruth Farndale, went to Alberta Canada in 1929, aged 42, occupation farming, of Craggs Hall, Carlin Howe. She travelled unaccompanied, from Liverpool to Montreal in 1929 on the Athenia of the Anchor-Donaldson line (captained by James Black), departing from Liverpool on 5 October 1929. She arrived on 13 October 1929.

 

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The family story is that she arrived in Alberta and insisted on marrying Martin, though the entry in the passenger list suggests she was already his fiancée.

 

Ruth Farndale married her first cousin, Martin Farndale (FAR00571) in Trochu, Alberta, Canada in 1929. They had no family (Family knowledge).

 

1931

 

1931 Census of Canada - Red Deer, Alberta

 

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Ruth Farndale                        Martin Farndale

 

1943

When Martin died in Calgary aged 62 years, on 11 September 1943, Ruth returned to England (
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1947

 

There is a record of her crossing into USA at Buffalo, New York on 11 November 1947. Perhaps this was her journey home.

 

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Harrogate

 

1950

 

In 1950 to 1955 she was on the electoral register for Harrogate.

 

Ripon

 

1957

 

In 1957 she was on the electoral register for Ripon.

1974

Ruth Farndale, born 14 Dec 1886, died in 1974 aged 87, and her death was registered at Northallerton District in the first quarter of 1974 (GRO Vol 1b page 2506).