A butcher of Loftus and Master Butcher at Lingdale, south of Skelton and near to Boosbeck

 

Private in the Royal Army Service Corps in WW1

 

John Farndale
1 June 1890 to 11 September 1968 (buried)

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Egton

 

1890

 

John Farndale son of Samuel (ironstone miner of Egton) and Mary (nee Hogarth) Farndale (FAR00410) was born in Egton on 1 June 1890 (1939 Register) and baptised on 6 July 1890 at Egton. His birth was registered in Whitby District by M Farndale, his mother, of Egton on 7 July 1890 (GRO Vol 9d page 441).

 

1891

 

Census 1891 Egton

 

Samuel Farndale, 35, head, iron stone miner

Mary Farndale, 28

Sarah Farndale, 10, scholar, born Egton about 1881

Thomas Farndale, son, 8, scholar, born Egton about 1883

Annie Farndale, 7, scholar, born Egton about 1884

John Farndale, 0, born Egton about 1891

 

1901

 

Census 1901 Egton

 

Sam Farndale, 46, ironstone miner

Mary Farndale, 38

Thomas Farndale, 18, blast furnace labourer

John Farndale, 11

Meggie Farndale, 8, born Liverton Mines 1893

The Cuthbert family (also an ironstone miner)

 

Loftus

 

1911


1911 Census – 11 East Street, Loftus

 

Charles Dale, 32, ironstone miner

Sarah A Dale, 30, born Egton in about 1881 (John’s sister, Sarah Ann nee Farndale, FAR00568)

Alice Maud Dale, 11, born Loftus in about 1900

Fred Dale, 8, born Loftus in about 1903

George Henry Dale, 5, born Loftus in about 1906

Arthur Dale, 2, born Loftus in about 1909

Annie Dale, 0, born Loftus in about 1911

John Farndale, boarder, single, 20, a butcher, born Egton in about 1891


1912

John Farndale, married Hannah May Temple on 5 December 1912 at Guisborough District (MR).

1913

Irene Farndale (FAR00797) was born at Loftus in Guisborough District on 1 June 1913.  

1916

 

Military Service

 

294809 Private John Farndale, 385th (Mechanical Transport) Company, Royal Army Service Corps

 

His Short Service Attestation on 1 March 1916 shows he was born in Egton and was residing at 35 Windsor Road, Stockton on the Forest (8km northeast of York). He was a butcher.  His Descriptive Report shows his next of kin was Hannah May Farndale of 35 Windsor Road, Stockton who he had married on 5 December 1912. He had a daughter, Irene who was born at Guisborough on 1 June 1913. A further Descriptive Report referred to another dependant, Percy Carver Temple.

 

His Medical Record showed that he was 5 ft 8.75 inches and 150 lbs.

 

1917

 

On 10 February 1917 he was certified after testing in “K” (supply) Company Field Butchery in slaughtering.

 

His service form shows that travelled from Southampton to Le Havre on 20 and 21 March 1917. He was transferred to UK for release on 28 October 1919.

 

His Identity Certificate on release confirms his service in France.

 

1919

 

He was demobilised to the Reserve on 27 November 1919. He had been attested on 1 March 1916, transferred to the Army Reserve on 2 March 1916 and mobilised on 7 February 1917. His will was received on 12 July 1918 and returned on 6 November 1920. In the standard Disability Form issued to all soldiers at discharge, he did not claim to be suffering from any disability due to his military service. There is a receipt document for his soldier’s documents.

 

1921

 

1921 CensusGuisborough

 

John Farndale, 31, Butcher, Skelton Cooperative Society, born Egton

Hannah May Farndale, 28, born Liverton Mines

Irene Farndale, daughter, 8, born Loftus

 

Skelton

 

1939

 

1939 Register – 13 High Street, Lingdale, Skelton and Brotton

 

John Farndale, born 1 June 1890, master butcher on own account

Hannah M Farndale, born 25 May 1893.

1968

John Farndale, died aged 78 died Cleveland District in 1968. He was buried on 11 September 1968 at Boosbeck cemetery (
DR).