William Henry Farndale

12 February 1893 to 1972

The Ampleforth 1 Line

FAR00655

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Kirkham

1893

William Henry Farndale, son of George and Eliza (nee Warters) Farndale (FAR00437) was born at Kirkham Abbey on 12 February 1893 (1939 Register). William Henry Farndale’s birth was registered in Malton District in the first quarter of 1893 (GRO Vol 9d page 888).

1901

1901 Census – Kirkham

George Farndale, head, aged 42, postman, born Appleton-le-Street (ie born 1859)(FAR00437)

Eliza, wife, aged 40

Lily Farndale, aged 11, born Westow (FAR00635)

Ethel Mary Farndale, aged 10, born Kirkham Abbey

William Henry Farndale, aged 8, born Kirkham Abbey (FAR00655)

Florence Farndale, aged 5, born Kirkham Abbey (FAR00671) (twin of Blanche Elizabeth Farndale (FAR00670)

York

1911

1911 census – 13 Oswald Street, York

George Farndale, head, aged 52, postman, born Appleton-le-Street

Eliza, wife, aged 50

Lily Farndale, aged 21, dressmaker

Ethel Mary Farndale, aged 20, book keeper, single

William Henry Farndale, aged 18, born Kirkham Abbey, gardener

Florence Farndale, aged 15, born Kirkham, at school

1914

Military Service:

Army Nos 12035 and 58270

12035 Private William H Farndale, RAMC, later 58270 of the Lancashire Fusiliers. Awarded the British War Medal, the Victory medal and the 1914 -15 Star (Medal Rolls).

1921

1921 Census – York

George Farndale, head, aged 62, postman retired, born Appleton-le-Street

Eliza, wife, aged 60, born Scarborough

Lily Farndale, aged 32, dressmaker on own account, single, born York

Ethel Mary Farndale, aged 30, book keeper, Poad and sons, agricultural merchants of Walmgate, York, single, born Kirkham Abbey

William Henry Farndale, aged 28, born Kirkham Abbey, insurance agent with Prudential, single

Florence Farndale, aged 25, born Kirkham, single, a clerk at Bleasdale Manufacturing wholesale chemists at Collingate, York

1936

William H Farndale, aged 43, married Kathleen Blakeley in 1936 and their marriage was registered in the third quarter of 1936 at York District (GRO Vol 9d page 180).

1937

Denise A Farndale (FAR00949) was born in 1937 in York District.

1939

1939 Register – 65 Hull Road, York

William H Farndale, born 12 February 1893, Prudential Insurance agent, married

Kathleen Farndale (marked over Overton), born 13 July 1909, married, unpaid domestic duties

1943

William H Farndale married Florence M Lowson in 1943 and their marriage was registered at Durham South Western District in the first quarter of 1943 (GRO Vol 10a page 499).

1959

W H Farndale lived at Woodlands, 194 Yann Road, York (British Phone Books). William Henry Farndale lived at 11 Brandon Grove, Stockton on the Forest, Yorkshire (Electoral Register).

1972

William Henry Farndale, born 12 Feb 1893, died in 1972. His death was registered in Howden District in the first quarter of 1972 (GRO Vol 2a page 456).