George William Farndale

12 February 1897 to 21 August 1953

The Brotton 3 Line

FAR00678

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Clerk, shipping clerk and financial accountant and clerk with the Army Pay Corps (and Army Service Corps) during WW1

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Liverton

1897

George William Farndale, son of Arthur Edwin and Mary (nee Burns) Farndale (FAR00532) was born on 12 February 1897 (1939 Register) at Liverton, and baptised on 14 May 1897 (BR and letter). George William Farndale’s birth was registered in Middlesbrough District in the first quarter of 1897 (GRO Vol 9d page 581).

Middlesbrough

1901

1901 Census – 11 King Edward’s Road, All Saints, Grove Hill, Middlesbrough

George Farndale, 58, House joiner

Hannah Mary Farndale, 53

Arthur Edwin Farndale, 25, Railway Clerk

Edith G Farndale, 13

Mary A Farndale, 30, daughter in law (Arthur’s wife)

George W Farndale, 4 grandson

1909

In 1909, George and his brother Arthur joined a children’s newspaper club: Northern Weekly Gazette, 5 June 1909: DADDY’S MEMBERSHIP BOOK. LIST OF NEW MEMBERS … 123936 – Geo Farndale, 13, Temple Street, Middlesbrough; 123937 – Arthur Farndale, 13, Temple Street, Middlesbrough

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).

1915

Military Service

Army No: S4/199459 and TR9/16884 and 18216

Army Service Corps. Army Pay Corps.

A Casualty Form – Active Service showed that he had enlisted on 10 December 1915, aged 18 years and 9 months, a clerk. He was a Primitive Methodist by religion. Army Pay Corps. His next of kin was his mother, Mary A Farndale, of 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough.

1916

His Medical record on 8 August 1916 showed that he was a clerk, 5 feet and 5 5/8^th inches tall, 119 lbs with good physical development. He was declared fit for service at home and transferred to 43^rd Training Reserve Battalion.

WWI Appeal Tribunal papers: George William Farndale – North Riding appeal tribunal number: 110 - Appeal against conscription of: George William Farndale - Age: Not stated - Address: 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough - Occupation: Book-keeper and pay clerk - Local tribunal: Middlesbrough Borough Council - Central tribunal: No - Military Service Act 1916 or Attested: Attested - Grounds for appeal: a) continue in current occupation, e) exempt occupation - Appellant: - Summary of case: No case papers - Supporting evidence: - Date and decision of North Riding Appeal Tribunal: 24 Mar 1916. Exemption to 30 July on understanding this was to be final. Date: 24 Mar 1916 (North Yorkshire Records Office, Reference NRCC/CL 9/1/110 Level, Item – Extent, Index entry only - Catalogue status, Catalogued)

1919

His Disability Claim Form pages 1 and 2 on 9 April 1919 on discharge shows he was a Corporal in the Army Pay Corps at Blackheath, with a permanent address at 19 Temple Street, Middlesbrough. He first joined for duty on 8 August 1916. He served:

· 8 to 16 August 1916 in England;

· 17 August to 18 December 1916 in Ireland;

· 19 December 1916 to 9 April 1919 in England;

· He was a clerk from 8 August to 18 December 1917;

· He was an infantry clerk from 16 December 1917.

He suffered from deafness from about June 1914 and had been at the Eye and Ear Hospital in Cork and the military hospital, Tidworth.

His last employer before joining the Army was George Alder, 29 Queen’s Terrace, Middlesbrough, where he was secretary and bookkeeper.

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

George William Farndale (residing at the time at 11 King Edward Road, Middlesbrough), married Doris May Earnshaw on 26 December 1921 at St Luke, Victoria Docks, Essex (Register of Marriages, St Luke PR).

Doris May Earnshaw, the daughter of Joseph William Earnshaw (1855) and Jane Elizabeth Earnshaw (1859), was born at Sheffield in 1901, residing at the time of her marriage at 209 Barking Road.

Maidstone

1925

Brenda Farndale (FAR00894) was born in 1925 in Maidstone (Letters). Her birth was registered in Maidstone District, Kent, in the third quarter of 1925 (GRO Vol 2A Page 1471).

1927

Patricia Farndale (FAR00904) was born on 20 February 1927 in Maidstone (Letters). Her birth was registered in Maidstone, Kent in the second quarter of 1927 (GRO Vol 2A Page 1443).

1928

Sheila Margaret Farndale (FAR00910) was born in 1928 in Maidstone (Letters). Her birth was registered in Maidstone District in the fourth quarter of 1928 (GRO Vol 2A Page 1331).

1930

George Brian Farndale (FAR00913) was born in 1930 in Maidstone (Letters). His birth was registered in Maidstone District, Kent in the third quarter of 1930 (GRO Vol 2A Page 1516). He died in infancy the same year.

Croydon

1932

John Alan Farndale (FAR00921) was born on 18 February 1932 in Croydon (Letters). His birth was registered in Croydon District in the first quarter of 1932 (GRO Vol 2A Page 737).

1934

Georgina Ann Farndale (FAR00934) was born on 1 August 1934 in Lambeth (Letters). Her birth was registered in Lambeth District in the third quarter of 1934 (GRO Vol 1D Page 354).

1939

1939 Register – 46 Heathfield Road, Liverpool

George William Farndale, born 12 February 1897, financial accountant

Doris M Farndale, born 2 May 1901, unpaid domestic duties

1941

South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times, 19 July 1941: EARNSHAW. The death of Mr Joseph William Earnshaw, 86, of 125, Doncaster Rd, Denaby, occurred on Sunday and the internment took place at Mexborough on Wednesday. The mourners were... Mr and Mrs G Farndale... Mr. A Earnshaw... Pat, John and Ann Farndale...

1953

George William Farndale, died age 56 on 21 August 1953 (Probate Index). His son, John Farndale (FAR00921), confirmed that he died in Great Ayton.

Probate: FARNDALE George William of 2 Battersby Junction Great Ayton Middlesbrough died 21 August 1953 Administration York 20 November to Patricia (presumably his daughter, FAR00894) Smith (wife of Allen Gordon Smith) and Brenda (presumably his daughter FAR00904) Pegg (wife of Reginald Pegg). Effects £774 7s 9d.