Joseph Farndale

25 October 1795 (baptised) to 20 April 1877

The father of a large Great Ayton family, who was a cartwright

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Joseph Farndale, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Farndale of Kilton was baptised at Brotton on 25 October 1795. He was born into the large extended Farndale family of Kilton.

On 10 April 1817 Joseph married Mary Hill at Great Ayton. By that time they were both of Great Ayton, so Joseph had moved there. The witnesses were Elizabeth Hill, Richard Hill and John Longstaff.

Their son Richard Farndale was born on 15 February 1818 and registered in the Parish records of Nunthorpe, now southern Middlesbrough, and about 5 miles north of Great Ayton. Richard died at birth. John Farndale was born 20 November 1819; Ann Farndale on 4 November 1821; Elizabeth Farndale on 12 October 1823; and a second Richard Farndale on 31 July 1825.

Joseph was recorded as a cartwright at the time of his son Richard’s birth in 1825 and when Richard was married in 1850. It seems likely that he had moved to Great Ayton to apprentice as a cartwright and had been working as such since he had arrived there.

Joseph Farndale was born on 21 October 1827; William Farndale on 28 November 1830; Thomas Farndale on 21 April 1832; Jane Farndale on 25 December 1834; and Mary Farndale on 12 March 1837.

So Joseph and Mary Farndale had a large family of ten, though their eldest Richard had died at birth.

The family were living in Great Ayton, where Joseph was working as a cartwright in 1841 and 1851.

Land tenure, 1847 Tithe Map showing land held by Joseph Farndale

In April 1851 Joseph advertised: Important SALE of valuable OAK and ASH TIMBER. To Timber Merchants, Ship Builders, Railway Contractors, Cartwrights, and others. TO BE SOLD AT ACTION, by MR TODD, on THURSDAY, the 20th day of April 1854, 2,120 valuable OAK TREES, in FIVE Lots, the Timber and Bark of which is of excellent quality. Also a quantity of ASH and other IMBER, now growing in the Woods at Newton. The roads are good, and contiguous with good Turnpike Roads, and within One Mile of Hutton Low Cross Station, on the Guisborough and Middlesborough Railway. The Lots can be viewed any day previous to the Sale, on application to MR JOSEPH FARNDALE, Great Ayton. Sale to commence at One o’Clock for Two precisely.

So it seems that as a cartwright, Joseph also had woodland in his possession, which he presumably used to supply his own cartwright business, but which operated itself as a substantial timber supply business.

By 1861, Joseph and Mary, by then 66 and 68 respectively, were living at Top Garth in Great Ayton with Joseph’s older brother, William Farndale, who had also worked as a wheelwright and cartwright, though at Pinchthorpe near Guisborough, but had reached the age of 84. By this time Joseph was working as a joiner. By 1871, Joseph and Mary had moved to Main Street at Great Ayton and by then 77, Joseph had retired as a joiner.

Mary died on 28 February 1874 at the age of 81.

Joseph died three years later on 20 April 1877, aged 88.

The gravestone of Joseph, his wife Mary, and his daughter Mary who had died in 1862 when only 25, can be found in the far corner of the churchyard at All Saints Church in Great Ayton. It reads In memory of Mary the daughter of Joseph and Mary Farndale who died March 3rd 1862 aged 25 years. Also Mary wife of Joseph Farndale who died 28th February 1874 aged 81 years. Also Joseph Farndale who died April 20th 1877 aged 88 years.

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