Elizabeth Farndale (later Darby)
5 April 1833 (Baptised) to October 1918
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Emigrated to
Australia with her parents and settled there.
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1833
Elizabeth
Farndale the second daughter of Matthew and Hannah (nee Thompson) Farndale
(FAR00225) was born at Kilton and baptised at Brotton on 5 April 1833 (Brotton
PR). They lived at Kilton and Matthew was a farmer.
1841
Census
1841 - Brotton;
Elizabeth Farndale, age 8; born Yorks (ie born 1833). She lived with her father Matthew
(45, a farmer) and mother Hannah (30) and her sister, Mary Ann (10).
1851
Census 1851 - Hallgarth, Kildale;
Elizabeth
Farndale, age 17; daughter of Matthew and Hannah Farndale (FAR00225); born Kilton (ie born 1834).
Matthew
was now a farmer of 150 acres born at Kilton.
Perhaps
Hallgarth is what is now Hall Farm. Garth is a word that means a yard or
paddock.
1852
She Sailed for Australia with
her parents in 1852.
She
would only be 19 when the family left Yorkshire for Australia and later she
would share their lives at Hawthorne and Birregurra.
See
more details about their emigration
and settlement in Australia.
1859
Elizabeth
Farndale, married William Darby at Birregurra,
Victoria, Australia in 1859. Little is known about Elizabeth but that she
married William Darby of Ely, England. They had no children. William had been
involved in the gold rush but probably before his marriage.
There
is a William Darby who was single who was born in 1830 and travelled to
Melbourne on the Invincible in 1858, aged 28.
Elizabeth
Darby, nee Farndale.
Elizabeth
Farndale who married William Darby
William Darby of Ely who married Elizabeth Farndale in Victoria,
Australia
She thereafter lived all her life in
Australia.
(Family Papers)
Both
are remembered with great affection by their nephews and nieces. The Darbys ran a general store at Colac East.
Colac
is near Birregurra about 120 km SW of Melbourne.
1906
William died in 1906 (see below)
1918
Elizabeth
Darby, aged 84, daughter of Matthew Farndale and Hannah nee Thompson died at
Colac, Victoria in 1918.
Her Will:
In
the Supreme Court of the State of Victoria in its probate jurisdiction. IN THE
WILL of Elizabeth Darby late of Colac in the state of Victoria, Widow,
deceased. Affidavit.
Arthur
William Ormond of 31 Queen Street Melbourne gives sworn evidence that he
displayed an advertisement on 25 November 1918 in the Argus newspaper:
Notice
is hereby given after the expiration of fourteen days from the publication
hereof application will be made to the Supreme Court of Victoria in its Probate
Jurisdiction that probate of the last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Darby
late of Colac in the state of Victoria, widow deceased may be granted Alfred Betheras of Colac aforesaid Bank Manager the executor named
in and appointed by said Will, Ada Melinda Smith of Colac aforesaid married
woman the executrix appointed b y the said Will having renounced probate
thereof.
“Mrs
Danby was of a kindly genial disposition and endeared herself to a large circle
of friends. For a considerable time she suffered from partial blindness, but
she bore this affliction with more than ordinary resignation. Nothing delighted
her more than for some relative or friend to drop in and read to her the news
of the day, the changing fortunes of the War being followed with keen interest.
Even up to her last, though suffering intense bodily pain her bright … [creased
and unreadable] … with her Christian fortitude and endurance being fully
exemplified. The funeral of the deceased is timed to leave her late residence
at half past ten o’clock this Saturday morning for the Colac cemetery.”
(Extract from Tilly Martin’s scrapbook).
The Colac
Reformer, 26 October 1918:
Mrs
Wm. Darby, an old and well known resident of Colac for the past 65 years,
passed away on Thursday morning, at the advanced age of 84 years. The deceased
lady arrived in the town in 1853, in company with her parents (Mr and Mrs
Farndale) and her sister (Mrs W Martin) and a few years later married the late
Mr W. Darby, who for many years carried on a general store at Colac east. Mrs
Darby was of a kindly and genial disposition, and endeared herself to a large
circle of friends. For a considerable time past she suffered from partial
blindness, but she bore this affliction with more than ordinary resignation.
Nothing delighted her more than for some relative or friend to drop in and read
to her the news of the day, the changing fortunes of the war being followed
with keen interest. Even up to the last, though suffering intense bodily pain,
her bright and cheerful temperament still remained with her, Christian
fortitude and endurance being fully exemplified. The funeral of deceased is
timed to leave her late residence at half past ten o'clock this (Saturday)
morning, for the Colac cemetery
Grave
of William and Elizabeth Darby at Colac Cementary,
Victoria, Australia.
Erected
By
Elizabeth
In memory
of her beloved husband
William
John Darby
Died
16 January 1906 aged 79 years
Also
To
Elizabeth
Wife
of the above
Who
died on ? October 1918
