John Christopher Farndale The Younger
18 October 1830 to 22 January 1868
FAR00308
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A master mariner of Whitby who moved to
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. He died at sea in the Bay of Biscay
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Overview
John Christopher Farndale the Elder’s third son, John Christopher
Farndale the Younger (FAR00308)
captained various ships. His father, brother and himself
all lived lives of adventure, perils at sea, and travel. This was a family of
mariners at the heart of the maritime coal industry in the mid Victorian era.
The second generation ventured widely around the North Sea (often called the
German sea at the time) and the Baltic and further south. John Christopher
Farndale the Younger was the most adventurous of the brothers, with many
voyages through the Baltic to various ports.
A brig is a type of sailing
vessel defined by its rig. It had two masts which were both square-rigged. Brigs
originated in the second half of the eighteenth century and were a common type
of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part of the
nineteenth century. In commercial use, they were gradually replaced by
fore-and-aft rigged vessels such as schooners, as owners sought to reduce crew
costs by having rigs that could be handled by fewer men. In Royal Navy use,
brigs were retained for training use when the battle fleets consisted almost entirely
of iron-hulled steamships. Brigs were prominent in the coasting coal trade of
British waters. 4,395 voyages to London with coal were recorded in 1795. With
an average of eight or nine trips per year for one vessel, that is a fleet of
over 500 colliers trading to London alone. Other ports and coastal communities
were also be served by colliers trading to Britain's coal ports. In the first
half of the nineteenth century, the vast majority were rigged as brigs, and
that rig was retained for longer in the northeast of England.
The
Mary, a Brig of South Shields painted in 1855
The
Traditional Song, the Collier Brig: Oh, the worst old ship that ever set sail, Sailed out of Harwich on a windy day. Chorus:
Stormy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys, When the wind blows the barge will
go. She was built in Roman style, Held together with bits of twine. Skipper’s
half Dutch and he hasn’t got a clue, The crew were
fourteen hands too few. Cook spilt the dinner on the galley floor,
Skipper caught his hand in the wheelhouse door. Off Orford Ness we sprang a
leak, Hear our poor old timbers creak. We steered our
way round Lowestoft next, The wind backed round to the
sou-sou-west. Through the Cockle to Cromer Cliff, Steering like a wagon with a
wheel adrift. Up The Humber and up to town, Pump, you devils,
pump or drown. Then on a sandbank we got stuck, Skipper’s drunk in the Dog and
Duck. Up come a mermaid covered in slime, We took her
down the hold and we had a good time. We kept on course all through the night, Nearly went aground at the Apex light. Coal was shot by a
Keadby crew, Bottom was rotten and it went right through. So
when we saw the brig was sunk, We went to the Barge
and we all got drunk.
A master mariner is a licensed mariner who
holds the highest grade of seafarer qualification. He is thus given an
unlimited master's license, with no limits on the tonnage, power, or geographic
location of the vessel that the holder of the license is allowed to serve upon.
A master mariner would therefore be allowed to serve as the master of
a merchant ship of
any size, of any type, operating anywhere in the world, and it reflected
the highest level of professional qualification amongst mariners and deck
officers.
The
term master mariner has been in use at least since the thirteenth
century, reflecting the fact that in guild or livery company terms, such a
person was a master craftsman in
this specific profession, such as were also a master carpenter, master
blacksmith etc.
In the British
Merchant Navy a master mariner
who had sailed in command of an ocean going merchant ship was titled “Captain”,
although a professional seafarer who held a restricted or limited master's
certificate who had sailed in command of a ship could also be titled captain.
Where
the movements of ships were recorded in the shipping news and other media, the
name of the ship was followed by the name of the Captain.
For the extensive maritime expeditions
of John Christopher Farndale the Younger Farndale, see also the Maritime Adventures of John
Christopher Farndale the Younger.
The Traditional Song, the Collier Brig: Oh, the
worst old ship that ever set sail, Sailed out of
Harwich on a windy day. Chorus: Stormy weather, boys, stormy weather, boys,
When the wind blows the barge will go. She was built in Roman style, Held
together with bits of twine. Skipper’s half Dutch and he hasn’t
got a clue, The crew were fourteen hands too few. Cook spilt the dinner on the
galley floor, Skipper caught his hand in the wheelhouse
door. Off Orford Ness we sprang a leak, Hear our poor
old timbers creak. We steered our way round Lowestoft next, The
wind backed round to the sou-sou-west. Through the Cockle to Cromer Cliff,
Steering like a wagon with a wheel adrift. Up The Humber and up to town, Pump,
you devils, pump or drown. Then on a sandbank we got
stuck, Skipper’s drunk in the Dog and Duck. Up come a mermaid covered in slime,
We took her down the hold and we had a good time. We kept
on course all through the night, Nearly went aground
at the Apex light. Coal was shot by a Keadby crew, Bottom was rotten and it
went right through. So when we saw the brig was sunk, We went to the Barge and we all got drunk.
1830
John Christopher was born
on 18 October 1830, the son of John Christopher and Ann (nee Ling) Farndale (FAR00244) of Whitby, painter. He was born on 18 October 1830
and baptised on 10 November 1830 at Whitby (Whitby
PR).
1837
His father
John the Elder had died in 1837, when John was aged only seven.
After John the Elder had died, the Census
of 1841 for Whitby Cray listed his widow, Ann Farndale, age 45; born in Yorks (ie 1796); Thomas Farndale, age 13 (FAR00300); John
Farndale, aged 10 (FAR00308); Mary Farndale,
aged 8 (FAR00320).
1845
The younger John Christopher Farndale appeared to have got into
some trouble, as an apprentice mariner. On 19 February 1845 at the
Justice Room in Whitby, before Thomas Fishburn, and John Chapman, Esqrs, it was
reported that on Saturday four sea apprentices, named Matthew Walker, John Christopher
Farndale, Isaac Wilson, and Thomas Hill, had been charged with absenting
themselves from the ship Great Britain, belonging to Mr Joseph Tindale,
of Whitby. The Hull Packet, 28 February 1845: CAUTION TO APPRENTICES.
JUSTICE ROOM, WHITBY. FEB 19. Before Thos Fishburn, and John Chapman, Esqrs. On
Saturday four sea apprentices, named Matthew Walker, John Christopher Farndale,
Isaac Wilson, and Thomas Hill, where charged with absenting themselves from the
ship Great Britain, belonging to Mr Joseph Tindale, of Whitby. The charge was
clearly proved by the master, and the lads failing to show any justifiable
cause for their misconduct, were committed to Northallerton for one month’s
hard labour. We hope this punishment will bring the young delinquents to a
sense of their duty, and act as a warning to others. It is notorious that the
owners of vessels in Whitby harbour, particularly the owner of the Great Britain,
have suffered considerably by the incorrigible conduct of their apprentices;
and Mr Tynedale is, in our opinion, worthy of praise for thus stepping forward
to put a check on such proceedings.
1853
Having clearly learnt his
lesson, by January 1853, John Christopher
Farndale was the captain of the collier brig, the John Stewart. On 12 January
1853 he passed Yarmouth Roads at Lowestoft in south westerly winds and fresh
and cloudy weather, and on 25 December 1852, he sailed from Hartlepool for London.
The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
13 January 1853: LOWESTOFT. Jan 12, SW by W,
fresh, cloudy … In Yarmouth Roads, 12 – the brig John Stewart, Farndale, from
Hartlepool for London, sailed Dec 25 …
From his
new captaincy of the John Stuart (probably spelt the John Stewart)
(see above), John Farndale was found to owe William
Griffin, a seaman on that vessel, the sum of £2 9s. The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
21 March 1854: HARTLEPOOL POLICE. SHIP JOHN
STUART. John Farndale, master of the John Stuart, of Whitby, was charged before
J P Denton and RC
Dixon Esquires, by William Griffin, seamen on board the same vessel, with owing
him 2l 9s. Complainant had not signed articles when he was engaged, and the
dispute was as to the amount now due to him. The bench ordered 14s to be paid
to Griffin.
(From Richard Weatherill.
1908. The
Ancient Port of Whitby and Its Shipping. Whitby:
Horne and Son, Haithi Trust. Page
296).
1854
In
February 1854 John Christopher Farndale was captain of the John Stewart again,
arriving in Hamburg. The Shipping and Mercantile Gazette,
25 March 1854: HAMBURG. Arrived
(March 21) … John Stewart, Farndale, from Hartlepool …
1856
In 1856, John Christopher Farndale captained the Caspian
of Whitby arriving in Nyhamn,
a harbour in Norway between Kristiansand and Oslo on its southern shore. On 27 November 1856 the brig Caspian, Farndale, of Whitby, returned from Nyhamn,
after being away for 22 days, and was off Aldeburgh on the Suffolk coast. On 29 November 1856 she arrived in London
from Nyhamn.
(From Richard Weatherill. 1908. The Ancient Port of Whitby and Its Shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son, Haithi Trust.
Page 231).
Lloyd’s List, 1 December 1856: LONDON.
Entered inwards, November 29 … NYHAM, Caspian, Farndale, B178 City Cl, Chapman
… The North
and South Shields Gazette and Northumberland and Daily Advertiser, 4 December 1856: The brig Caspian,
Farndale, of Whitby, from Nyhamn, 22 days, was off Aldbro’ on the 27th ult … The Hull Daily News, 6 December 1856: LONDON.
Nov 29. … Caspian, Farndale, of Whitby, from Nyham
…
1857
John Christopher
Farndale aged 24 (sic, recte 27) bachelor,
Master Mariner of Whitby son of
John Farndale, Master Mariner, married Christiana
Ainslie aged 23, spinster of Wisbech, daughter of William Ainslie, brewer
at the Parish Church of Wisbech St Peter, Cambridge, on 3 July 1857.
Both John and Christiana signed. The witnesses were Samuel Leader and Martha
Leader. A Watson was the curate (Marriage
Certificate). He had presumably
met her on his voyages through the port of Wisbech.
Wisbech
is a Fenland market town, and an inland port at the end of a long canal to the
sea. It is in the far north east of the
Cambridgeshire, bordering Norfolk and only 5 miles south of Lincolnshire.
John Farndale was
listed in merchant seamen 1835 to 1857: John
Christopher, Whitby Register Ticket: 58.949. The
merchant navy seamen were listed by central government during this period to monitor
a potential reserve of sailors for the Royal Navy. These are volumes
from the National Archives Record series BT112 to
BT120.
So he was a merchant
seaman and was regularly trading in Wisbech.
There was trouble for John
Christopher Farndale Junior, as captain of the Marmion. The Newcastle Journal, 22
August 1857: MARINE INTELLIGENCE. SHIELDS,
August 19. … The Marmion, Farndale, from Newcastle for Abo, put into Gothenburg
on Friday with damage, having been struck by lightning …
And more trouble for John Farndale
and the Marmion, two months later when he lost his ship and cargo off Osel. Osel
(now called Sarrremaa) is an
island at the mouth of the Bay of Riga, off modern day Estonia. (For interest, in 1719 Russia won
a naval victory against Sweden in the Great Northern War at the island.)
The Newcastle Courant, 16 October 1857: Riga, October 5. The Marmion,
Farndale, from Newcastle for Abo, with coals, was stranded on the coast of Osel, in the evening of September 27, ship and cargo lost,
but stores saved. On 27 September
1857 on a voyage from Newcastle to Abo, with a cargo of coal, the Marmion
was stranded on the coast of Osel, in the evening.
The ship and cargo were lost, but its stores saved.
1859
John Christopher married
Christiana Ainslie of Wisbech on 3 July 1857. He had presumably met her on his
voyages through the port of Wisbech.
Christiana Farndale, wife
of John Christopher Farndale Junior, died in Whitby on 10 May 1859, aged 26. The Whitby Gazette, 14 May
1859: On Tuesday, the 10th
inst, aged 26, Christiana, wife of Mr John Farndale,
mariner. So although
Christiana was from Wisbech, they lived into Whitby
until she died in 1859.
Christiana
Farndale died in the second quarter of 1859 in Whitby. She was buried in Whitby on 13
May 1859 (Whitby PR).
So although
Christiana was from Wisbech, they lived into Whitby until she died in 1859.
He later married Jane Telford,
also of Wisbech, in Cambridgeshire in 1861.
1860
(From Richard Weatherill. 1908. The Ancient Port of Whitby and Its Shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son, Haithi Trust.
Page 207).
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle, 22
March 1860: ENTERED OUTWARDS. … Ada
(180), Farndale, Hamburg …
The Cambridge Independent Press, 21
July 1860: WISBECH SHIP NEWS – JULY
18. ARRIVED. Ada, Farndale, from Narva
… Narva is in modern day Estonia, so John Farndale seems to have been sailing
regularly to the Baltic states and Russia delivering coal at
this time.
John transported coals for
Lotinga & Co. There was a Lotinga family in Newcastle at the time, who were
part of the Jewish community. Lotinga & Co appear to have been shipping
brokers based in Newcastle. On Tuesday 14 August 1860 John Farndale was Captain of
the Ada on return from Cronstadt, with 109
hundredweight of coal carried for Lotinga & Co. The Newcastle Courant, 17
August 1860: Tuesday, August 14 … Ada,
Farndale, Cronstadt, 109 chs coals, Lotinga & Co.
The Newcastle Journal, 18 August
1860: Ada, Farndale, Cronstadt, 109 chs coals, Lotinga & Co …
In August 1860, John sailed up the Baltic, via Elsinore to St
Petersburg in Russia. The Newcastle Courant, 31
August 1860: SOUND LIST, August 24, Ada,
Farndale, from Newcastle to Petersburg. The Shields Daily Gazette,
30 August 1860: ELSINORE. Aug … 25 – Arrived … Ada,
Farndale, from Shields, for St Petersburg …
On 1 September 1860 he arrived captain of the Ada at Cronstandt from Shields.
On 18 September 1860 the Ada, Farndale arrived in Wyburg
from Cronstadt. On 13 January 1861 John Christopher Farndale
captained the Ada and arrived in Hartlepool from Dunkirk.
The Shields Daily Gazette, 13
September 1860: CRONSTADT. Sept 1. Arrived …
Ada, Farndale, from Shields …
Lloyd’s List, 27
September 1860: WYBURG (Sept 21) Arrived …
Sept 18, Ada, Farndale, Cronstadt …
1861
The Public Ledger and Daily
Advertiser, 17 January 1861 shows that John
Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and arrived in Hartlepool from
Dunkirk on 13 Jauary 1861.
On 5 April 1861 he captained the Ada into South
Shields from Hamburg.
The Newcastle Journal, 5 April 1861 shows
that John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and
arrived in South Shields from Hamburg.
The 1861 Census listed the crew on the Vessel called the
Ada on the night of 7 April 1861: John Christopher Farndale, widower, 30,
Master of the ship; Richard Gibson, 26, mate; John Allison, 16, apprentice; and
Frederick Cook, 17, apprentice.
On 6 July
1861 John captained the Ada and arrived with ‘deals’, which might be a
typographical error for coals, in Wisbech from Narva.
The Cambridge Independent Press, 6 July 1861 shows that John
Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and arrived with ‘deals’ (this may
be a typo for coal) in Wisbech from Narva.
On 10 August
1861 John captained the Ada and travelled from South Shields to
Petersburg.
The Newcastle Guardian and Tyne Mercury, 10 August 1861 shows that John
Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and travelled from South Shields
to Petersburg.
John Christopher Farndale,
aged 30, married Jane Barnett Telford (born
1844, aged 17), son of John Henry Telford, at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire on 21 December 1861
(Wisbech PR, GRO Vol 3b
page 1336).
The Stamford Mercury, 27 December
1861: At the parish church,
Wisbech, on the 21st inst, Mr J C
Farndale, master mariner, of Whitby, to Miss Jane Barnett Telford, of Wisbech
…
They seem to have lived in
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire after 1861.
1862
On 31 January 1862 John Christopher Farndale and the Ada
were listed amongst the colliers that arrived on 31 January at Gravesend. On 4
March 1862 he captained the Ada and left West Hartlepool for Hamburg. On 1 April 1862 he was captain
of the Ada of Whitby when she arrived in Hamburg. On 19
April 1862 John captained the Ada and arrived at Newcastle from Cronstadt. On 14 May 1862 John captained the Ada
from Newcastle to Cronstadt. On 1 June 1862 John
captained the Ada and arrived at Cronsdtadt.
On 20 July 1862 John captained the Ada and arrived at Elsinore having
travelled from Riga bound for Dover.
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 1 February 1862 shows that on 31 January 1862
John Christopher Farndale and the Ada were listed amongst the Colliers
that arrived on 31 January at Gravesend.
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 6 March 1862 shows that on 4 March 1862 John Christopher Farndale
captained the Ada and left West Hartlepool for Hamburg.
Lloyd’s List, 4 April 1862 shows that on 1 April 1862 John
Christopher Farndale captained the Ada of Whitby arrived in Hamburg.
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 23 April 1862 shows that on 19 April 1862 John Christopher Farndale captained
the Ada and arrived at Newcastle from Cronstadt.
The
Newcastle Courant, 23 May
1862 shows that on 14 May 1862
John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada from Newcastle to Cronstadt.
The
Newcastle Guardian and Tyne
Mercury, 14 June 1862 shows that on 1 June 1862 John Christopher Farndale
captained the Ada and arrived at Cronsdtadt.
Lloyd’s List, 24 July 1862 shows that on 20 July 1862
John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and arrived at Elsinore
having travelled from Riga bound for Dover.
The
Kentish Gazette of 19
August 1862 reported the
proceedings of the Dover Police Court on Friday 9 August 1862 before Mayor E F Astley Esq
and L Stride Esq.
ASSAULT
ON THE HIGH SEAS
Edward Sneller stated that he lived at East cliff
and was a boatman. On Saturday evening last, about half past six or seven
o’clock, he boarded the brig Ada off South Foreland. He asked the
captain if he were bound for Dover with a cargo for Mr Fennis. The captain
answered ‘No’ and asked if witness were a ‘branch pilot’. Witness
said he was not, whereupon Burvill stepped forward and assured the
captain that he was a branch pilot. On hearing this, he said to the
captain, “He is no more a branch pilot than I am,” when Burvill
instantly raised his fist and gave witness a blow, which he received at
the back of the left ear, and which sent him reeling. He told Burvill he
should summon him to court for striking him on board a ship on the high seas, and
that he should subpoena the captain as a witness.
Cross examined, Did not have a few words with
Burvill – I never spoke to him. I got to the vessel first, but the captain gave
charge of the vessel to noone until Burvill declared that he was a branch
pilot, and ordered the jack to be hauled down. Burvill took charge of the ship
after I left it. Mr Fox: What made you leave the ship? Witness: Is that a fair
question to ask, gentlemen? – Mr Fox: Yes, you must answer it please – Witness:
I left the ship because I was not a branch pilot – Mr Fox: Then I ask you, if
you left the ship knowing you were not a branch pilot, what made you go on
board the vessel? – Witness: Why, there is a large class of men like
myself who do go aboard ships, and if a captain wants a man to assist him
into the harbour he is at liberty to have his services. Mr Fox: Then it was
not necessary for you to be a branch pilot to take the vessel into harbour?
Witness: No – Mr Fox: When you found defendant in charge of the ship you
thought it your business to tell the captain that he was not a branch pilot? –
Witness: Defendant was not in charge of the ship; he assumed the authority.
When this blow was struck he was leaning against the rail doing nothing. There
was a jack flying when I saw the vessel. It was taken down after Burvill
ordered the captain to haul it down. To the Court: The jack was flying at
the fore-top-gallant-mast head. Mr Fox: I suppose you wanted to be employed
instead of Burvill; that was the fact of the matter. – Witness: The fact of it
is, that I wanted to earn an honest livelihood like any other man. – Mr Fox:
Will you swear that he struck you? Is it not the truth that he gave you a
little bit of a push? – Witness: He struck me sir. I felt it for three days
afterwards, and was unable to eat any food on that side.
J C Farndale, the master of
the ship Ada,
said that on Thursday moring the complainant and defendant boarded his ship. He
believed the former was first on deck. He asked him if he was for Dover.
Witness made no reply, but walked to the lee side of the deck. Defendant then
came alongside, and as he had more the look of a pilot, and came in a
better class of boat (complainant’s havng much the appearance of a leisure
boat) witness responded to his inquiry whether he was bound for Dover, by returning
an affrmative answer. After that he asked Burvill if he were a branch pilot,
and he told him ‘yes’, and as they were crossing to the starboard side of the
deck he followed up the question with another, namely, if he could order the
jack to be hauled down, which he also answered satisfactorily. Upon hearing
that complainant said, “This man is no more a branch pilot than I am,” and then
followed the assault. As a reason for his peculiarity in putting the questions
he did, the witness explained that he had been warned that there was a
parcel of hovellers, who palmed themselves off as branch pilots with
a view to getting handsomely paid for taking vessels into port. Mr Fox (to the
witness): When this conversation took place about the jack, and Burvill ordered
it to be hauled down, you considered that he was engaged? Witness: I considered
that he was a branch pilot, and that the other man was not. - Mr Fox: You considered he was in charge of the
vessel? Yes after the jack was hauled down.
Mr Fox said he was perfectly satisfied from
the evidence of Sneller and the captain that an assualt had been committted.
It appeared from the latter’s statement however, that he regularly engaged the
defendant to pilot his vessel into port, who no doubt was very much annoyed at
the attempt made by the complainant to take bread out of his mouth. They all
knew that there was not too much for boatmen to do in this neighbourhood, and perhaps
they were not quite so amiable one towards aother as they might be. He hoped,
therefore, under all the circumstaces, that the magistrates would feel the
justice of the case met by passing a lenient sentence.
The
Bench adjudged defendant to pay a fine of 10s and costs.
A
shorter version also printed in the Dover Express under the headline
‘Unlicensed Pilots’. This article included a slightly more understandable
summary of the position taken for the defence at the end: “Mr Fox did not deny
the assult, but submitted that Sneller had offered Burvill provocation,and that
under the circumstances the smallest penalty might be considered sufficient.
The Magistrates however, thought the defendant quite unjustified in what he had
done, and fined him 10s and 12s costs. The money was paid.”
On 22
November 1862 John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and arrived at
Elsinore from Wyburg bound for London.
Lloyd’s
List, 26 November 1862 shows that on 22
November 1862 John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and
arrived at Elsinore from Wyburg bound for London.
On 3
December 1862 two vessels reported on the previous day to have been at anchor
in Whitby Roads were still riding and had not had any communication with the
shore, the sea being too heavy on the bar to venture out. However
the ship originally reported yesterday as being the Ada, Farndall (sic) turned out to be the Wandererer,
from Wyburg to Wisbech.
A
Report in the London
Evening Standard, 5 December 1862: Whitby,
Dec 3 – The two vessels reported yesterday at anchor in Whitby Roads are still
riding; they have not had any communication with the shore, the sea being too
heavy on the bar to venture out. The one reported yesterday as being the Ada
Farndall (sic) is now said to be the Wandererer, from Wyburg to
Wisbech.
On 12
December 1862 John captained the Ada and entered inwards, with
reference to the customs house, via Wyburg and the
Surrey Canal. Their brokers were Northcote
The
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 13 December
1862 shows that on 12 December 1862
John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and ‘entered inwards’, with
reference to the customs house, via Wyburg and the Surrey Canal. Their brokers
were Northcote
1863
Fanny Amelia Rose Farndale (FAR00457) was
born at Wisbech in 1863 (GRO Vol 3b page 605).
On 28 January 1863 John captained the Ada and arrived at
Dieppe from Shields. On 5 May 1863 he captained the Ada and arrived at
Elsinore from Stettin bound for London. On 11 September 1863 he captained the
Highland Chief arriving at Elsinore from Newcastle bound for St Petersburg,
Russia. On 4 October 1863 he captained the Highland Chief and left
Shields headed for Wyburg. On 14 December 1863 he captained the Highland Chief and arrived
at Sutton Bridge from Wyburg. On 26 April 1864 he
captained the Highland Chief arriving at Elsinore from Dantzic bound for Wisbech. On 11 May 1864 he captained the
Highland Chief arriving Wisbech from Danzig. She carried wood from Grimsby
into Wisbech so perhaps she delivered coal to Danzig and called in at Grimsby
on the return voyage to pick up wood to deliver to Wisbech.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 5
February 1863 showed that on 28
January 1863 John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and
arrived at Dieppe from Shields.
Lloyd’s List, 9 May 1863 showed that on 5 May 1863
John Christopher Farndale captained the Ada and arrived at Elsinore from
Stettin bound for London.
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 15 September 1863 showed that on 11 September 1863
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arriving at
Elsinore from Newcastle bound for St Petersburg, Russia.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 15
October 1863 showed that on 4
October 1863 John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief
and left Sheilds headed for Wyburg.
Lloyd’s List, 15 December 1863 showed that on 14 December 1863
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief and arrived at
Sutton Bridge from Wyburg.
1864
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 3 May 1864 showed that on 26 April 1864 John Christopher Farndale
captained the Highland Chief arriving at Elsinore from Dantzic bound for
Wisbeach (sic).
The
Stamford Mercury, 13 May
1864 showed that on 11 May 1864
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arriving Wisbech
from Danzig. The Cambridge Chronicle and Journal of
14 May 1864 suggests Highland Chief, Farndale arrived at Wisbech with
wood from Grimsby. Perhaps she delivered coal to Danzig and called in at
Grimsby on the return voyage to pick up wood to deliver to Wisbech.
On 2 June
1864 he captained the Highland Chief into Elsinore, travelling from
Shields to St Petersburg. On 23 June 1864 he captained the Highland Chief
as she arrived in Cronstadt from Shields. On 7
October 1864 he captained the Highland Chief into Cronstadt
from Shields. On 7 December 1864 he captained the Highland Chief into
Wisbech carrying wood from Wyburg. On 18 January 1865
he captained the Highland Chief as she arrived in Wisbech carrying coals
from Sunderland. On 15 February 1865 he captained the Highland Chief as
she arrived in Wisbech carrying coals from Sunderland.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 11 June 1864 showed
that on 2 June 1864
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Elsinore, travelling from Shields to St Petersburg.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 2 July 1864 showed that
on 23 June 1864
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Cronstadt from Shields.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 14 October 1864 showed
that on 7 October 1864
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Cronstadt from Shields.
The
Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 10 December 1864 showed
that on 7 December 1864
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Wisbech carrying wood from Wyburg.
1865
The
Cambridge Chronicle and Journal, 21 January 1865 showed
that on 18 January 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Wisbech carrying coals from Sunderland.
Perhaps
he knew his first child was due to be born, so arraged his voyages into Wisbech
during these months.
The
Cambridge Independent Press, 18 February 1865 showed
that on 15 February 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Highland Chief arrived in
Wisbech carrying coals from Sunderland.
Tom Christopher Farndale
(FAR00467) was
born at Wisbech on 20 March 1865 (GRO Vol 3b page
638). Whitby
Gazette, 1 April 1865: BIRTHS. On Monday, the 20th ult, at
Wisbech, the wife of Mr John C Farndale, of a son.
On 9 June
1865 John Christopher Farndale captained the Great Northern arriving at Middlesbrough from London. On 28 August
1865 he captained the Great Northern arriving at Tonning from Alloa. On 23
October 1865 he captained the Great Northern arriving at Middlesbrough from London. On 11
December 1865 he captained the Medusa from Hartlepool where he cleared inwards
for Tonning and cleared out on 15 December 1865. Only four days later, on 19
December 1865 he captained the Great Northern arriving at Middlesbrough from London.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 10 June 1865 showed that on 9 June 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Great Northern arriving at
Middlesbrough from London.
The
Dunfermline Saturday Press, 9 September 1865 showed
that on 28 August 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Great Northern arriving at
Tonning from Alloa.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 24 October 1865 showed
that on 23 October 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Great Northern arriving at
Middlesbrough from London.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 18 December 1865 showed
that on 11 December 1865
John Chistopher Farndale captained the Medusa from Hartlepool ‘cleared
inwards’ for Tonning and cleared out 15th for England? This couldn’t
have been his brother, William Farndale as he was captaining the Ythan
on 17 December, though John Christoper was captaining the Great Northern
on 19 December?
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 20 December 1865 showed
that on 19 December 1865
John Christopher Farndale captained the Great Northern arriving at
Middlesbrough from London.
1866
On 23
January 1866 he captained the Medusa from Portsmouth heading for
Bordeaux. On 12 February 1866 he captained the Medusa from Bordeaux
arriving in Bridlington Bay. On 3 March 1866 he captained the Medusa
from Bordeaux to Penarth and later in March he sailed to London. On 15 March
1866 he captained the Medusa from London to Sunderland in fine weather
and a light south westerly wind. On 25 June 1866 he captained the Medusa
as she entered inwards with reference to the Customs House from Dantsic (sic), on the East Lane Tier, the ship’s
broker being Young.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 16 March 1866 showed
that on 23 January 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa from Portsmouth
heading for Bordeaux.
Lloyd’s List, 14 February 1866 showed that on 12 February 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa from Bordeaux arrived
in Brindlington Bay.
The
Cardiff Times, 9 March 1866 showed that on 3 March 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa from Bordeaux to
Penarth and on March sailed to London.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 16 March 1866 showed
that on 15 March 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa from London to
Sunderland in fine weather in a light SW wind.
The
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 26 June 1866 showed
that on 25 June 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa entered inwards with reference
to the Customs House from Dantsic, on the East Lane Tier, broker: Young.
On 21 July 1866 the screw steamer, Medusa, Captain
Farndale, was laden with coals and left Shields for Cronsdadt where she
arrived ten minutes after another screw steamer, the Cambridgeshire. Both ships
were the property of Richard Young esq MP, so had perhaps been part of a small
fleet.
Screw Steamer
A screw steamer or screw steamship,
abbreviated SS, was a steamship or steamboat powered by a steam engine, using
one or more propellers, also known as screws, to propel it through the water.
In the nineteenth century, this designation was normally used to contrast with
the paddle steamer, a still earlier form of steamship that was largely, but not
entirely, superseded by the screw steamer. These new vessels started to be used
after Thomas Clyde applied Jon Ericsson’s screw propellor to steam vessels in
the USA.
The
Cambridge Independent
Press, 21 July 1866: The Isle of Ely Gazette. Wisbech – Quick Passages.
The screw steamer Cambridgeshire, Captain Huet, has just made the passage from
Shields to Cronstandt, laden with coals, in five days and eighteen hours. The
screw steamer, Medusa, Captain Farndale, also lade with coals left Shields at
the same time, and arrived at Cronsdadt ten minutes after the Cambridgeshire.
Both of the above named steamers are the property of Richard Young esq MP.
On 27 July
1866 John captained the Medusa as she entered inwards with reference to
the Customs House from Constadt.
The
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 28 July 1866 showed
that on 27 July 1866
John Chistopher Farndale who captained the Medusa entered inwards with
reference to the Customs House from Constadt, broker: Young.
On 14
September 1866, it was reported that Mr Young had added a large screw steamer, The
Norfolk to his fleet of Baltic traders, and it commenced its voyage, under
Captain Farndale.
The
Stamford Mecury, 14 September 1866: The
Norfolk. Mr Young has recently added a large screw steamer of the above name
to his fleet of Baltic traders, and it commenced its voyage, under Captain
Farndale, a few days ago. A screw
steamer is an old term for a steamship, powered by a steam engine, using one or
more propellors (also referred to as’screws’ for propulsion, also referred to
an an iron ship. These new vessels started to be used after Thomas Clyde
applied Jon Ericsson’s screw propellor to steam vessels in the USA.
On 2 October
1866 John captained the Norfolk arriving from Dantzig (sic). On 5
November 1866 he captained the Norfolk when she arrived in Dantzig from
Dublin. On 9 November 1866 he captained the Norfolk when she arrived in
Elsinore from Dantzig.
The
Hull and Eastern Counties Herald, 4 October 1866 showed
that on 2 October 1866
John Christopher Farndale captained the Norfolk arriving from Dantzig.
On the evening of 26 October 1866, Mr Young’s screw
steamer, Norfolk, sailed from Amsterdam to Dantzic, and had proceeded but a short distance
on the passage when one of the sailors, named Allison Brown, of Sunderland,
refused to go on deck, and on the steward, a very respectable man named
Bridgman, going below and telling him he would be made to turn out, Brown
stabbed him in a savage manner in the back, and Captain Farndale had to put
back to Amsterdam, where Bridgman received every possible attention from the
doctors, while Brown was attended by H M British Consul, who considerately sent
him to the durace vile until the return of the steamer
to Amsterdam, when the case will be gone into, and Brown receive the punishment
he so richly deserves. durance vile is an old term
for a long prison sentence.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 9 November 1866 showed
that on 5 November 1866
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Dantzig
from Dublin.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 14 November 1866 showed
that on 9 November 1866
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Elsinore
from Dantzig.
The
Cambridge Independent
Press, 10 November 1866: The Isle of Ely Gazette. The Knife. On
the evening of the 26th ult, Mr Young’s screw steamer, Norfolk,
sailed from Amsterdam to Dantzic, and had proceeded but a short distance on
the passage when one of the sailors, named Allison Brown, of
Sunderland, refused to go on deck, and on the steward, a very respectable
man named Bridgman, going below and telling him he would be made to turn out,
Brown stabbed him in a savage manner in the back, and Captain
Farndale had to put back to Amsterdam, where Bridgman received every
possible attention from the doctors, while Brown was attended by H M British
Consul, who considerately sent him to the durace vile until the return
of the steamer to Amsterdam, when the case will be gone into, and Brown receive
the punishment he so richly deserves. ‘durance
vile’ is an old term usually for a long prison sentence.
On 17
December 1866 John captained the Norfolk as she entered inwards from
Dantzig on the East Leg Tier.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 17 December 1866 showed
that on 17 December 1866
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk entered inwards from
Dantzig on the East Leg Tier, broker: Young.
Eva Jennie
Farndale (FAR00480)
was born at Wisbech on 29 December 1866 (GRO Vol 3b
page 623). The Whitby Gazette, 5 January 1867: BIRTHS.
Dec 29th, at Wisbech, the wife of Mr J C Farndale, of a daughter.
1867
On 9 January
1867 John captained the Norfolk as she arrived in Elsinore from the
North Sea heading for the Baltic. On 12 February 1867 he captained the
Norfolk as she arrived in Cardiff from Cadiz. On 11 March 1867 he captained
the Norfolk into Gravesend from Danzig. On 6 April 1867 he captained the
Norfolk into Dantzig from Cardiff. On 21 May 1867 he captained the
Norfolk as she entered inwards with reference to the customs house, Pillau, Church-hole, broker, Young. On 4 June 1867 he
captained the Norfolk arrived into Elsinore
headed for the Baltic. On 3 November 1867 he captained the Norfolk from
South Shields arrived Constadt and was loading for
London. On 1 January 1868 the Norfolk captained by John Farndale, was
discharging its 725 ton cargo at Victoria Dock. On 17
January 1868 The Norfolk, Farndale from
Shields to Barcelona, put into Portland Roads on Friday.
The
Hull and Eastern Counties Herald, 17 January 1867 showed
that on 9 January 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Elsinore
from the North Sea headed for the Baltic.
Lloyd’s List, 14 February 1867 showed that on 12 February 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Cardiff
from Cadiz.
Lloyd’s List, 12 March 1867 showed that on 11 March 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Gravesend
from Danzig.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 11 April 1867 showed
that on 6 April 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Dantzig from
Cardiff.
The
Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 21 May 1867 showed
that on 21 May 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk entered inwards with
referebce to the customs house, Pillau, Church-hole, broker: Young.
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 4 June 1867 showed
that on 4 June 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk arrived in Elsinore
from England headed for the Baltic.
The
South Shields News, 9 November 1867 showed
that on 3 November 1867
John Christopher Farndale who captained the Norfolk from South Shields
arrived Constadt and is loading for London.
1868
The
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, 1 January 1868 showed that on 1 January 1868
The Norfolk captained by John Farndale, was discharging its 725 ton
cargo at Victoria Dock (Tdl Basin, SS).
The
Shields Daily News, 21 Jauary 1868 showed
that on 17 January 1868
The Norfolk, Farndale from Shields to Barcelona, put into Portland Roads
on Friday.
On 20
January 1868 The Norfolk, Farndale,
arrived from Shields at Portland bound for Barcelona.
The
Shields Daily Gazette, 22 January 1868 showed
that on 20 January 1868
The Norfolk (s), Farndale, from Shields for Barcelona, left Portland on
the 20th
On 22 January 1868 John
Christopher Farndale was lost at sea.
A report from Nantes on 5 February
1868 brought news from Roscoff that the master of the Aigion
had arrived at that port, reporting that he had seen a large steamer founder on
22 January 1868, during a heavy gale, in the area of
Ushant. Some papers, which are supposed to have belonged to the Norfolk, with
John Farndale its Captain, on a voyage from Newcastle to Barcelona, had been
picked up near Plouescat, and a lifebuoy, marked Norfolk,
was been picked up at sea by some Roscoff boats.
Nothing had been heard of the vessel or her crew. The crew of
the Poltarstjernan, of Hangesund, on a voyage from Abo to Hull,
was also missing and the brig Jane and Margaret from Sunderland to London,
laden with coal, struck onto Sizewell bank and then sank in deep water, her
topsail being just visible. The crew got off in the vessel’s boat and landed at
Thorp, having saved nothing but the clothes they had on.
By 15 February 1868, there were grave
doubts for the safety of the screw steamer Norfolk and the loss of the fine
steamship Norfolk, and all her crew, consisting of eighteen persons
was confirmed at Wisbech on 19 February 1868.
She was laden
with coals from the Tyne for Barcelona, and her crew who signed articles at the
South Shields shipping office were:
Master: John Christopher Farndale, 56 years of age, belonging
to Whitby, but residing at 14, New Parade,
Wisbech. He had been seventeen years master and was much respected,
and left a widow and three children.
Mate: William J Cousins, Portsmouth.
Second Mate: William H B Telford, Wisbech,
22. He had passed his examination on the 8 January, with great credit, and
obtained the certificate at Sunderland only three days before he went on board.
He was educated as Wisbech Grammar School and son of Mr J H Telford, of
Wisbech. So he was John Christopher Farndale’s brother in law.
Third Officer and Lamp Trimmer: John
Chambers, 38, had married Capt Farndale’s sister, Mary Farndale, and left her a widow with one child
at Sunderland. This was his first voyage in the Norfolk and only a few
months previously John Chambers had been wrecked, and was four days on board
the wreck, off Yarmouth.
Carpenter:
Henry Nisbet, Sunderland.
Steward:
Watson Leek or Lake, Whitby, 25, was also
a relative of Captain Farndale. His mother was living at Whitby, and she
had already lost her husband and five sons at sea
Boatswain:
George Fern, Bridgewater.
Lamp
trimmer: John Chambers, Whitby.
Seamen:
Samuel Gridgeman, 21, seaman, his parents reside in the Leverington Road,
Wisbech. Samuel Matthews, Bristol.
William Parry, Manchester. William Donnelly, 25, also boatswain, left a sister
in Wisbech.
Engineer:
George Moody, South Shields.
Assistant
Engineer: David Harkness, South Shields.
Leading
Fireman: George Laund, London.
Firemen:
Thomas Previlage, Trieste. Charles Gordon, Manchester. William Rewscastle,
South Shields. Robert Graves, London.
George Cox,
18, son of Capt John Cox, captain of the Robert Lowe and from Queen
Street, Wisbech, an apprentice.
The
Norfolk was the
property of Richard Young, Esq, MP, and was insured.
The Laborough on a voyage from Sunderland to Genoa, had also been wrecked,
off the Island of Sark, one of the Channel Islands, and Captain Billett and his
crew were drowned. Captain Billet had been formerly in command of the Great
Northern until that ship was lost. Captain Billett was a great fried of the
late Captain Farndale, and was drowned during the same storm, and only a few
miles from his friend.
The
Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette, 8 February 1868: NANTES – Feb 7: Advices from Roscoff,
dated Feb 5, state that the master of the Aigion, arrived at that port,
reported having seen a large steamer founder Jan 22, during a heavy gale, in
the neighbourhood of Ushant. Some papers, which are supposed to have
belonged to the Norfolk (s), Farndale, from Newcasle for Barcelona, have
been picked up near Plouescat, and a lifebouy, marked “Norfolk”, has
been picked up at sea by some Roscoff boats.
Lloyd’s List, 8 February 1868: NANTES – 7th
Feb: Advices from Roscoff, dated 5th Feb, state that the master of
the Aigion, arrived at that port, reported having seen a large steamer founder
22nd Jan, during a heavy gale, in the neighbourhood of Ushant. The
authorities had received on the 4th, some ship’s papers found in
a dressing table, hermetically closed, picked up on the coast at Plouescat the
previous week. They were much inured by damp and illegible in many places,
but they were supposed to have belonged to the Norfolk (ss), Farndale,
from Newcastle to Barcelona. A lifebouy, marked “Norfolk”, has been found at
sea by some Roscoff boatmen.
The
Yorkshire Post and Leeds
Intelligencer, 12 February 1868. The Late Gales. Loss of Life and
Shipping. There can now be no doubt of the total loss of the steamer
Norfolk, of Wisbech, Capt Farndale, from Newcastle for Barcelona, some papers
and a life buoy having been picked up on the French coast, and nothing
having been heard of the vessel or her crew. The crew of the
Poltarstjernan, of Hangesund, from Abo to Hull, are missing. … The brig Jane
and Margaret from Sunderland to London, laden with coal, struck on Sizewell
bank on Saturday, and came off, but immediately sank in deep water, her topsail
being just visible. The crew got off in the vessel’s boat and landed at Thorp,
having saved nothing but the clothese they had on. …
The
Whitby Gazette, 15 February
1868: SUPPOSED LOSS OF A STEAMER – Grave doubts are entertained
for the safety of the screw steamer Norfolk, from Newcastle for Barcelona. The
Norfolk was commanded by Mr John Farndale, of this town. Mr John Chambers
and Mr Watson Leck, all belonging Whitby, were also on board. She left
Newcastle with a cargo of coals, and was last heard of in Portland Roads. Some
papers, which are supposed to have belonged to her, have been picked up near Plouescat,
and a life bouy marked “Norfolk” has been picked up at sea by some Roscoff
boats, and she is now long overdue.
The
Norwich Mercury 19 February
1868:
Loss
of the Norfolk
Intelligence
has been received at Wisbech of the loss of the fine steamship Norfolk, and
all her crew, consisting of eighteen persons. The Norfolk (which was
launched about two years since, was o her voyage from Newcastle to Barcelona,
laden with coals, and the telegram was received from Nantes Feb 7th,
was as follows: “Advices frm Roscoff, dated Feb 5th, stated that the
master of Aigion arrived at that port, reported having seen a large steamer
founder January 22nd, during a heavy gale, from the neighbourhood of
Ushuat. Some papers which were supposed to have belonged to the Nofolk (s),
Ferndale [sic], from Newcastle to Barcaelona, have been picked up near
Lpousecat, and a life buoy, marked orfolk, has been picked up at sea by some
Roscoff boats.”
The
names of the crew so far as can be ascertained, were as follows.
Capt
John C Farndale, 37, of Wisbech, had been seventeen years
master and was much respected, has left a widow and three children.
Wm
H B Telford, 22, second officer. He had passed his examination on the 8th
of Jauary, with great credit, and obtained the certificate at Sunderland only
three days before he went on board. He was educated as Wisbech Grammar School
and son of Mr JH Telford, of Wisbech.
John
Chambers, 38, third officer, married Capt Farndale’s sister, and has left a
widow and one child at Sunderland. This was his first voyage in the Norfolk
and only a few months ago he was wrecked, and was four days on board the wreck,
off Yarmouth.
Watson
Lake, 25, was also a relative of Captain Farndale.
His mother is living at Whitby, and she has lost her husband and five sons
at sea.
William
Donaby, about 25, boatswain, has left a sister in Wisbech.
George
Wenn, seaman.
George
Cox, 18, son of Capt John Cox, of Robert Lowe (s) and Qheen Street, Wisbech,
apprentice.
Samuel
Grdigman, 21, seaman, his parents reside in the Leverngton Road, Wisbech.
John
Stevenson, chief engneer; and
Eight
others whose names are at preset unknown.
The
Norfolk was the property of Richard Young, Esq, MP, and was insured.
The
Norfolk News, 22 February
1868: THE STEAM SHIP NORFOLK. The captain of this ill fated
vessel, which foundered off the Spanish coast on the 22nd January,
was Mr J C Farndale, of this town. He had been seventeen years master, and
was much respected. He leaves a widow and three children to mourn his loss. His
brother in law W H B Tetford, 22, of Wisbech, was second officer … [similar
report to above]. … The Laborough from Sunderland, for Genoa, has been wrecked
off the Island of Sark, one of the Channel Islands, and Captain Billett and
crew drowned. Captain Billet was formelry in command of the Great Northern until
that ship was lost. It is a singular fact that Captain Billett was a great
fried of the late Captain Farndale, and was doned during the same storm, and
only a few miles distant from his friend.
The
Essex Standard: LOSS OF THE NORFOLK
SCREW STEAMER. The following is a list of the crew of the screw
steamer Norfolk, of Wisbech, lost upon the French coast in the storms of a few
days ago. She was laden with coals from the Tyne for Barcelona, and her crew signed
articles at the South Shields shipping office: Master John C Farndale, 50
years of age, belonging to Whitby, but residing at 14 New Parade, Wisbech …
The
Times, Thursday 20 February
1868, page 12 AND The Newcastle Daily
Journal, Friday 21 February 1868:
THE
NORFOLK SCREW STEAMER.
The
following is a list of the crew of the screw steamer Norfolk, of Wisbech, lost
upon the French coast in the storms of a week ago. She was laden with coals from
the Tyne for Barcelona, and her crew signed articles at the South Shields
shipping office:
Master:
John C Farndale, 56 years of age, belonging to Whitby, but residing at 14, New
Parade, Wisbech;
Mate:
William J Cousins, Portsmouth;
Second
Mate: William H Telford, Wisbech;
Carpenter:
Henry Nisbet, Sunderland;
Steward:
Watson Leek, Whitby;
Boatswain:
George Fern, Bridgewater;
Lamp
trimmer: John Chambers, Whitby;
Seamen:
Samuel Gridgeman, Wisbech; Samuel Matthews,
Bristol; William Parry, Manchester; William Donnelly, Wisbech;
Engineer:
George Moody, South Shields;
Assistant
Engineer: David Harkness, South Shields;
Leading
Fireman: George Laund, London;
Firemen:
Thomas Previlage, Trieste; Charles Gordon, Manchester; William Rewscastle,
South Shields, and Robert Graves, London.
The
Ipswich Journal, Saturday
22 February 1868:
LOSS
OF THE STEAMSHIP NORFOLK.
Intelligence
has been received at Wisbech of the loss of the fine steamship Norfolk, and all
her crew, consisting of 18 persons. The Norfolk, which was launched about two
years since, was on her voyage from Newcastle to Barcelona, laden with coals,
and the telegram which was received from Nantes, February 7th, was as follows:
“Advice
is from Roscoff, dated February 5th, stated that the master of the Aiglon
arrived at that port, reported having seen a large steamer founder January
22nd, during a heavy gale, from the neighbourhood of Ushant. Some papers which are
supposed to have belonged to the Norfolk (s), Ferndale (sic), from Newcastle
for Barcelona, have been picked up near Plouescat, and a life buoy, marked
Norfolk, has been picked up at sea by some Roscoff boats.”
The
names of the crews so far as can be ascertained, were as follows: Captain John
C Farndale, 37 of Wisbech, had been 17 years master and was much respected, has
left a widow and three children. William John Cousins, chief officer, from
Hartlepool. William H B Telford, 22, second officer. He passed his
examination on the 8th of January, with great credit, and obtained the
certificate at Sunderland only three days before he went on board. He was
educated at Wisbech grammar school. He was brother of Mrs Farndale and
son of J H Telford, of Wisbech. John Chambers, 38, third officer, married
Captain Farndale's sister, and has left a widow and one child at
Sunderland. This was his first voyage in the Norfolk, and only a few months
ago he was wrecked, and was four days on board the wreck, off Yarmouth.
Watson Lake, 25, who was also a relative of Captain Farndale. His mother is
living at Whitby, and she has lost her husband and five sons at sea.
William Donaby, about 25, boatswain, has left a sister at Wisbech; George Wenn,
seaman; George Cox, 18, son of Captain John Cox, of the Robert Lowe (s), and
Queen Street, Wisbech, apprentice, Samuel Gridgman, 21, seaman, his parents
reside in the Leverington Road, Wisbech, John Stevenson, chief engineer, and eight
others whose names are at present unknown. The Norfolk was the property of
Richard young Esquire, MP, and was insured.
The Will of
John Christopher Farndale, late of Wisbech St Peters in the County of
Cambridge, Master Mariner deceased who died on or about 23 February 1868 in the
Bay of Biscay off Ushant in France was proved on 15 April 1868 at Principal
Registry by the oath of Jane Burnett Farndale of Wisbech, widow and the sole
Executrix. His effects were under £800.
Will 1868: FARNDALE, John
Christopher. Effects under £800. 15 April 1868. The Will of John Christopher
Farndale, late of Wisbech St Peters in the County of Cambridge, Master Mariner
deceased who died on or about 23 February 1868 in the Bay of Biscay off Ushant
in France was proved at Principal Registry by the oath of Jane Burnett Farndale
of Wisbech aforesaid Widow the Relict the sole Executrix. John C Farndale,
Wisbech St Peters. Jane B Farndale, Executrix.
1871
Census
1871 – Nene parade, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Tom C
Farndale living with his grandfather, John Henry Telford. His mother was not
there.
1877
John’s
widow, Jane, later remarried a barrister in New York. On 23 November 1877 at
the Church of the Incarnation, New York, United States, S B Ives, of Salem,
Mass, barrister at law, married J C B Farndale, relict of Capt J C Farndale, of
Whitby, and daughter of the late J H Telford Esq, Wisbech.
John’s widow, Jane, later
remarried a barrister in New York. The Bury and
Norwich Post, 18 December 1877: CAMBRIDGE. MARRIED. On the 23rd
ult, at the Church of the Incarnation, New York, United States, S B Ives, of
Salem, Mass, barrister at law, to J C B Farndale, relict of Capt J C Farndale,
of Whitby, and daughter of the late J H Telford Esq, Wisbech.
1880
US Census – Essex, USA
Rose Farndale (15, single, stepdaughter), Thomas Farndale (14,
single, step son) and Eva Farndale (13, step daughter) lived with their step
father, Stephen Ives, a lawyer, who seems to have married Constance Ives
from the Caribbean by then. So presumably Jane had died by then.
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How do the two John Christopher Farndales and
William Farndale relate to the modern family? John Christopher Farndale and his sons were part
of the branch of the family called the
Whitby 4 Line. There are no Farndale descendants of this line. However John
Christopher Farndale the Elder was the grandson of William Farndale (1743 to
1777) and great great grandson of John Farndale (1680 to 1757),
so was related to the wider family via the Kilton 1 Line. |