Maria Jane Farndale (previously Lennard)(later Maria
Jane Smith)
6 December 1867 (baptised) to 1957
FAR00485
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Ruswarp, Whitby
1867
Maria Jane Farndale (FAR00485), who may have been
an adopted niece, was born in Middlesbrough in 1867 and baptised on 6 December
1867 (Middlesbrough PR). By the 1871 census she was known as Mary Jane
Farndale and described as William’s niece. They may have adopted her. William
did not have a sister who married a Lennard and there is no obvious link to the
Lennard family.
Maria
Jane Farndale seems to have been the adopted daughter of William and Ann
Farndale (FAR00289).
Mary adopted the name Farndale and lived with
William Farndale. But she was in fact Maria Jane Lennard whose father was
Robert Lennard. Perhaps she was a niece of William’s wife Ann, and came to live
with them and for some reason was adopted as a Farndale.
For whatever
reason Maria Jane was living with William and using the Farndale name during
her childhood.
1871
The Census of 1871
for Ruswarp, Whitby
listed William Farndale, head; married; aged 45; Master Mariner; Ann
Farndale, wife; married; aged 44; lodge house keeper; born Low Hail
Durham; (ie born 1827); John T Farndale, son;
unmarried; aged 16; b Whitby; (FAR00405); Jane
Farndale, daughter; aged 14 (FAR00422);
Maria J Farndale, niece; aged 4; born Middlesbrough (ie
born 1867) (FAR00485).
1881
The Census of 1881
for 3 North Terrace, Ruswarp, Whitby listed William Farndale, head; married,
aged 55; Master Mariner; Ann Farndale, wife; married; aged 54; born Hurwith Durham; (ie born 1827);
Jane Farndale, daughter; unmarried; aged 24; (FAR00422); Maria J Lennard,
niece; aged 14 (FAR00485).
Maria had reverted to her birth name of
Lennard.
1886
Maria Jane Lennard married Henry
Arthur Smith at Whitby on 11 December 1886,
aged 20. Her real father was Robert Lennard who was an architect.
1887
Ethel Smith was born in Whitby (census).
1890
William C Smith was born in Whitby (census).
1891
1891 Census, 8 East Crescent, Ruswarp, Whitby
Henry A Smith, 25, printer
compositor, born Eyemouth, Scotland
Maria J Smith, 24, born Middlesbrough
Ethel Smith, 4
William C Smith, 11 months
1902
This was almost certainly someone else,
especially as she was by then Maria Lennard, but the address is the same.
Whitby Gazette, 31 October 1902: TEMPERANCE HALL, WHITBY. SALE
OF VALUABLE SURPLUS HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS. MESSSRS ROBERT GRAY
& SONS are favoured with instructions from Miss FARNDALE, who is leaving 3
North Terrace, to SELL by AUCTION on WEDNESDAY November 12th, 1902,
a quantity of Valuable HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and Effects. Particulars later. The
HOUSE, 3 NORTH TERRACE, TO LET. Apply to the Auctioneers.
1957
Mary J Smith died in 1957, aged 89, and her death was
registered at Whitby in the third quarter of that year (GRO Vol 1b page 730).