Joseph (“Joe”) Percy Farndale
“Cheshire Joe”
13 July 1883 to 10 October 1965
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I am very
grateful to Jean Thompson, the granddaughter of John and Anne Gibson, another
strong Methodist who lived in Withington, south Manchester. Joe was best man at
their wedding. Jean has shared photographs of Joe and his friends, the Gibsons
and has kindly agreed to their inclusion on this page.
York
1883
Joseph
Farndale, son of William (porter on the North East Railway and a lay methodist
preacher) and Mary Jane (nee Peacock) Farndale (FAR00435), was born at 25
Newbiggin, St Maurice, Walmgate, York
on 13 July 1883 (Birth Certificate) and baptised on 31 July 1883 at
Little Stonegate Methodist Chapel, York. The
birth was registered in York District by Mary
Jane Farndale, his mother, on 11 August 1883 (GRO Vol 9d page 44).
Macclesfield, Cheshire
By
1891 the family had moved to Macclesfield in Cheshire.
1891
1891
Census – New Hall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire
William
Farndale, 33, born York 1858, town missionary
Mary
Jane Farndale, 30
William
Edward Farndale, son. 9, born York 1882
Joseph
Farndale, son, 7, born York 1884
Ellen
Farndale, daughter, 5 born York 1886
Chorlton, Lancashire
1901
Joe
became a clerk in Chorlton in Lancashire by 1901.
1901
Census – 18 Cavendish Road, Withington, Chorlton, Lancashire
William
Farndale, 41, baker and confectioner
Mary
Jane Farndale, 38
William
Edward Farndale, 19, clerk
Joseph
Farndale, son, 17, clerk
Ellen
Farndale, daughter, 15
Passman
family of three who worked in the bakery
Manchester
1906
By
1906 Joe and his family were in Greater Manchester, where Joe became close
friends with John Gibson and Annie Greenwood, who married at Salford on 27 June
1906. Joe was their best man.
The
wedding of the Gibsons, with Joe, the best man, sitting to the left.
Joe’s
friends, John Gibson and Annie Greenwood
1907
Postcards
to the Gibsons in or about 1907.
Fallowfield is also in south Manchester
Joe
was something of a poet and wrote:
There
was a young couple as gay;
Who the
Parson’s fee decided to pay;
To
their friend Cheshire Joe
Said
“to the church let us go”;
And
now they are happy, folks say.
My
heart is filled with joy today,
For I
have heard the Gibsons say,
A
visit to our house you must pay,
On
the evening of next Wed nes day.
Joe
Farndale
Team photograph, probably football, with Joe probably centre front or
rear fifth from left.
(These
photographs have been kindly shared by the Gibson’s grand-daughter, Jean
Thompson).
1911
1911
Census – 13 Albion Road, Rushmore, South Manchester
Mary Jane Farndale, 49
Ellen Farndale, 25, single
Joseph
Farndale, 27, single, clerk
Two
others
Joseph Farndale, married Minnie Hughes in 1911 and
the marriage was registered in the third quarter of 1911 at Chorlton District,
Lancashire (GRO Vol 8c page 1920).
Minnie
Hughes was the daughter of John Hughes (1861) and Margaret Hughes (1858), and
she was born in Mollington, Cheshire on 18 May 1888.
1912
Madge
Farndale (FAR00780) was born on 4 February 1912 (1939
Register). Her birth was registered in Chorleton District in the first
quarter of 1912 (GRO Vol 8C Page 1351).
1913
Jack Farndale, (FAR00790) was born in the first quarter of 1913 in Prestwich District,
Lancashire (GRO Vol 8d page 667). He
died in 1915.
Mobberley, Cheshire
1914
William
Derrick Farndale (FAR00811)
was born in Mobberley, Cheshire on 19 September 1914 (1939 Register).
His birth was registered in Bucklow District,
Cheshire and registered in the fourth quarter of 1914 (GRO
Vol 8A Page 264).
Army
No: 247529
Unit:
Army Service Corps and Royal Army Ordnance Corps
T4/247529
Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 during the 1914-18 War. Army Service Corps.
He is identified on the absent voters list of 1919 as a Sergeant Major in the
Royal Army Ordnance Corps and a resident of Coldstream Cottages in Wood Lane.
Medals
and decorations: Victory Medal, British Medal
Coldstream
Cottages, Wood Lane is at Mobberley near Knutsford which is also close to
Chorlton.
“The
men from Mobberley”
MOBBERLEY
men who risked their lives for King and country in the Great War have forever
been immortalised in their own dedicated history book.
To
commemorate the centenary of the First World War, resident Alistair MacLeod has
created a comprehensive booklet detailing the lives of many of Mobberley’s
fathers, brothers and sons who served.
The
booklet tries to identify all those remembered at Mobberley’s service of
dedication held in 1921 and through whatever information has survived, provide
a brief portrait of where they lived and how they fitted in to village life
before war was declared.
“I
thought it would be interesting to find out as much as I could about all those
who served, whether or not they survived, who had a connection with Mobberley,”
said Alistair, who first came up with the idea after helping organise Mobberley
History Day last November.
“This
was the first war to involve every community in the country; few households
would have been unaffected.
“In
a community of only 323 households in 1911, 288 men linked to Mobberley served,
of which 48 died. Many of those who returned were deeply affected physically
and psychologically.”
The
57-year-old compiled the booklet by consulting the roll of honour in the vestry
at Mobberley’s Parish Church, sifting through census and war records, and
trawling through Knutsford Guardian archives. He was also assisted by a number
of residents, who are decedents of those who served.
The
production of the booklet, titled ‘Remembering the men from Mobberley who went
to fight for their country’, was paid for by Mobberley Parish Council and
distributed to every residence in the village.
Around
100 copies of the booklet are left and are available to purchase for £5. Anyone
interested in purchasing a booklet should call Alistair on 01565 872 871.
1918
Margaret
Elizabeth Farndale (FAR00845)
was born in Mobberley, Cheshire on 17 August 1918 (1939
Register). The birth was registered in Chester District
in the third quarter of 1918 (GRO Vol 8A Page 556).
Newcastle upon Tyne
1921
By
1921 Joe Farndale was manager of the Carbolic Acid Gas Company in Newcastle
upon Tyne. Carbolic acid (or phenol) is a solid at room temperature, while
carbonic acid gas is a colourless, odourless gas that forms a weak acid when
dissolved in water. Carbolic acid or Phenol is used to make plastics, nylon,
and other products including, historically, as an antiseptic. Carbonic acid gas
(or CO2) is used in the production of carbonated drinks and for
other industrial purposes.
1921 census – Tynemouth, Newcastle
Joseph
Farndale, 37, Manager, The Carbolic Acid Gas Co, Skinnerburn
Road, Low Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne
Minnie
Farndale, wife, 34
Madge
Farndale, 9, born Manchester in about 1912
William
Derrick Farndale, son, 6, born Mobberley, Cheshire in about 1915
Margaret
Elizabeth Farndale, 2, born Mollington, Cheshire in about 1919
1925
Joe
seems to have had a difficult period in the mid 20s.
Chelmsford
Chronicle, 23 October 1925: A CLERK’S DEBT AT COGGERSHALL. Joseph Percy
Farndale, 41, clerk, was indicted for incurring a debt of £3 6s 6d to Herbert J
Hockey, between September 17 and 24, and another of £2 2s to George Smith, at
Great Coggeshall, on September 25 and 26. Mr C E Jones, prosecuting, said
Prisoner went to Mr Hockey at the Woolpack Inn and asked for lodgings, stating
that he had important business to do...
1927
Minnie
Farndale, 37, of the Carbolic Acid Company, Newcastle, had a bad day at the
wheel in 1927, when she found herself on the wrong side of the road around
Stannington north of Newcastle, trying to pass a car, but swerved on a greasy
road, colliding with an oncoming vehicle. She was fined £2 for the incident (Evening
Chronicle, 24 August 1927).
Withernsea, Yorkshire
Joe’s
son William had settled in Withensea, Holderness,
where he was a patrol sergeant in the Home Guard and Joe joined him there by
his mid fifties.
1939
1939
Register – 258 Queen Street, Withernsea, Yorkshire
Joseph
Farndale, born 13 July 1883, British Solrents
Representative (traveller)
Minnie
Farndale, born 18 May 1888
Margaret
E Farndale, born 17 August 1918, hairdresser
1946
Minnie
Farndale died on 31 December 1946 (Monumental Record, GRO Vol 9d
page 108). She is buried, later joined by her husband, at Patrington Cemetery (Find a Grave Index).
1965
Joseph Farndale, died, age 82, on 10 October 1965
in Patrington and his death was registered at
Holderness District in the last quarter of 1965 (GRO
Vol 2a page 78, Monumental Record, Probate Index).
Probate:
FARNDALE Joseph of Hill Crest 38 Station Road Patrington
Yorkshire died 10 October 1965 Probate York 12 November to William Derrick
Farndale dairyman. £4829.
