Alfred Farndale

Grace Farndale

1893-1992

Directory Reference: 659

Grace Farndale

Howard Holmes and Grace (nee Farndale)

Grace Farndale was born in England and came to Canada with her brother Alfred and wife Peggy in 1928. Their sister Kate had come to Canada earlier and married W H Kinsey, so Grace stayed with both the Farndales and the Kinsey families. She met Howard and they were married in Calgary on 3 April 1934. Grace moved to his farm west of Huxley and they remained there until the early fifties when they retired to Calgary.

Howard was educated at the International Boys School at Hampstead Heath, London. He was ecxpe4cted to go into his father's business at the Baltic Grain Exchange, but he wanted to be a farmer, so he came out to Canada in 1902. He hauled freight from Calgary with a team to this area and often said the trail went through where the Irricana is today.

In 1905 he went to the USA and joined the Minnesota National Guard; he was a sergeant. He returned to Canada in 1909 and bought the south west quarter of section 12, west of Huxley and settled into farming.

In 1915 Howard joined the Canadian Army - the 31st Battalion at Red Deer and went overseas. He returned around 1920 or later, owing to being in hospital. Howard then bought the Guy Shaw quarter which was the one north of his own and again started farming.

He was active in the Great War veterans Association, in Huxley, which became the Royal Canadian Legion Number Two Branch, being a Charter member and past president.

Howard died on 10 January 1955. Grace continued to live in Calgary and Elmer Fraser rented the farm until she sold it in 1961 to Walter Anderson.

In 1967 Grace moved back to England where she lived close to Alfred and Peggy

Grace Alice Farndale. Daughter of Martin and Catherine (nee Lindsay) Farndale (364) born Tidkinhowe, Guisborough District.

Grace Alice Farndale registered Guisbro District Apr-Jun 1893

Lived;

Grace Alice Farndale, at Tidkinhowe Farm, then taught at Malvern College and in 1928 went to Canada. Later she returned to live at Leyburn, Yorkshire until she died.

Married

Grace Alice Farndale, married Howard Holmes of Huxley, Alberta at Calgary in 1935. They had no children.

Died;

She died aged 99 at Leyburn in 1992. She was cremated and her ashes are buried in Leyburn Church yard.