Notes:

Private 4804589, Seaforth Highlanders.
Marriage not Scunthorpe 09/07/1955

Harry married Mary Jane Driffill on 05 May 1909 in Howsham, Lincolnshire. Mary (daughter of David Driffill and Louisa Eaton) was born on 29 Oct 1886 in Howsham, Lincolnshire; died between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1965 in Scunthorpe Registration District. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Births checked J-1909 to J-1927.
Baptism register for Howsham is not available.

Possible births at Glanford Brigg prior to S-1911: -
Stanley T, J-1911, 7a 665
Sydney R J, J-1911, 7a 705
George, J-1911, 7a 663
Ethel D, J-1911, 7a 681
Charles, J-1911, 7a 696
Albert B, J-1911, 7a 698a

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Probable marriage J-1884, Glanford Brigg 7a 1491.

David married Louisa Eaton on 23 Apr 1884 in Cadney, Lincolnshire. Louisa (daughter of Living) was born between 24 Apr 1859 and 23 Apr 1860 in Kelseymoor, Lincolnshire; died between 01 Apr and 30 Jun 1941 in Scunthorpe Registration District. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Unlikely any more children.

Notes:

Could not write.

Best indication of place of birth is 1851,1861 and 1871 censuses which state Thealby. 1881 census gives birthplace as Nettleton. Both the age and place of birth are suspect in this census.

Date of birth varies: -
1851 census - 1821/2
1871 census - 1820/1
1881 census - 1813/4 (suspect)
1891 death - 1811/2 (maybe incorrect since his death was not registered by a relative). The probability is that he was born in 1820 to 1822.

According to the censuses Thomas Driffill was born at Thealby and according to his marriage certificate his father was Samuel Driffill. Thomas' baptism is not recorded as such in the Burton upon Stather register (Burton upon Stather is the church for Thealby) but there is a Thomas Duffill with no parents given. There was also a Thomas Mantley Driffill baptised at Burton on Stather in 1818, the parents being Samuel Driffill and Ann Maria Driffill (Mankell). This is most likely to be him. (There was also a daughter, Rebecca, baptised 20/01/1816).There was a Samuel Driffill at Nettleton in 1851. This is where Thomas also lived. This Samuel cannot be located in later censuses. The baptism of a Samuel Driffill at Burton upon Stather on a date which is consistent with the age given on later censuses (1792) suggests that this is the same Samuel Driffill.

There is no listing of Thomas Driffill or Driffield in the 1841 census for the whole of North Lincolnshire, or for Yorkshire where his future wife lived, which satisfies all the data. This includes Epworth where he was married.

NBI records age as 79, ie born 1812.

Thomas married Martha Middleton on 03 Dec 1850 in Epworth, Lincolnshire. Martha (daughter of Philip Middleton and Mary Brown) was born in 1830 in Tickhill, Yorkshire; died on 08 Mar 1908 in Hatcliffe, Lincolnshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At time of marriage lived at Epworth.
A witness at the marriage was Mary Fretwell, 47, born at Tickhill! She was most likely her half sister.

Notes:

Married at Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Epworth.
Unnamed male child born at Caistor, December quarter 1864, 7a 594. This child very likely to be son of Thomas and Martha Driffill.
All Diffill/Driffield births at Caistor checked from S-1853 to J-1871. Not likely that there were any more.