Thomas Driffill

1822 - 1891  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Thomas Driffill
  Birth	Between 1820 and 1822	Thealby, Burton upon Stather, Lincolnshire   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Feb 1891	Hatcliffe, Caistor, Lincolnshire   [5]
  Burial	09 Feb 1891	Hatcliffe   [6]
  Person ID	I39	Calow/Doig family tree
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Living
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Middleton,   b. 1830, Tickhill, Yorkshire d. 08 Mar 1908, Hatcliffe, Lincolnshire (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	03 Dec 1850	Epworth, Lincolnshire   [7]
  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.
  Children	1. Enoch Driffill,   b. Between 01 Jul and 30 Sep 1862, Rothwell, Lincolnshire d. 09 May 1908, Hull  [Father: natural]   2. Elijah Driffill,   b. Between 01 Oct and 31 Dec 1860, Rothwell, Lincolnshire d. 21 Nov 1892, Irby, Lincolnshire  [Father: natural]   3. James Driffill,   b. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1868, Rothwell, Lincolnshire d. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1928, Caistor Registration District  [Father: natural]   4. Sarah Ann Driffill,   b. Between 01 Jul and 30 Sep 1865, Rothwell, Lincolnshire d. Abt 17 Jul 1887, Hatcliffe, Lincolnshire  [Father: natural]   5. William Driffill,   b. Between 01 Apr and 30 Jun 1854, Fonaby, Caistor, Lincolnshire d. Between 01 Oct and 31 Dec 1903, Glanford Brigg Registration District  [Father: natural]   6. Samuel Driffill,   b. 16 Sep 1852, Fonaby, Caistor, Lincolnshire d. 19 Jul 1933, Clowne, Derbyshire (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]   7. David Driffill,   b. Between 01 Jul and 30 Sep 1858, Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire d. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1918, Glanford Brigg Registration District  [Father: natural]   8. Elizabeth Driffill,   b. 12 Sep 1856, Rothwell, Lincolnshire d. 13 Nov 1895, Beelsby, Lincolnshire (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2016

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1851 census. Age 29, born at Thealby [S209] Marriage certificate. Age 28 [S99] Death certificate. Age 79. [S12] 1871 census. Born at Thealby [S99] Death certificate. [S227] National Burial Index. Footnote: Certificate.