William Wright Driffill

Male 1881 - 1902  (21 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William Wright Driffill 
    Birth 1881  Hemswell, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 18 Dec 1902  Clowne Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Clowne Churchyard Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I78  Calow/Doig family tree
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 

    Father Samuel Driffill,   b. 16 Sep 1852, Fonaby, Caistor, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1933, Clowne, Derbyshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Wright,   b. 06 Feb 1849, Dunston, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1895, Clowne Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 May 1874  Cadney, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Married at the Parish Church, Cadney, Lincolnshire.
      A witness was William Driffill - could be Samuel's brother.
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dora Newton,   b. 08 Dec 1877, Clowne Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Oct and 31 Dec 1953, Clowne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Abt Sep 1902  Clowne Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. William Percy Newton Driffill,   b. Between 01 Oct and 31 Dec 1902, Worksop Registration District Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 01 Jan and 31 Mar 1964, Chesterfield Registration District Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F85  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 

  • Notes 
    • He was killed in the mine (Southgate colliery, Clowne) when he was 21, five months after his marriage.
      Buried at Clowne 21/12/1902.

      Copy from List of Deaths in Mines Inspectors' Reports: -
      William Wright Driffield
      18/12/1902, 21, Loader, Southgate, Shire Oaks Colliery Co, , Derby, Fall
      of roof. Deceased was assisting to remove the debris from a shot fired
      at the gateend lip when a further fall occurred killing the deceased and
      injuring another loader.

  • Sources 
    1. Footnote: Clowne burial register.

    2. [S18] 1891 census.
      Born at Hemswell

    3. [S18] 1891 census.
      Age 9

    4. Footnote: Certificate.

    5. Footnote: GRO Index Worksop 7b66.