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The Fripp and Pocock families of Bristol, UK

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Rev. Walter Wren Driffield

Reverend Walter Wren Driffield was Rector at Southchurch, Essex and Erwarton, Suffolk, and curate at Feering for 50 years, where he was a family friend of the artist, John Constable. The artist is recorded on a visit to Hadleigh Castle, near Southend, Essex, in June 1814, during a stay with his friend the Revd Walter Wren Driffield at Feering. Letters from Walter to Constable's wife can be found, along with a detailed history of the Driffield family from 1537 to 1903, at the Patriot Library

Extract from: http://www.feering.org.uk/village_history.htm
John Constable stayed in Feering on several occasions with the Rev Walter Wren Driffield (who had christened him at East Bergholt in the middle of the night when he had not been expected to live) at what was the Vicarage until the 1950’s and now Drummonds. Constable did several drawings while staying there including one of the church porch and another depicted the Vicarage with the grass being rolled. It was appropriate therefore that when the Constable painting of The Risen Christ was sold by Manningtree Church that it came to Feering Church where it was hung in the Lady Chapel until recently when it was sold to pay for a new heating system. It is now in Dedham Church.

NOTE: Rev. Walter Wren Driffield was Rector of Erwarton, Suffolk in Feb 1773. This is about the time that his assumed son, Rev. Charles George Thomas Driffield, was born, so it is likely that Charles was born there.

See: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=057-fane_1-1&cid=-1#-1

Walter was admitted as Pensioner to Trinity College Cambridge on 1st July 1763, aged 19 and was a scholar on 21st May 1764. He took his BA degree in 1767 being tenth junior optime in the mathematical tripos and MA in 1770. He was ordained Deacon on the 1st and Priest on the 4th January 1767, by the Bishop of Norwich at Park Street Chapel, near Governor Square, Westminster and the Chapel Royal Royal, St James's Westminster respectively.

Marriage details:
Suffolk: Sudbury - Marriage Licences, 1755-1781 12.The Hearth Tax. Charles 2nd.
Allegations for Marriage Licences in the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, Suffolk. Book 17. 1769-1771. County: Suffolk Country: England
Walter Wren Driffield, of Chelsworth, s. m., clerk, & Elizh Townshend, of same, 18 years, s. w., (mother, Mary Townshend, of Kelvedon, co. Essex, w.), at Ch

Other details:
England: Canterbury - Index to the Act Books of the Archbishops of Canterbury, 1663-1859 (A-K) Lambeth. County: General Country: England
Driffield, Walter Wren, 1770 : Dispens. R Erwarton, Suff., V. Tollshunt Darcy, Essex; 10, 304. 1774 : Dispens. R. Erwarton, Suff., R. Southchurch, Essex; 11, 49. Collat. R. Southchurch; ibid. 1828 : Dead; 15, 91.

Walter's sister, Henrietta Driffield, married Guy Bryan in 1781.
See: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ewh.bryan/Bryan.htm

Thomas Leigh Plant

1841 Census: Church Street?, Prescot, Lancashire
Thomas Plant, 45, Surgeon, b. Lancashire
Margaret Plant, 40, b. Lancashire
Mary Plant, 10, b. Lancashire
Alice Plant, 6, b. Lancashire
Anne Plant, 4, b. Lancashire
+ 2 Servants

Margaret Heyes

1841 Census: Church Street?, Prescot, Lancashire
Thomas Plant, 45, Surgeon, b. Lancashire
Margaret Plant, 40, b. Lancashire
Mary Plant, 10, b. Lancashire
Alice Plant, 6, b. Lancashire
Anne Plant, 4, b. Lancashire
+ 2 Servants

1871 Census: 2 Hooleys Walk, Prescot, Lancashire
Mary Driffield, Head, Wid, 41, Money Invested, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret Plant, Mother, Wid, 74, Money Invested, b. Knowsley, Lancashire
Emily M. Driffield, Daur, Un, 15, Scholar, b. Knowsley, Lancashire
Letitia k. Driffield, Daur, Un, 7, Scholar, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Lancelott G. Driffield, Son, Un, 5, Scholar, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Frederick Driffield, Son, Un, 2, b. Prescot, Lancashire

Alice Plant

1841 Census: Church Street?, Prescot, Lancashire
Thomas Plant, 45, Surgeon, b. Lancashire
Margaret Plant, 40, b. Lancashire
Mary Plant, 10, b. Lancashire
Alice Plant, 6, b. Lancashire
Anne Plant, 4, b. Lancashire
+ 2 Servants

Anne Plant

1841 Census: Church Street?, Prescot, Lancashire
Thomas Plant, 45, Surgeon, b. Lancashire
Margaret Plant, 40, b. Lancashire
Mary Plant, 10, b. Lancashire
Alice Plant, 6, b. Lancashire
Anne Plant, 4, b. Lancashire
+ 2 Servants

Margaret Letitia Driffield

1871 Census: 10 Scarisbrick Street, North Meols, Lancashire
Charles E. Driffield, Head, Mar, 47, County Coroner, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret Driffield, Wife, M, 48, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Vero Charles Driffield, Son, Un, 22, Mechanical Engineer (Unemployed), b. Prescot, Lancashire
Edward T. Driffield, Son, Un, 19, Articled Clerk to Solicitor, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret L. Driffield, Daur, Un, 17, Daughter of head, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ 2 Servants

1881 Census: 10 Scarisbrick Street, North Meols, Lancashire
Charles E. DRIFFIELD, Head, M, 57, Prescot, Lancashire, Solicitor County Coroner
Margaret DRIFFIELD, Wife, M, 58, Prescot, Lancashire, Wife
Margaret L. DRIFFIELD, Daur, U, 27, Prescott, Lancashire, Solicitors Daur
Annie R. DRIFFIELD, Daur, U, 25, Prescott, Lancashire, Solicitors Daur
Maria G. SPINKS, Servant, U, 34, Pulham, Norfolk, Cook Domestic Serv
Elizabeth DOBSON, Servant, U, 27, Seabridge, Stafford, Housemaid

James Heyes

Probably related (nephew?) to Margaret Heyes, mother of Margaret Millet. The latter married Letitia's brother, Charles Edward Driffield.

Possible Christening / Parents:
NOTE - The LDS has this event as a Birth, but perhaps it should be a Christening.
JAMES HEYES
Birth: 31 MAY 1822 Knowsley, Lancashire
Father: JOHN HEYES
Mother: ANN HEYES

Letitia Driffield

1841 Census: Vickarage? Place, Prescot, Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 65, Vicar, b. NOT in Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 45, b. NOT in Lancashire
Walter Driffield, 20, Solicitor, b. Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 19, b. Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 18, b. Lancashire
Frederick Driffield, 16, b. Lancashire
Mary Driffield, 14, b. Lancashire
Edward Driffield, 13, b. Lancashire
Lorina Driffield, 10, b. Lancashire
Albrica Driffield, 20, b. NOT in Lancashire
Maria Driffield, 29, b. NOT in Lancashire

1851 Census: New Brighton Villas, Liscard, Cheshire
Charles E. Driffield, Head, Mar, 27, Attorney Solicitor, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret Driffield, Wife, Mar, 28, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Vero C. Driffield, Son, Un, 2, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Heyes, Sister, Wid, 29, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Ann Heyes, Niece, 4, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Alice Plant, Wife's Sister, Un, 18?, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ Servant

Letitia Anne Heyes

1851 Census: New Brighton Villas, Liscard, Cheshire
Charles E. Driffield, Head, Mar, 27, Attorney Solicitor, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret Driffield, Wife, Mar, 28, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Vero C. Driffield, Son, Un, 2, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Heyes, Sister, Wid, 29, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Ann Heyes, Niece, 4, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Alice Plant, Wife's Sister, Un, 18?, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ Servant

Wood Gibson

A cotton merchant of Manchester. Had issue by a previous marriage (before Letitia)

Letitia Driffield

1841 Census: Vickarage? Place, Prescot, Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 65, Vicar, b. NOT in Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 45, b. NOT in Lancashire
Walter Driffield, 20, Solicitor, b. Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 19, b. Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 18, b. Lancashire
Frederick Driffield, 16, b. Lancashire
Mary Driffield, 14, b. Lancashire
Edward Driffield, 13, b. Lancashire
Lorina Driffield, 10, b. Lancashire
Albrica Driffield, 20, b. NOT in Lancashire
Maria Driffield, 29, b. NOT in Lancashire

1851 Census: New Brighton Villas, Liscard, Cheshire
Charles E. Driffield, Head, Mar, 27, Attorney Solicitor, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Margaret Driffield, Wife, Mar, 28, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Vero C. Driffield, Son, Un, 2, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Heyes, Sister, Wid, 29, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Letitia Ann Heyes, Niece, 4, b. Prescot, Lancashire
Alice Plant, Wife's Sister, Un, 18?, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ Servant

William Talbot Clindening

Details of William's ancestry and family can be found at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/CLENDINEN/1999-02/0920224551

Extract from above website:
William Talbot Clindening, son of Samuel Alexander Clindenin, was born 6 Jan 1825 in Dublin. He married in 1852 and with his wife left Southampton for South Australia, arriving 15 Aug 1853 on the "Gipsy". He returned to England with wife and 4 children on the "Irene", arriving 1 May 1861. He returned to Australia on the Istamboul, arriving in Melbourn, 11 Jun 1863, transhipped to the "Ant" reaching Port Adelaid 18 Jun. He died in Adelaid, 7 Jun 1899. He married 19 Feb 1852 to Mary Rebow Jane Driffield, d/o of Rev. Charles George Thomas Driffield and wife, Letitia, d/o9 of Dr. Vero Kemball of Essex. She was born 23 Jul 1826 and died 10 Aug 1925. Children: Mary Young Clindening m. William Gilbert William Talbot Driffield Clindening Letitia Sarah Clindening Frederick Talbot Driffield Clindening Louisa Maria Clindening Emily Jane Clindening, b 24 Nov 1863, married Walter Douglas Reed. Adelaide Young Clindening Ann Elizabeth Clindening b 8 Feb 1868, m LT COL Francis William Home Popham

Mary Rebow Jane Driffield

1841 Census: Vickarage? Place, Prescot, Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 65, Vicar, b. NOT in Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 45, b. NOT in Lancashire
Walter Driffield, 20, Solicitor, b. Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 19, b. Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 18, b. Lancashire
Frederick Driffield, 16, b. Lancashire
Mary Driffield, 14, b. Lancashire
Edward Driffield, 13, b. Lancashire
Lorina Driffield, 10, b. Lancashire
Albrica Driffield, 20, b. NOT in Lancashire
Maria Driffield, 29, b. NOT in Lancashire

George Townshend Driffield

Details from Lancashire Online Parish Clerks: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prescot/stmary/baptisms_1817-1820.html
Baptism: 18 Jul 1817 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England George Townshend Driffield - Son of Charles George Thomas Driffield & Letitia Abode: Prescot Occupation: Vicar of Prescot Baptised by: Walter ? Driffield - Officiating Minister Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1822, Page 141, Entry 1122 Source: LDS Film 1657583 item 10

Other Notes:
Rev. George Townshend Driffield & Mary Anne Lamont:
Herbert George Driffield Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers), who died on Wednesday, 1st August 1917, aged 35. Son of Rev. George Townshend Driffield and Mary Anne Driffield, daughter of John Lamont. Born Old, Northants.

1851 Census: Rectory House, Bow, Stratford le Bow, Middlesex
George Townsend Driffield, Head, Mar, 34, Rector of Bow, b. Prescott, Lancashire
Ann Sisum Driffield, Wife, Mar, 45, b. Barbadoes
Martha Elizabeth Gittens, Visitor, Un, 73, b. Barbadoes
Jane Sisum, Visitor, Un, 66, b. City of London
Henrietta Nicholson, Wid, 60, b. City of London
Dorotha Eleanora Barker, Visitor, Un, 54, b. City of London
+ 4 Servants

1871 Census: Rectory Home, Bow, London, Middlesex
George T. Driffield, Head, Mar, 53, Rector of Bow, Middlesex M.A., b. Prescot, Lancashire
Ann S. Driffield, Wife, Mar, 65, b. Barbados, West Indies
Letitia Driffield, Mother, Wid, 79, Clergyman's widow, b. Bildeston, Suffolk
Mary Ann Lamont, Inmate, Un, 26, b. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex
Elizabeth Myers, Visitor, Un, 60, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ 3 Servants

1881 Census: The Rectory, Old, Northamptonshire
George Townsend DRIFFIELD, Head, M, 63, Prescot, Lancashire, Rector Of Old Northamptonshire
Mary Ann DRIFFIELD, Wife, M, 36, Westminster, Middlesex, Clergymans Wife
Launcelot L. DRIFFIELD, Son, 7 m, Old, Northampton, Clergymans Son
Alice Louisa DRIFFIELD, Niece, U, 23, Heigton, Lancashire, Solicitors Daughter
Janet CAVES, Serv, U, 26, Old Stratford, Northampton, Cook Domestic Servant
Ann MILLS, Serv, U, 23, Horsham, Sussex, Housemaid Domestic
Emily PRASLAND, Serv, U, 14, Stoke Bruerne, Northampton, Nurse Domestic Servant

Ann Sisum Wyatville

1851 Census: Rectory House, Bow, Stratford le Bow, Middlesex
George Townsend Driffield, Head, Mar, 34, Rector of Bow, b. Prescott, Lancashire
Ann Sisum Driffield, Wife, Mar, 45, b. Barbadoes
Martha Elizabeth Gittens, Visitor, Un, 73, b. Barbadoes
Jane Sisum, Visitor, Un, 66, b. City of London
Henrietta Nicholson, Wid, 60, b. City of London
Dorotha Eleanora Barker, Visitor, Un, 54, b. City of London
+ 4 Servants

1871 Census: Rectory Home, Bow, London, Middlesex
George T. Driffield, Head, Mar, 53, Rector of Bow, Middlesex M.A., b. Prescot, Lancashire
Ann S. Driffield, Wife, Mar, 65, b. Barbados, West Indies
Letitia Driffield, Mother, Wid, 79, Clergyman's widow, b. Bildeston, Suffolk
Mary Ann Lamont, Inmate, Un, 26, b. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex
Elizabeth Myers, Visitor, Un, 60, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ 3 Servants

George Townshend Driffield

Details from Lancashire Online Parish Clerks: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prescot/stmary/baptisms_1817-1820.html
Baptism: 18 Jul 1817 St Mary the Virgin, Prescot, Lancashire, England George Townshend Driffield - Son of Charles George Thomas Driffield & Letitia Abode: Prescot Occupation: Vicar of Prescot Baptised by: Walter ? Driffield - Officiating Minister Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1822, Page 141, Entry 1122 Source: LDS Film 1657583 item 10

Other Notes:
Rev. George Townshend Driffield & Mary Anne Lamont:
Herbert George Driffield Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers), who died on Wednesday, 1st August 1917, aged 35. Son of Rev. George Townshend Driffield and Mary Anne Driffield, daughter of John Lamont. Born Old, Northants.

1851 Census: Rectory House, Bow, Stratford le Bow, Middlesex
George Townsend Driffield, Head, Mar, 34, Rector of Bow, b. Prescott, Lancashire
Ann Sisum Driffield, Wife, Mar, 45, b. Barbadoes
Martha Elizabeth Gittens, Visitor, Un, 73, b. Barbadoes
Jane Sisum, Visitor, Un, 66, b. City of London
Henrietta Nicholson, Wid, 60, b. City of London
Dorotha Eleanora Barker, Visitor, Un, 54, b. City of London
+ 4 Servants

1871 Census: Rectory Home, Bow, London, Middlesex
George T. Driffield, Head, Mar, 53, Rector of Bow, Middlesex M.A., b. Prescot, Lancashire
Ann S. Driffield, Wife, Mar, 65, b. Barbados, West Indies
Letitia Driffield, Mother, Wid, 79, Clergyman's widow, b. Bildeston, Suffolk
Mary Ann Lamont, Inmate, Un, 26, b. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex
Elizabeth Myers, Visitor, Un, 60, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ 3 Servants

1881 Census: The Rectory, Old, Northamptonshire
George Townsend DRIFFIELD, Head, M, 63, Prescot, Lancashire, Rector Of Old Northamptonshire
Mary Ann DRIFFIELD, Wife, M, 36, Westminster, Middlesex, Clergymans Wife
Launcelot L. DRIFFIELD, Son, 7 m, Old, Northampton, Clergymans Son
Alice Louisa DRIFFIELD, Niece, U, 23, Heigton, Lancashire, Solicitors Daughter
Janet CAVES, Serv, U, 26, Old Stratford, Northampton, Cook Domestic Servant
Ann MILLS, Serv, U, 23, Horsham, Sussex, Housemaid Domestic
Emily PRASLAND, Serv, U, 14, Stoke Bruerne, Northampton, Nurse Domestic Servant

Mary Anne Lamont

Other Notes:
Rev. George Townshend Driffield & Mary Anne Lamont:
Herbert George Driffield Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers), who died on Wednesday, 1st August 1917, aged 35. Son of Rev. George Townshend Driffield and Mary Anne Driffield, daughter of John Lamont. Born Old, Northants.

1871 Census: Rectory Home, Bow, London, Middlesex
George T. Driffield, Head, Mar, 53, Rector of Bow, Middlesex M.A., b. Prescot, Lancashire
Ann S. Driffield, Wife, Mar, 65, b. Barbados, West Indies
Letitia Driffield, Mother, Wid, 79, Clergyman's widow, b. Bildeston, Suffolk
Mary Ann Lamont, Inmate, Un, 26, b. St George Hanover Square, Middlesex
Elizabeth Myers, Visitor, Un, 60, b. Prescot, Lancashire
+ 3 Servants

1881 Census: The Rectory, Old, Northamptonshire
George Townsend DRIFFIELD, Head, M, 63, Prescot, Lancashire, Rector Of Old Northamptonshire
Mary Ann DRIFFIELD, Wife, M, 36, Westminster, Middlesex, Clergymans Wife
Launcelot L. DRIFFIELD, Son, 7 m, Old, Northampton, Clergymans Son
Alice Louisa DRIFFIELD, Niece, U, 23, Heigton, Lancashire, Solicitors Daughter
Janet CAVES, Serv, U, 26, Old Stratford, Northampton, Cook Domestic Servant
Ann MILLS, Serv, U, 23, Horsham, Sussex, Housemaid Domestic
Emily PRASLAND, Serv, U, 14, Stoke Bruerne, Northampton, Nurse Domestic Servant

Lt. Herbert George Driffield

Death Notice: Son of Rev. George Townshend Driffield & Mary Anne Lamont:
Herbert George Driffield Second Lieutenant 2nd Bn., London Regt. (Royal Fusiliers), who died on Wednesday, 1st August 1917, aged 35. Son of Rev. George Townshend Driffield and Mary Anne Driffield, daughter of John Lamont. Born Old, Northants.

Frederick Simeon Carus Driffield

Frederick emigrated to Australia in March 1849, and began an unsuccessfull milling business near Adelaide. He then followed other pursuits.

He died at Adelaide following an accident on the Railway in June 1889. He slipped whilst trying to board a moving train, and was caught between the footboard and the platform of the station. However, he managed to regain his footing, and boarded the train, arriving home without apparently being affected. The incident actually caused injuries to his chest, which consequently affected his heart and lead to his ultimate death.

His widow and their eldest child, Letitia, returned to England in June 1901.

1841 Census: Vickarage? Place, Prescot, Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 65, Vicar, b. NOT in Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 45, b. NOT in Lancashire
Walter Driffield, 20, Solicitor, b. Lancashire
Letitia Driffield, 19, b. Lancashire
Charles Driffield, 18, b. Lancashire
Frederick Driffield, 16, b. Lancashire
Mary Driffield, 14, b. Lancashire
Edward Driffield, 13, b. Lancashire
Lorina Driffield, 10, b. Lancashire
Albrica Driffield, 20, b. NOT in Lancashire
Maria Driffield, 29, b. NOT in Lancashire

Jane McMinn

Daughter of Joseph McMinn of Newry, Ireland and Adelaide, Australia.

Jane and her eldest child, Letitia, returned to England in June 1901.