Daniell Family Geoff Bence and Verity Ponting October 2014
Geoff Bence and Verity Jeffery (nee Ponting) record their memories of the Daniell family. They are related to different sides of the family: Geoff whose mother was Violet May Daniell and Verity whose grandmother was Florence Marion Daniell. They were members of a very large family; the parents Thomas Daniell, and Marion Jones Ponting had three boys and four daughters.
They came from farmer stock at Yate in Gloucester before moving to Box. The photo was taken at Bathford Parish Hall.
They came from farmer stock at Yate in Gloucester before moving to Box. The photo was taken at Bathford Parish Hall.
The picture of the Daniell clan in July 1952 shows 44 people all related to Marion Daniell, seated with flowers. The photo was taken when her daughter, Nell, and son-in-law, Fred, visited the UK for a holiday having emigrated to Canada some years before.
We believe the picture shows:
Back Row: Geoff Bence, Greta Daniell, Dick Ponting, Betty ?, Thomas ?,
Barbara Bence, Cliff Daniell, Verna Daniell, lodger, Nigel Bence, Robert Ponting, Ross Daniell, Stuart Ponting, Brian Bence.
Second Row: Bertha Daniell, Doug Taylor, Winnie Frances, Edna Ponting, Olive Daniell, Jill Daniell, Les Bence + Carol, Joan Bence, Phyllis Daniell, Winnie Ponting + Felicity, Hilda + ?, Amelia Ponting + Elizabeth, unknown.
Front Row: Dorothy Taylor, William Daniell, Ellen Shipp, Marion Daniell, Frederick Shipp, Violet May Bence, Florence Daniell + Patricia Ponting, Charles Daniell, ?, ?
Children in Front: Terry Ponting, Kay Bence, Heather Ponting.
We believe the picture shows:
Back Row: Geoff Bence, Greta Daniell, Dick Ponting, Betty ?, Thomas ?,
Barbara Bence, Cliff Daniell, Verna Daniell, lodger, Nigel Bence, Robert Ponting, Ross Daniell, Stuart Ponting, Brian Bence.
Second Row: Bertha Daniell, Doug Taylor, Winnie Frances, Edna Ponting, Olive Daniell, Jill Daniell, Les Bence + Carol, Joan Bence, Phyllis Daniell, Winnie Ponting + Felicity, Hilda + ?, Amelia Ponting + Elizabeth, unknown.
Front Row: Dorothy Taylor, William Daniell, Ellen Shipp, Marion Daniell, Frederick Shipp, Violet May Bence, Florence Daniell + Patricia Ponting, Charles Daniell, ?, ?
Children in Front: Terry Ponting, Kay Bence, Heather Ponting.
Parents: Thomas Daniell and Marion Jones Ponting
Thomas was born in 1864 at Wapley, Gloucestershire. He was a farmer, as was his father, but the family farm in Yate was insufficient to support Thomas. In 1885 he married Marion Jones Ponting of Rockhampton, Gloucestershire, and by 1891 they had three small children. To make ends meet Thomas tried his hand as a butcher and grocer at Yate in 1891 and in 1901 worked at Yate Post Office calling himself Postmaster and Butcher. By 1911 they had eight children and left Yate to take a farming tenancy at Manor Farm in the centre of Box. Despite its manorial name, we should imagine that the farm was rather run down when they took over and with restricted land because of the way the village had developed. |
When their children, Dorothy and Olive, were young girls, they were involved in the first car accident in the village, when they were pinned against the high wall outside the Manor by a car. Olive suffered with a tremor all her life and it was said to have been caused by the car accident. The three brothers all worked on the farm, but when the 1914-18 war broke out, one of the brothers had to go into the Forces; the others could stay working on the farm. Charles drew the short straw and served in the trenches in France. By now they had two farms in Box: Manor Farm, where they lived in the large Manor House right in the village but it was too small to support such a large family. In 1912 they also tenanted Henley Farm with its 92 acres paying £114.13s.6d rent to the Northey Estate.[1]
Thomas died in 1923 in Tresham, where they lived, presumably to be close to his eldest son, Thomas Wetmore Daniell, who farmed there. He left a mere £149 to his wife and his sons William and Charles. Marion and her youngest daughter, Olive, moved to Glenavon, Bathford, where they took in paying guests. One was the Rev Jarvis, who was a Curate at Bathford Church at the time. He was liked by all the family, especially Caesar, their fox terrier, who was taken for walks and thoroughly spoilt by Rev Jarvis. Another guest was Miss Bays, who had a problem. Most of the time she appeared to be perfectly all right; at other times she got very upset because she could see spiders everywhere. It was all in the mind of course, and I think she had to move to a nursing home eventually. Marion lived on for nearly 40 years after Thomas' death. She died in 1961 at Glenavon and is buried at Tresham alongside Thomas.
Thomas died in 1923 in Tresham, where they lived, presumably to be close to his eldest son, Thomas Wetmore Daniell, who farmed there. He left a mere £149 to his wife and his sons William and Charles. Marion and her youngest daughter, Olive, moved to Glenavon, Bathford, where they took in paying guests. One was the Rev Jarvis, who was a Curate at Bathford Church at the time. He was liked by all the family, especially Caesar, their fox terrier, who was taken for walks and thoroughly spoilt by Rev Jarvis. Another guest was Miss Bays, who had a problem. Most of the time she appeared to be perfectly all right; at other times she got very upset because she could see spiders everywhere. It was all in the mind of course, and I think she had to move to a nursing home eventually. Marion lived on for nearly 40 years after Thomas' death. She died in 1961 at Glenavon and is buried at Tresham alongside Thomas.
Ellen (Nell) Ponting Daniell and Frederick Shipp
Nell (Ellen), the eldest daughter, was born at Codringon, Gloucestershire in 1886. In the 1901 census she is recorded as living at Yate Post Office and in 1911 at Bitton, Bristol living with her step grandmother. She married Frederick Shipp, an engineer, who was born in 1884 at Keynsham.
On 7th January 1920 they left Liverpool on The Empress of France and emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada. Fred then worked as an engineer in Detroit for Fords for many years. When Fred died in 1965, the family asked Ellen to come back home. She told them that she could not leave Fred on his own and she lived on for a further 36 years. Both are buried at Cottam Essex, Canada.
Nell (Ellen), the eldest daughter, was born at Codringon, Gloucestershire in 1886. In the 1901 census she is recorded as living at Yate Post Office and in 1911 at Bitton, Bristol living with her step grandmother. She married Frederick Shipp, an engineer, who was born in 1884 at Keynsham.
On 7th January 1920 they left Liverpool on The Empress of France and emigrated to New Brunswick, Canada. Fred then worked as an engineer in Detroit for Fords for many years. When Fred died in 1965, the family asked Ellen to come back home. She told them that she could not leave Fred on his own and she lived on for a further 36 years. Both are buried at Cottam Essex, Canada.
Violet (Vi) Mary Daniell and Leslie Reginald Bence
Violet Mary Daniell (Geoff's mother, known as Vi) was born in 1891 at Yate. In 1911 she was at Manor Farm, Box called a Dairy Worker helping her parents.
In the Great War she served in the Voluntary Aid Detachment as a Red Cross Nurse when she tended wounded soldiers in Corsham Town Hall which had been taken over as a temporary hospital. There is a plaque at the Town Hall which records the names of the nurses who worked there. Later she worked for the Post Office dealing with telegrams. During the course of her work she had to learn Morse Code, a skill which never left her. Sadly, in old age she became profoundly deaf. In order to communicate with her, Geoff had to write every thing down. As he was trained as a wireless operator he tried tapping a message in Morse Code on her hand; to his surprise she could read it. She must have been in her nineties then and she learned the Morse Code as a young woman.
She married Leslie Reginald Bence, a master grocer and draper, at Box Church in 1919. Verity remembers Les as a charming man always wearing a bow tie. Les died in 1983. Vi died in 1992 aged 101. Their ashes are in Box Cemetery.
Violet Mary Daniell (Geoff's mother, known as Vi) was born in 1891 at Yate. In 1911 she was at Manor Farm, Box called a Dairy Worker helping her parents.
In the Great War she served in the Voluntary Aid Detachment as a Red Cross Nurse when she tended wounded soldiers in Corsham Town Hall which had been taken over as a temporary hospital. There is a plaque at the Town Hall which records the names of the nurses who worked there. Later she worked for the Post Office dealing with telegrams. During the course of her work she had to learn Morse Code, a skill which never left her. Sadly, in old age she became profoundly deaf. In order to communicate with her, Geoff had to write every thing down. As he was trained as a wireless operator he tried tapping a message in Morse Code on her hand; to his surprise she could read it. She must have been in her nineties then and she learned the Morse Code as a young woman.
She married Leslie Reginald Bence, a master grocer and draper, at Box Church in 1919. Verity remembers Les as a charming man always wearing a bow tie. Les died in 1983. Vi died in 1992 aged 101. Their ashes are in Box Cemetery.
Thomas Wetmore Daniell and Bertha Tanner
Tom was born at Yate in 1888 and married Bertha Tanner at Bathford in 1912. In 1915 they are recorded as farming at Henley Farm and later they farmed at Tresham, Gloucestershire. Tom and Bertha had a son, also Thomas, and two daughters, Mary and Greta. The two girls were completely different. Mary was more sophisticated and married Reg Clark, a clergyman. They spent all their married life in Rhodesia. I remember Reg as a very modern clergyman, not adverse to telling or receiving a risque joke. Greta was a real country girl. She worked as a matron at Grittleton Girls' School before she married in later life. Her husband, Basil, was a widower with a grown up family who worked for the Grittleton Estate. Basil and Greta visited farms and properties on the Estate to collect the rents.
Thomas Wetmore Daniell died at Sodbury in 1949 and Bertha died at Chippenham in 1967. Both are buried at Tresham. Thomas left an estate worth £9,476.18s.7d to Daniel King, farmer, Bertha Mary, widow, and Thomas Daniell.
Tom was born at Yate in 1888 and married Bertha Tanner at Bathford in 1912. In 1915 they are recorded as farming at Henley Farm and later they farmed at Tresham, Gloucestershire. Tom and Bertha had a son, also Thomas, and two daughters, Mary and Greta. The two girls were completely different. Mary was more sophisticated and married Reg Clark, a clergyman. They spent all their married life in Rhodesia. I remember Reg as a very modern clergyman, not adverse to telling or receiving a risque joke. Greta was a real country girl. She worked as a matron at Grittleton Girls' School before she married in later life. Her husband, Basil, was a widower with a grown up family who worked for the Grittleton Estate. Basil and Greta visited farms and properties on the Estate to collect the rents.
Thomas Wetmore Daniell died at Sodbury in 1949 and Bertha died at Chippenham in 1967. Both are buried at Tresham. Thomas left an estate worth £9,476.18s.7d to Daniel King, farmer, Bertha Mary, widow, and Thomas Daniell.
Florence (Floss) Marion Daniell and Robert Ponting
Florence was born in 1892 at Yate. She lived at Yate Post Office in 1901 and was doing dairy work at Manor Farm, Box in 1911. In 1913 she married Robert (Bob) Henry Ponting, who was her neighbour at the Queen's Head. They moved out of the village in about 1918 to farm at Honeybrook Farm, Slaughterford, where Florence kept chicken, ducks and geese on the farm. Honeybrook Farm is an extraordinary place in an idyllic situation; you feel miles and miles from anywhere. On occasions Geoff walked there from Box following the route of the By Brook. From Nonotion Rudloe, there is a bridle path which leads all the way to Honeybrook. He remembers doing the walk and picking blackberries on the way.
Bob Ponting had a problem being an alcoholic; he was said to drink a bottle of whisky a day when he was on a binge. When Geoff visited the farm there was often no sign of Bob because he used to shut himself in his bedroom when he was drinking and would not come out. Geoff remembers that Floss had an awful life with him. Yet, when he was sober, he was a most likeable man. There is a story of Bob and how he came home late at night drunk, walked through the mucky cowyard, and got into bed without taking his boots off!
They had three sons who worked on the farm: Robert (called Son), Stuart and Dick. Later Son took on the tenancy of the farm; Stuart set up a business dealing with farm machinery; and Dick became a farm worker at Biddestone, Pennsylvania, Marshfield and Atworth before working at George Ward School Melksham. Florence died in 1971 at Melksham Hospital.
Florence was born in 1892 at Yate. She lived at Yate Post Office in 1901 and was doing dairy work at Manor Farm, Box in 1911. In 1913 she married Robert (Bob) Henry Ponting, who was her neighbour at the Queen's Head. They moved out of the village in about 1918 to farm at Honeybrook Farm, Slaughterford, where Florence kept chicken, ducks and geese on the farm. Honeybrook Farm is an extraordinary place in an idyllic situation; you feel miles and miles from anywhere. On occasions Geoff walked there from Box following the route of the By Brook. From Nonotion Rudloe, there is a bridle path which leads all the way to Honeybrook. He remembers doing the walk and picking blackberries on the way.
Bob Ponting had a problem being an alcoholic; he was said to drink a bottle of whisky a day when he was on a binge. When Geoff visited the farm there was often no sign of Bob because he used to shut himself in his bedroom when he was drinking and would not come out. Geoff remembers that Floss had an awful life with him. Yet, when he was sober, he was a most likeable man. There is a story of Bob and how he came home late at night drunk, walked through the mucky cowyard, and got into bed without taking his boots off!
They had three sons who worked on the farm: Robert (called Son), Stuart and Dick. Later Son took on the tenancy of the farm; Stuart set up a business dealing with farm machinery; and Dick became a farm worker at Biddestone, Pennsylvania, Marshfield and Atworth before working at George Ward School Melksham. Florence died in 1971 at Melksham Hospital.
William Daniell and Winnie Francis
William was born at Yate in 1894 and he spoke with a broad Gloucester accent. It was he who gave his sister Dorothy away in marriage in 1930 after the death of their father. He lived with his housekeeper Winnie Francis from the Queen's Head at the Old Jockey Farm, Kingsdown. They never married. Bill occasionally visited Lorne House, always on his own. His relationship with Miss Francis, was frowned upon by some members of the family because they were not married. His sister Vi never visited the farm at The Jockey.
Bill and Winnie were a very unusual couple. The house was almost Dickensian: to use the toilet they had to cross the yard to a barn. They lived almost entirely in the kitchen. Their parlour was sparsely furnished and obviously seldom used. In later years he suffered badly with arthritis but still managed to drive his tractor round the farm.
William was born at Yate in 1894 and he spoke with a broad Gloucester accent. It was he who gave his sister Dorothy away in marriage in 1930 after the death of their father. He lived with his housekeeper Winnie Francis from the Queen's Head at the Old Jockey Farm, Kingsdown. They never married. Bill occasionally visited Lorne House, always on his own. His relationship with Miss Francis, was frowned upon by some members of the family because they were not married. His sister Vi never visited the farm at The Jockey.
Bill and Winnie were a very unusual couple. The house was almost Dickensian: to use the toilet they had to cross the yard to a barn. They lived almost entirely in the kitchen. Their parlour was sparsely furnished and obviously seldom used. In later years he suffered badly with arthritis but still managed to drive his tractor round the farm.
Charles Clifford Daniell and Phyllis Farr
Charles was born at Yate in 1896. In 1927 he left Southampton for New Brunswick, Canada, on the Pacific Minnedosa, travelling third class. It didn't work out for him and eighteen months later he came back from Halifax, Canada, to Plymouth. In 1929 he married Phyllis G Farr at Manners Street Baptist Chapel, Bath. Phyllis bred Pug dogs. They farmed at several locations over the years, mostly at Turleigh, Wiltshire. Geoff also remembers the farm at Whitchurch, Bristol. To approach the farm one followed a rough track from the road to the farm. On one side of the track was a hedge, on the other side of the hedge aircraft were parked because it was what was then Bristol Airport. Small aircraft in those days; the largest was the De Havilland Rapide which was a biplane.
One vivid memory of the farm that Geoff has was when Nigel and he were chased by an irate gander, who took exception to their being on his territory. So they climbed upon a pile of logs to escape. Charles died in the Warminster area in 1984.
Charles was born at Yate in 1896. In 1927 he left Southampton for New Brunswick, Canada, on the Pacific Minnedosa, travelling third class. It didn't work out for him and eighteen months later he came back from Halifax, Canada, to Plymouth. In 1929 he married Phyllis G Farr at Manners Street Baptist Chapel, Bath. Phyllis bred Pug dogs. They farmed at several locations over the years, mostly at Turleigh, Wiltshire. Geoff also remembers the farm at Whitchurch, Bristol. To approach the farm one followed a rough track from the road to the farm. On one side of the track was a hedge, on the other side of the hedge aircraft were parked because it was what was then Bristol Airport. Small aircraft in those days; the largest was the De Havilland Rapide which was a biplane.
One vivid memory of the farm that Geoff has was when Nigel and he were chased by an irate gander, who took exception to their being on his territory. So they climbed upon a pile of logs to escape. Charles died in the Warminster area in 1984.
Dorothy (Doll) Frances Eliza Daniell and Douglas Frank
William Taylor
Dorothy was born in 1897 and baptised at Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire. She worked for the GWR and met Doug Taylor at Melksham Railway Station. They married at Bathford in 1930 and moved into Woodland View, Devizes Road, and lived in the same house for 50 years. Doug Taylor was born in Swindon in 1902. In 1911 he lived in Yeovil. He joined the GWR in 1918 as a clerk and went on to become a Relief Stationmaster. They never had any children but they took in Daphne, an evacuee, in the Second World War. Doug served in the Home Guard. Dorothy ran the WI National Savings Group, collecting over £30,000. They were stalwarts of the village, helping to run the Box Flower Show and the Horse Show and were active participants in the Gay Nineties Dance Club. |
Dorothy was a very long serving member of Box WI. At one stage she represented them at a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace and, being tired, it is reputed that she cast herself down on one of the royal chairs.
After Doug retired, they went on holiday for six weeks to Canada to visit Nell. They went by boat because Dorothy was afraid of flying. The day before they were due to return Doug suffered a stroke and they had to fly back. Dorothy later admitted that she rather liked it up there amongst all the fluffy clouds. Doug suffered a weak arm and leg afterwards but they continued to enjoy village life. Both were keen bowlers and belonged to Box Bowls Club. They were also keen caravaners, keeping their caravan at the top of their garden and Dorothy always spoke fondly of their caravan adventures. Doug died in 1982, aged 80, and Dorothy passed away in 1991, aged 93.
After Doug retired, they went on holiday for six weeks to Canada to visit Nell. They went by boat because Dorothy was afraid of flying. The day before they were due to return Doug suffered a stroke and they had to fly back. Dorothy later admitted that she rather liked it up there amongst all the fluffy clouds. Doug suffered a weak arm and leg afterwards but they continued to enjoy village life. Both were keen bowlers and belonged to Box Bowls Club. They were also keen caravaners, keeping their caravan at the top of their garden and Dorothy always spoke fondly of their caravan adventures. Doug died in 1982, aged 80, and Dorothy passed away in 1991, aged 93.
Olive Daniell
Olive was born in 1903 at Yate. She wanted to be a missionary at one stage but stayed home to look after her parents and she never married.
When Thomas and Marion retired they moved to Bathford with their youngest daughter, Olive. Glenavon, the Bathford house, had a large garden surrounded by a high wall. There was an outhouse of good size with a tiled roof. Double doors opened to a yard at the side of the house to enable easy access for deliveries to the outhouse where coal and logs were stored. Garden produce and all the garden tools were also housed in the outhouse. In later years, with a new owner, the outhouse was demolished and a house built on the site. Two houses were also built at the end of the garden, which extended down to Ashley Road. The new owner did well out of purchasing Glenavon.
Olive spent all her life caring for others. She spent many years looking after her mother, Marion, and moved to Bathford following Thomas' death. In later years she lived with her sister, Violet, and Les Bence at Lorne House, where once again she took on the job of carer when Violet's health was failing. She died in 1996 at Shockerwick House and is buried in Box Cemetery.
Olive was born in 1903 at Yate. She wanted to be a missionary at one stage but stayed home to look after her parents and she never married.
When Thomas and Marion retired they moved to Bathford with their youngest daughter, Olive. Glenavon, the Bathford house, had a large garden surrounded by a high wall. There was an outhouse of good size with a tiled roof. Double doors opened to a yard at the side of the house to enable easy access for deliveries to the outhouse where coal and logs were stored. Garden produce and all the garden tools were also housed in the outhouse. In later years, with a new owner, the outhouse was demolished and a house built on the site. Two houses were also built at the end of the garden, which extended down to Ashley Road. The new owner did well out of purchasing Glenavon.
Olive spent all her life caring for others. She spent many years looking after her mother, Marion, and moved to Bathford following Thomas' death. In later years she lived with her sister, Violet, and Les Bence at Lorne House, where once again she took on the job of carer when Violet's health was failing. She died in 1996 at Shockerwick House and is buried in Box Cemetery.
Conclusion
And the reason why the family name was lost in the village? Partly it was personal: four descendants were childless and four moved away from the village. But at the heart of their problems was the lack of profit in tenanted farms. After 1880 British farming was in steady decline, undercut by imports of cheap meat from Australia and New Zealand and prairie wheat from Canada. Farming methods changed and high cost imported winter concentrates became the main feed for over-wintering dairy cows.
And the village was no longer at the centre of an agricultural society. It had changed from a small, rural cluster of farmsteads when the manor house and the home farm that surrounded it were integral to the income of the lord of the manor. Now Manor Farm was too small and in the wrong place. There simply was insufficient profit in running Manor Farm to support the large Daniell family. That was a common story in the early 1900s.
Sometimes a family moves into the area and becomes a dominant clan. This happened to the Daniell family in Box in the late 1800s. They were a large family of farmers but the family name has died out in the village. Why did this happen when other dynasties flourished? This is the first time anyone has recorded their fascinating story. Can you add to the article?
And the reason why the family name was lost in the village? Partly it was personal: four descendants were childless and four moved away from the village. But at the heart of their problems was the lack of profit in tenanted farms. After 1880 British farming was in steady decline, undercut by imports of cheap meat from Australia and New Zealand and prairie wheat from Canada. Farming methods changed and high cost imported winter concentrates became the main feed for over-wintering dairy cows.
And the village was no longer at the centre of an agricultural society. It had changed from a small, rural cluster of farmsteads when the manor house and the home farm that surrounded it were integral to the income of the lord of the manor. Now Manor Farm was too small and in the wrong place. There simply was insufficient profit in running Manor Farm to support the large Daniell family. That was a common story in the early 1900s.
Sometimes a family moves into the area and becomes a dominant clan. This happened to the Daniell family in Box in the late 1800s. They were a large family of farmers but the family name has died out in the village. Why did this happen when other dynasties flourished? This is the first time anyone has recorded their fascinating story. Can you add to the article?
Family Tree
Thomas Daniell (1864 - 1923) married Marion Jones Ponting (1863 - 1961)
Thomas was born at Wapley, Gloucestershire; Marion was born at Rockhampton, Gloucestershire. They married at Rockhampton on 3rd March 1863.
They farmed at Manor Farm and Henley Farm
Children:
1. Ellen (Nell) Ponting Daniell (1886 - 1991) married Fred Shipp, engineer (1884 - 1965). They lived in Canada.
No children
2. Thomas Wetmore Daniell (1888 - 1949) married Bertha Tanner
They farmed at Tresham, Gloucester
Children: Mary (b 1914) married Reg Clarke ( ); Greta (b 1916) married Archibald "Basil" Richardson ( ) in Box in 1967;
Thomas (b 1920)
3. Violet May Daniell (1891 - 1992) married Leslie Reginald Bence (1896 - 1983)
They lived at Lorne House and had a shop in the village.
Children: Nigel Thomas Bence (1920 - ); Geoffrey Charles Bence(b 1924); Bryon Leslie Bence (b 1929)
4. Florence Marion Daniell (1892 - 1971) married Robert Henry Ponting (1887 - 1969)
They farmed at Honeybrook Farm, Slaughterford, and at Saltbox Farm and Rudloe Farm
Children: Robert (Son) Ponting (1914-1989); Stuart Ponting ( 1916-1999); Dick Ponting (1920-2008)
Dick Ponting (1920-2008) married Edna Grace Friend
Children: Terrence Michael Ponting (b 1945); Heather Marilyn Ponting (b 1947); Verity Ann Ponting (b 1953)
5. William Daniell (1894 - 1981) lived with Winnie Francis ( )
They farmed at Old Jockey Farm
There were no children
6. Charles Clifford Daniell (b 1895) married Phyllis Farr
They farmed at Whitchurch, Bristol
Children: Clifford Daniell (b 1930); Ross Farr Daniell (b 1934); Verna Daniell (b 1936); Jill Daniell (b 1938)
7. Dorothy Frances Eliza Daniell (1897 - 1991) married Douglas WF Taylor (d 1982)
Doug was a Station Master and they lived at Woodland View, Devizes Road
They had no children
8. Olive Marion Daniell (1903 - 1996)
Never married
Thomas Daniell (1864 - 1923) married Marion Jones Ponting (1863 - 1961)
Thomas was born at Wapley, Gloucestershire; Marion was born at Rockhampton, Gloucestershire. They married at Rockhampton on 3rd March 1863.
They farmed at Manor Farm and Henley Farm
Children:
1. Ellen (Nell) Ponting Daniell (1886 - 1991) married Fred Shipp, engineer (1884 - 1965). They lived in Canada.
No children
2. Thomas Wetmore Daniell (1888 - 1949) married Bertha Tanner
They farmed at Tresham, Gloucester
Children: Mary (b 1914) married Reg Clarke ( ); Greta (b 1916) married Archibald "Basil" Richardson ( ) in Box in 1967;
Thomas (b 1920)
3. Violet May Daniell (1891 - 1992) married Leslie Reginald Bence (1896 - 1983)
They lived at Lorne House and had a shop in the village.
Children: Nigel Thomas Bence (1920 - ); Geoffrey Charles Bence(b 1924); Bryon Leslie Bence (b 1929)
4. Florence Marion Daniell (1892 - 1971) married Robert Henry Ponting (1887 - 1969)
They farmed at Honeybrook Farm, Slaughterford, and at Saltbox Farm and Rudloe Farm
Children: Robert (Son) Ponting (1914-1989); Stuart Ponting ( 1916-1999); Dick Ponting (1920-2008)
Dick Ponting (1920-2008) married Edna Grace Friend
Children: Terrence Michael Ponting (b 1945); Heather Marilyn Ponting (b 1947); Verity Ann Ponting (b 1953)
5. William Daniell (1894 - 1981) lived with Winnie Francis ( )
They farmed at Old Jockey Farm
There were no children
6. Charles Clifford Daniell (b 1895) married Phyllis Farr
They farmed at Whitchurch, Bristol
Children: Clifford Daniell (b 1930); Ross Farr Daniell (b 1934); Verna Daniell (b 1936); Jill Daniell (b 1938)
7. Dorothy Frances Eliza Daniell (1897 - 1991) married Douglas WF Taylor (d 1982)
Doug was a Station Master and they lived at Woodland View, Devizes Road
They had no children
8. Olive Marion Daniell (1903 - 1996)
Never married
References
[1] Northey Sale Particulars, Wiltshire History Centre
[1] Northey Sale Particulars, Wiltshire History Centre