Thread: Jack Daffurn of Fiddington farm

Jack and Floss Daffurn lived at Fiddington farm for many years with their daughter Joan. Fiddington is a small hamlet of three farms and a sprinkling of cottages a few miles east of Tewkesbury.



I was intrigued that the lane outside the farm was called Monks lane when there are no local ecclesiastical ruins and the lane doesn't appear to lead to any. On research I discovered that the lands at Fiddington formerly belonged to Tewkesbury Abbey and the tenants were charged with the task of providing their dairy produce.



The land was confiscated by king Henry V111 in the 1530's and awarded to two of his favourite musicians.



I would be interested to hear from anyone who knew of the Daffurns or could add anything to the history of Yew tree farm as it was formerly known.

Hi CockedHat



My great grandmother's second husband's (Harold Nind) family lived in Yew Tree Farm (1881 census) - their surname was Nind - Martin Freeman Nind and Fannie Nind.



jill

Hi Jill,

Thanks for that, I was keen to know when the land was re-named.



I had a reply on another forum and learned that the farm was owned by a William Roberts in about 1900. He lived there with wife Ellen Laura and children, Dorothy, Phyllis, Alec, Wilfred and Arlene.



It would seem that William bought it off your ancestors. The house is date marked 1773, if memory serves, so it was quite an old building even then.



Regards, Tony.