| Daughters of the Rev. James Stewart Gammell | |
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James Stewart Gammell and his wife Ann Bramley had three daughters as follows: 1. ELIZABETH MARION GAMMELL 1871-1959. The second child and eldest daughter was born in the autumn of 1871 in Outwood Yorkshire, where her father was Vicar. She was known throughout her life as 'Elsie' rather than Elizabeth. She married on April 29th 1897 at a large society wedding at St. Palladius Church at Drumtochty CHARLES CHEAPE MOTT, son of C.J. Mott of Orwell House, Clifton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire. There were no children of this marriage. Elsie and her husband spent much of their married life at a house named Whitegates, near Ruthin in North Wales, and were immersed in country pursuits. They were particularly interested in horses and riding, but apart from this kept many pets. Elsie was an accomplished pianist, and was steeped in country lore. She befriended many of the local gypsies and interested herself in their customs and welfare. She and her husband jointly wrote and published at least five novels between 1920 and 1930 - 'Clents Way', 'The Sting of the Whip', 'A Man of no Family', 'A Thoroughbred in Training' and 'Betwixt and Between', and in addition to this, Elsie was a fairly regular contributor of articles to The Times Literary Supplement. She obviously had considerable literary talent, as apart from what has been mentioned, she also published a collection of her poetry under the title of 'Dryad's Trove'. Charles Mott died on November 20th 1930, and Elsie continued to live at Whitegates until she herself died, nearly 20 years later on December 20th 1959. 2. JESSIE BERTRAM GAMMELL 1872-1874 Was born at the end of 1872 at Outwood, and died there almost exactly two years later on December 31st 1874. Her rather unusual christian names were undoubtedly given her, as her father's sister, whose name was Jessie, and who had married a man whose surname was Bertram, had died in childbirth just a year, or two before this Jessie was born. 3. ROSAMUND ALICE GAMMELL 1875-1964 The youngest child was born like the rest of the family at Outwood. Throughout her life she was known as 'Toby'. After having spent much of her youth at Drumtochty, after her father died she moved with her mother in 1900 to Nettleham Grange near Lincoln. It was there that she met her future husband DENYS BOND, a school master, and son of John Bond, Archdeacon of Stow, and Precentor of Lincoln Cathedral. They were married in the Parish Church at Nettleham on December 21st 1908. They had one son GEOFFREY BOND who became a professor of Geology, emigrated to Rhodesia, and took up a post in Bulawayo. He married Kathleen ?, but she and her husband separated after a few years. There were no children of this marriage. 'Toby' was a very warm and lively character. Much of her later life was spent in her beloved Yorkshire, where she had been born. She was a well-known breeder of Alsatian dogs, particularly with a view to their becoming Guide Dogs for the Blind, an organisation in which she took a very great interest. Her husband died on April 4th 1937, and after his death Toby moved to a cottage in the village of Arncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales. She was devoted to her daughter-in-law Kathleen, who went to live with her at Arncliffe, where they both identified themselves with the life of the village, and lived a happy and frugal life there, until Toby died in her cottage in 1964, just before her 90th birthday. |