Joseph TUFFNELL

1888 - 1960  (72 years)

• Name	Joseph TUFFNELL
  Birth	4 Aug 1888	Durham, Co. Durham   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	040C9C70D7054492835FBB8B1B84EC94156F
  Death	Sep 1960	Cleveland RD   [2]
  Notes	Joseph's birth certificate shows that he was born on 4 August 1888 at 94 Claypath, St Nicholas, father James Ivison Tuffnell, blacksmiths striker,, mother Mary Annie Tuffnell formerlky Wilkie. The informant on 18 August was J I Tuffnell, father, 94 Claypath. 1901 census: Joseph TUFFNELL (12, born Durham, Durham) was living with his grandparents. Joseph and Elizabeth Ann LONGMIRE, at 26 Watson Street, Throston, Hartlepool, Durham. 1911 census: at 26 Maple Street, Cargo Fleet, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding (4 rooms) (all TUFFNELL), Josphe (sic) (head, 23, married, labourer, blast furnaces, born Durham City), Florrie (wife, 22, married 4 years, 2 children, 1 living, 1 dead, born Middlesbro) and Frank (son, 1, born Cargo Fleet, Middlesbro). 1921 census (indexed as TUFFRELL): at 19 Chester Street, Cargo Fleet, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding (all TUFFNELL), Joseph (head, 32y 10m, married, born Durham City, bricklayers labourer at Cargo Fleet Iron Co, ironworks), Florrie (wife, 32y 7m, married, born Middlesbro), Frank (son, 11y 7m, born Cargo Fleet, Middlesbro, whole time school), Thomas Wilkie (son, 9y 5m, born Cargo Fleet, Middlesbro, whole time school), Cyril (son, 5y 5m, born Cargo Fleet, Middlesbro, whole time school) and Thora (daughter, 2y 11m, born Cargo Fleet, Middlesbro). Also Fredinand (sic) KUHL (wife father, 66y 11m, widower, born Romern, Germany, out of work, previously a general labourer at Dorman Long Co.). 1939 Register: at 16 Pine Street, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire (North Riding), TUFFNELL, Joseph born 4 Aug 1888, married, steel works labourer ROBSON, later TUFFNELL, Sarah born 26 Nov 1899, married, unpaid domestc duties.
  Person ID	I4809	Great Horkesley, Essex
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Ivison TUFFNELL,   b. Bef 6 Aug 1865, Hove, Sussex d. Mar 1891, Durham RD (Age ~ 25 years)
  Mother	Mary Annie WILKIE,   b. Jun 1866, Durham RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Sep 1885	Durham RD   [3]
  Family ID	F1630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Florrie Kuhl STOREY,   b. 14 Nov 1888, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire d. Dec 1963, Middlesbrough RD (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1906	Middlesbrough RD   [4]
  Children	1. Fieddenand TUFFNELL,   b. Mar 1907, Middlesbrough RD d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frank TUFFNELL,   b. Mar 1910, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough d. Yes, date unknown   3. Thomas Wilkie TUFFNELL,   b. Mar 1912, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough d. Yes, date unknown   4. Cyril TUFFNELL,   b. Mar 1916, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thora TUFFNELL,   b. 22 Jul 1918, Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah "Sally" McCORMICK,   b. 26 Nov 1899, Halifax, Yorkshire d. Bef 11 Apr 1981, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1951	Middlesbrough RD   [5]
  Children	1. Annie TUFFNELL,   b. 11 Jun 1930, Middlesbrough RD d. Jan 1985, Ryedale, Yorkshire RD (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

• Documents

  Joseph Tuffnell 1888 - 1960 Birth certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S178] BMD index, Q3 1888 Durham 10a/394 mother's maiden name WILKIE. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, aged 72, Q3 1960 Cleveland 1b/539. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q3 1885 Durham 10a/435. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q3 1906 Middlesbrough 9d/1132. (Reliability: 3). [S178] BMD index, Q4 1951 Middlesbrough 1b/1258. (Reliability: 3).