Francis Dronfield (1845 - 1922) Francis Dronfield was one of at least eight children born to William Dronfield and Mary Ann Turton. He was born in Staveley in 1845 and was baptised on 13 April of that year. At the age of 25 he married Ellen Hunt who was six years his junior. Later that year Ellen gave birth to the couple’s first child, Mary Dronfield. Mary does not feature in the 1881 Census so presumably died young. 1881 Census Francis Dronfield Head Married 36 Engine tenter Staveley, Derbyshire, England Ellin Dronfield Wife Married 30 - Denby, Derbyshire, England Emily Dronfield Daughter Single 4 - Staveley, Derbyshire, England Herbert Dronfield Son Single 0 - Staveley, Derbyshire, England William Shephard Boarder Widower 30 Labourer Dublin, Dublin, Ireland An ENGINE TENTER or TENTER is someone who is in charge of machinery, usually in a factory. The word is closely related to the word "tend" so he is someone who "tends, or looks after” the engine. 1891 Census Frank Dronfield Head Married 46 Engine Tenter Stationary Derbyshire, England Ellen Dronfield Wife Married 39 - Derbyshire, England Emily Dronfield Daughter - 14 Derbyshire, England Herbert Dronfield Son - 10 Scholar Derbyshire, England Mary E Dronfield Daughter - 1 Scholar Derbyshire, England Walter A Dronfield Son - 5 Scholar Derbyshire, England Thomas Dronfield Son - 2 Derbyshire, England Ethel Dronfield Daughter - 0 Derbyshire, England William Shepherd Boarder Single 41 General Labourer Kent, England