Lillian YARE (1895)

Lillian is my first cousin twice removed, being a first cousin of my grandfather, William Thomas YARE. She was born at East Ward, Westmorland, in 1895 Q3. In 1901 she was recorded with her grandparents at South Road, Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland. In 1911 she was recorded at 2 Bartlett Street, Darlington with her parents.
She married Archibald B Reid at Darlington in 1920 Q3.
One child is easily attributed to Archibald and Lillian Reid: Joan M. Y. Reid, born at Darlington in 1921 Q3. There may be others but they are not relevant here.

Being unable to find a marriage or death record for Joan, I jumped to the conclusion that the only sensible middle name would be Yare. I googled "Yare Reid" and bingo!

Joan Margaret Yare Reid married Danny Alford Poyntz on 11th September 1948. This is recorded on page 81 of the St. Andrew's College Review, Christmas 1948.

So now the search is on, probably in Canada, for this Poyntz family.

Ancestry shows 2 census records for Danny Poyntz and 10 for Joan Poyntz, but I do not currently have access to the details.

Further searching the St. Andrews College Review, I see
(Christmas 1943, p. 71) Fifth Team Rugby: "Price, Head, Frey, Richards, and Poyntz played well all year." The team is pictured:

(Midsummer 1944, p. 10) D. A. Poyntz is on the magazine advertising staff. On p. 61 the advertising staff are shown:

Also (Christmas 1944, p. 10) that D. A. Poyntz was Asvertising Manager of the magazine. Other memtions in that issue are on p. 15 (twice). He is photographed on p. 44 with the 2nd team, Rugby.



On p. 107 we have a one-liner:
"Fine," said Poyntz when he found a neighbour had put some crackers in his bed, "I'll have breakfast in bed."
On page 109 there is an advertisement for "Alford R. Poyntz Advertising Limited.

The Midsummer 1945 Review records that "The Navy has claimed our advertising manager, D. A. Poyntz". On page 157 Danny's address is given as 160 Jameson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

In Midsummer 1946 there is a list of serving old boys. D. A. Poyntz is listed as O/S R.C.N.V.R.

The 1956 Midsummer adition reports that Danny was at the Old Boys' Ceileidh on 25th February 1956. It also reports that he has been appointed Vice-President of Alford R. Poyntz Advertising.