PETTIWARD, Daniel

1913 - 1996

Daniel Pettiward was born at Polzeath, St Minver, Cornwall on 7 November 1913, son of Charles Terry (1855-9 October 1933) who, in 1908 on inheriting the Finborough Estate from his great uncle Robert John Pettiward (1821-3 February 1908), by royal licence adopted the surname Pettiward in lieu of his patronymic Terry, of Finborough Hall, Stowmarket, Suffolk, Daniel's mother was Eliza Mary née Gamlen (10 December 1880-26 February 1952), daughter of Robert Heale Gamlen of New Place, Welwyn, who married Charles Terry at St Mary's Church, Welwyn, Hertfordshire on 26 April 1904. In 1911 his parents, Charles 55, who was born at Tostock, Suffolk and Eliza 33, were living at Finborough Hall with Daniel's elder brother, Roger Gamlen Pettiward and two sisters, Cynthia 6 and Stella 3, and they maintained eleven indoor servants and they were still living there in 1921 but the two daughters were absent. Daniel was educated at Eton and at University College, Oxford, where he was President of his college athletic club. Daniel was a painter, illustrator, and author and in 1939, a writer, living at Trafalgar House, Downton, Salisbury, Wiltshire with his mother Eliza and his sister Stella (5 February 1908-21 September 1976), a stage manager. In 1952 Daniel contributed to 'Punch' magazine including 'How to be a comic artist without being able to draw' and exhibited at the Heron Gallery, London in 1976 and amongst others illustrated 'A Cockney in the Country' (1958) by Virginia Graham. Daniel Pettiward died at Salisbury on 22 August 1996, he was unmarried. The author and illustrator of 'Money for Jam: anyone can be a non-artist' (1956) and 'Truly Rural. Verses' (1939).

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