John Tilbury's original "Everything Tilbury" website
! RELAUNCHED !
Tilbury BMD 3Q 1837 - 1900 with PRO references
Tilbury Family Trees; read the old Guest Book, sign the new
Read the history of John Tilbury, inventor of the gig, horse-dealer and -lover, teetotaller
Tilburys in the Censuses; Tilbury History, Honour Roll, Articles, Links, (Photos back soon)
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Richard II's London
14th century people, events, dress

Choir boy in the service of Henry IV
15th century chapel service, palaces

Speaks her mind, defends her neighbourhood
Illustrated

Receives gold medal!
 
Also Dr. James Tilberg from Hambourgh
Was he related to Cornelius?

Begins with late 18thC Thomas Tilbury & Ann Durden
Pancras, Marylebone ... Hackney, Hanwell, Kings Norton, Somers Town, Southampton ... Australia, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, France, Philippines, Switzerland, USA

The Tilbury, Tarner, Ensor triangle
Edward (warehouse) Tilbury & family
Part of the Marylebone T. group, to Brighton
 

Linden Tilbury's tree also begins with Thomas T. & Ann Durden
This branch continues to Australia
Read Linden's book tracing the history of her family
Photo gallery through the generations
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The beginnings of a new set of pages
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18thC to 20thC Tilburys & their cousins from Chilbolton, Hampshire
A wide swathe of authenticated Tilbury family history, complete with trees
Life around the Yeading, Middlesex, brickyards & in Hillingdon / Hayes
Outspreading through London & the Home Counties to U.S.A.
Woodruff Tilbury m. Frances Fulford - Freda Tilbury m. John Barnett
Don't miss the 'family history' letters!!!

His son William Henry Tilbury
Partner in Dagnall and Tilbury
Includes Yorrick Webb; Vousden and Tilbury
Descendant made the 'Tilbury Toothbrushes'

WILL BE POSTED VERY SOON
Rope, twine and Indian mat manufactories
Farm Lane, Walham Green; and Wandsworth
Links to Westminster property

'Rob Roy' toothbrushes, manufactured by a descendant of William, ship's carpenter
Recently donated (together with photos of work at the factory), to
The British Dental Association Museum
by the daughter of factory manager Thomas James Pennington (d. 1994)

A century of Tilburys who continued the tailoring trade
From Buckinghamshire, through Hillingdon Mddx,
to London & Bethnal Green, then Chelmsford Essex
Another branch of this group went to Bromley Kent

Descendants of Mary's tailoring son Joseph
Robert's daughter Elizabeth emigrated to Australia
Joseph's son continued the tailoring tradition
Arthur and his - tailoress - daughters went to Bristol

John Tilbury m. Sophia Crouch in Shoreditch London
Their sons went to Australia & New Zealand
Grandson Henry became a butcher, as did his descendants
who emigrated to Australia

Cyprus Street War Memorial; Mace Street & Tagg Street WWI;
Our Lady of the Assumption, St Johns Church, St Matthews Church, St Peter W St Thomas Church;
Underground (Tube) Station; Bethnal Green Library;
Surname Index; Guest Book

The Tilburys of Rogate, Sussex
John set up in Welbeck Street, London
Daughter Mary Ann married a medical student

Dairyman in Buckinghamshire
Builder's Foreman in Willesden
Daughter Sarah married a Murrell

George Tilbury m. Louisa Walker in 1848
Their children were b. Notting Hill
Descendant Paul's Tilbury tree

Thomas Tilbury, born Marylebone
His family were in Hadley, Barnet, Edmonton;
Descendants went to Ireland, then Sussex

11, James-street, Kensington: 1852

17th-18th century
Was enfranchised and voted Tory
Vestryman during the building of 50 new London churches
1721 probate of what may have been his Will

Born c.1827 he married Mary Ann
Children Joseph, Matilda, Hannah, Charles & John
1881 widow Mary Ann, with Joseph & Charles
1901 Charles & wife in St. Mary Stratford Bow

The "Somers Town Penny Gaff"
1859 Benjamin, bricklayer
Charged with visiting an unlicensed theatre
1861 with wife Susan in Hackney

Shottermill, Farnham; George John T, Millwright
Frensham, Chichester, Paddington, West Ham
Read about the explosion of HMS Doterel in 1881

Post Office Directory
Including Churt and Pitfold
History, private residents, traders

1823 Frensham
Mary, daughter of John Tilbury, paper maker
Teasdale (Teasdell), Ellery, Frooks...

Late 17thC to mid 19thC: Frensham, Froyle,
Worplesdon, Guildford next Stoke, Surrey UK
An interesting site for this area

William T., village fiddler, and 'The Irish Washerwoman'
(+ Esher, Haslemere, Churt, Elstead & Thursley)
Links to 'John T. m. Jane Ratford'

18thC to 20thC: Hampshire: Hambledon & Headley
Surrey: Witley, Godalming, Frensham & Thursley
Links to 'John T. m. Jane Ratford'

Jane Tilbury m. 30 January 1775 St Mary the Virgin, Frensham (both otp)
Update December 2005:
Jane Tilbury, daughter of Thomas, Chr. 1 May 1748 Frensham
Links to 'John T. m. Jane Ratford'
Much useful information for the Surrey genealogist

Guildford: St Nicholas, Stoke Next, Stoke Within, Holy Trinity, St Mary, Shalford, Coulsdon, Windlesham, Haslemere, Southwark, Witley, Milford, Newington, Surbiton, Bermondsey, Cheam

Tilbury migration across the Hampshire & Surrey borders
from Froyle down to Guildford
Companion to 'Tilbury & Cole' above

Missing Sheep, Horse, Bank Note; Property & Family
Companion to 'Surrey, other' above

Queen's Scholar, School Teachers
The male line seems to have died out

The Kings Arms, Red Lion, Bell, inns, brewery
Betty's "Pleasure House" & Will
Her Middleton son-in-law

Landowners, changes, Waterers' nurwery
The great Yew tree in the churchyard
Punishment for damaging it

Surrey, including Barnes, Kingston, Molesey, Mortlake, Richmond, Walton-on-Thames
Where did they come from?
Where did they go to?

Steve Chilton's family including Hampshire Tilburys
Lists marriage & burial records
His other interests may be yours also
Something of a man's world?

Steve Tilbury's remodelled website: Tilbury & other names
Bishop's Waltham & Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Hamilton & Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Hampshire Directories; 1914 Navy List Index

A list of families born in Bishops Waltham
Their development and migration

Alan Webb's 19thC Hampshire Tilburys
Mostly in Allbrook & Bishops Waltham (but not only)

His family, bequests: executor Thomas (R-c priest)
James may have come from Alresford; died in Midhurst
Marriages included Speakman, Unsworth

Charlotte, daughter of Charles & Lydia
James Speakman, brother Thomas (R-c priest)
Maria (Tilbury) Unsworth witness to marriages

Uncle of Rev. Thomas Speakman
Brother of Charlotte m. James Speakman

Nephew of Rev. Thomas Tilbury
Son of James Speakman & Charlotte Tilbury

16thC, 17thC, 18thC
A list of some other BMD for this area

Documents mentioning Tilburys
14thC to 19thC - ancestral lines?

18thC Oliver witnessed documents for Viscount Montague
Brief history & description of Cowdray House

Son Charles Tilbury of the Royal Hotel Aldershot
Married Eliza Robinson
Grandchildren Charles, Francis William, James, Ellen

Pear Tree Green, the Pear Tree Inn
The eccentricities of William Robinson
Who was "Ursula"?

Tilbury, Urry (Verry), Dennis, Wilkinson, [Stokes]
Southampton, West Ham, St. Mary Stratford Bow, Hackney

Portsea, Hampshire to West Ham, Essex
Louisa Susannah Martin's Tilbury family

18thC to 19thC Hampshire: Catherington, Clanfield
Tilbury m. Adams, Bone, Girard, Jacobs, Money, ...
The move from Clanfield to the Welsh mining towns; and to Australia, Africa
4 articles contributed by descendants and researchers
The move to Wales, John Tilbury's descendants
The terrible death of Ada Louisa Tilbury at the "Corbett Arms" on 5 August 1918

Winchester, Hampshire, c.1780 - 1891
Rebecca & brother Isaac Tilbury; Collis; Richards

In the early 1870s, in the Headley/Bramshot area of Hampshire
A family of BELTONs became a family of TILBURYs
Family tree, timeline of events, associated families

Father of William, druggist & Thomas, lawyer
Daughter Mary m. Samuel Barker
The Swan & Rampant Horse Inns
Other Norfolk Tilburys
Who was/were Thomas snr.'s other child(ren)?

Son of Catherine & William Tilbury, druggist
Widow Catherine (m?) & William's brother Thomas
William Harries T. was lawyer Thomas' clerk...

Grandson of Catherine & William Tilbury, druggist
Son of Mary Catherine Harries (T.) & Luther Owen Fox
WT Fox recognised for his work on impetigo

Clungunford and Shrewsbury
Norwich Thomas T., lawyer, had connections in Shropshire

Samuel & Sarah's children
Samuel's (2nd?) wife Elizabeth's testimony

19thC Buckinghamshire, UK to Canada
High & West Wycombe
Jim & Marlene's family tree

19thC to 20thC Tilburys
Buckinghamshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey
Includes the Philby Tilburys

c.1790 - 1901
These three blacksmith families probably shared a common ancestor
Their activities followed the economy of High Wycombe
This tree has been built thanks to descendant DW in Australia

1792 - 1901
From Penn, High (& West) Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Links into Jim & Marlene's family tree (above)

1790 - 1901
William, John, James, Henry, Robert, James
Henry's 3 marriages; Richard, wheelwright

Sally's webpage of her chairmaking Skull family
illustrated by many period photos including one of
Georgiana Elizabeth with her Skull husband
The rise and fall of the fortunes of chairmaking in High Wycombe
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Part 1: Esau Tilby & Esther Hussey
Richard Tilbury & Elizabeth Puddifoot, descendants
Part 2: Joseph Tilby & Mary
Sons James m. Mary Gurney, Moses m. Rachel Keene
Part 3: Tilbury/Line marriages; bmd

Charles George Tilbury
Great-grandson of Richard & Elizabeth
Married Rosetta Barlow from Wycombe
Militiaman Charles questioned over wife's drowning
Eunice, wife of Richard, grandson of Esau & Esther

Married Emma, then moved to Ealing, Middlesex
Benjamin died 1874 (Pancras), leaving Emma & 2 children
Emma remarried, William Bignell
Tilbury & Bignell family in Ealing

Joseph m. Harriet Bean 1840; her sister Mary m. George Barton 1837
the "Bell & Oak", the Wentworth Hotel, Peterborough; the Crown Hotel, Fletton
Soda & Mineral Water Manufacture into the 20thC, Peterborough
A Tilbury Schoolmaster from Teddington in King's Sutton

High & West Wycombe, Gt. & Lt. Missenden, Lacey Green...
Grandson James emigrated to Kansas, USA
Great-great grandson went to Canada, his father to USA

Langley Marish, Naphill, Widmore End
Their descendants intermarried with local families
Some association with John & Sarah Ives' family in Bradenham

John, William, m. Elizabeth
John m. Anne Goodenough, Charles m. Rachel Bullock
Levi m. Charlotte Beckett

Ditchfield & Fingest, Tilbury - & Coles
Lane End, Gt. Marlow, Moors End, Frieth, Medmenham
Includes James m. Levina Bullock

19thC Great Marlow Buckinghamshire to Canada
Thomas snr. may have been the son of Charles & Harriet
Tilbury, Silvey, Hawes - with photos

James was b. Richmond
Ballard, Paish, Keates, Hackshaw and other marriages
Descendants ran "Les Presses Tilbury" in Brussels, Belgium
MichaelK's page

This is a group access page with links to 6 others:

An attempt to explore their other possible descendants
A work in progress: please contribute if you are able

Richard, son of Thomas Tilbury & Jenny Janes
Richard's widow Jane [Bristow] becomes Jane Groom?
Hughenden, Great Hampden, Great & Little Kimble

A family tree going back through Hughenden
Joseph m. Jane Dennis, Esau m. Esther Hussey
Including 16thC Humphrey?

Background local history to William & Rosetta's lives
Little changed until enclosure
Building of towns & industrialisation followed

Wills for people of Buckingham
for whom 18thC Robert Tilbury was Witness
Some other members of his family mentioned

17th-20thC Tilburys - migration to London; to Canada
1632 Robert, son of William T. & Ann Weedon
A joint effort from descendants (my own Tilbury line - C.)

James b. Penn c.1810
High Wycombe, Buckingham, to Hackney, London
Watkins, Jordan, Varney & Bellinger marriages

Moses' parents & siblings
Wingrove descendants of Moses & Elizabeth
Outlinks to other descendants and Wingrove pages

The Lees married both Puddifoot and Tilbury
A cross-over of families and nieces
Hughenden, Great Missenden, Bradenham & London
To be updated: March 2007

Sarah Tilbury m. Benjamin Knight in 18thC Hertfordshire
A single page of history from one of the early homes of Tilburys, updated December 2008
Descendant JPB in Ontario, Canada, would like to know more about Henry's origins

Tilburys in Hertfordshire
16th, 17th & 18th Centuries

Tilburys in Hertfordshire
19th & 20th Centuries

In and around Berkshire, 18th-20thC
Movement across the borders with Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire
Tilbury Farm & its cottages; Beech Farm, Goring

John, b. Hughenden, raised his family in Burnham
Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Suffolk, Warwickshire
Ruth m. T. Scribbans from Berkshire: their sons made cakes

Henry, b. 1826 Portchester, Hampshire, joined the Navy
He married Elizabeth Cooper in Lowestoft
Their children were born in Suffolk, Essex & Kent

Hedsor & Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Robert's wife Dorothy had links to Scotland, Wiltshire & Cornwall
The family moved north to Brignall, Rokeby
Hubert went from schoolmaster to curate to vicar
Cumberland, Westmoreland, Warwickshire

Thomas, son of Charles & Lydia of Midhurst,
left Sussex for Dorset, where he remained
Grandson of James
Uncle of Rev. Thomas Speakman

Baptised Protestant, adopted the Catholic faith
Studied for the priesthood in England, worked in Brazil until his death
Taught languages, including English to the Emperor and royal family

Database of all Church of England clergymen 1540-1835
Many names listed, but not yet complete
Designed to show the career of each person

These pages are about to be updated
John, Diana & family moved to Cornwall
John became an accountant, Diana a schoolteacher
Son William Robert became a master lithographer in London

John Tilbury from England, watchmaker of Guernsey & Alderney, Postmaster of Alderney
m. Mary Robilliard Le Cheminant
Sons Hilary & John Barry (+ daughter Selina Mary?) went to B.G.
Hilary m. Sophia Gore Piguenit of St. Kitts
Selina m. Thomas Hughes Gorden Fowler 'of Demerara'
Zorg, Essequebo, the Arabian Coast, B.G.
Daughter Emma m. Thomas Sleque Mauger, Master of Guernsey Town Hospital
Were there any descendants? Who were their heirs?

"of continental fame"
Designer for Worth & Co., London
An 1883 society wedding in press cuttings
Harry the husband of Rosetta Georgiana

Deserted by an unloved husband
Took a bigamous second husband, John Tilbury
Press reports of her arrest
Convicted at The Old Bailey

An online gallery of Robert's work
An echo of the valleys and mountains from Swiss family Tilbury
Diary of exhibitions, possibility of tuition in painting & drawing
See http://www.arext.plus.com above for Robert's ancestors

Dates and PROB references of Tilbury Wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury
reproduced here by courtesy of the UK Public Records Office
Concerns property over the value of £5,
or belonging to a person who died out of the country

Tom the Gardener of St. Pancras
His mistress Celestina and their Neighbour
A light-hearted tail...

Constables & Police Constables
Links to: the history of policing; of tipstaves

A list of Tilburys appearing in Old Bailey trial notes
Corelation to Wills; John, transported on the Ganges

17th to 20th Centuries
Chancery, Supreme, Bankruptcy, Town, Courts

They went by sea to Canada
Date, place of arrival, ship's name
Reference to Canadian document

Tilburys who joined up in Canada
Copies of attestation papers
Many personal details

Madras, Bengal - Calcutta
Qtr.-Master Sergeant Robert Tilbury

Arthur Tilbury's 1688 neighbours
Detailed list of Fort St. George Residents

A superbly researched website
BMD, historical background, links
A wealth of information, includes Bengali registers

18th - 20th century mariners
Some linked to their family trees
Seaman's service, Admiralty register, probate & medal card references
Many dates, places of birth

He signed on as Able Seaman, but didn't join ship
The steamer Farnley sank with all hands (crew list)

Served on board HMS Hogue & HMS Tilbury
His pencil sketch & watercolour painting of "Tilbury F.79" courtesy of his grandson
A link from this page to the Bingham website with 2 illustrated pages
of William James Bingham's naval career + a sailor's souvenirs!

17th-20thC ships - and an exploding barge or two

King's College London: online catalogue

12th century scribe & notary with Theobald, Becket
Invented the first English shorthand

c.1200, Chamberlain to Bishop Muschamp of Coventry
Gave land for the prebend of Curborough

Late 12thC, early 13thC
Renowned for his writing and his fantasy

Early 13thC, Tilbury, Essex
Gave alms for the care of Thomas Becket's grave

Southchurch, Essex, mid 13thC
A local lord or a cleric?

A witness in 1274, Essex
St. Paul's, Sir Walter, the deer & the roses

Southchurch, Essex, late 13thC
Bailiff of Rochford

Early 14thC Apothecary, of Essex
Commemorated by a Brass

Daughter Lydia Rutherford m. Robert Tilbury
Their son was Charles Robert Tilbury
James Rutherford of Her Majesty's Horse Guards (Blues)

Photos, Trade Directory Listings, History, Family Trees; The Story of the Burwell Donkey
Charles Robert Tilbury m. Mary Chapman of Burwell
Their son Arthur m. Amelia Taylor of Isleworth

North Tawton Taylors 1851, 1881, 1891
James Albert Taylor moved to London and founded his family
His grand-daughter Amelia (Millie) m. Arthur Tilbury 1937
Photo albums

Parents of Amelia Taylor m. Arthur Tilbury
Waterman, Meek, Browne, Owens, Henley, Taylor
Ireland, Wales & England
The Taylors of North Tawton, Devon
NB: the images referred to are not yet all uploaded

One of Amelia Taylor's brothers (photo)
B Coy., 2nd Bn. Cheshire Regt., M.E.F.
Left Egypt mid-March with an advance party
Travelled by lorry to camp at Ramat David
Letter of 26 April, Easter Monday

Tilburys who died in the Great War
From the website of the C.W.G.C.

A list of names, regt., rank, serv. nos.
Reference number for each medal card

Site dedicated to all the men from the six constituent Sussex Police Forces
& the three constituent Surrey Police Forces, who fought in WW1
 
The above site, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
welcome additional information from family members
Please help ensure that they can all be linked into their family trees
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London & the Home Counties; Hampshire;
Buckinghamshire, Berkshire;
Cornwall, Devon, Herefordshire, Somerset, Wales;
Dorset, Gloucestershire, Sussex, Wiltshire;
Cumberland, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire
The Lion and The Unicorn

People who received 'Tilbury' as a middle name
Births, Marriages, Deaths, Censuses
Some pages explore links to Tilbury ancestors (more soon...)
Some family names may break a brickwall?
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Take a break from the serious stuff, and smile awhile:

Murphy's Law of Genealogy

Something here will surely seem familiar?

 
This is about the birds in our lives:

Where to take an injured bird in Paris, France

With my love to Pidge whom I greatly miss
and my thanks to Renata for saving Pidge's life

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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/

Access 2 Archives
Catalogues of archives held across England: 900s to present day
Wide variety: wills, court reports, lease transfers, personal letters, household accounts...
Searchable summaries of documents, links to holding authority and access terms/places
Straightforward and interesting presentation, great search-engine

Documents from the UK National Archives (PRO)
Online digitised catalogues, including wills

People, places & businesses - medieval & early modern periods
A wealth of information, indexes, search engine

The Federation of Family History Societies
Addresses, links to UK FHS's

On-line research aids
Numerous links and suggestions

From the charity Common Ground
Everything you might like to know ... never thought you'd learn one day!
Add your local history to the site?

The History of London
(Requires a screen resolution of 800x600 minimum)

Find your ancestors' town or village
Contribute to its population

Online exhibitions; collections & catalogue
News, links, educational resources
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People & History
Trade Directories (7), list of some 16-20thC inhabitants
History of local woollen manufacture, river, roads
Account of 1839 typhoid outbreak, living conditions, context, cause
The Budd family of physicians
John Salter, artist: woodcut, watercolour, engraving
Settlement, removals, apprentices, wills, social affairs...
1851 census
Find a local 'cousin' links

If your research includes the Devon area, visit this page
Provided by Devon CC, Library & Information Services
An excellent resource

The Devon local studies site includes this delightful page
History, period etchings & poetry
(Suggest broadband, armchair, quiet music, glass of something...)

509 Census pages
280 researcher pages (576 parishes), Wills, history...
On-site search engine

Census and Parish Register data
Map and index of villages
Photos of parish churches

Famous people; photographs 19thC+; advice on researching history: family, local, house
Museum artefacts: 500+ on-line; archaeology; stained glass collection; Coat of Arms
Links to LHS, heritage sites, genealogy; talks: local history, lace making...
 
19thC Prisoners in Aylesbury Gaol
Searchable database, with photos of some prisoners
(2 mentions of a John Tilbrey/Tilbury b. c.1828-29 Lane End)

"The town of Chesham was once known as 'sleepy hollow' due to its somewhat isolated location in a
deep, narrow valley surrounded by the wooded Chiltern Hills ... but later as
'the town of the four B's: brushes, boots, beer and Baptists'"
(From the previous Chesham heritage website)
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Bucks People
Sets of pages relating to our ancestors' lives and doings

Information sheets on various aspects of our Tilbury ancestors' lives

Hughenden, High Wycombe, West Wycombe
Great & Little Missenden, Marlow, Medmenham/Soulbury, Other
Not exhaustive

Items stolen by those who were caught and charged
at Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions (1819-1834)

People appearing in archive documents
across the centuries

Many Buckinghamshire families (by SusanM)
Inter-related with families in other counties
including Mary Tilby m. Joseph Ginger
James Henry Tilbury m. Annie (Smith)(West)Parker

1841 census transcriptions for: Aylesbury, Fulmer, Granborough, Hedgerley, Waddesdon
Bledlow parish register transcriptions

Take a walk in the country
Many photographs
As though you were there

From part of the previous "kinghtroots" website
Many transcriptions, photos, links
An on-going project

Northamptonshire by Postcards and Books
SADLY THIS EXCELLENT SITE HAS DISAPPEARED - HOPE IT MAY COME BACK SOME DAY
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4 sites covering the social fabric, history & geography of Victorian England:

The Victorian Dictionary

Victorian history links

Free online 19thC Ordnance Survey Maps
Locate ancestors' birth, work, burial places
10 maps may be published with specified links

Genmaps
English, Welsh & Scottish maps to early 20thC
For non-commercial research purposes

The Georgian Index
Beautifully presented, high graphic content

London Ancestor
Events, directories, maps, newspapers, updated

A fun learning site
(From the University of Michigan)

The Renaissance
Wide-ranging links and aspects

Database of persons in B.G. during the Colonial period
Contribute an ancestor if you are able

Availability of vital records
Newspaper transcripts, other records

Americans who remained loyal to the British Crown
The Revolutionary War: history, muster rolls
Immigrants, ancestry, descendants

Virgina Gazette - relates to events in England also
Research reports & publications
Manuscript collection, York County probate inventories

A fascinating collection of references
and online history database links

Were the Tilburys a British tribe?
Tilbury Farm Seacourt, Tilbury Hill ... iron-age settlements