Jane, Mary & Sarah Ann Tilbury, Lacemakers

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Richard, son of James TILBURY & Jenny [JANES] was b. 1803; he married Jane BRISTOW:

James TILBURY (Ag. Lab.) b. 22 December 1771 West Wycombe, Buckingham
(Father: John TILBURY of West Wycombe; Mother: Mary [SHANK] of Great Marlow)
m. Jenny JANES 31 December 1795 Hughenden, Buckingham
__Richard TILBY b. 23 October 1803 Hughenden, Buckingham
__m. Jane BRISTOW 7 December 1833 Hughenden, Buckingham

From the index of the 1841 Census for Hughenden, Buckinghamshire:

__Richard TILBURY b. c.1806 (Buckinghamshire)
__Jane TILBURY b. c.1816 (Buckinghamshire)
____Hezekiah TILBURY b. c.1836 (Buckinghamshire)
____Sarah TILBURY b. c.1838 (Buckinghamshire)
____Mary TILBURY b. c.1840 (Buckinghamshire)

In 1851 widow Jane Tilbury was living with her family in Kingshill, Hughenden (Pt. 3); unfortunately the children's given names were shortened to initials:

__Jane TILBURY, Widow, Head age 37 b. Princes Risborough, Buckingham (Lacemaker)
____S.A. [Sarah Ann?] TILBURY, Daughter age 13 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Lacemaker)
____M. [Mary] TILBURY, Daughter age 11 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Lacemaker)
____W. [William?] TILBURY, Son age 8 b. Hughenden, Buckingham
____J. TILBURY, Son age 3 b. Hughenden, Buckingham

The family's birthdates would thus appear as:

__Jane b. c.1813
____S.A. b. c.1837
____M. b. c.1839
____W. b. c.1842
____J. b. c.1847

Since Jane was a widow by early 1851, her husband Richard Tilbury must have died somewhere between January 1847 and early April 1851; if he died near home, the registration would have been 'Wycombe'. From the IGI, PRO listings, National Burial Index:

Father: Richard TILBURY, Mother: Jane
____Hezekiah John TILBURY Chr. 4 October 1835 Hughenden, Buckingham

__Richard TILBURY d. 1Q 1849 (Wycombe 6/344), age 45
__Burial: 27 February 1849 St Michael & All Angels, Hughenden

____Hezekiah TILBURY d. 2Q 1850 (Wycombe 6/315), age 14
____Burial: 16 May 1850 St Michael & All Angels, Hughenden

Also buried in Hughenden:
William TILBURY d. age 30
Burial: 13 January 1833 St Michael & All Angels, Hughenden

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Widow Jane's Family

Widow Jane Tilbury seems invisible in 1861, as do Sarah Ann and William; son Jesse seems to have been a servant with James and Elizabeth West, daughter Elizabeth, and three others in the household:

____1861: lvg./wkg. Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
____Jesse TILBURY b. c.1849 Hughenden, Buckinghamshire (Servant)
____with: J., E., & E. WEST, + Edward & John FREE, Joseph SHAW

This may have been Jane's daughter Mary (no other obvious candidate; she was associated with a Shaw, as was Jesse above):

____1861: (1837online)
____Institution, reg. dist. St. Martin-in-the-fields, together:
____M. TILBURY age 20
____S. SHAW age 17

____1861: (Ancestry)
____lvg. Westminster St. Martin in the Fields, Middlesex
____M. TILBURY b. c.1838 ___, Buckinghamshire (Daughter)
____S. SHAW b. c.1844 Westminster (Son)

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Jane Groom

According to the index of Tilbury marriages copied from PRO registers, Jane Tilbury married 3Q 1865, in Amersham district (3a/579).

__Married 3Q 1865 (Amersham 3a/579):
__Jane EAST, Jane TILBURY, William GROOM.

__1861: GROOM lvg. Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
__William GROOM b. c.1802 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire (Head)
____Arthur GROOM b. c.1829 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire (Son)

__1861: GROOM b. Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
____Solomon GROOM b. c.1835 (Head) lvg. Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire

From the IGI:
__Willm. GROOM Chr. 17 January 1802 Great Missenden, Buckingham
__(Father: Phillip GROOM, Mother: Elizth.)
Phillip GROOM
m. Elizabeth KNAPP 1 April 1793 Great Missenden, Buckingham

A William Groom died 1Q 1869 age 67 (Wycombe 3a/322) - was this Jane's husband?

Widow Jane Tilbury seems to have become Jane Groom, since the 'children' appear too old to have been adopted, and the different versions of the censuses vary their names between Tilbury and Groom:

__1871: lvg. Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire
__Jane GROOM b. c.1819 ___, Buckinghamshire (Head)
____Mary TILBURY b. c.1840 ___, Buckinghamshire (Daughter)
____Jesse TILBURY b. c.1847 ___, Buckinghamshire (Son)
____William TILBURY b. c.1849 ___, Buckinghamshire (Son)

The names of Mary, Jesse and William could be those of the 1851 initials, although William's age is different, but this could be a mis-reading...

In 1881 widow Jane Groom and daughter Mary J. Tilbury, Lace Makers, were living at Kiln Common, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham.

__Jane GROOM, Head, Widow age 69 b. West Wycombe, Buckingham (Lace Maker)
____Mary J. TILBURY, Daur (U) age 41 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Lace Maker)

In 1891 the family regrouped:

__1891: (1837online)
__Household, reg. dist. Wycombe
__Jane GROOM age 76
____Mary TILBURY age 51
____Jesse TILBURY age 42

__1891: (Ancestry)
__lvg. Greater Hampden and Little Hampden, Buckinghamshire
__Jane GROOM b. c.1815 West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire (Head)
____Mary GROOM b. c.1840 Hughenden, Buckinghamshire (Daughter)
____Jesse GROOM b. c.1849 Hughenden, Buckinghamshire (Son)

Jane does not seem to appear in the 1901 Census, so this death registration may be hers:

__Jane GROOM d. 2Q 1892 age 78 (Wycombe 3a/379)

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S. A. Tilbury b. c.1837

The IGI lists a marriage for Sarah Ann Tilbury, age 29, in 1866 (= b. c.1837).

____Sarah Ann TILBURY (Wife age on Marriage: 29)
____(Father: Richard TILBURY)
____m. James BOREHAM 24 December 1866 Prestwood, Buckingham
____(Husband age on Marriage: 33)
____(Father: Samuel [Jermyn] BOREHAM, [Mother: Sarah MONTAGUE])

In 1881 Sarah Ann Boreham, husband and family, were living at Widmer End, Hughenden, Buckingham; Sarah's age is given as 44 (= b. c.1836).

____Sarah A. BOREHAM, Wife age 44 b. Hughenden, Buckingham
____James BOREHAM, Head age 48 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Wood Turner)
______Bertha BOREHAM, Daughter age 14 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Scholar)

____James BOREHAM d. 3Q 1884 age 50 (Wycombe 3a/372)
______Bertha BOREHAM d. 2Q 1886 age 19 (Wycombe 3a/362)

In 1891 Sarah Ann seems invisible to date (May 2006); in 1901 there is this entry:

____lvg. Bucks., Gt. & Lt. Hampden
____Sarah Ann BOREHOM age 63 b. Bucks., Hughenden (Lace Maker)

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Mary Tilbury b. c.1839

In 1901 a Mary Tilbury was living in Great & Little Hampden, as were members of a Groom family, as well as Selina Tilbury and children. (Selina was the wife of David Tilbury b. 1855, descendant of 18thC Joseph - see 'The Joseph Tree'.) Was the area a centre for lace making at that time?

____Mary Lane TILBURY age 61 b. Hughenden, Buckinghamshire (Lace Maker)

The age of Mary, daughter of Jane, in 1851 ... would correspond to the age of Mary Tilbury living in Great & Little Hampden in 1901, and each time the occupation is 'Lacemaker' (which often brought in more revenue than the agricultural work of the men).

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W. Tilbury b. c.1842

A William Tilbury b. c.1843 was living in Boss Lane, Hughenden, in 1881; he may have been Jane's son - there is no other obvious appartenance for this William.

____William TILBURY, Head age 37 b. Hughenden, Buckingham (Labourer)
____+ Ann [?PAGE?], Wife age 33 b. Great Hampden, Buckingham (Lace Maker)
______Caroline TILBURY, Daughter age 8 b. Hughenden, Buckingham
______Herbert TILBURY, Son age 3 b. Hughenden, Buckingham
______Ada Anne TILBURY, Daughter age 14 mths b. Hughenden, Buckingham

William's wife Ann was born in Great Hampden, where Mary, Selina Jane and family, were living; Ann was also a Lace Maker.

______Ada Ann TILBURY m. 2Q 1896 Wycombe (3a/1167)

______1901: lvg. Stoke Within, Surrey
______Herbert TILBURY age 22 b. Buckingham, Buckinghamshire (Railway Porter)

A Caroline Tilbury married 4Q 1892 under the same registration reference as Charles Bacon (Brentford 3a/177).

______1901: lvg. Isleworth, Middlesex
______Charles BACON age 29 b. Harmondsworth, Middlesex (Carter On Farm)
______+ Caroline [?TILBURY?] age 28 b. Cranford, Middlesex
________[Harold BACON age 9 b. Hounslow, Middlesex]
________[Louisa BACON age 5 b. Hounslow, Middlesex]
________[Charles BACON age 3 b. Hounslow, Middlesex]
________[Herbert BACON age 3 mths b. Hounslow, Middlesex]

In 1881 Charles Bacon, b. c.1870, was living with his family in Bog Lane, Hayes, Middlesex:

____Joseph BACON, Head age 51 b. Henley On Thames, Berkshire (Farm Servant Carter)
____+ Emma [--], Wife age 46 b. West Drayton, Middlesex (Charwoman)
______Joseph BACON, Son age 12 b. Harmondsworth, Middlesex
______Charles BACON, Son age 10 b. Harmondsworth, Middlesex
______Sarah Ann BACON, Daughter age 5 b. Harmondsworth, Middlesex

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J. Tilbury b. c.1847

A Jesse TILBURY was b. 2Q 1847 (Wycombe 6/416), and does not seem to appear within another family.

1881: lvg. Spirt Lane, Heston, Middlesex
William T. COX, Head age 26 b. Princes Risborough, Buckingham (Agricultural Labourer)
+ Sarah A. [DOPSON], Wife age 23 b. Farnham, Surrey
Thomas DOPSON, Brother age 14 b. Woking, Surrey
James* NORTH, Lodger (U) age 26 b. Kingston, Oxford (Agricultural Labourer)
____Jesse TILBURY, Lodger (U) age 31 b. Hughendon, Buckingham (Agricultural Labourer)

* James North was an ascendant of Tilbury-related researcher 'Phil'.

Neither a Jesse Tilbury or a Jesse Groom of the right age appear in 1901; Heston was in the Brentford registration district:

____Jesse Walter TILBURY d. 1Q 1898 age 52 (Brentford 3a/43)

Jesse was b. 2Q, d. 1Q: 1846 + 52 = 1898.

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(If any descendant reads this page, I would very much like to know more about Jane; she seems to have made valiant attempts to safeguard her family against difficulty - C.)

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Hypothetical Tree

1. James TILBURY (Ag. Lab.) b. 22 December 1771 West Wycombe, Buckingham

(Father: John TILBURY of West Wycombe; Mother: Mary [SHANK] of Great Marlow)*

m. Jenny JANES 31 December 1795 Hughenden, Buckingham

2. Richard TILBY b. 23 October 1803 Hughenden, Buckingham; d. 1Q 1849

m. Jane BRISTOW 7 December 1833 Hughenden, Buckingham; b. c.1813

3. Hezekiah John TILBURY Chr. 4 October 1835 Hughenden, Buckingham

d. 2Q 1850 (Wycombe 6/315)

3. Sarah Ann TILBURY b. c.1837

m. James BOREHAM 24 December 1866 Prestwood, Buckingham

b. c.1833; d. 3Q 1884 age 50 (Wycombe 3a/372)

(Father: Samuel Jermyn BOREHAM, Mother: Sarah MONTAGUE)

4. Bertha BOREHAM b. c.1866 Hughenden, Buckingham

d. 2Q 1886 age 19 (Wycombe 3a/362)

3. Mary TILBURY b. c.1839

3. William TILBURY b. c.1842

m. Ann [?PAGE?] b. c. 1847 Great Hampden, Buckingham

4. Caroline TILBURY b. c.1872 Hughenden, Buckingham

m. [Charles BACON] 4Q 1892 (Brentford 3a/177)

5. Children

4. Herbert TILBURY b. c.1877 Hughenden, Buckingham

4. Ada Anne TILBURY b. c.February 1880 Hughenden, Buckingham

m. 2Q 1896 Wycombe (3a/1167)

3. Jesse TILBURY b. 2Q 1847; [d. 1Q 1898]

Jane TILBURY

[m.(2) William GROOM 3Q 1895; d. 1Q 1869 age 67]

Jane GROOM d. [2Q 1892 age 78]

Jane, Mary & Sarah Ann Tilbury, Lacemakers

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Richard, son of James TILBURY & Jenny [JANES] was b. 1803; he married Jane BRISTOW:

From the index of the 1841 Census for Hughenden, Buckinghamshire:

In 1851 widow Jane Tilbury was living with her family in Kingshill, Hughenden (Pt. 3); unfortunately the children's given names were shortened to initials:

The family's birthdates would thus appear as:

Since Jane was a widow by early 1851, her husband Richard Tilbury must have died somewhere between January 1847 and early April 1851; if he died near home, the registration would have been 'Wycombe'. From the IGI, PRO listings, National Burial Index:

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Widow Jane's Family

Widow Jane Tilbury seems invisible in 1861, as do Sarah Ann and William; son Jesse seems to have been a servant with James and Elizabeth West, daughter Elizabeth, and three others in the household:

This may have been Jane's daughter Mary (no other obvious candidate; she was associated with a Shaw, as was Jesse above):

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Jane Groom

According to the index of Tilbury marriages copied from PRO registers, Jane Tilbury married 3Q 1865, in Amersham district (3a/579).

A William Groom died 1Q 1869 age 67 (Wycombe 3a/322) - was this Jane's husband?

Widow Jane Tilbury seems to have become Jane Groom, since the 'children' appear too old to have been adopted, and the different versions of the censuses vary their names between Tilbury and Groom:

The names of Mary, Jesse and William could be those of the 1851 initials, although William's age is different, but this could be a mis-reading...

In 1881 widow Jane Groom and daughter Mary J. Tilbury, Lace Makers, were living at Kiln Common, Stoke Mandeville, Buckingham.

In 1891 the family regrouped:

Jane does not seem to appear in the 1901 Census, so this death registration may be hers:

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S. A. Tilbury b. c.1837

The IGI lists a marriage for Sarah Ann Tilbury, age 29, in 1866 (= b. c.1837).

In 1881 Sarah Ann Boreham, husband and family, were living at Widmer End, Hughenden, Buckingham; Sarah's age is given as 44 (= b. c.1836).

In 1891 Sarah Ann seems invisible to date (May 2006); in 1901 there is this entry:

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Mary Tilbury b. c.1839

In 1901 a Mary Tilbury was living in Great & Little Hampden, as were members of a Groom family, as well as Selina Tilbury and children. (Selina was the wife of David Tilbury b. 1855, descendant of 18thC Joseph - see 'The Joseph Tree'.) Was the area a centre for lace making at that time?

The age of Mary, daughter of Jane, in 1851 ... would correspond to the age of Mary Tilbury living in Great & Little Hampden in 1901, and each time the occupation is 'Lacemaker' (which often brought in more revenue than the agricultural work of the men).

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W. Tilbury b. c.1842

A William Tilbury b. c.1843 was living in Boss Lane, Hughenden, in 1881; he may have been Jane's son - there is no other obvious appartenance for this William.

William's wife Ann was born in Great Hampden, where Mary, Selina Jane and family, were living; Ann was also a Lace Maker.

A Caroline Tilbury married 4Q 1892 under the same registration reference as Charles Bacon (Brentford 3a/177).

In 1881 Charles Bacon, b. c.1870, was living with his family in Bog Lane, Hayes, Middlesex:

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J. Tilbury b. c.1847

A Jesse TILBURY was b. 2Q 1847 (Wycombe 6/416), and does not seem to appear within another family.

* James North was an ascendant of Tilbury-related researcher 'Phil'.

Neither a Jesse Tilbury or a Jesse Groom of the right age appear in 1901; Heston was in the Brentford registration district:

Jesse was b. 2Q, d. 1Q: 1846 + 52 = 1898.

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(If any descendant reads this page, I would very much like to know more about Jane; she seems to have made valiant attempts to safeguard her family against difficulty - C.)

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Hypothetical Tree

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* see 'Bucks Bulletin - 2' Guestbook ' Tilberia '

* see 'Bucks Bulletin - 2'
Guestbook ' Tilberia '