Hello again
I've had a trawl through Skinner's book and there are no Tileys, but a couple of Tyler mentions. I notice in the transcription of the registers, both names are used for the family of George & Martha. In June 1822 Skinner had an altercation with one of his parishoners, a Mrs Smallcombe and present was "Tyler's wife, a very rank Methodist" (the Methodists were one of Skinner's particular betes noires) who chipped in her pennyworth accusing the rector of hypocrisy and so forth. He left and concludes " I despise myself most thoroughly for suffering irritation from such vermin". This lady could be Martha, but may be a daughter-in-law or someone from the other Tyler family.
The other reference I'm sure, relates to George Tyler, the son of George and Martha. The entry is dated Friday 20th August 1824:
Having heard that young Tyler was killed by a stone falling on him in the Coal Pit last night, I went to the house and found his body had been brought home and was laid in the cottage, but was very properly covered up, as it was much disfigured. His wife, who is far advanced in pregnancy [a son Thomas was baptised 7th Nov 1824] did not seem much afflicted.
Sunday 22 August
.....In my way I stopped at Tyler's house at Daglan, and was destined to see the exhibition of the mangled face of the poor collier as he lay in his coffin, Surely the lower orders cannot have the same feelings as we have, otherwise they could take no delight in exposing what ought with the greatest care be concealed, or in visiting what must convey sensations of horror rather than those of satisfaction. I dare say the cottage has been thronged the whole of the morning.
My notes in brackets. George Tyler, collier of Camerton was buried 23 August 1825 aged 28. Skinner often displays such callousness in his remarks on the labouring classes.
I can't find any details for George or Martha after the baptism of their last child Samuel in 1807.
Steve
