The last years of John in Harrogate

[John1935]

Yeah !

Or they might just ask for a higher entrance fee to pay for repairs !!!

Best John

[Westoe]

Thanks for the chuckle.

[John1935]

Hello Westoe

Hmmm - indeed, - have so far six pages of their works, so yes they were busy. Thomas died in a London Hotel of - Rheumatics,and to quote " Deceased gentleman has been in failing health for some time but after a fatal (infection) his death was in anyway anticipated".

John on the otherhand died of 'Bronco Pneumonia' ( whoops! okay, my antibiotics are starting to work!!) and present witness at the death was his neighbour Eva Powell from 142,  on dec 31st and no, was a private residence, the present address being a Guesthouse.

Sure it would have hit him hard to loose Thomas after just having lost baby sister Louisa only two years before, but, but,

Best

John

[John1935]

Re ' Midlife crisis'

Have often wondered - if you never know how long you are going to live - how do you know when to have a midlife crisis - so I have one every now and again when I feel like it !!

Nite Nite

John

[John1935]

Good morning - snifle, snifle !

Have at last found through another source the following from the 'Harrogate Advertiser' Jan 2nd 1900 :

Deaths

Tillman - Ashbrooke, Valley Drive, December 31st
John Tillman,late of Sunderland,aged 64years
Interment to take place Jan 4th, 11o'clock

Now my fuzzy logic,says to me, why put this in the local Harrogate paper, if in fact he wasn't known in Harrogate ?
 Question - does this paper still exist, and/or does it have Archives ? ( can not find it on the British newspaper site) - Help please.

Best

John

[Goughy]

Here's the link to the paper's website   http://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/

[John1935]

Once again thanks Goughy

Have just sent them an email, in hope of results.

Best

John

[Westoe]

Hello John,

This source:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GkThQYLb3ZUC&pg=PA812&lpg=PA812&dq=Tillman+%22Valley+drive%22+Harrogate&source=bl&ots=DWWaDfsjQW&sig=IfHZn47vKxGd5d_MKG6paHmYjBI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xUM5VJiWMoX4yQSl5oHYAw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Tillman%20%22Valley%20drive%22%20Harrogate&f=false

says obituary appeared in Harrogate Herald on 3 January 1900.

Cheers,
Westoe

[Westoe]

Hello again John,

Do you already have this? I expect that it includes actual drawings by one of the Tillman brothers.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14037519


This source:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=d_g6AwAAQBAJ&pg=PR41&lpg=PR41&dq=Sunderland+%225+Bridge+Street%22+Tillman&source=bl&ots=U9XMZFc0cc&sig=BfNbPIORsD8PjWfl0V6BTUPC1K4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DEc5VMjMHIaNyAS3-IHgBg&ved=0CEEQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Sunderland%20%225%20Bridge%20Street%22%20Tillman&f=false

says that John was in lodgings in Harrogate at the time of his death and was buried in Sunderland.

Cheers,
Westoe