Semi conclusion to the history of ‘Tillman Family’ of Sunderland.
Having at last found that Louisa’s Duncan did live on, I think it might be time to summarise and move on to London and my 2 x Great Grandfather George Tillman 1805 – 1882 ( Older brother of John b.1811).
In 1821 widowed Tammy married her daughter Orf, , to Henry Ellington ( Mate of the ‘Seaflower’ ) our George was most likely already an apprentice Carriage Lamp Maker in London and daughter Thomasine, had gone north with Henry to live in Sunderland.
By 1822 this left Tammy with an eleven year old John, who she took with her to Scarborough when in that year she married Widower Thomas Goodsir - Captain of the Brig ‘Transfer’, and owner of five children.
John, who like his brother and sister, was born in Lympstone, Nr Exmouth, S. Devon, and was to become the founder of the ‘ Tillman Family of Sunderland’ at the age of 14 he joined his first ship the ‘Fenwick’ as an Apprentice in Sunderland. John in 1934 married Margaret Tullick ( one of the witnesses was his sister Thomasine ). - Captain John died at Sulina on his ship ‘ Royal Arch’ in 1868.
The ‘Tillman Family of Sunderland’ truly started in 1836, when John Tillman (a future Architect of Sunderland ) was born, Margaret went on to have six children, as far as can be seen, of these, four made it through to adulthood – the Two Architects John and younger brother by sixteen years, Thomas, neither married as far as can be seen and therefore ,we assume no Tillman offspring. However there were also two daughters Mary Isabella b. 1841 and Louisa b. 1844.
Mary married William Turnbull in 1862, and in 1863 Mary had her little lamb and named her Dorothy, unfortunately William died on the 1st September 1873, Aged only 34 yrs.
In 1890 John ( the Architect) quote “ The Bride was given away by her Uncle Mr John Tillman, of Clifton Villas” – saw Dorothy married to Lewis John Jillings of Norfolk
Dorothy & Lewis had a son Ronald b. 1897 - killed in WWI 19th Aug 1916 at Ypres, and two daughters – Doris May b. 1894, who in 1920 married Charles .L. Beaulieu and produced at least six children ( Audrey.A. being born the same year as I ). Second daughter
Gwendoline b. 1899 married Henry.M.Cornish, in 1921, but no further trace.
Finally Louisa, in 1880 married the Rev Alan Wilson, their little lamb – Madge – died suddenly in 1890, aged only seven yrs, followed later in that year by Louisa herself.
However their son Duncan b. Dec 1883, kept going for 93 years through till 1977, I am sorry I never met him. In 1920 he married Jessie Wilson (a second cousin) in Glasgow.
Jessie had a son Alan b. 1921 in Glasgow, and a daughter Jessie Tilman Wilson b. 1925 in Newcastle. Sadly Alan was killed in 1939 while serving with the RAF in Bomber command..
Young Jessie, I believe went on to marry Frank Rogers and produce an Alan Rogers.
So to London forum? and ‘The Lympstone Lad who Lit the London Hackney Cabs’ though not sure, as some went to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and George’s daughter Lavinia married an Angas and ended up in Sunderland !!!
