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Looking for information regarding my grandparents
« on: Sunday 10 May 15 14:49 BST (UK) »
my grandfather was a Edwin Tippett, from haymoor penzance I think, he married Lillian may Mitchel, they went on to have Albert, died as a baby, Garfield, Winifred, Lillian Marjory, and Ronnie

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« Reply #1 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:04 BST (UK) »
Hi,

The marriage of Edwin Tippett and Lillian M Mitchell - Redruth - 5c 413 - Redg June 1915

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« Reply #2 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:09 BST (UK) »
This looks like your Edwin - with parents and siblings in 1901 - 36 Richmond Street  Madron Heamoor Penzance

RG13 Piece 2253 Folio 43 Page 18

Albert Tippett  39 Stone Cutter Born Penzance.
Nanny Tippett  39 Born Trewelland S Just, Cornwall,
Hilda Tippett  13  Edwin Tippett  11
Albert Tippett  7  Norman Tippett  5
Thomas J Tippett  4  William G Tippett  1

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« Reply #3 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:12 BST (UK) »
Albert Tippet married Nanny Nankervis - Q1 March 1888 - Penzance 5c 346

Edwins baptism 5 July 1889 St. Mary's, Penzance, Cornwall. Parents Albert Tippett and Nanny.

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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:16 BST (UK) »
Edwin Tippett born 1890 and aged 35 years appeared on a border crossing from Canada into the USA - 26 July 1925 - had travelled Southampton to Quebec on the Ausonia.

Edwin was married , a miner and married. Wife Lillian Tippett, Pond Lane, Plainaiowarry   ???Redruth. Final destination was Detroit Michigan. (40 Cottage grove Highland Park Detroit Michigan) Lived there from October 1923 - 25.
Immigration Visa - Plymouth 12 July 1925.

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« Reply #5 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:21 BST (UK) »
Detroit Border Crossing - 21 March 1923 - Edwin Tippett born Penzance 1891 - arrival Port - Detroit Michigan.
Had arrived in Canada on the Andania 28 October 1922  friend Ernest Bluett - Toronto Ontario
Going to Aunt Mary A Warren, 1658 Mabel Avenue. Detroit Michigan. He had $50.

This is all written in a rather thick blotchy black writing and difficult to read.

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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:28 BST (UK) »
Albert Tippett - Born April 1861 in  Oak Hill St Buryan, Cornwall passed away 16 Aug 1922  - 36 Richmond Street, Heamor, Madron Cornwall. Stonecutter. Administration to Nanny Tippett (widow) - £199 12s
Probate 10 October 1922 - Bodmin Registry.

Albert was 61 years old. Death Registered Penzance Cornwall - 5c 240 - Redg Sept 1922

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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:31 BST (UK) »
Nanny Tippett born 1862 passed away June 1944 - aged 82 years - Death registered at Redruth Cornwall - 5c 193

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« Reply #8 on: Sunday 10 May 15 15:47 BST (UK) »
Norman Tippett (brother of Edwin) son of Albet and Nanny Tippett is named on the War Memorial at Madron 

Private 203244, 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died of wounds in United Kingdom 25 April 1918. Aged 23. Born Madron, enlisted Penzance, resident Heamoor. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tippett, of 36, Richmond St., Heamoor, Penzance. Buried in Madron Cemetery Penzance Cornwall. Grave Reference "U." 22CC. 8.

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Cornwall/Madron.html

and on The War Graves Site

http://twgpp.org/information.php?id=3167520

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