I have chosen to research Stephen Tilbee, my second great great uncle, born in 1836 in Charing, Kent and died 1921 aged 84. Stephen married Sophia Alice Ashbee in 1858 in Charing. Like so many of my ancestors, he was an Ag Lab. In the 1911 census it reports Stephen and Sophia had 6 children of which 4 were living. Neither of them were there in the 1921 census which was taken in June 1921. I'll add more about his children as my research progresses.
It was the circumstances of his death that surprised me. I have a picture in my mind of the old style hospital bed and nurses in their blue dresses with long white aprons, wide belts and frilly hats. Maybe the patients even wore the striped pyjamas of the day. Can you imagine the rustling of those starched aprons as they rushed to these old men on the floor?
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The hunt was on for the 6th child and to find out which of those 6 had died by 1911. I didn't take long to find Alice born 1860 and died in infancy. I soon found that his son William had died in 1885 aged 27 and buried in Little Chart, Kent. Sad to die so young when you probably expected a long life ahead.
Daughter Charlotte Anne Tilbee 1863 to 1944 married a Walter Wiffen and had children Walter b 1890, Arthur b 1894, May Florence b 1901.
Henry Tilbee b 1868 married a Rosa Shadbolt and had a daughter Ethel Barbara 1898
James Robert Tilbee b 1871 married a Kate Eliza Jenkins and had a daughter Gladys Emily b 1899
Ellen Barbara Tilbee b 1874 married an Alfred Llandolph Wingett and had 5 children, 2 of whom had died by 1911. Cecil Llandolph b 1902, Kathleen Edith b 1904 d 1905 Reginald Alfred b 1906, Winifred Evelyn b 1908 and Lilian Hilda b 1912. Looks like I need to find another death or even another child who had died by 1911.
That rounds up Stephen's family!!!!
