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Vol. 38 June 2015 No. 2
FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY Founded 1978
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Tyrrell Family History Society
Management Committee 2015
Chairman: Mike Tyrrell [828] [email protected] 32 Wren Crescent, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2JR
Vice-Chairman: Cedric Tyrrell [717] [email protected]
Secretary: Miss Margaret R Tyrrell [582] [email protected] 15 Meadow View, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9SR
Treasurer: Nicholas D Tyrrell [1098] [email protected]
Archivist: Mike Tyrrell [828] [email protected]
Sales Manager: Mrs Maureen Tyrrell [828] [email protected]
Web Site Manager: Anthony J Tyrrell [313] [email protected]
Hon Auditor: Jeremy J Tyrrell [762] [email protected]
Post Holders - Members
DNA Co-ordinator: Conrad W Terrill [1231] [email protected]
Family Trees Co-ordinator: John Tyrrell [186] [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Mrs Katherine Russell [1176] [email protected]
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Archives. Archive material, such as newspaper articles, old photographs, certificates of birth,
marriage and deaths, or any other item of interest to our members should be sent to the Archivist.
Newsletter. Submissions are most welcome, in clear manuscript or typescript as
attachments to email sent to the Editor. Your articles on family research, historical items,
family anniversaries, photographs and Tyrrell (all variants) items found on the internet.
Family Trees. The trees section on our website allows members to publish their Tyrrell Tree
(all variants), which other members can then view and possibly make a connection. Send
your tree to the Trees Co-ordinator as a Gedcom file or scan a copy of your paper tree and
attach it to an email.
Sales. Use the order form on our website to purchase TFHS goods from Sales Manager, all
items are always on the sale at Society open meetings.
Events. Suggestions for venues for meetings would be welcomed by the Secretary. The
society holds it’s Tyrrell Reunion Weekend each year in conjunction with the AGM on the
second Saturday of October. Tyrrell Day Gatherings will be held at this time as determined
by the Committee. (See newsletters for details)
Would members please note: Any changes of your address, telephone number or
email address should be advised to the Secretary.
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ITEM CONTENTS PAGE
Officers and Committee 30
Contents 31
Letter from the Chairman – Mike Tyrrell (828) 32
Diary Dates & Membership – Margaret Tyrrell (582) 33
Editorial – Kathy Russell (1176) 34
Tyrrell Day Winchelsea – 10th October 2015 34 - 35
Winchelsea – Pat Savill (769) 36 - 37
Jean Charles nee Tyrrell – Margaret Tyrrell (582) 37 - 38
John William Tyrrell – Chris Tyrrell (258) 39
Congratulations to Patrick Tyrrell (877) 40 - 41
Congratulations to John Tyrrell (580) 41
Tyrrell Rifle - Sylvan F Tyrrel (1318) 41- 42
The American Air Museum Website 42
Workhouses - Kathy Russell (1176) 43 - 45
Albert (Rex) Tyrrell - Victor Tyrrell father of Rodney Tyrrell (1201) 46 - 47
Humphrey Tirrell Esq – Arthur Tyrrell (862) 47
Joseph and Elizabeth Tyrrell Golden Wedding – David Tyrrell (855) 48
Notes on the Tyrrell Family Trees – John Tyrrell (186) 49 - 50
General interest items received during the last quarter 50 - 51
Correspondence and E-Mails
52 - 53
From the Archives - Mike Tyrrell (828) 54 - 55
Churches, Houses, and Buildings, with connections to the Tyrrell Family 56
Newsletter copy deadlines are:- 1st February, 1st May, 1st August, 1st November
TYRRELL FAMILY HISTORY
SOCIETY Founded 1978
Volume 38 ~ Number 2 ~ June 2015
Court Hall Museum Winchelsea St Thomas the Martyr Winchelsea
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Letter from the Chairman
By Mike Tyrrell (828) Chairman
It’s a year since the Management Committee took over running the Society. I’m very
pleased to be able to tell the members that the Committee have had very few complaints or
had to face any major problems over the past year. The whole process seems to have been
a success. The Newsletter continues to be published on time, with plenty of interesting
articles and content, thanks to the effort of our Editor, Kathy Russell (1176) and aided by
John Tyrrell (186) who looks after publishing. Although he is no longer a committee
member, he continues to give sterling support to the Society.
Can I also remind members to please continue sending articles and items to Kathy,
without your support the Newsletter will certainly not be able to continue. Those members
who have printed copies of the Newsletter, although few in number, seem to be happy
with the system provided by Doreen and Martin Tyrrell (990), who although not
Committee members, continue to support the Society.
John Tyrrell (186) continues to keep the Database updated and working on the Family
Tree project. The T.F.H.S. Website has been updated and run by Tony Tyrrell (313) which
I am sure is really appreciated by those many members who access the website. The only
real disappointment over the last year is the member’s response to the Sales run by
Maureen Tyrrell (828). Sales of Tyrrell (Variants) related items and books have almost
dried up completely. Any profit made from the sales helps towards the running of the
Society, as the Society no longer receives income from membership. Each year the money
made from sales is very important. Please have a look at the Sales list on the website.
Christmas is quite a long way off but think about getting some gifts early.
Margaret Tyrrell (582) the Secretary has continued to work hard for the Society, over the
last year. The result of all the hard work culminates on the 10th October this year with the
Society’s Tyrrell Day and A.G.M. at Winchelsea. Details of the itinerary can be found in
this Newsletter. All members are welcome to attend the meeting and will be made very
welcome, at what, I am sure will be a very interesting day. I should also like to thank three
other Management committee members, who have contributed to the success of the last
year. They are Nick Tyrrell (1098) Treasurer, Jeremy J Tyrrell (762) Hon-Auditor and
Conrad Terrill (1231) D.N.A. Co-ordinator. Thanks to all of the Management Committee
for enabling the Society to flourish and continue to exist.
Thought I would take this chance to recommend a book I am reading. It’s called “The
Search for Richard III the Kings Grave” by Philippa Langley and Michael Jones. It covers
the search for his grave in a car park at the offices of the Social Services, Leicester.
Finding the bones and the process of identifying the age and to whom the bones may have
belonged, with the help of D.N.A. and of course whether the bones had any physical
defects, all helped with the identification process. Every other chapter in the book covers
the history of how Richard III became King and his eventual demise at Bosworth. Also it
gives the pros and cons as to whether he was responsible for the death of the Princes in the
Tower. Sir James Tyrell is given a mention, but only fleetingly. It’s a really good read and
at this moment I am not sure whether Richard was responsible for their deaths.
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Dates for your Diary
Membership
By Margaret Tyrrell (582) Secretary
Saturday 10 October 2015 Tyrrell Day and AGM
We will be visiting Winchelsea, East Sussex which is an ancient town and a member of the
Cinque Ports Confederation.
Our day is well illustrated in this newsletter and I am sure you will enjoy the programme
immensely including the Court Hall Museum, St Thomas’s church where William Tyrrell
was the vicar, a tour of this very pretty village and to visit 2 of the town’s medieval cellars
during the afternoon, an encouragement perhaps but I think the barrels will be dry! The
booking form is enclosed within this newsletter.
We have also reserved 13 rooms at the Strand House Hotel situated within Winchelsea.
This is a 15th century oak beamed guest house. Look at their website to view how
interesting this place is. We have been offered special prices for our 2-day stay. The
booking is only through me and details are shown on the booking form also found within
the newsletter or I can send you details by email.
By Margaret Tyrrell (582) Secretary
We are pleased to welcome the following new members.
1352 Cathleen Margaret Wells, 26 Kirkwood Road, Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 3556.
1353 Judy Prosser, 8493 State route 104, Hannibal, New York, USA, 13074.
1354 Promise Rebekah Whitley, 45 Pine Needle Court, Newnan, Coweta, USA, 30263.
1355 Daniel Schou-Tyrrell, 532 Beverley Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3G 1V2.
1356 Kim Elaine Tyrrell, 14 Lake Way, Jaywick, Essex, CO15 2JA.
1357 Susan Tyrrell Duvall, 10 Sycamore Lane, Belvedere, USA, 07823.
1358 Melanie Heidi Elaine Ellis, 11 Tennyson Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 8PR.
1359 Brenda Joyce Mole, 54 Tawny Avenue, Upminster, Essex, RM14 2EP.
1360 Violet Marie Flores, 345 Jot Em Down Road, Morris Chapel, TN, Hardin County, USA, 38361.
1361 Jenny-Lyn Heazlewood, 14 Redfern Court, Boronia, Victoria, Australia, 3155.
1362 David John Tyrrell, 61 Addison Avenue, Lake Illawarra, NSW, Australia, 2528.
1363 Geoffrey James Tyrrell, 82 Wharton Road, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 8AJ
With sadness we have to report the following member has died
859 Dorothy J Charles, 9 Chacombe Road, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 2QS.
Changes/Amendments to address.
1320 Mr Dudley Allen Terrill, 1101 Ray’s Bridge Road, Whispering Pines, USA, NC 28327.
Please do not forget to advise the Society of any changes of address etc. otherwise we will lose contact with you.
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Editorial
By Kathy Russell (1176)
I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather that we seem to be having at the moment,
although in the North of England we are still experiencing some days with rain.
I have enjoyed editing the articles and items that have been sent to me over the last year. I
experienced a few problems with the last newsletter as all the emails arrived in the last
two weeks before the newsletter was due to be sent for publishing on the website, which
meant those two weeks were very hectic trying to get it all done in time. This time
however, we have been receiving your articles and items over the last three months in a
nice steady flow. I would like to thank all the members who supplied these and ask you to
continue to send us your information. I would also like to ask any members who have not
sent in their stories to send in whatever you have that may be of interest to other members.
I only have one item that I am working on for the next newsletter I would love to receive
more. I would especially like to thank John (186) for his continued support and help with
publishing the newsletter.
My family have had a busy few months, we came down to Hertfordshire to visit my
parents at Easter. We had a lovely weekend, attended a family party on my mum’s side of
the family and visited the Zoo at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, which was lovely. My great
niece Aimee was four just after Easter so she had a bit of an early birthday at Easter. I am
now looking forward to my father’s family get together in July, which we do each year.
I hope the committee are happy with my contribution to the Newsletter and look forward
to continuing next year.
PROGRAMME FOR TYRRELL DAY
We will be meeting at The New Hall, Winchelsea, situated along Rectory Lane (A259), and
looks out onto a cricket pitch and bowls club. (see map in Sept. Newsletter)
10.30 Members arrive Tea, coffee, biscuits
Introduction to the day and meeting our tour guide Major John Freeman.
11.15 Visit to the Court Hall
Museum
The Museum contains displays and exhibits, to
illustrate the history of the Ancient Town of
Winchelsea.
Visit to The Parish Church of
St Thomas the Martyr
We will have the opportunity of looking round the
church and graveyard.
13.00 Return to the New Hall Lunch
14.15 Tour of the village and a visit
to the cellars Major John Freeman
15.30 Return to the New Hall Afternoon refreshments – tea and cakes
16.30 AGM In the New Hall
17.30 Close of meeting
See form on next page or on the website which is to be sent to Margaret Tyrrell.
If have any queries please contact the [email protected]
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TYRRELL FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
TYRRELL DAY AT WINCHELSEA & 37th AGM
Saturday 10th October 2015 at 10.30
Name: …………………………….…… Membership No: ….……………
Tel: ………………………… email address: ……………….……………..
The cost for the day, including lunch and afternoon refreshments will be £14 per
person, children free. Please indicate attendance by Yes/No and number in party:
The day consists of: Yes / no Adults Children
1 Meet at The New Hall, Winchelsea
2 Visit to Court Hall Museum
3 Visit to St Thomas the Martyr Church
4 Buffet lunch at The New Hall
5 Tour of village and visit to the cellars
6 Afternoon refreshments – tea and cakes
The 37th AGM will follow the day’s events at The New Hall, Winchelsea at 16.30 hrs
I enclose a cheque for £ …..…… made payable to Tyrrell Family History Society
(local currency accepted). Please return this form and cheque to:
Margaret Tyrrell, 15 Meadow View, Banbury, OX16 9SR by 1st July 2015
HOTEL BOOKING - Friday & Saturday 9th & 10th October 2015
We have reserved 13 rooms at the Strand House Hotel, Tanyards Lane, Winchelsea. It
is a 15th century oak beamed guest house. The special prices listed below are on the
basis that all 13 rooms are taken (2 people sharing) showing a price per person, per
night. Some rooms have beams, please indicate if you would prefer without beams. The
bookings will be done through the [email protected] – not the hotel and a
deposit will be necessary, this will be confirmed to you. We are told it has excellent
reviews on trip advisor. The evening meal is separate and is priced at £25 per person.
Rooms Per night/2 people
sharing
9 & 10th October Evening meal
Y/N
1 x suite £80 per person
7 x character £55 per person
4 x classic £45 per person
1 x cosy double £38 per person
Name: ………………………… email: …………………………………..…………
Margaret Tyrrell, 15 Meadow View, Banbury, OX16 9SR by 1st July 2015
e.mail: [email protected]
www.tyrrell-fhs.org
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Winchelsea, East Sussex
By Pat Savill (769)
My connection with Winchelsea is Mary Ann CHASMAR who married my great x 2
grandfather John Fryman TYRRELL (of Rye). Mary Chasmer lived in Magazine House in
Winchelsea with her parents William (a baker) and Elizabeth (a laundress) in 1834. They
lived in the town for a few years. Their son George TYRRELL was baptized and buried in
the parish church.
Winchelsea is a hill town like Rye. Winchelsea and Rye are just two miles apart along the
coast. The two places are very different though; there are no busy narrow streets with lots
of shops in Winchelsea. It has a more dignified quiet charm of its own with plenty to see
and enjoy. Small it may be in size but in the past, it was a very important place, indeed
one of the Cinque Ports. In it’s heyday it was a busy, prosperous spot.
Nowadays you can stroll around and admire the beauty of the place and can easily imagine
yourself back in time as you look at these old houses. The lovely Medieval, Tudor,
Georgian and Edwardian homes invite curiosity. What did go on behind those closed
doors and down in those medieval cellars, smuggling, murder, and skullduggery?
Come and find out on our Tyrrell Day guided tour on October 10th!
Winchelsea was re-located to its hilltop position in 1288, after the sea made inroads into
the coastal old town. The King, Edward I, was to oversee the planning of the town based
on the grid system. The wide streets were laid out at right angles to each other with
squares within. The important merchants moved in and as some of them were wine
traders, cellars were built into their plots. The King decreed a perpetual rent on the town in
return for his expenditure of £14.11.5d per annum. Still collected!
The town battled against the effects of the sea throughout the years and the invaders that it
brought; French and Castillian raiders attacked time and time again, killing, burning and
pillaging during the 14th and 15th centuries. By the end of that time the town’s great days
were over. The sea had wreaked havoc yet again. The port was no more, so trade had
declined and the merchants left. Later King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries thereby
giving Winchelsea more ruins and the loss of support of the religious houses.
In the succeeding years efforts were made to bring prosperity back to the town and a
textile industry flourished for a while with the help of French émigrés. Smuggling, of
course, continued to flourish throughout the years which caused the preacher, John
Wesley, to lament on the state of this “evil trade” when he visited in the 1780’s.
In later years there was the threat from Napoleon and as a result the Royal Military Canal
(28 miles in length) was constructed as a defense. Many soldiers where quartered in the
town giving rise to the names of some of the places - : Barrack square, the Armory and
Magazine house.
At the heart of the town is the very atmospheric church of St.Thomas. Started in the late
13th century, it was planned to surpass all the other churches around. This church is worth
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visiting especially as in 1397, a William Tyrrell was presented to the living at St.Thomas!
His name appears on the list of incumbents inside the church. Buried in the churchyard in
1834 was a young George Tyrrell and latterly Spike Milligan with the wry epitaph “I told
you I didn’t feel well”!
This is a brief history of the town to encourage you to visit. Margaret (582) has arranged a
good programme of events with a local guide who will give us a tour of the town,
including those cellars!
By the way there are plenty of lovely walks around the area including one down to
Winchelsea Beach and if you are feeling fit across to Camber Castle.
Looking forward to seeing you there in October.
By Margaret Tyrrell (582)
As published in the local paper: “Jean would want her friends to know that she left for
heaven on Thursday 26 February 2015. Jean requested bright colours to be worn at her
funeral, no flowers but donations, if desired for Work Aid and Water Aid.” A typical
statement from Jean.
This picture was taken during Jean’s 90th birthday
celebrations on the 9th August 2007. I was very pleased
to accept the invitation to join with family and friends on
the day. Jean kindly donated some of her father’s books
to the Society.
Jean was a very interesting person, the daughter of Syd
Tyrrell, whose book ‘Syd Tyrrell’s Eydon’ gave an
insight into life in that village. In fact during our 25th
Anniversary we held Tyrrell Day in Eydon. In our
special edition at that time Jean and her brother Joe
(873) contributed a very interesting feature as a build up
to our event in June 2003.
Extracts as follows:-
“Introduction: The Tyrrell Day in June is at Eydon, so it seems appropriate for the
surviving children of Syd and Annie Tyrrell to write down some recollections of the
village at the time of our childhood. The recollections are principally about the working
people, employed or small tradesmen of the village. From records it seemed the
population in 1921 was 375, having decreased from 650 in 1841. In 1928 45% of the men
worked on the farms, 20% on the local railways and many of the remainder for local
businesses in the village. Consequently very few families moved into the village and very
few moved out. This had good points and disadvantages of an extended family. Thus there
was much neighbourly help to people with problems and crime was almost unknown,
since nearly everything was seen and a stranger would be under close observation. On the
other hand one could have very few secrets and squabbles tended to go on for ever.
Jean Charles (nee Tyrrell) (859) (1917 – 2015)
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Standard of Living: A dominant aspect of village life was the very low income by modern
standards of most of the employed people, and for that matter, small tradesmen like the
Tyrrell’s. Father’s tailoring business, like other ancient village trades, was in decline and
the small shop run by Mother was a tiny business. Food was by far the largest items in
domestic budgets, so traditional sources were still important. Most families kept hens for
eggs and the occasional “boiling fowl”. Rabbits were so abundant as to be a pest, so farmers
were happy to allow shooting or, more commonly, ferreting for rabbits. Many farm workers
kept ferrets for this purpose, selling rabbits in the village for pennies. In the thirties, one
farm in the village still made and sold butter. A regular children’s chore was to take an
enamelled milk can to the farm in the evening to collect a can-full of skimmed milk. The
charge was either a penny or a halfpenny depending on the perceived prosperity, or
otherwise of the buyer. Vegetables were largely produced by the men in their gardens or on
the allotments. The root vegetables were stored for the winter and some fruit preserved.
Transport: In the thirties there were only half a dozen cars in the village plus a lorry, a van and one
tractor. Children could and did play in the street without a second thought. The universal method
of transport at this time was a bicycle. Grandfather Tyrrell (1852-1930) never cycled, as a younger
man he walked everywhere, using the village to village footpaths. In later life he achieved the status
of a pony and trap, the traditional transport for farmers and prosperous tradesmen. Our parents
however were inveterate cyclists. Father had his first bicycle at about the age of 15 (1904). When
he travelled South East England in 1912 -13 as a journeyman tailor, he travelled on a bicycle. From
the late thirties, the number of cars in the village increased steadily. Father bought his car in 1942,
in the middle of petrol rationing. Similarly, on the farms, the dramatic revival of farming fortunes
caused by the war and government direction to increase arable production led to the
virtual replacement of draft horses by tractors in a period of three or four years.
Children: My brother and I attended the local school. Children universally walked to
school unattended. The roads were not perceived to be dangerous to children on foot and
the fear of danger from adults was quite unknown.”
These are some of the recollections of Jean and her brother Joe as published in Vol. 26 No 2.
I visited Jean shortly after her 90th birthday and was able to talk about her own early life.
She started work at 17½ years at the Horton General Hospital in Banbury and she had
many tales to tell about getting back late and how she managed to get back into her
quarters, I think climbing in from windows came into it! At 21 she undertook a 6 month
training course in midwifery at Croydon. She remembers working in a hospital theatre
when Winston Churchill spoke of war being declared – a terrible time for everyone.
Jean Tyrrell and Ken Charles were married in 1940 and after Dunkirk, Ken was drafted
onto specialist work on aircraft to combat the German planes. They had 3 children – Jane,
Chris and Nigel. The family returned to Middleton Cheney in 1945. Jean continued to
carry out part-time work as what is now called a District Nurse, but had to retire at the age
of 60. From our discussion I could see Jean had a very happy life and valued her
memories especially with the company of all her family members.
Thank you Jean, from the committee for being part of TFHS and your various
contributions over many years. On behalf of the Society I send our sincere condolences
and blessings to all the family.
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John William Tyrrell (1915 – 2013)
By Chris Tyrrell (258)
John ‘Jack’ William Tyrrell was born in Croydon in July 1915,
and died at Aylesbury in Feb 2013 at the age of 97. His father,
William Henry Tyrrell was a Customs and Excise Officer, who
served in Croydon, Tilbury and Aylesbury. During WWII his
father was allowed a private car petrol ration to enable him to
visit the village pubs to test whether the beer had been watered
down! As a child, Jack suffered from asthma and in those days,
the remedy was to live in a seaside climate, and the family
moved to Southend. At school, he was an outstanding athlete,
as well as being a goalkeeper and an excellent cricketer. In his
last few years, he tripped and fell several times, but never
broke a bone, which he attributed to his skills as a goalkeeper.
Jack was a linguist, initially German and French. After obtaining his degree at Queen
Mary College, University of London, he went on to teaching college at University
College, Hull. A reference from the Professor of Education at Hull in 1939, when Jack
was 23, states – and this is indicative of the period – ‘Mr Tyrrell has many of the natural
attributes of a good teacher. He is tall, well set-up and has a good speaking voice. He has a
thorough understanding of children, knows how to handle a class with ease and
friendliness and at the same time efficiency. He is one of the best teachers we have ever
had. He is keen on matters of learning and on the implications of education in our social
life. He is a man of high ideals’.
In World War II Jack was selected for Officer training. However he was ‘returned to his
unit’ because of his Socialist views, and served the rest of the war as a Sergeant in the
Signals, moving with the 8th Army from Sicily up through Italy, improving his Italian as
he went on, which led to some interesting experiences up telegraph poles behind enemy
lines, listening into conversations. He then had a challenging role vetting Italian
schoolteachers for their fascist sympathies after the war ended.
For the next 30 years, Jack taught French, German, and
General Studies at Kingston Technical College until he
retired. He was a lifelong member of the Communist
Party and the C.N.D. Most significantly, he was an active
trade unionist, and in his retirement year, was elected
National President of NATFHE (National Association of
Teachers in Further and Higher Education). On
retirement, he and his wife, Marjory became Oxfam
volunteers, and up to four months before his death, he was
still doing his hour or so each week, updating the
biography and foreign language shelves in the local Oxfam bookshop.
His wife, and his younger son Jerry pre-deceased him. Jack is survived by his son Chris
(258), and nephew and niece Jack and Sophie Tyrrell.
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Congratulations to Pat Tyrrell (877) in Australia
The St Michael & All Angels MedalThe St Michael & All Angels MedalThe St Michael & All Angels MedalThe St Michael & All Angels Medal
IS AWARDED TO
Mr Pat TyrrellMr Pat TyrrellMr Pat TyrrellMr Pat Tyrrell
ON THIS DAY, 9th
December 2014
The St Michael and all Angels Medal is the most prestigious honour that the School can bestow on a member of the community. The Medal is awarded to a member of the broader school community who has made an extended and significant commitment to the school and left a lasting legacy. In so doing, they have embodied the values at the core of the School, in which all are treated with dignity, respect and compassion.
Pat Tyrrell arrived at St Michael’s in May 1982 to assume the role of Middle School Science Coordinator. Within a year, he was appointed Head of Sarum, a role he held with distinction for 10 years before being appointed Master of the Middle School. In 1997, Pat was appointed the inaugural Executive Secretary of the newly formed Association of Co-educational Schools, as well as continuing work at St Michael’s as Liaison Officer with the School’s ancillary associations, the PFA and the Old Michaelians. Since 2000 – and following a Premature and soon-rescinded attempt at retirement in 2001 – Pat has been involved in a number of roles at the school, including teaching science.
Throughout his tenure at St Michael’s, Pat has been directly involved in the development of swimming. Pat’s record of success has been extraordinary, having coached 22 St Michael’s swimming teams to premiership in his 32 years at the School. Indeed, since Pat arrived at St Michael’s, the School has won 27 swimming premierships, come second four times and third once.
There are few students and staff who have not benefited from Pat’s teaching, mentoring, coaching or enthusiasm. From over thirty years he has given unstintingly of his time to everything he has been responsible for at the School – from the Science curriculum to detentions, from swimming to Old Michaelians. Pat has also been a founding member, President, Treasurer and committee member of the St Michael’s School Staff Association.
Pat Tyrrell embodies what is at the heart of St Michael’s. He has been a remarkable contributor to the life of the School and a generous ambassador beyond it.
On the 9th December 2014 Pat Tyrrell received this award from St Michael’s Grammar
School in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. This is the highest award the School can give an
individual, and only six have been given this medal in the Schools 120 year history.
Below is the citation read out on the special night held in Hamer Hall before several
thousand people. Well done Patrick.
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Congratulations to John Tyrrell (580)
Sylvan (1318) holding rifle
The photo on the left is
of Pat Tyrrell (877)
receiving his award at St
Michael’s Grammar
School in St Kilda,
Victoria, Australia on
the 9th December 2014.
The photo on right is Pat
holding the Emirates
Melbourne Cup in 2014,
for those that don’t
know this is presented
to the owner of the horse that wins this race, which is held on the first Tuesday in
November each year; I hasten to add Pat was not the winner.
British Balloon and Airship Club held its
50th AGM at Stratford upon Avon on
Sunday March 8th 2015.
BBAC Diploma was award to John
Tyrrell for services to the BBAC in
Landowner Relations, specifically the
training and development of pilots and
crew on the subjects of Landowner
Relations, Farming and Communication.
Presentation by Ian Hooker, BBAC
Chairman.
By Sylvan F Tyrrel (1318)
By tradition this rifle was handed down from father to son. I am told that it belonged to Sidney
F. Tyrrel, but it may have belonged to his father Philander Lorenzo Tyrrel. In those days gun
parts were purchased from independent makers of parts from all over the country. The gun
length was usually made the height of the owner and the stock was made of ‘burley walnut’.
Our Christian heritage defines the
laws of inheritance (re: Numbers 27:
8). I recently turned the rifle over to
Lisa K. Geisler (nee Tyrrel), my
oldest daughter having no sons as
heirs. She will probably give it to her
son, Anthony Lee Henry Geisler.
Tyrrell Rifle
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The American Air Museum website
The rifle is a 36 caliber; Cap-and-Ball, riffled bore, and dubbed a
“Squirrel Gun”. The Cap & Ball designs were used in the Civil War,
which followed the Flint Lock rifles used in the War of 1812. Our
family tells us, the rifle could hit a tin can on a fence post a quarter
mile away, which is just short of 1 and ½ football fields (440-yards).
I received the rifle in a poor condition having a broken main spring
and broken stock. I found an ‘old timer gunsmith’ in Arizona and on
the second trial to temper a new spring the firing mechanics was
repaired. I spent additional time repairing the broken stock and
brazing the tailpiece, which was also broken. The end bolt showed
about 60% degradation in the bolt due to powder burning in the
chamber. No attempt to fire the weapon was ever made by me after it
was repaired.
When I was about
8-years old, I slipped it out of the house
and took it to ‘the willow patch -
wooded area’, where I poured modern
powder from shotgun shells down the
bore, and added a bit of moss. I rigged
the hammer with rubber bands because the main spring was broken and I used a match head
to ignite the load. Bad move! Ignition was positive and back-burned powder along my
check. The gun had a new smell and I had a new expression on my face, which probably
amused my father.
I am Sylvan F. Tyrrel, the Son of Sylvan F. Tyrrel, the Grandson of Kester L. Tyrrel and
the Great Grandson of Sidney F. Tyrrel.
The website (www.americanairmuseum.com) seeks to record the stories of American
airmen and women based in Britain during the Second World War and the British people
they met. The website showcases a collection of thousands of photographs which depict
people, planes, places and missions. The website can be added to and edited by anyone
who registers, following a very simple sign-up process on the website itself, and is
completely free to use.
Content includes wartime aerial photography from English Heritage’s archive and many
intriguing photographs of US troops socialising with UK civilians. Some people browsing
the site have already recognised relatives and friends.
The kinds of things which others have done to date include: Identifying the people and
places shown in the photographs already on the site and adding captions online; Scanning
a personal photo album or local photograph collection and sharing the pictures on the
website; Creating a record for a British civilian (a relative or yourself) who has memories
of the Americans in Britain and adding their memories and biography to the website; and
carrying out oral history interviews. (As it is the 70 anniversary of the end of the Second
World War this year.
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Workhouses
By Kathy Russell (1176)
Benjamin Tyrrell born 22/11/1778 and Lucy Tyrrell (nee George) born 11/07/1789, my
four times grandparents died both in Staines Union Workhouse.
Benjamin died on 28/08/1851 from Cholera, age 73. This is an infection of the small
intestine caused by bacteria. The symptoms are diarrhoea and vomiting which causes
dehydration and greyish bluish skin. Transmission is primarily caused by drinking water
or eating food that has been contaminated. At his death he is listed as a Labourer.
Lucy died on 07/12/1855 from Bronchitis-Dropsy age 66. Bronchitis Dropsy is a chest
infection with fluid on the lungs, causing trouble in breathing and coughs. Transmission is
caused by contact with any person who may have a viral infection.
These illnesses are contributed to by poor housing and unsanitary conditions, both of
which were found in the workhouses.
Obtaining this information regarding their deaths has led me to want to discover more
about workhouses in general.
The Oxford dictionary has the word “workhouse” recorded in it in 1652. During this time
the Relief of the Poor act was passed which made parishes legally responsible for looking
after their own poor. This act made reference to workhouses. Records show that the first
workhouse was in 1696 and it was used for housing pauper children, within a few years
there were many workhouses all over the country. In November 1700 the workhouse in
Bishopsgate Street, London opened.
The Workhouse Test Act in 1723 gave parishes the option to hand out relief or offer the
workhouse. Poor relief was given out in either money, clothing, food or fuel to those in
their own homes, people in the workhouse were required to work for food and a bed,
usually without pay.
By 1777 almost 2000 workhouses were operating in England and Wales. Each parish had
a workhouse of its own. The Staines Poor Law Union workhouse where my relatives died
began operating on 28th June 1836. This Workhouse in Staines covered the Middlesex
areas of Ashford, East Bedfont, Cranford, Feltham, Hanworth, Harlington,
Harmondsworth, Laleham, Littleton, Staines, Stanwell, Shepperton and Sunbury. The first
purpose built workhouse was built in Abingdon in 1835. The purpose built Staines Union
workhouse was built on the north side of the London Road in Ashford in 1840, all the
building have now been demolished and Ashford Hospital is now on the site.
From the 1881 census of Staines Union Workhouse, there was a School Master and his
wife, a school mistress, who was the daughter of the Master and Mistress, a nurse and 327
inmates none of which are any Tyrrell variation. The Master and his wife also have 4
younger children living there. 23 of the occupants are listed as tramps. The youngest
person listed is only two months old, and also listed are a male and female of the same
name, who may have been her parents. There was another young girl of one years, who
has a female of the same name listed who may have been her mother with two older girls
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and two older boys also of the same name. Some inmates are described as handicapped,
four being blind, three being deaf and dumb, seven being listed as idiot and three as
imbecile. The inmates who are younger than 14 are listed as Scholars and the adults have
some occupations listed, mostly being Labourers if male and either Needlewomen or
Laundress if female.
People entered the workhouse for a lot of reasons, but usually because they were too poor,
old or ill to support themselves. Unmarried pregnant women were often disowned by their
families and the workhouse was the only place they could go.
To enter the workhouse a person had an interview to find out their circumstances, new
arrivals were be placed on a probationary ward, and the sick or people with infectious
illnesses would be place in a sick ward. Once the paperwork was complete, they were
stripped, bathed and issued a uniform, their own clothes were washed and disinfected and
put with their other possessions, which were returned to them when they left the
workhouse. If a person left without permission then that person could be charged with
theft of the uniform. In a report in 1861 it found that over 20 per cent of inmates had been
in the workhouse for more than five years.
All inmates had to wear the rough workhouse uniform and sleep in communal dormitories
with supervised baths given once a week. By 1850 the majority of people in the
workhouse were the old, the infirm, the orphaned, unmarried mothers and the physically
or mentally ill.
By the end of the nineteenth century, conditions in the workhouses had improved for the
elderly and infirm and food had become more varied. Children were increasingly housed
away from the workhouses in the countryside.
Workhouses officially ended in 1930, some buildings were sold off or demolished, others
continued to provide accommodation for the elderly, chronic sick, unmarried mothers and
vagrants. For these people very little charged during the 1930’s and 1940’s, apart from the
abolition of uniforms and people could come and go more freely. The Metropolitan
Asylums Board was set up to look after London’s poor who were suffering from
infectious diseases or mental disability. These buildings were open to all London’s
inhabitants and became the county’s first state hospital, laying the foundations for the
National Health Service which began in 1948. When the NHS started, many former
workhouses were still being used to house the elderly and chronic sick, this continued
until the reorganisation of the NHS in the 1980’s.
Uniforms were made from course materials so they were hard wearing. Men wore Jackets
of Fernough Cloth, trousers, cotton shirts, cloth cap and shoes. Women wore Grogram
gowns, petticoats of Linsey-Woolsey material, dresses and woven slippers. (Fernough or
Fearnought was a stout woollen cloth, mainly used as outside clothing in bad weather,
Linsey-Woolsey was a fabric simply derived from flax and wool, Grogram was a course
fabric of silk or mohair or wool).
Inmates were segregated into seven classes, 1. Aged or infirm men, 2. Able bodied men
and youths above 13, 3. Boys between 7 and 13, 4. Aged or infirm women, 5. Able bodied
women and girls above 13. 6. Girls between 7 and 13. 7. Children under 7.
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Families were separated and could be punished if they tried to speak to one another. Each
class had their own areas and the buildings were arranged so that different classes never came
into contact. The Dining rooms also had partitions, although these were removed by 1870.
The food mostly consisted of bread, cheese, meat and broth and was served three times a day.
Woman capable of working were given tasks to do, like cleaning, cooking, washing, sewing
and growing vegetables. Men capable of working were given stone breaking, corn grinding,
picking apart old rope (Oakum picking), wood chopping and attending to the animals.
When somebody died in the workhouse, the family would be informed and could arrange
the funeral. If no family came forward then the workhouse would pay for the funeral using
the cheapest coffin and it would be in an unmarked grave. People were buried in the
workhouse grounds or in a nearby church. Under the terms of the 1832 Anatomy act, if
not claimed within 48 hours, bodies could be donated to medical research.
I have not yet had confirmation as to where Benjamin Tyrrell and Lucy Tyrrell (nee
George) are buried and hope to discover where they are. If anybody has any information
on this, please let me know.
Even to this day the mention of the word workhouse can still send a shiver through those
old enough to remember its existence.
Here are copies of Benjamin and Lucy Tyrrell’s death certificates.
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Albert (Rex) Tyrrell Sergeant WX11900 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Albert (Rex) Tyrrell
By Victor Tyrrell father of Rodney Tyrrell (1201)
It is often said that time is the best healer, however sometimes the scars do remain when
you lose someone that you did not have much time with as a young lad but the time that
you did have were memorable times, and well etched into your memory, like catching
your first fish on a fishing line rigged and given to you as a birthday present from your
Mum and Dad, and tested in his company, at the end of Crawley jetty. Crawley, the
playground that we shared was another school of learning, it taught survival, I learnt how
to swim, dive, how to search for a Reckitt Blue Bottle on the sand floor of the river, catch
and cook crabs and Cobbler and treat the sting when pricked by their poison needle like
prong. This whole learning curve had one teacher - my Father, Albert (Rex)Tyrrell.
Born in 1904 at Enfield Lincolnshire
England he migrated to South Australia
as a Ten Pound paying passenger in
1923, age 21, he secured a share
farming job hoping to make his fortune
and ultimately buy his own property,
like many others, the looming
depression dictated the next move and
the hand of fate dealt the next blow.
Never to be a loser he moved to
Western Australia in search of work
and became an employee of Malloch
Bros in William Street, Perth
manufacturing wire products, again the
downturn in farming reduced production and with it the workforce. Many other jobs ensued
to provide the bread and butter of survival that now included another mouth to feed when he
married Gladys Hutton in 1927.
Fortunes changed in later years when job security allowed him latitude to commence his
own Painting and Decorating Business, this he pursued until
he was able to save sufficient money to place a first mortgage
on our one and only home in Nedlands.
The shadow of Nazi Germany was spreading rapidly and the
call went out for volunteers to come forward for the three
services, Dad first applied to the Air force but was told that he
was too old for active duty, this made his resolve even
stronger, he next applied to the Army using his St John’s
Ambulance qualifications to join the Medical Corps, this
proved the link that he needed to be accepted, as an Instructor.
He rose through the ranks to become Sergeant and manipulated
his way into the 2/7th reinforcements RAAMC and embarked
for the Middle East in 1941, after serving in Syria he returned
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Rodney Victor
Tyrrell (1201)
Judy & Victor William Tyrrell
Humphrey Tirrell Esq.
to Alexandria and volunteered to join the 2/2nd Pioneers the 2/3rd Machine Gunners along
with the 110 Army General Hospital Col Edward (Weary) Dunlop aboard HMTS Orcades for
destination unknown. Unescorted for the entire journey, the Orcades, after a short stay in
Ceylon, finally dropped anchor at Tanjong Priok in Java to discharge her human cargo, it was
only then that the troops discovered that they were without weapons, personal kit, and
supplies to fight the invading Japanese Forces, needless to say that their freedom was short
lived and 10 days after landing they became guests of the Japanese.
Six POW camps later he finished in Sandakan. It would be repetition to recall events that
happened subsequently as we have all, already researched the destinies of our various kin during
their incarceration in this camp of infamy. Like many others among the group his remains have
never been located, however I did find out through his British C.0. F/Lt Peter Lee, a Kuching
survivor that he was a very close friend of Capt Dr Frank Daniels with whom he worked
closely in the Camp and who incidentally was the last Prisoner to be executed at Ranau.
Notes: Albert (Rex) TYRRELL
WX11900 2/2 Pioneer Battalion,
Java to Borneo, born Bushell
Park, England, died June 24
1945, was on Second Ranau
March, died from ‘Malaria’,
Aged 40 years, from Nedlands
Western Australia.
Albert’s son Victor William &
Grandson Rodney Victor (1201).
By Arthur Tyrrell (862)
I read with interest Richard Free’s article in the last Newsletter when he questioned
whether Humphrey Tirrell who died in 1547, might be the son of Humphrey Tirrell who
died in 1507, whose Will extract he found in Testamenta, Vetusta (Vol.2), rather than
William Tyrell of South Ockendon.
As Richard states the extract from Testamenta, Vetusta, refers to Humphrey’s who died in
1507, wife Elizabeth, sons John, Thomas and Humphrey and daughters Elizabeth, Anne and
Maud. If you look at page 125 Chart XVII of J. H. Tyrrell’s book it shows the Warley branch
of this family with Humphrey being the 3rd son of Thomas Tirrell and Anna Marney.
It also shows that this Humphrey married as his second wife Elizabeth Walwyn (he first
married Isabella Helion) and they had children John, Thomas and Humphrey, no
daughters being shown on the chart unfortunately.
So might this be the family that are listed in the Testamenta, Vetusta, rather than the line from
Thomas Tyrell and Elizabeth Bruin, the second son of Thomas Tyrell and Anna Marney?
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Joseph and Elizabeth Tyrell – Golden Wedding
By David Tyrrell (855)
This is a photo of my family
taken at the 1958 golden
wedding anniversary of my
grandparents, Joseph Samuel
and Elizabeth Tyrell (nee
Tombs) in Buckingham. It's
the only photo of the whole
family (minus one cousin
Josephine Tyrell). Joseph was
born in 1884 and died in 1959
and Elizabeth died in 1966.
From left to right:
BACK: Brian Race, Frederick Tyrell, Ray Dines, George Gall, Gordon Race
MIDDLE: Edgar Tyrell, Stella Webber Tyrell, Grace Faulkner Tyrell, Margaret Tyrell
Race, Lucy Tyrell Dines, Cecelia Tyrell Dunkley, Ken Dunkley, Doris Tyrell Gall,
Roderick Gall.
FRONT: Robert Tyrell, Joseph Tyrell, Elizabeth Marriott/Tombs Tyrell, David Tyrell,
Anthony Dines
Joseph owned a bakery off Wells Street in Buckingham with his brother David Tyrell, and
they married sisters Elizabeth and Sarah Tombs.
● Editor: As soon as I received the email from David with the photo, I immediately
recognised some of the names, as these names are also in my family tree, although it’s a
different branch. I then checked my family tree and the connection is as follows:
George Tyrell born 1694
Thomas Tyrell born 1727
Thomas Tyrell born 1753 Brothers James Tyrell born 1759
Benjamin Tyrell born 1778 James Tyrell born 1788
James Tyrrell born 1812 Newman Tyrell born 1833
Benjamin Tyrrell born 1849 Samuel Tyrell born 1858
Arthur Tyrrell born 1882 Joseph Tyrell born 1884
Benjamin Tyrrell born 1911 Edgar Tyrell born 1920
Joseph Tyrrell born 1937 David Tyrell born 1951 (855)
Katherine Tyrrell born 1963 (1176)
I think that makes David (855) and my Dad Joseph Tyrrell 5th cousins.
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Notes on Tyrrell Family Trees
By John Tyrrell (186) Family Trees Co-ordinator
Just after the March newsletter was completed, I received a new members Registration
Form. You may recall in the March newsletter Stuart Mayer (1347) had traced his family
history back to 1814 in Old in Northamptonshire, I found this was on Tree001 which
already had 14 past and present members on it, so I connected up Stuart’s details. This
also allowed me to add a further 2 past members, so we made 18 on the tree.
Now low and behold Cathleen Margaret Wells (1352), of Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia
sent her form in which said John Tyrrell, married Elizabeth Owen at St Andrew, parish of
Old, Northamptonshire, 12th Feb 1813. Reuben Tyrrell, (John’s son) born about 1828 in
Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, came to Australia with his wife Susannah Stevenson
and son Harry, who is Cathleen’s Great, great Grandfather through her Mother. Thus I
could quickly add her family branch to Tree001, now making it 19 on the tree.
Judy Prosser (1353), of Hannibal, New York, USA, Judy’s family tree details are mainly
in the USA and Canada and go back to a Thomas Tyrell born about 1784 in Kildare
Ireland. His son James was born in 1823 also in Kildare Ireland and immigrated to USA
and married Margaret Rock who was born in 1832 in Peru, New York State. Judy
provided much detail and gave me access to her family tree on Ancestry.com, this allowed
me to build a copy for our website, see tree TFHS 044.
Promise Whitley (1354), of Newnan, Coweta, USA, provided details of her family tree
and I was able to build tree TFHS 045, which went back to Thomas Scattergood Terrell
born 24th Feb 1799 in Albemarle County, Virginia. This tree probably goes back to
Richmond Tirrell born in Reading (Brks) on 17th October 1624, but there is some
confusion on this. Richmond died in 1680, New Kent County, Virginia.
Ruth Tirrell (458) of Weymouth Mass., James Tirrel (657) of Boston Mass, Helen Tirrell
Nardone (699), and Francis Tirrell Mielke (704) both of Weymouth Mass.
Nick Tyrrell (828) our Treasurer came across a book called ‘Genealogy of the Tirrell
Family of Weymouth, Mass’, by Author Benjamin Tirrell while sorting out his fathers
papers following the death of his mother. Nick asked me if we had any past or present
members who came from Weymouth, and I was able to let him know we did. Using this
book and our records I was able to compile tree TFHS046. Again there is some confusion
about the start of this branch, see the following found on the internet:
In spite of extensive (and expensive) research, nothing has been found, to date [1969],
concerning the origin of our William here. Where he was born, the names of his parents,
why he used the odd spelling of the family name, and other facts of his early life must be
left to the continuing searches of future historians and the Tirrell family.
Accepting the accounts of Cyrus Nash (1780-1850) of Abington, we can at least assume
that our William Terrill, and others, sailed for America from the seaport of Falmouth, in
Cornwell, England. Whether he originated from this seaport is subject to further
investigation.
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In our Autumn 2014 newsletter we gave details of new member Mark Andrew Jackson
(1325) and his connection to William Von Tromp Tyrrell (1762-1837) of Jamaica, we
have now extended the tree back to Thornton in Buckinghamshire. We have also redrawn
the tree to include members Robin Harris (320), Elizabeth Tyrrell Burrows (1080), & Joy
Jackson (1310).
Daniel Schou-Tyrrell (1355) of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, family records are all in
Canada, with a interest in his family lineage. He says he is interested in the early England
Tyrrell’s (and other spellings) The lords of Poix and such, where the first Tyrrell’s came
from France/Normandy.
Kim Elaine Tyrrell (1356) from Jaywick, Essex, provided details of her family records
back to a Thomas Tyrrell born about 1855 in Kilkenny, Ireland, who had married Hannah
Eaton Woozely born about 1854 in Carmarthen, Wales. I was able to provide a copy of
their church marriage certificate dated 16th April 1881, in St Pancras (Mdx). This showed
that the father of Thomas was James Tyrrell also of Kilkenny. Tree047.
Susan Tyrrell Duvall (1357), of Belvedere, USA, traced her ancestry back to Roger
Tyrrell who crossed to the Colonies in the Lion in 1648ish. She’s already got her entire
lineage, both in the States and in England. When her branch of the family crossed, they
started in Connecticut, moved to Lanesborough Mass. Then to Schroon Lake NY, from
where her father, David, moved the family to NJ. I could not help further.
Melanie Heidi Elaine Ellis (1358), of Walthamstow, London, traced her family back to her
great grandmother Annie Jane Tyrrell born 10th November 1877 in Gangeclare, Kildare,
Ireland. Annie’s father was William Tyrrell born in 1830 at Nass, Kildare. I haven’t had
the time to trace Melanie’s family branch yet, but I am sure we can go further back, and
will produce a tree for our website shortly.
Brenda Joyce Mole (1359), of Upminster, Essex, great grandfather was John Marsh from
Hempstead, Essex who married Jane Elizabeth Tyrrell from South Stoke, Oxfordshire, on
7th August 1879. Again I will trace this family back further; we have a number of records
on our Tyrrell database for South Stoke, which is not far from a prime Tyrrell area of
Didcot, Hagbourne, and Harwell. Will report again in next newsletter.
Details to follow in the September Newsletters for Members (1360), (1361), (1362), & (1363).
Deceased Online Update
Deceased Online announced last month that the complete records for two of Nottingham
City Council’s most historic cemeteries are now available on the Deceased Online
website. These are the Rock (aka Church) Cemetery that was opened in 1856 and the
Basford Cemetery, opened in 1870. The records available comprise: digital scans of burial
and grave registers; details of the occupants of each grave; and, cemetery section maps. The
records for Nottingham City’s General Cemetery will be available online soon.
This brings the total number of records available for Nottingham City Council Cemeteries
to approximately 430,000, covering five cemeteries and crematoria.
General interest items received during the last quarter
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Deceased Online Update (Cont.)
All the burial records for the North Dorset town of Gillingham have been made available
for search by Deceased Online. The records date from 1861 and include register scans and
grave details, including the details of all those buried in each grave. Records for all
cemeteries and crematoria managed by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are being
added to its website. Sandwell is a large and fairly new council area in the West Midlands
(adjacent to the City of Birmingham). However, it has a great heritage from the Industrial
Revolution and includes many historic towns including: Oldbury, Rowley Regis,
Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. The records included in the
collection date back to 1858 and will total more than 1 million when complete – covering
over 300,000 burials and 130,000 cremations. Currently available are records for
Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and Oldbury, including: digital scans of original burial
registers; details of all grave occupants in each cemetery; and, maps indicating, where
possible, the section where the grave is located in Tipton cemetery.
Findmypast Update
Since our last newsletter, Findmypast has announced the release of the following records:
British Trade Union Members, Service and Casualties, 1914-1918 - more than 61,000
records detailing the members from 18 different trade unions who served during the Great
War. Each record consists of a scan of the original document and transcript of the text;
Lancashire, Manchester Cholera Victims 1832 - the dataset comprises detailed notes of
the first 200 cases in the epidemic. The records contain details of the victim’s name,
address, age, and notes pertaining to the condition of their dwellings etc; Irish Newspaper
Records - more than 1.6 million new articles have been added to this collection, including
five new titles: Belfast Protestant Journal; Current Prices of Grain at Dublin Corn
Exchange; Newry Herald and Down, Armagh and Louth Journal; Tipperary Vindicator;
and, Weekly Vindicator. The records of 36 existing titles have also been expanded;
Ireland National Role of Honour 1914-1921 - A further 9,000 new records have been
added to this dataset, with details collected from a variety of sources and cross referenced
with the 1901 and 1911 censuses; Royal Artillery Honours and Awards - Almost
10,000 new records have been added to this collection, including the details of 7,000
Military Crosses awarded across the two world wars; British Newspapers - More than 7
million new articles and 25 new titles have been added to the FindMyPast historic British
newspapers collection.
New overseas records available include: 72,000+ records relating to the Macquarie Park
Cemetery in New South Wales; 1,700+ records of Queensland Immigrants nominated for
passage between 1884 and 1907; 800+ records from the Queensland Register of
Immigrants 1864-1878; Queensland Passage certificates between 1867 and 1874; and,
more than 29,000 Queensland Land Orders from 1861 to 1874. Further datasets released
and expanded, are: British Mariners, Trinity House Calendars - fully searchable by name;
Miscellaneous Royal Artillery Records, 1716-2011; Roll of Honour from Clacton in Essex,
1914-1918; US Civil War Pension Files Index, 1861-1934; The London, Bethlem Hospital
patient admissions registers and casebooks 1683- 1932; A browsable version of the new
London, Bethlem Hospital records; and more than 4 million new records from the Ireland
Census 1901.
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Correspondence and E-Mails
E-Mail from Richard Free (1289) to John (186) Family Trees Co-ordinator
Browsing this morning I came across the following in the parish registers of St. John the
Baptist, Croydon:
‘Francis Tyrrell, citizen and merchant of London, was buried the 1st of Sept. 1609, and his
funeral kept at London, the 13th of the same month. He gave £200 to the parishioners of
Croydon, to build a new market-house, and £40 to repair our church, and 40s a year to our poor
of Croydon, for 18 years, with many other good and great legacies to the City of London.’
David Lysons, ‘Croydon’, in The Environs of London: Volume 1, County of Surrey
(London, 1792), pp. 170-201
I take this Francis to be ‘Francis of London’ identified in Pedigree 13 p.252 of O.F.
Brown’s ‘The Tyrell’s of England’.
E-Mail from Betty Telford (858) to Kathy (1176) Editor
I can confirm that my Philip Samuel Tirrell was at Great Easton Leics. in mid 1700’s
before he appeared in Chelsea as a Chelsea Pensioner and thanks to all the old tombstones
and the National Archives, I am pretty sure who his parents were, but the delight was
getting his Army papers with so much detail about his service in the 53rd Regiment of
Foot and being injured at St. Lucia.
My continuing mystery is his wife Susannah nee Jones whom he married in Battersea in
1802, and her father Thomas Jones Gent. of Haverfordwest, and thanks again to the
National Archives their extensive wills give much detail but with names like Jones one is
up the proverbial gum tree. Thanks to her will on National Archives I have her place and
date of death in London though have never found her husband’s.
Ian and I are now 83 and 82 but I am still researching all my family lines.
The London Gazette made it clear where much of the Tirrell/Jones money went when I
spotted Philip Samuel Tirrell’s name along with his
brother’s in bankruptcy - huge amount of businesses in
London went down with them.
Ian and I were in Battle before Christmas and thought of
you all, right near the hotel where we all (Tyrrell FHS)
stayed. We had a break there in December then motored
on to Southampton and caught the ferry to St. Malo and
had Christmas and New Year in Josselin and Loudeac
with family and friends.
E-Mail from Heather Tyrrell to Margaret (582) Sec.
I spotted this plaque in an East Devon church today and
thought it may be of interest to society members.
The plaque is at Salcombe Regis.
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E-Mail from Marilyn Longden (532) to Kathy (1176) Editor
I thought someone might be interested in these 2 Tyrrell
photos from this memorial. The memorial is well worth a
visit, sits at an imposing position above the town and is a
beautiful place. The Address is 61 King’s Bastion,
Gillingham ME7 5DQ.
Hugo William Louis TYRRELL
Lieutenant, H.M. Submarine K17, Royal Navy. Lost when
the Submarine collided with her sister ship K4 in the North
Sea on the 31 January 1918. Aged 26. Son of Sir William &
Lady Tyrrell of 36, Egerton Crescent, Chelsea.
Commemorated on The Chatham Naval Memorial MR. 1.
Francis Chichester TYRRELL
Second Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died
of wounds 16 February 1915. Son of Sir William Tyrrell &
Lady Tyrrell of 36, Egerton Crescent, Chelsea. Buried in
Bethune Town Cemetery F. 80
The T H C Tyrrell was serving on HMS Cossack and died on 18/04/1940.
The other Tyrrells who are apparently remembered at Chatham (but for whom I was
unable to find their names in the time I had) are:
Name Rank Service Number
Date of Death Age
Regiment / Service
Service Country
Grave / Memorial Reference
Cemetery / Memorial Name Docs.
TYRRELL, JOHN HARRY
Ordinary Seaman
C/JX 555924 30/03/1944 20 Royal Navy
United Kingdom 76, 3.
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
TYRRELL, THOMAS
Able Seaman 151894 01/10/1916 Royal Navy
United Kingdom 16.
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
I don’t think any of them are my relatives but if anyone can shed any light on any of them
I would be very interested. My Tyrrell ancestors seem to have lived in the Wiston,
Ashington and Coolham areas of West Sussex (as well as Egham, Surrey) so if anyone has
anything which may help me I’d be very grateful to receive it.
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From the Archives
By Mike Tyrrell (828) Archivist
Photograph.
Catherine Tyrrell nee Bates (1833-1926) and Thomas Tyrrell (1832-1904)
This rather faded photograph is of Thomas Tyrrell (Farmer) and wife Catherine Tyrrell
nee Bates. Thomas Tyrrell was born 28th August 1832 at St James, London, England. His
parents being Thomas Tyrrell (Miner and Gaoler) born at Redruth, Cornwall, England
c1807. Died Victoria, Australia c 1871 and Emma Thomas born Marazion, Cornwall,
England c 1815. Died Western Australia c1903. Thomas and Emma were married 9th May
1832 at Gwennap, Cornwall, England. Catherine Tyrrell nee Bates was born 8th February
1833 at St Pancras, London, England. Died 14th July 1926 at Bunbury, Western Australia.
Arrived Victoria, Australia c1852. She also may have been known as Catherine Spring,
unfortunately I am unable to locate a reason for this. Thomas Tyrrell (Jnr) emigrated to
Australia, arriving at Port Adelaide, Australia on the 15th October 1850 presumably with
his parents. Thomas and Catherine where married at St Stephens Church, Richmond,
Victoria, Australia on the 21st December 1852 they went on to have at least 12 children,
of whom 8 survived. Elizabeth bc1854, William bc1856, Emma bc1858, George bc1862,
Frederick bc1865, Maria bc1867, Charles bc1872 and Thomas bc1876. Thomas and
Catherine’s marriage and death certificates can be found on the Archive web-site.
Document
Tyrrell monuments in the church of St Peter’s and St Mary’s, Stowmarket, Suffolk,
England. Names mentioned John Tirrell, Anne Tyrell, Edmund Tyrell and Lieut-Col
Walter Robert Tyrrell.
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WWII Plaque presented to Lt Terrell’s Parents
Lt Frank William Terrell Photographs
Photograph of Lt Frank William Terrell, bc
March 1893 Wuhan, China. Son of William
Girdestone (Missionary) born c1863
Gloucestershire, England and Gertrude Ann
Terrell nee Lucy. They were married 12th
April 1888 at Westbury on Trym,
Gloucestershire, England. William d 1896 at
Coulsden, Surrey, England. He was the son
of William (Rope and Packing Manufacturer)
born c1821 Jamaica, West Indies and
Caroline Harriet Terrell nee Girdlestone born
c1831 St Pancras, London, England. They
were married c1857 at Stourbridge,
Gloucester, England. Lt Frank William
Terrell was educated at Blackheath School
for the sons of Missionaries, Clifton Collage,
Bristol and Corpus Christi, Cambridge,
England with the ambition of becoming a
Missionary in China, unfortunately the 1st
World War broke out. Frank volunteered and
was accepted for the Gloucester Regiment as
a 2nd Lt on the 27th November 1914.
Serving with the Expeditionary Force in
France and Flanders. Promoted to Lieutenant
17th March 1915. Wounded at Neuve
Chapelle in March 1916 and invalided home.
Returned to France in July 1916, attached to
the 3rd Battn, The Worcestershire Regiment
and was killed in action during an attack on
German trenches near Thiepval, France 3rd
September1916.
The photograph to the left is of the
dining parlour in “Gipping Lone” or
“Coppings” the house was once owed by
the Tyrell family and was reputed to have
been the hiding place of Sir James
Tyrell, the man held responsible for the
murder of the Princes in the Tower.
●Editor: We all know Sir James didn’t
do it, the Tyrrell’s are far too kind for
that, do you agree?
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Tyrrell Family History Society
www.tyrrell-fhs.org
Churches, Houses, and Buildings, with connections to the Tyrrell Family
TFHS Tyrrell Day held here on 30th October 2010
St Ann’s Church - Kew Green, Kew, Surrey
St Anne’s Church, Kew, is a parish church
in Kew in the London Borough of
Richmond upon Thames. The building,
which dates from 1714, and is Grade II
listed, forms the central focus of Kew Green.
There are half a dozen monuments to
members of the Tyrrell family, spanning
the middle half of the 19th Century.
John Tyrrell, d.1840, eldest son of
Timothy and Elizabeth Tyrrell. Panel with
pediment above bearing a coat of arms.
Frederick Tyrrell, d.1843, as a tomb chest end, with
receding pilasters, upper and lower shelf carved with a
repeating motif, and symmetrical leaf designs on the feet.
Timothy Tyrrell, d.1865, brother Richard, d.1851, Jemima
Mary, wife of Charles Tyrrell, d.1853, and added at a later
date, Ann Tyrrell, d.1876. The white panel is in the form of a
scroll, curled backwards at the top, forwards at the bottom.
Frances Tyrrell, d.1870, and husband Edward, d.1881,
white panel with upper and lower shelf, the upper one
including an entablature carved with a leaf design.
George Tyrrell, d.1872, Commander RN, as a tomb chest
end, with prominent shelf, and little pineapple feet, very
crisply cut, on a black shaped backing.