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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] chairman@tyrrell-fhs.org 32 Wren Crescent, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 2JR

Vice-Chairman: Cedric Tyrrell [717] vicechairman@tyrrell-fhs.org

Secretary: Miss Margaret R Tyrrell [582] secretary@tyrrell-fhs.org 15 Meadow View, Banbury, Oxon, OX16 9SR

Treasurer: Nicholas D Tyrrell [1098] treasurer@tyrrell-fhs.org

Archivist: Mike Tyrrell [828] archivist@tyrrell-fhs.org

Sales Manager: Mrs Maureen Tyrrell [828] sales@tyrrell-fhs.org

Web Site Manager: Anthony J Tyrrell [313] webmanager@tyrrell-fhs.org

Hon Auditor: Jeremy J Tyrrell [762] auditor@tyrrell-fhs.org

Post Holders - Members

DNA Co-ordinator: Conrad W Terrill [1231] dna@tyrrell-fhs.org

Family Trees Co-ordinator: John Tyrrell [186] trees@tyrrell-fhs.org

Newsletter Editor: Mrs Katherine Russell [1176] editor@tyrrell-fhs.org

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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 secretary@tyrrell-fhs.org

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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 secretary@tyrrell-fhs.org – 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: secretary@tyrrell-fhs.org

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?

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.