Sources: transcriptions of India Office Records
Update 17 June 2015
Who was Robert, father of this Robert?
Robert TILBURY b. c.1830 (father Robert TILBURY)
m. Catherine HATTON 28 January 1858 Calcutta, West Bengal
b. ____ Calcutta (father John Huzzy HATTON, mother Anna [WILLIAMS])
d. 18 May 1917
1872: The India Office and Burma Office List
Bengal - Pension Establishment
Conductors ... R. TILBURY - date of rank: 1 February 1866
- 2 - John* Newton TILBURY b. 4 December 1858, Chr. 11 March 1859, Fort William
(father Robert TILBURY, Conductor Pensioner**, mother Catherine; Coolie Bazaar)
Garrison Chaplain: Thos. WOOD- 2 - Ida Annie TILBURY b. 10 May, Chr. 12 December, 1860 St. Peter's Church Fort William
(father Robert TILBURY, Conductor Pension Est., mother Catharine, lvg. Coolie Bazaar)
Chaplain: F. O MAYNE
d./bu. 9 November 1880 Fort William
m. Thomas (James) COBB 19 September 1876 Kidderpore, Bengal
b. c.1855 (father Samuel COBB, mother [--])- 3 - Robert Samuel Russell COBB
- 3 - Catherine Betsy COBB
- 3 - Charlotte Ida COBB, Spinster age 19 (father Thomas COBB)
m. Lawrence Alfred TILBURY, Bachelor age 25 (Fitter N.W.Ry.)
9 January 1911 by Banns, Saharanpur, Bengal
(father Alexander TILBURY)
Witnesses: Henry Augustus TILBURY, Titus CHRISTIAN
Ceremony performed by Fr. ANGELO, Catholic Chaplain
Was this her death? No other obvious candidate::
No. 15; Ida Charlott TILBURY d./bu. 19 June 1928 age 36 yrs. (acute obstruction)
(B.B. & C.I. Ry.); Catholic Chaplain: Fr. LEWIS O.C.
- 2 - Alexander Stearck TILBURY***, Bachelor age 21, Apothecary at Ferzepore
(father Robert TILBURY) (in father's Will: "Staercks")
m. Marion Elizabeth SHORE****, Spinster age 16, lvg. Sanawur (father James SHORE)
by Banns, 2 December 1864
Witnesses: J. H. MUNROWD, S. T. MOSES, H. CHAPMAN; J. COLE; Chaplain L.M.A.
Marriage solemnized at Sanawur, near Kufsowlee, N.W.P. East Indies- 3 - Lawrence Alfred TILBURY b. 55 July, Chr. 29 August, 1883 Kotra, Lahore
(father Alexander TILBURY, Apothecary S.V.S.R., mother Marion)
On marriage, Bachelor age 25 (Fitter N.W.Ry.)
m. Charlotte Ida COBB, Spinster age 19 (father Thomas COBB)
9 January 1911 by Banns, Saharanpur, Bengal
Witnesses: Henry Augustus TILBURY, Titus CHRISTIAN
Ceremony performed by Fr. ANGELO, Catholic Chaplain
Lawrence Alfred TILBERY [transcript] TILBURY [register] (Fitter N.W.Rwy)
d. 17 September 1918 age 35 (Chirrotie Liver)
bu. 18 September, Saharanpur, by M. ROGERS, Cath. Chaplain
Bengal Presidency ref. N-1-431, pg. 341 (Registers 1713-1948)- 4 - Hope Amelia TILBURY b. 20 October 1913, Chr. 9 November Saharanpur
(father Lawrence TILBURY, Fitter N.W.Ry., mother Ida, of Saharanpur)
Ceremony performed by Fr. LUKE, O.C.
Archive ref. N-1-392 Fo. 208
m. Harold Victor MITCHELL 16 June 1932 Delhi, Bengal
[findmypast transcript has "Amelia ELLBURY" age 19
and "Harold Victor Hope MITCHELL" age 28; no image of register]- 4 - Noreen Iris TILBURY b. / Chr. 1917, Agra Cathedral, Bengal
Archive ref. N-1-424 Fo. 239
See 'Tilberia' Guestbook message of October 2008- - Noreen Iris TILBURY
m. |--] BARNETT
A photo of Noreen Iris at Ancestry.com
Noreen Iris BARNETT bu. 1988 Whitworth Road Cemetery, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK
Photo of Noreen's gravestone, with a photo of her:
http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/ph_sw_wrc_gBaei.htm
- 2 - Eliza Louisa TILBURY
m. [--] NORRIS- 2 - Ella Catherine TILBURY b. 1862
d. 10 February 1933 Shillong, Bengal, bu. 11 February 1933 Shillong
m. Frederick MORGAN 1 October 1881 Calcutta
b. 1857 (father Thomas John MORGAN, mother [--])
d. 3 November 1939 Shillong, Assam; bu. 4 November 1939 Shillong- The Times of India 1886, November 29
MARRIAGES
Nov. 20 at Calcutta E.F. LONGLEY to Emma Frances daughter of the late B. TILBURY of Hastings, Calcutta
(FIBIS transcription)- 2 - Emma Francis TILBURY b. c.1865; d./bu. 19 February 1932 Shillong
m(1). Edward Frank LONGLEY (Widower of Caroline Sarah [--]) 20 November 1886
d. before 1 October 1923
m(2). Charles Reginald Washington BANCROFT 1 October 1923 Shillong
b. 11 July 1868 Calcutta, Chr. 16 August 1868 Calcutta
(father William Alexander BANCROFT, mother Jane DOUGLAS)
d. before 19 February 1932
Notes regarding Robert & Catherine's children
* John Newton TILBURY is not mentioned in father Robert's Will. The provisions of the will, division of funds and property, seem (to me) to be extremely careful and well thought out as regards the future security of his family. Therefore might it be assumed that John died before 25 April 1881, without heir(s)?
** "Pensioner" or "Pensions": worked in the Pension Dept.
*** From Robert's Will, son Alexander Staercks was alive at 25 April 1881. The newspaper message below might suggest that AST was injured and subsequently died before 10 December 1899?
- Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
- LONG LOST RELATIVES
- 1899: 10 December
- COLONIAL AND FOREIGN INQUIRIES
- From India
- Mrs. M. A. TILBURY seeks Sergt. W. H. SUTTON, of lst batt. (63rd) Manchester Regt., who was hospital writer for Mr. A. S. TILBURY.
- LONG LOST RELATIVES
There is a "Manchester Regiment Images" website with a photo of a victorious football team, including a Sergeant SUTTON, of A Co., 1st Bn., at Secunderabad, India
"Winners of the inter company 5 a side football and sports cup" 1908
**** Maria E., Mary Ann E. SHORE
Reunion of the SHORE family:
- Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
- LONG LOST RELATIVES
- 1897: 21 November
- SHORE (John) was in Calcutta in 1888; MARY ANN TILBURY née SHORE, was last heard of in 1879.
- Brother James asks.
- 1898: Sunday 6 March
- ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES
- Writing from Saharuupore, M. A. TILBURY sends her address for her brother, JAMES HENRY SHORE, of Reading, who inquired for her on Nov. 21. She had not heard of him for nearly 20 years.
- LONG LOST RELATIVES
James Shore & Family in Reading, Berkshire
High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal
Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction
In The Goods of Robert Tilbury deceased
Will
Filed and Probate granted to Catherine
Tilbury Executrix Rg. pro tem.
to the Executors this 25th
day of April 1881.
R. Belchambers
Registrar
This is the Last Will and Testament of me Robert Tilbury of Hastings in the Town of Calcutta Government Pensioner.
I de[sire] that my funeral may be as little expensive as decency will permit.
I give and bequeath to my wife Catherine Tilbury all her wearing apparel and ornaments of her person and all her household goods and furniture except my Books and Piano, for her absolute use and benefit. I also bequeath to my said wife during her life or so long as she remains my widow, in trust all the rents and proceeds of my four houses viz. No. 4/1 a demi-upper-roomed brick built house situated in May Road Hastings, No. 5 a lower-roomed brick built house also situated in May Road, Hastings, No. 2 a lower-roomed brick built house situated in Lenard Road Hastings, and No. 2/1 a lower-roomed brick built house also situated in Leonard Road Hastings, together with the land, premises, and appurtenances attached thereto respectively, and I direct that from such rents and proceeds aforesaid my said Wife shall after paying all taxes and assessments and other charges retain the balance for repairs to the said houses and for her support and maintenance, and for the support and maintenance of my two unmarried daughters, Ella Catherine Tilbury and Emma Frances Tilbury until they are married and the surplus if any to be deposited in the Government Savings Bank, but in case my Wife should at any time after my death again marry all her right title and Interest in the rents and proceeds of the said houses as aforesaid shall thereupon cease, and she shall upon such second marriage immediately appoint one or more Trustee or Trustees to take charge of and administer to my said Estate. In which case I direct that such Trustee or Trustees shall upon recovery of the said four houses lands and premises after payments of all taxes, assessments, and charges as aforesaid, deposit one third of the surplus thereof in the Government Savings Bank; the remaining two thirds to be used in the maintenance and support of my said two daughters as aforesaid until they are married.
I further direct that from such one-third of the said rents and proceeds of the said houses and premises as shall accumulate in the government Savings Bank the said Trustees to be appointed as aforesaid shall from time to time as to them shall seem fit expend such sums of money for absolutely necessary repairs to the said houses and Premises as may be required to keep them in good tenantable condition. I also further direct that in case my said Wife should again become a widow, or be in trouble and distress during the term of such her second marriage, and if the said Trustees or Trustee are satisfied with the justness of the case, then and only in such case they shall be at liberty to allow her and give her monthly and every month the sum of Rupees Thirty from the said accumulated funds in the Government Savings Bank, and at her death whatever surplus may then remain in the Government Savings Bank to be divided in equal shares between my said two daughters Ella Catherine Tilbury, and Emma Frances Tilbury if they are at the time married or have attained the age of twenty one years respectively for their respective use and benefit absolutely.
At the death of my said wife Catherine Tilbury I give and bequeath and dispose of my said houses, with all the land, premises and appurtenances thereto respectively belonging, subject to be charged with the payments of all mortgage debts charged thereon, and also subject to cantonment regulations, the ground being Government Ground in manner following.
To my grandson Robert Samuel Russel Cobb, son of my deceased daughter Ida Annie Cobb for his sole use and benefit, the lower-roomed house and premises, No. 2 Leonard Road, Hastings, standing upon more or less eight cottahs and four feet of Ground, and yielding a monthly rent of Rp 70 / Seventy a month, but in the event of the said Robert Samuel Russel Cobb, being under age, that is under twenty one on the death of my said Wife, Catherine Tilbury, then the house shall be placed under the care of the Trustees, so appointed as aforesaid, who shall first make over monthly and every month to my son Alexander Staercks Tilbury the sum of Rupees Ten only during his natural life, and the balance after deducting for repairs taxes assessments and other charges, to be placed in the Government Savings Bank for his education, clothing and maintenance, but on his attaining the age of twenty one, he shall come in possession of the Estate on condition that he shall make over Monthly and every month the sum of Rupees Ten only to my son Alexander Staercks Tilbury during his natural life, as aforesaid, but in the event of the death of the said Robert Cobb, leaving no children, the house to be m___ over to my said two daughters Ella Catherine and Emma Frances, their or either of their lives. To my daughter Ella Catherine for her sole use and benefit the house and premises __ No. 4/1 May Road, Hastings, containing more or less fourteen Cottahs and eight Chattacks of ground on condition that she shall upon coming into possession of the said property give and pay over monthly and every month to my daughter Eliza Louisa Norris, during the term of her natural life, the sum of Rupees Ten only, and in the event of my said daughter Ella Catherine dying without leaving issue, then I give and bequeath the said House and premises No. 4/1 May Road to my daughter Emma Frances and her heirs on the condition last aforesaid. To my daughter Emma Frances for her sole use and benefit, the house and premises No. 5 May Road, containing more or less fourteen cottahs and eight chittacks of ground on the condition that she also shall upon coming into possession of the said house and premises, give and pay over monthly and every month to my said son Alexander Staercks during the term of his natural life the sum of Rupees Ten only but in the event of my said daughter Emma Frances dying without issue, then I give and bequeath the said House and Premises No. 5 May Road to my daughter Ella Catherine and her heirs on the same condition as aforesaid.
To my wife Catherine Tilbury for her sole use and benefit a lower-roomed brick built house with premises No. 2/1 Leonard Road Hastings containing more or less eight cottahs and four feet of ground but in the event of the death of my said wife Catherine Tilbury to be disposed of as shall be determined hereafter. But in the event of my said wife Catherine Tilbury surviving both my said daughters Ella Catherine and Emma Frances, and in case my said daughters be predeceased without leaving issue then and in such case I direct that the said houses and premises No. 4/1 May Road and No. 5 May Road as also the reversionary interests of my said two daughters in the house and premises No. 2 Leonard Road, be sold and the proceeds of such sale as also all accumulated funds in the Government Savings Bank be equally divided between all or any of my descendants then alive or their heirs absolutely.
I give and bequeath all my Books and Piano to my said two daughters Ella Catherine and Emma Frances, for their joint use and benefit without any reservation.
I hereby appoint my said wife Catherine Tilbury my Executrix also Mr. Alfred John Wilson Executor and Trustee also Mr. Andrew Chamarett Trustee both of the Survey Department, they are to recover all my outstandings, and pay all my lawful debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, and administer to my estates generally, but in case my Wife should marry again, the Trustee or Trustees whom she may appoint as aforesaid to be my Trustees or Trustee for the purpose aforesaid and I declare that if the said Trustees so appointed shall die or be desirous of being discharged or refuse or become incapable to act then and after the said Trustees or Trustee may appoint any other person or persons to be a Trustees or Trustee in the place of the Trustee or Trustees so dying or desiring to be discharged or refusing or becoming incapable to act. And upon every such appointment the said trust premises shall be so transferred that the same may become visited in the new Trustee or Trustees jointly with the surviving or continuing trustee or trustees or solely as the case may require. And every such new Trustee shall have the same powers, authorities and discretion as if he had been hereby originally appointed a Trustee. And I hereby declare that the Trustee or Trustees for the time being shall be chargeable only with such monies as they or he respectively shall actually receive and shall not be answerable the one for the other of them nor for any Banker or [Broker] or other person - in whose hands any of the trust monies shall be placed, nor for the insufficiency of any stocks funds shares or securities, nor otherwise for any involuntary losses. And that the said Trustee or Trustees for the time being may reimburse themselves or himself out of the monies which shall come to their or his hands under the trust aforesaid, all expenses to be incurred in or about the exe[cution] of the aforesaid trusts. In witness whereof I the said Robert Tilbury have to this my last Will set my hand this eighteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one.
R. Tilbury
Signed and acknowledged by the said Robert Tilbury as his Will in the presence of us present at the same time, and who in his presence and in the presence of each have unto subscribed our names as Witnesses.
Witnesses to Signature -
H. J. Houghton
A. J. Wilson
High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal
Testamentary and Intestate Jurisdiction
Estate of
Robert Tilbury deceased
Inventory and Account Current
Filed 30th January 1883
S. Tremear_d
Offg. Asst. Regn.
In the Goods of
Robert Tilbury deceased
Inventory of the Estate effects of the above named deceased.
Personal properties
One Mahogany round Table
One oval shape Dining Table
One Teak wood Chiffonier
Six dining room arm chairs
Four unarmed chairs
One rocking chair
One Pianoforte by John Broadwood with stool
One Canterbury for music
One Mahogany work table
One chest of Drawers with glass [case]
One Mahogany marble top table
One [p]air teakwood [bed]
One Mahogany dwarf almirah*
One teakwood book almirah*
One Victoria couche
One Eight day clock with bracket
One camphor wood box
One gold Geneva watch
One gold ring set with two Diamonds and three Emeralds
One gold ring set with one Diamond and six Rubies
Three gold chains witrh lockets appended
One gold revolving brooch
Real properties
House and premises No. 5 May Road
Do. Do. No. 4/1 May Road
Do. Do. No. 2 Leonard Road
Do. Do. No. 2/1 Leonard Road
Catherine Tilbury
Executrix to the Estate and
effects of Robert Tilbury decd.
Calcutta
January 25th 1883
Mooraleydhur Sen.
Attorney
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* Hindi word for wardrobe or cupboard