Brief Life History of John
When John Tinsley was born on 27 July 1838, in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Tindsley, was 35 and his mother, Mary Hesketh, was 32. He married Elizabeth Ridgeway on 16 November 1857, in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pemberton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 20 October 1915, in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (31)
- John Tinsley, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- John Tinsley in entry for Edwin Tinsley, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- John Tinsley, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Spouse and Children
1838–1915 Male
1833–1868 Female
Children (5)
1859–1932 Female
1861–1869 Female
1863–1931 Male
1865–1865 Male
1868–1937 Male
Parents and Siblings
1802–1870 Male
1806–1886 Female
Siblings (11)
1833– Male
1835– Female
1837– Female
1838–1915 Male
1841– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
Age 4
1846
Age 8
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
Age 21
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from a place in South Yorkshire near Rotherham, named in Old English with the genitive case of an unattested personal name Tynni + hlāw ‘hill’, ‘mound, barrow’. This surname is also found in Ulster.
habitational name from Tinsley Green in Worth (Sussex). The placename appears to derive from an unattested Old English personal name Tint + Old English lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Tinsley and Elizabeth Ridgway
John Tinsley and Elizabeth Ridgway John was born on June 28, 1838, in Blackburn, Lance, England. At 19 he married 24 year old Elizabeth Ridgeway on November 16, 1857 at St. Helens, England. Eliz …
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