Elizabeth Tidswell

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Tidswell was born on 24 May 1815, in Northowram, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Tidswell, was 41 and her mother, Mercy Tidswell, was 33. She married William Turpin on 13 May 1838, in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 22 December 1863, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Turpin
1815–1878
Elizabeth Tidswell
1815–1863
Marriage: 13 May 1838
Richard Turpin
1838–1841
Mary Turpin
1840–1914
Hannah Turpin
1841–1886
Joseph Elliot Norfolk Turpin
1844–1846
Sarah Turpin
1846–1846
William Lorenzo Turpin
1848–1910
George Washington Turpin
1852–1926
Elizabeth Sophia Turpin
1855–1862
Emily Maria Turpin
1855–1881
Daniel John Tidswell Turpin
1858–1889

Sources (32)

  • Betty Turpine in household of William Turpine, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Elizabeth Tidswell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed

The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: see Tideswell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Mary T Bennion Early History, by Wayne Evans

The Mary Turpin Bennion (And her table and chair - contributed by Wayne Evans): Mary Turpin was born January 25, 1841 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England of William Turpin and Elisabeth Tidswell Turpin …

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