Mary (Tickel) Tippet (1833 - 1911)

Born 1833 in Mount Hawke, St Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Richard Tippett — married 22 Mar 1856 in Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 30 Aug 1911 at about age 78 in South Yarra, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Mary was born about 1833 and baptised 20 Oct 1833 in Mount Hawke, St Agnes, Cornwall, daughter of Thomas (a miner) and Christiana Tickel^[1]

In the 1851 census she is a servant in the household of Frances Gill in St Agnes^[2]

Richard Tippet married Mary Tickel at Truro Register Office on 22 March 1856. Richard was 21, a tin miner, resident of Mithian, Saint Agnes, son of John Tippet (a miner). Mary was 22, of Mount Hawke, Saint Agnes, daughter of Thomas Tickel (a miner). Witnesses were Richard Piper and Thomas Tickel^[3][4]

Richard and Mary Tippet emigrated to Australia on the Hooghly, leaving Plymouth 23 April 1856, arriving Port Adelaide on 25 July 1856. Richard was 21, a miner from "Truro", Cornwall. Mary was 22.^[5][6]

Mary passed away in 1911 and is buried in Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Victoria.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database", Baptisms database, Agnes, St, Cornwall OPC Record (accessed 24 December 2023), Mary Tickel baptism on 20 Oct 1833, child of Thomas & Christiana, in St. Agnes, Cornwall, England.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851", citing Saint Agnes, Cornwall, England, p. 17; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, FamilySearch Record: SGKF-XJ4 (accessed 24 December 2023) FindMyPast Image, Mary Tickel (17), unmarried servant, in household of Francis Gill (35) in Saint Agnes in Truro registration district in Cornwall, England. Born in St Agnes, Cornwall.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 24 December 2023), Tippet, Richard. GRO Reference: 1856 Jan-Feb-Mar in Truro Volume 5c Page 278.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index", FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 24 December 2023), Tickel, Mary. GRO Reference: 1856 Jan-Feb-Mar in Truro Volume 5c Page 278.
5. ↑ Immigration': "Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940", citing Digital film/folder number: 102661686; Image number: 3, FamilySearch Record: QLF6-2F35 (accessed 24 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS8Y-X37D-B, Name: Richard Tippet; Age: 20; System Of Record: SLS; Immigration Date: 1856; Emigration Place: Australia.
6. ↑ Passenger List http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/hooghly1856.shtml
7. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #208259726 (accessed 24 December 2023), Memorial page for Mary Tickel Tippet (1833-30 Aug 1911), citing Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia (plot: WES B 0666); Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).