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William Tilson 1824–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1824

Birth Location: Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Aug 1879

Death Location: Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland

Father: John Tilson

Mother: Amelia O'Brien

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong

Children(s): Thomas Tilson, George Tilson, Elizabeth Tilson, Mary Tilson, Essie Tilson, Emily Tilson, Margaret Tilson, Robert Tilson, Emily Tilson

In 1824, William Tilson entered the world in Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland, born to John Tilson And Amelia O Brien. In 1857, William Tilson resided in Drumavanagh, Lavey, Cavan, Ireland. William Tilson married Elizabeth Eliza Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong, and had children including Elizabeth Lizzie Tilson, Emily Tilson, Essie Anne Tilson, George Tilson, Margaret Tilson, Mary Jane Tilson, Robert Tilson, Thomas Wm Tilson. William Tilson passed away in 1879 in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Tilson entered the world in Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland, born to John Tilson And Amelia O Brien.
  • In 1857, William Tilson resided in Drumavanagh, Lavey, Cavan, Ireland.
  • William Tilson married Elizabeth Eliza Armstrong, Elizabeth Armstrong, and had children including Elizabeth Lizzie Tilson, Emily Tilson, Essie Anne Tilson, George Tilson, Margaret Tilson, Mary Jane Tilson, Robert Tilson, Thomas Wm Tilson.
  • William Tilson passed away in 1879 in Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Tilson
1788–1880
Birth Location: Deredis, Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Amelia O'Brien
1789–1874
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Armstrong
1831–1901
Birth Location: Tullycoan, Annagh Parish, Belturbet, Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Elizabeth Armstrong
1831–1901
Birth Location: Tullycoan, Annagh Parish Belturbet County Cavan
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Children(s)

Thomas Tilson
1854–1936
Birth Location: Co Cavan
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George Tilson
1858–1938
Birth Location: Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Elizabeth Tilson
1866–1940
Birth Location: Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Mary Tilson
1871–1937
Birth Location: Deredis, Urney, Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Essie Tilson
1861–
Birth Location: Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Emily Tilson
1868–1959
Birth Location: Deredis, Urney, Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Margaret Tilson
1855–1949
Birth Location: Co. Cavan, Ireland
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Robert Tilson
1845–1918
Birth Location: County Cavan, Ireland
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Emily Tilson
1866–1959
Birth Location: –
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William Tilson's Ancestors

Self
William Tilson
1824–1879
Birth Place: Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Parents
John Tilson
1788–1880
Deredis, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Amelia O'Brien
1789–1874
Ireland
Grandparents
John Tilson
1767–
Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Elizabeth
1768–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tilson
1743–1804
Elizabeth Delap
1743–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Tilson
1700–1768
Elizabeth Tilson
1710–1762

William Tilson's Descendants

1.
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William Tilson (abt 1824–28 Aug 1879) m. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Armstrong (abt 1831–15 Jul 1901) m. Elizabeth Armstrong (1831–17 Jul 1901)
  1. 1. Thomas (Wm) Tilson 1854–1936 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Hewitt 1865–1945
    1. 1. George (Herbert) Tilson 1893–1967 m. Esther Cassidy 1911–1982
      1. 1. Gladys (Gertrude) Tilson 1932–2022 m. Robert (William) Mee 1901–1986
      2. 2. Irene (M) Tilson 1945–2023
      3. 3. Verena Tilson 1934–2018 m. Stanley (Henry) Ebbitt 1925–2007
      4. 4. William (George) Tilson 1937–1937
    2. 2. Wm (Frederick) Tilson 1891–1974 m. Sarah (Emily) Browne 1898–1967
      1. 1. Evelyn (Adelaide) Tilson 1922–1975
      2. 2. Stanley Tilson –2012
    3. 3. John (Joseph) Tilson 1896–
    4. 4. Mabel (Arabella) Tilson 1899–1958 m. John (Francis) Roberts 1905–1988
    5. 5. Ethel (Elizabeth) Tilson 1902–1974
    6. 6. Ernest (Wilbert) Tilson 1908–1986
  2. 2. George Tilson 1858–1938
  3. 3. Elizabeth ('Lizzie') Tilson 1866–1940
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Tilson 1871–1937
  5. 5. Essie (Anne) Tilson 1861–
  6. 6. Emily Tilson 1868–1959
  7. 7. Margaret Tilson 1855–1949
  8. 8. Robert Tilson 1845–1918 m. Sarah (Alice) Robinson 1846–1913
    1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Tilson 1873–1941
    2. 2. Robert (Robinson) Tilson 1871–1920
    3. 3. George (Frederick) Tilson 1881–1921
    4. 4. Tillie (E) Tilson 1886–
    5. 5. Richard (Henry) Tilson 1878–1943
    6. 6. Hester Tilson 1880–1881
    7. 7. Martha (Rose) Tilson 1877–1934
    8. 8. William (Humphrey) Tilson 1874–1875
    9. 9. Louisa (Davis) Tilson 1888–1888
    10. 10. Helena (Edith) Tilson 1885–
    11. 11. John (Watson Robinson) Tilson 1879–1921
    12. 12. Mary (Anne) Tilson 1875–1881
  9. 9. Emily Tilson 1866–1959

William Tilson's Timeline

4 Records

1824
abt 1824
Birth of William Tilson in Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland
1853
1853
Age 29
William Tilson was married in Cavan, Ireland
Cavan, Ireland
1857
1857
Age 33
William Tilson resided here in Drumavanagh, Lavey, Cavan, Ireland
Drumavanagh, Lavey, Cavan, Ireland
1879
28 Aug 1879
Age 55
Death of William Tilson in Deredis, Urney, Co. Cavan, Ireland
Deredis, Urney, Co. Cavan, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1824
    Event Place: Denn, Co. Cavan, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Cavan, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Drumavanagh, Lavey, Cavan, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Griffith’s Valuation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Deredis, Urney, Co. Cavan, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cavan, County Cavan, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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