Death and Burial of Geo & Eliz TINGLE, Littledean, 1851/2 (General)

by fraser-donna , Sunday, June 26, 2011, 17:17 (4903 days ago) @ slowhands

Thank you, Slowhands, for your interest. Yes, you found his record as a Free Miner. He and a few others operated Tingle's Level.

Their very need not to pay taxes or be under the control of government makes it very difficult for their descendants to trace them. It wasn't just George and Elizabeth Tingle that avoided registration prior to 1875, some of their grandchildren weren't registered as well. Thank heavens for census records.

Another frustrating aspect of tracing George and Elizabeth Tingle is that I cannot find their marriage about 1810. She is referred to as being his wife in the census and baptisms of their children but I can't find anything to substantiate that claim. Again, I think they refused to marry in the Church of England as the law required at the time. I'm betting they stood in front of the parishioners at Littledean Independent, went through a ceremony there and it was not recorded anywhere. So, my research stops on Elizabeth's line as I do not know her maiden name.

Donna