George was born in 1825 in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire^a1, the only son of Thomas Tew (1802–1880)★ and Lydia Fetters/Fletcher (1804–1826)★. He was baptised as an infant on 27 Feb, 1825 in Shalstone^a1. He is Stephanie's great great grandfather.

He met Mary Matilda Quinny on 23 Sep, 1849 at St. Peter's Church, Wormleighton^b1 and had two daughters.

• Emma baptised on 23 Jun, 1850 in Shalstone^c1. Died in Feb 1852 in Mollington, Oxfordshire at the age of two.
• Emma born on 16 Oct, 1853 in Water Stratford, Buckinghamshire^d1. Died in 1889 at the age of thirty-six.

By the time of the 1851 census he was living in Water Stratford^e1.

He married Catherine Whitehead (1834–1917)★ on 28 Jan, 1858 in Shalstone^d2 . They went on to have eight children.

• George baptised on 9 Sep, 1860 in Westbury, Buckinghamshire^c2.
• Tom baptised on 3 May, 1863 in Westbury^c3. Married Elizabeth Jane Williams on 5 Aug, 1884^d3. Died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1934 in Towcester Registration District at the age of seventy-one.
• Elizabeth Jane probably born in 1865 in Crowfield, Syresham.
• Mary probably born in 1867 in Brackley, Northamptonshire. Married Edwin L Wakelin on 21 Dec, 1896^d4. Died in 1942 at the age of seventy-five.
• Charlotte born in Jul 1869 in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire.
• William born in Jul 1871 in Handley, Towcester.
• Annie Louisa★ born on 17 Sep, 1874 in Handley^d5. Married Joseph Wyatt on 27 Jun, 1912^d6. Died on 18 Jun, 1927 at 17 Leicester Street, Northampton^d7 at the age of fifty-two.
• Ada Temperance born in Oct 1876 and baptised on 26 Oct, 1879 in Edgcote, Northamptonshire^f1. Died in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1960 in Brixworth Registration District at the age of eighty-four.

George was recorded in the 1861 census at Red Ditches, Westbury^g1 with his wife Catherine, a lacemaker and two children Emma, a lacemaker and George.

By the time of the 1871 census he was living in Handley^h1 with his wife Catherine and four children Tom, Elizabeth Jane, Mary and Charlotte.

In the 1881 census he was living in Handley^k1 with his wife Catherine and five children Annie Louisa, Tom, an agricultural labourer, Elizabeth Jane, a domestic servant, William and Ada Temperance.

George was recorded in the 1891 census in Astcote, Pattishall^m1 with his two children Annie Louisa and Mary, a lacemaker.

George died at the age of eighty-three on 1 Nov, 1908 in Greens Norton. His death was attributed to "senile decay" (death through old age)^d8.^d8

He was survived by his wife Catherine.

Timeline

1825

Born in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire^a1.

27 Feb

Baptised as an infant in Shalstone^a1.

1849

23 Sep

Banns were read to marry Mary Matilda Quinny at St. Peter's Church, Wormleighton^b1.
Recorded as living in Watergall, Warwickshire^b1.

1850

23 Jun

Daughter, Emma, baptised in Shalstone^c1.
Occupation recorded as labourer^c1.
Recorded as residing in Shalstone^c1.

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census in Water Stratford, Buckinghamshire^e1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^e1.

1852

Feb

Daughter, Emma, died as a child in Mollington, Oxfordshire.

1853

16 Oct

Daughter, Emma, born in Water Stratford^d1.

12 Nov

Occupation recorded as labourer^d1.

1857

25 Jun

Wife, Mary Matilda, died at the age of thirty-four in Water Stratford^d9.
Occupation recorded as labourer^d9.

1858

28 Jan

Married Catherine Whitehead★ in Shalstone^d2.
Recorded as living in Shalstone^d2.
Occupation recorded as labourer^d2.

1860

9 Sep

Son, George, baptised in Westbury, Buckinghamshire^c2.
Recorded as residing in Westbury^c2.
Occupation recorded as labourer^c2.

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census living at Red Ditches, Westbury^g1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^g1.

1863

3 May

Son, Tom, baptised in Westbury^c3.
Occupation recorded as labourer^c3.
Recorded as residing in Westbury^c3.

1865

Daughter, Elizabeth Jane, probably born around this time in Crowfield, Syresham.

1867

Daughter, Mary, probably born around this time in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

1869

Jul

Daughter, Charlotte, born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire.

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census in Handley, Towcester^h1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^h1.

Jul

Son, William, born in Handley.

1874

17 Sep

Daughter, Annie Louisa Tew★, born in Handley^d5.

25 Sep

Occupation recorded as farm labourer^d5.

1876

Oct

Daughter, Ada Temperance, born in Greens Norton.

1879

26 Oct

Occupation recorded as labourer^f2,f1.
Recorded as living in Edgcote, Northamptonshire^f2,f1.

1881

3 Apr

Recorded in the 1881 census residing in Handley^k1.
Occupation recorded as horsekeeper^k1.

1884

5 Aug

Occupation recorded as labourer^d3.

1889

Daughter, Emma, died at the age of thirty-six.

1891

5 Apr

Recorded in the 1891 census in Astcote, Pattishall^m1.
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer^m1.

1896

21 Dec

Occupation recorded as labourer^d4.

1908

1 Nov

Died at the age of eighty-three in Greens Norton^d8.

2 Nov

Occupation recorded as general labourer^d8.

1912

27 Jun

Occupation recorded as former waggoner^d6.

1917

18 Jun

Occupation recorded as former waggoner^d10.

Research Notes

Which George Tew? #

We know that our George’s father was called Thomas. It’s on his marriage certificate to Caroline Whitehead, 1858. His age is shown as 34, suggesting a birth year of 1824. They married in Shalstone.

We know that there were two George Tews born about the same time, 1825

In the 1841 census there is a George, aged 15 (which could be 15-19) living with a Thomas, age 35, and Ann, age 30, in Wood Green, near Shalstone. Plus younger siblings Anna (10), Eliza (7), Robert (4), Abel (2).

The other George Tew is on the same page, aged 15 (i.e. 15-19), living with a George, age 55, and Ann, aged 45, in Old Wick, near Shalstone. Younger siblings Stephen (12), James (10), Martha (8), Abraham (6).

Thomas Tew married Lydia Fetters or Fletcher in 1824 in Shalstone. We have seen this previously and confirmed in on our visit to the archive yesterday. A witness on this marriage was William May and there is a William May of the same age as Thomas living next door to him in 1841

Lydia Tew (Fetters) was buried in Shalston on 10 Nov 1826, abode Shalstone, age 22. We confirmed this on our visit to the archive yesterday. (p8, no 57)

Thomas Tew then married Ann Turvey on 28 Jan 1830, in Whitfield, Northamptonshire. We have an image of this from ancestry. He was of Shalstone, she was of Whitfield. One of the witnesses was Elizabeth Tew. Thomas had a younger sister Elizabeth, born 1805.

On 1 Apr 2023 we recorded a baptism in Shalston of George Tew on 22 May 18251. Son of George and Ann Tew, abode The Den or Oldwick extra parochial place. George, the father, was a dairy man. However the entry has been written over a baptism with parents Thomas and Lydia, and date 27 Feb. The rector, has written in the margin: “May 22, No 77. A mistake was made of the time of Entry within the date & the names of parents.”. We took a photocopy of this page.

Back in 2021, I am sure we had seen a transcript the baptism of George, son of Thomas and Lydia on findmypast. But we did not take a screenshot like we normally do. But this information is not on findmypast any more. We think it has been “corrected” following the curate’s notes on the mistake.

We have recorded baptism records of Thomas and Ann’s children from 1830 onward: Hannah (1830), Eliza (1833), Robert (1836) and others.

There are no baptisms of a Tew with a father Thomas before 1830.

Our George Tew married Mary Quinny in 1849, in Wormleighton, Warwickshire. We have an image of the banns for this marriage which states that both George and Mary were of the extra-parochial place called Watergall, adjoining the parish of Wormleighton. We don’t know why George was in Warwickshire.

In the 1851 census, George Tew is in Water Stratford, alone, married, age 26. It states he was born in Shalstone. In the same census, Mary Tew (Quinny) is with her father Richard in Mollington, Oxfordshire. Her daughter Emma was aged 10m, born in Shalstone. Mollington is five miles from Wormleighton.

Mary Quinny died in 1857.

Our George Tew married Caroline/Kitty Whitehead the next year in 1858

The other George Tew married Elizabeth Ann Sadler in 1859.

The other George Tew was a carpenter