Surname: Tidridge

 

Recorded as Tedridge, Tidridge, Titherridge and possibly others, this is an English surname. It is locational and of medieval origin and describes a person who lived 'atta ridge,' which is also the name of a now apparently "lost" medieval village in the Hampshire area. Locational surnames are usually 'from' names. That is to say names given to people after they left their original village to move somewhere else.

Spelling over the centuries being at best erratic and local accents very thick, soon lead to the development of 'sounds like' surname spellings. In this case examples of the name development over the centuries and taken from the surviving registers of the county of Hampshire include William Titherige of Cheriton, on November 18^th 1705, James Tidridge, a witness at New Alresford Independent Church on October 12^th 1834, whilst on February 4^th 1844, Jane Tedridge, the daughter of Henry and Ann was christened at Bishops Waltham. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Titheridge. This was dated June 13^th 1642 when he married Erne Garret at Bighton, North Petersfield, during the reign of King Charles 1^st of England, 1625 1649.

Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as the Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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Please note our own records tend to disagree with the above assessment

In order to present (it is hoped) a more direct link to individuals their ancestors will be added above the last personally known family member. It is hoped this will not confuse issues. It should also be noted that the Tidridge clan enjoys(?) many and varied spellings of their names.

 

John Titheridge/Tytheridge/Tetherig (1643-c. 1708) married to Ann Quallat (?-1702)[Erne Garret]
Their children: Ann Tytheridge/Titheridge (1664-6), Ann T/T (1665-?), Mary T/T (1667-?),
John Tythereg/Titheridge (1669-1711), Em Tytheridge (1672-c. 90), William Tythereg/Titheridge (1674-1743), Sarah Titheridge (1677-?) | | William Titheridge/Tythereg (1674-1743) married to Elizabeth Clement (c. 1613-1741)
Their children: William Tytheridge (1701-79), Mary (1703-?), Elizabeth (c. 1705-05) Thomas (1706-?), George (c. 1710-11), John (1710-67) Richard (c. 1712-13) Sarah (c. 1714-?), Ann (c. 1716-43), Unknown male (c. 1719-1719) | | William Titheridge/Tytheridge (1701-1779) married to Sarah Turner (1711-1790)
Their children: William (1734-1802), Robert (1736-37), Anne (1737-c. 41), John (1739-41), Thomas (1741-41), John (1742-1815), Sarah (1744-83), Jane (1746-?), Frances (1749-?), Thomas (1752-1811), James (1756-?) | | John Titheridge (1742-1815) married to Elizabeth Hicker (-1806)
Their children: John (1765-?), Sarah (1769-?), Thomas (1777-91), William (1775-1851), James (1779-?), Jane 1779-?), Robert (1781-82) | | William Titheridge (1775-1851) married to Priscilla Pargent [c. 1780-1840]
Their children: Fanny (1806-66), William (1809-73), Charles (1812-74), Henry Titheridge/Tidridge (1815-68) | | Henry Titheridge/Tidridge [1815-68] married Ann Newell [1815-73] Their children: Harriet Ann [1840-?], Harry [1842-?], Jane [1844-?], Ellen [1845-?], William [1845-?], Mary [1847-?], Alfred [1850-?], Priscilla [1851-?], Elizabeth Fanny [1852-?], George [1856-?], Emma [1859-?], Edith [1863-?], Alfred [1865-?] | | Harriet Ann [1840-?] married John Saunders Harriet's child: Wiilliam Edwin Tidridge | | William Edwin married Hannah Mary Smith Their children: Gladys May [1898-?], William Edwin [1899-1955], George H.J.R. [1901-?], Herbert [1904-?], Alfred Dowdswell [c. 1905-?], |   |   William Edwin married Beatrice E. Ebson Their children: Constance R [1925-?], William Harry [1927-?], June Barbara ]1931-?], Reginald M. [1933-?], Olive Beatrice [1935-?]   | | Constance R married George Sutton Their children: Miriam Joan married Barry Anthony Crouch    |    |   Their children Katrina, Craig, Marina Ricky Maxine Hastings |  |  Maxine [1974-?] married   Edwards George Hastings [1977-?] | | Their children: Amy Louise [1998-?] George Thomas [2001-?] Henry James [2009-?]

September 2018

Hello John,

I too am a Titheridge descendant and have been following the various blogs for a year or so as I build my own tree.  Following your recent entries on the Facebook group I thought I’d look into your branch and add it to my tree on the My Heritage website.

https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-260501321/pritchard

 I believe that Harriet Ann Tidridge b.Q4 1840 became pregnant by her employer George H Doswell in 1861.  George H Doswell was a surgeon and general practitioner and never married.  He had probably had an illegitimate child with a previous servant.  I found Harriet’s son Edwin Tidridge b.Q1 1862 in the 1881 census (named Edwin Tetheridge) where he was described as the natural brother of Herbert Doswell who was 14 years older than him.  Herbert also had his mother living with him who described herself as the wife of a surgeon.

George H Doswell died in  Q4 1877 and Harriet then finally married John Saunders on July 12 1879.  John Saunders was a career soldier who had retired when he married Harriet.  I find it unlikely that John Saunders was the father of Harriet’s son Edwin born over 17 years before they were married.

Edwin married Hannah Mary Smith Q3 1897 in Fulham and had a daughter and 4 sons with her before he died in 1908.  The youngest of these was given the middle name Dowdswell.  This is a further indication that he believed this was a family name and is probably a spelling variation of his father’s surname.  Only their son William Edwin Tidridge married and had children, the others all died without having children.

 When Edwin Tidridge died in 1908 his widow Hannah was left with 3 young boys.  The youngest died a year later.  Hannah married again in Q3 1910 to a pawnbroker manager Fred Youngman and the 2 remaining boys from the first marriage were put in boarding schools.  She had a daughter with Fred Youngman in Q1 1911 named Rosa Annie. Rosa married a jewellery salesman called William Bolton and lived in Hertfordshire until she died in April 1990.

 This may all be known to you but that is not apparent from your blog at:

TIDconstance.htm

which I saw after following the facebook story.

 If you would like me to download and pass on the census pages that I have seen let me know.

 Yours Truly,

Chris Pritchard

And from my notes of many years prior
 

From the Notes of Mike and Ann Titheradge: According to June Morgan's information Harriett Ann had two children by a Doctor Dosell (Boswell or Doweswell) of Romsey. Elen the first child was born deformed and her body was on display in the Medical Museum of St. Thomas Hospital, London, Eng. see also Edwin Alfred Tidridge