TIDRIDGE WEB SITE
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William Joseph Blaik TITHERADGE (1895-1955)-Emma Dorothy HIGGINS
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Joseph Blaik TITHERADGE [1872-1904] | ||
Success was finally achieved when Ann Titheradge visited Allens plot at the far end of the cemetery. This burial had been identified on the Billion Graves Website (https://billiongraves.com/ ) which had also included a helpful Google map showing the location of the grave. The gravestone read
Also Ada Caroline beloved wife of the above died February 25th 1936 aged 65 Christopher and Percival sons of above died 1904 Reunited. So who are this family and what tragic events took place 1904 to leave Ada a widow and a grieving mother? If you know the answer please get in touch.
Joseph Blaik Titheradge was one of six children born to James Walter Titheradge and Mary Ann Blaik. Joseph was born in 1872 in Portsmouth. He married Ada Caroline Matthews in September quarter 1893 in Portsmouth. They had four children, William Joseph Blaik Titheradge born in 1895 died 1955, Walter Titheradge born in 1899 died 1955, Christopher born in 1900 died 1904 and Percival Titheradge born in 1902 died 1904. Joseph was a stoker in the Navy. He joined the navy on 14 May 1891 when he was 19, signing up for 12 years a service. His first service was on HMS Asia and his last on HMS Firequeen. The last entry in his naval service record is 5 May 1904, 3 months before he died. He also served on HMS Euphrates, HMS Victory, HMS Serapis, HMS St George, HMS Duke of Wellington and HMS Racer. The Portsmouth Evening News carried the following notice in the Deaths section on 19 August 1904
Titheradge On 16th August at 45 Liverpool Road Kingston Joseph Blaik Titheradge late Chief Stoker in Royal Navy aged 31 years. In the March quarter of 1904 Joseph's son Christopher aged three and a half had died. In the June quarter of 1904 his son Percival aged 2 had died. We do not know what the cause of death was. When Joseph died his son William was 9 years old and son Walter 5 years old. After their father's death the boys were taken into a naval orphanage in Commercial Road, Although Ada was still alive I presume she did not have the means to support the children. When the orphanage at Portsmouth closed the boys were moved to an orphanage in Swanage.
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John Tidridge
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