George William TillisonThe mystery of George's disappearance through the Census records is unveilled through a little careful investigation.
I had found a George Tillison, amongst others in Nottinghamshire prior to George William's birth in 1873, and also a death record for the same in 1873. On a hunch, I checked for Marriages for George's wife, Susannah around the same period: She married James Ryves in East Retford, Nottinghamshire in JAS 1875.
If further proof were needed, Susanah then appears with James in 1881 George Ryves (this is George William Tillison) and his sister Alice. A marriage is recorded in JFM 1892 in East Retford for Alice Ryves, or rather, Alice Tellison Ryves, marrying Fred Johnson.
After I discovered all of this, George William's birth certificate arrived in the post to confirm the lot. All the loose ends tied up.
Except one: Who did George William Tillison marry to then produce Frederick William Tillison, my Great grandfather?
It struck me as I started this post: George William Ryves? Sure enough: OND 1889 in Chorlton, Lancashire - George William T Ryves marrying Mary Hollingsworth. Mary appears in the 1881 Census, confirming her birth location and year of birth. These details match the mother of Frederick in 1891: Scotter, Lincolnshire in 1871.
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