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

He met Mary Matilda Quinny (1822–1857) on 23 Sep, 1849 at St. Peter's Church in Wormleighton, Warwickshire, England^b1 and had two daughters:–

• Emma died age two. Baptised on 23 Jun, 1850 in Shalstone^c1. Died in Feb 1852 in the parish of Mollington in Oxfordshire, England.
• Emma born on 16 Oct, 1853 in the parish of Water Stratford in Buckinghamshire, England^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 the parish of Westbury in Buckinghamshire, England^c2.
• Tom baptised on 3 May, 1863 in Westbury^c3. Married Elizabeth Jane Williams on 5 Aug, 1884 at the Register Office in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^d3. Died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1934 in the registration district of Towcester in Northamptonshire, England at the age of seventy-one.
• Elizabeth Jane born on 2 Apr, 1865 and baptised on 4 May, 1870 at St. Augustine's Church in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England^c4. Married Thomas Wright on 14 Sep, 1890 at St. Andrew's Church in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England^f1.
• Mary born on 21 May, 1867 and baptised on 4 May, 1870 at St. Augustine's Church, Westbury^c5. Married Edwin L Wakelin on 21 Dec, 1896 at the Register Office in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^d4. Died in 1942 at the age of seventy-five.
• Charlotte baptised on 4 May, 1870 at St. Augustine's Church, Westbury^c6. Married John Bailey Westley on 13 Oct, 1890 at St. Mary's Church in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England^g1.
• William born in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1871 in Handley in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^h1.
• Annie Louisa★ born on 17 Sep, 1874 and baptised on 26 Oct, 1879 in the parish of Edgcote in Northamptonshire, England^k1. Married Joseph Wyatt on 27 Jun, 1912 at The Register Office in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^d5. Died on 18 Jun, 1927 at 17 Leicester Street in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^d6 at the age of fifty-two.
• Ada Temperance baptised on 26 Oct, 1879 in Edgcote^k2. Married Ernest J Watson on 5 Aug, 1895 at All Saints Church in Harpole, Northamptonshire, England^m1. Died in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1960 in the registration district of Brixworth in Northamptonshire, England^h2 at the age of eighty-one.

George was recorded in the 1861 census at Red Ditches in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England^p1 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, Towcester^q1 with his wife Catherine and five children George, an agricultural labourer, Tom, Elizabeth Jane, Mary and Charlotte.

In the 1881 census he was living in Handley, Towcester^r1 with his wife Catherine and six children Annie Louisa, Tom, an agricultural labourer, Elizabeth Jane, a domestic servant, Mary, a lacemaker, William and Ada Temperance.

George was recorded in the 1891 census in Astcote in Pattishall, Northamptonshire, England^s1 with his wife Catherine and two children Annie Louisa and Mary.

By the time of the 1901 census he was living at Chapel Yard in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England^t1 with his wife Catherine.

George died at the age of eighty-three on 1 Nov, 1908 in the parish of Greens Norton in Northamptonshire, England^d7. His death was attributed to "senile decay" (death through old age, possibly including dementia)^d7.

He was survived by his wife Catherine.

Timeline

1825

Born in Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England.^a1

27 Feb

Baptised in Shalstone.^a1

1826

Mother, Lydia Fetters/Fletcher (1804–1826)★, died at St. Edward's Church, Shalstone, Buckinghamshire, England.

1849

23 Sep

Marriage banns read to marry Mary Matilda Quinny at St. Peter's Church, Wormleighton, Warwickshire.^b1
Recorded as residing in Watergall, Warwickshire.^b1

1850

23 Jun

Daughter, Emma Tew (1850–1852), baptised in Shalstone.^c1
Recorded as residing in Shalstone.^c1
Occupation recorded as labourer.^c1

1851

30 Mar

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

1852

Feb

Daughter, Emma Tew (1850–1852), died in Mollington, Oxfordshire, England.

1853

16 Oct

Daughter, Emma Tew (1853–1889), born in Water Stratford.^d1

12 Nov

Occupation recorded as labourer.^d1

1857

25 Jun

Children's mother, Mary Matilda Quinny (1822–1857), died in Water Stratford.^d8
Occupation recorded as labourer.^d8

1858

28 Jan

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

1860

9 Sep

Son, George Tew (1860–?), baptised in Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England.^c2
Occupation recorded as labourer.^c2
Recorded as residing in Westbury.^c2

1861

7 Apr

Recorded in the 1861 census residing at Red Ditches, Westbury, Buckinghamshire.^p1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^p1

1863

3 May

Son, Tom Tew (1863–1934), baptised in Westbury.^c3
Occupation recorded as labourer.^c3
Recorded as living in Westbury.^c3

1865

2 Apr

Daughter, Elizabeth Jane Tew (1865–?), born in Crowfield, Syresham, Northamptonshire, England.^c4

1867

21 May

Daughter, Mary Tew (1867–1942), born in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.^c5

1869

21 Jul

Daughter, Charlotte Tew (1869–?), born in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England.^c6

1870

4 May

Occupation recorded as labourer.^c4,c5,c6
Recorded as residing at Red Ditches, Westbury.^c4,c5,c6

1871

2 Apr

Recorded in the 1871 census in Handley, Towcester, Northamptonshire.^q1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^q1

Jul-Sep

Son, William Tew (1871–?), born in Handley, Towcester.^h1

1874

17 Sep

Daughter, Annie Louisa Tew (1874–1927)★, born in Handley, Towcester.^d9

25 Sep

Occupation recorded as farm labourer.^d9

1879

26 Oct

Daughter, Ada Temperance Tew (1879–1960), baptised in Edgcote, Northamptonshire, England.^k2
Occupation recorded as labourer.^k1,k2
Recorded as residing in Edgcote.^k1,k2

1880

8 Jul

Father, Thomas Tew (1802–1880)★, died at Huntsmill, Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England.^d10

1881

3 Apr

Recorded in the 1881 census in Handley, Towcester.^r1
Occupation recorded as horsekeeper.^r1

1884

5 Aug

Occupation recorded as labourer.^d3

1889

Daughter, Emma Tew (1853–1889), died.

1890

14 Sep

Occupation recorded as labourer.^f1

13 Oct

Occupation recorded as labourer.^g1

1891

5 Apr

Recorded in the 1891 census in Astcote, Northamptonshire.^s1
Occupation recorded as agricultural labourer.^s1

1895

5 Aug

Occupation recorded as labourer.^m1

1896

21 Dec

Occupation recorded as labourer.^d4

1901

31 Mar

Recorded in the 1901 census living at Chapel Yard, Greens Norton, Northamptonshire.^t1

1908

1 Nov

Died at the age of eighty-three in Greens Norton. The informant was his daughter Mary Tew (1867–1942).^d7

2 Nov

Occupation recorded as general labourer.^d7

1912

27 Jun

Occupation recorded as waggoner.^d5

1917

18 Jun

Occupation recorded as waggoner.^d11

Research Notes

Which George Tew? #

There are two George Tews baptised in Shalstone 1825. It took a while but we managed to sort out which beloinged to which family

We knew 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.

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.

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 Shalstone of George Tew on 22 May 1825. 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 whereas ours was a horseman or agricultural labourer.

This is how the two George’s are probably related:

                        Corbett Tew
                            |
        --------------------------------------------
        ?                                          ?      
        |                                          |
   William Tew = Ann (Hinson?                   Corbett Tew = Joyce
   b. c1762-70                                  b. ????
        |                                          |
   Thomas Tew = Lydia Fetters/Fletcher          George Tew = Ann (Keene?)
   b. c1802, Shalstone                          b. 1786?
        |                                          |
    George Tew = Mary Quinny, then              George Tew = Elizabeth Ann Sadler
    b.  1825     Catherine Whitehead            b. 1825