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The children of John Titterington b.c. 1806 and Jane Matthews 

Wa9i the family of Richard Titterington b.1828 and Isabella Maloney

RICHARD TITTERINGTON was born on 18 Oct 1828 in Ballyknock, Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland and baptised on the 23 November,  1828 in Ballyknock, Moira.

 

His parents were John Titterington and Jane Matthews according to research of Kay Simpson.  He married Isabella Maloney on 12thApril, 1850 in Trinity Church Parish, New York.

 

Richard enlisted in the army at the age of 35 at New York City,. Richard Titterington served as a Private in Company G of the 82nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War.  He was killed on July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. 

 

There is a Directory in 1894 which lists Isabella as a widow of Richard.

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Richard and Isabella had four sons – Richard, John, James and Joseph and one daughter Anna. Evidence available indicates that the family were poor and lived in very poor accommodation.  A Doctor’s report at the birth of  their third child James, on Saturday, 24thFebruary, 1855 states that Richard was a Cordwainer and that their son John, aged 2 was a ‘bright boy’.   He further states = “I was called to this case immediately on my arrival from the cart. It was in a cold room, but a fire stove was put up before the labor was completed.  There were n conveniences of any kind scarcely.  The labor was pretty severe, but natural.”

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Muster records state that Richard was in service on 2ndSeptembr, 1862 and that he was killed in action at Gettysburg on 2ndJuly, 1863.  n war records, Isabella is listed as Richard’s widow.  

 

There are various accounts regarding the family that in general suggest that the parents were good, law abiding people but their sons, James and Joseph in particular cannot be similarly described.  Their eldest son Richard died at about 5 years of age.  Nothing is known of John apart from the fact that he was born in 1853, and described as a ‘bright boy’ in 1855.  However, there are several artefacts available relating to their son James and also some for Joseph.

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To read more about James and Joseph, click the button below.

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Wa9ii the family of Joseph Titterington b.1831 and Esther Scandrett - a Moravian Family

Esther 'Hessie’ Scandrett, was born about 1836 and she was the daughter of Jacob Scandrett.  She married Joseph Titterington on 2 October 1852 at St. John’s Church of Ireland in Moria.  Joseph was the son of John Titterington.  Esther ‘Hessie’ died on 19 February, 1896, and is buried at the Kilwarlin Moravian Graveyard.  

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According to Moravian Registers and Ireland Births and Baptisms 1620-1881, their children were :-

 

(1)  Richard Titterington, who was born about 1857, and died 8 April 1876 

(2)  Mary Ann Titterington, born 10 September 1859, and died 11 April 1892 at age 32 

(3)  John born 19 February, 1865

(4)  Esther ‘Hessie’ Titterington  born 8 April 1876 

(5)  Joseph Titterington born 3 June 1869

(6)  William James Titterington born 14 June 1871.  

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We learn from a grave headstone, that Hessie Titterington died on 19th February, 1896 aged 60 years and is buried in Kilwarlin Church alongside her son,  Richard Titterington who died on 8th April, 1876 aged 19 years and his sister Mary A who died on  11th April, 1892 aged 32.  

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Note that Richard’s death and their daughter, Hessie’s birth, are the same date! 

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Their son, Joseph  signed up to the Army on 22nd, February 1915 aged 43 years (very slight discrepancy here).  He was discharged in 1916 with varicose veins.

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William James, son of Joseph, was born in Kilwarlin, but he married as a Roman Catholic.  He recorded his father as a shopkeeper.  He moved to Sheffield and worked as a tea merchant.

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William married Mary Catherine Convery on 27 November, 1891 in Belfast.  According to their marriage certificate, his father, Joseph, was deceased.  William and Mary are living in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England in 1901.  By 1911, they were living in Northumberland.  He states that he was born in Kilwarlin, Ireland and was a retailer of tea.  You can learn more about William's career as a tea merchant by clicking the link below.

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Wa9iii John Titterington b 1834 and Rebecca Armstrong

This tree centres around the family of John Titterington born 1834 and Rebecca Armstrong of Ballygowan.  On his marriage certificate John’s father is recorded as John, a Shoemaker.   This would suggest a probable link to Richard b. 1755.  In his will he made provision for his sons to be apprenticed.   It is possible that some  returned to Ireland and his line continued there.  Evidence suggests that John was the son of John b c 1806, (grandson of Richard b 1755) and Jane Matthews.  

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John, born 1834 was a Weaver and Farmer and his descendants are aware of an interest in weaving and textiles and the descendants from this branch develop the linen trade.  Ros Davies records that a John Teterington of Hillsborough, farmed over one acre and so was granted a spinning wheel premium and the right to grow flax in 1796.  This John is clearly, born 1834, is too young to be the flax grower, but it would suggest that there should be a John, flax grower in the generation above this one but Alan Cookson’s version of the Titterington tree does not reflect this.

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A descendant of John b. 1834,  Basil believed that they were a farming family from Moira, and it is likely that they grew flax for the linen trade.  John’s son, James b. 1863 was a Flax Buyer.  He worked for Prestons, flax merchants in Belfast  and around 1908 he went on to establish his own business in Bedford Street, Belfast.

 

Hessie, born 1864 records on her marriage certificate that she was residing in Trummery Parish.  Trummery is 1 ½ miles north-east of Moira.  Joshua was recorded as living here also, when he married Catherine Gorman in 1861.  Joshua can be found in Linda and Anne’s tree, Wa7 i and ii. 

 

John of Trumra, lived on the family farm or small holding, in Magheramesk until his death in 1961 and his daughter lived there until she was moved into sheltered accommodation. 

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James Desmond Titterington b 1828, a Formula 1 racing driver, was a descendant in this branch.

 

Locations noted in this tree are -Kilwarlin, Ballygowan, Moira, Trummery  Trumra

 

Names that occur are Armstrong, , Brown  Lechey, Scandrett and  Edward

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Wa9iv the family of James Titterington b.1842 and Mary Bunyon

There are many census records that tell us that James was living in Elgin, Wabasha, Minnesota with his wife Mary.  These records claim that both James and Mary were born in Ireland as were James’s parents, but Mary’s parents were born in Scotland.  James arrived in the US in 1861.  He was a Farmer.  He had four sons and one daughter, but his eldest son died as a very young child.  There are enlistment papers for both Ralph and James in 1917.  Frank married Estella Bigelow, and interestingly, his cousin John Harvey, married Hattie Bigelow.  Further research has shown that the two Bigelow girls were sisters.

 

In “A History of Wabasha” there is claim that James was rather curmudgeonly or at least, strong minded – should we (as Titteringtons) be surprised at that?  In his will he leaves  his farmland to his sons James, Frank and Ralph.  He leaves 2000$ to his daughter Minnie, and the remainder of his goods to his wife Mary, to revert to Minnie after Mary’s death.

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Wa9 v the family of Jane Titterington b.1843 and Alexander Harvey

According to the research of Kay Simpson, Jane Titterington of Bally knock married Alexander Harvey on 15 June, 1866.  She was the daughter of John Titterington, Labourer.

 

Also, she records that Alexander, of Ballyknock and son of John Titterington, Labourer, was married to Mary Ann McAleenan on 5/5/1867.

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The reason for attaching Jane Titterington to this branch of Titteringtons was based on the following information found on the internet -

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Re: SEARCHING FOR RELATIVES



 NAarhus4501 (View posts)

Posted: 21 Jan 2003 05:16PM

Classification: Query

Edited: 08 Mar 2009 04:10PM

Surnames: Titterington,Titrington,Harvey,

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"My great grandmother was Jane Titterington, lived in County Down, Ireland. Married Alexander Harvey and had a son John Harvey who came to US in the middle 1800 and lived with an uncle James Titterington of Elgin, MN.  James was related to Everett James Titterington who was born 1901 and died in 1970.  Also Frank William Titterington, born 1871 and died 1944.   Also Estella Evelyn Titterington Born 1921.  The spelling is sometimes Titrington.

 

The details relating to the children of  Alexander and Jane were sourced from IGI.

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