John Tilke

  General Notes:

Photo on file - 446 (Emma)

  Noted events in his life were:

• Resided: Aged 23 - Son - Ebdon Farm -, 1841 census, Sidbury, Honiton, Devon England.

• Resided: Aged 36 - Son - Farm Worker - Ebdon Farm -, 1851 census, Sidbury, Honiton, Devon England.

• Resided: Aged 46 -Head - Late Farmer - High Street -, 1861 census, Sidbury, Honiton, Devon England. Source = 1861 census Freecen (Tilk)
Source = 1861 census Ancestry (Silke)

• Resided: Aged 56 - Head - Farmer - Oxton Farm, North Kennwoods, 1871 census, St Thomas, Devon England. Entered as Tilk on census image

• Occupation: Farmer - East Wood, Marlandpeters, 1878, Torrington, Devon England. Source = White's History, Gazetteer & Directory Of Devon - 1878-1879 (copy on file)

• Resided: Aged 66 - Head - Farmer - Great Speccott Farm -, 1881 census, Torrington or Merton, Devon England. Great Speccott Farm = 222 Acres employing 4 labourers & 1 boy

• Resided: Aged 76 - Father - Living on son,Turks Head, 17 Waterbeer St -, 1891, Exeter, Devon England.

John married Ellen (Elizabeth) Sims on 31 May 1855 in Clifton, Gloucestershire England. (Ellen (Elizabeth) Sims was born about 1824 in Bristol, Gloucestershire England, christened on 11 Jan 1824 in St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire England, died 1881 (3Q) in Torrington or Merton, Devon England and was buried in Torrington or Merton, Devon England.)