no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

George Thomas Tiller (1865 - 1936)

Mr George Thomas Tiller
Born in Bald Hill, South Australia, Australiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 71 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australiamap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kathryn Hatcher private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 8 Jul 2019
This page has been accessed 105 times.

Biography

George Thomas Tiller was born on 7 October 1865 at Bald Hills near Yankalilla, South Australia. He was the son of William Tiller and Mary Tucker.[1]

He married Caroline Agnes Parker on 26 February 1890 at the residence of Mrs S J Williams East Moonta. He was 24, son of William Tiller; she was 18, daughter of Charles Parker.[2]

TILLER—PARKER.—On the 26th February, at East Moonta, at the residence of the bride's aunt, by the Rev. T. Wetherill, George, third son of William Tiller, of Hoyleton, to Caroline, only daughter of Mrs. W. Parker, Moonta. Melbourne papers please copy.
--The Advertiser, 6 March 1890[3]
They had five children:[4]
  • Agnes Jane Tiller 2 April 1892 Hd of Blyth
  • William James Tiller 11 July 1894 Blyth
  • Leonard Stanley Buxton Tiller 3 June 1897 Hd of Stow
  • Dorothy Drew Tiller 17 November 1898 Hd of Stow
  • Cyril Frederick William Oliver Tiller 14 February 1902 Kooringa
George Thomas Tiller married again on 12 May 1930 at Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide to Lillian Mary Watkins. He was a 64-year-old widower, son of William Tiller. She was a 60-year-old widow, daughter of Henry William Pegler.[5] He passed away aged 71 on 28 December 1936 at a hospital in Adelaide. His residence was recorded as Walkerville.[6] He was buried at West Terrace Cemetery.[7]

Sources

  1. South Australia Birth Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 8 June 2022), database entry for George Thomas Tiller (Birth Date: 7 Oct 1865, Father: William Tiller, Mother: Mary Tucker, Birthplace: Bald Hills), Reference: District Yankalilla, Book 39, Page 318.
  2. TILLER, George Thomas, South Australian Marriage registrations index, Daly 162/709, accessed 30 October 2023 via Genealogy SA
  3. Family Notices (1890, March 6). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), p. 4. Retrieved October 30, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24495115
  4. Search result - surname=tiller, mother=parker, South Australian Birth registrations index, accessed 30 October 2023 via Genealogy SA
  5. TILLER, George Thomas, South Australian Marriage registrations index, Adelaide 323/508, accessed 30 October 2023 via Genealogy SA
  6. TILLER, George Thomas, South Australian Death registrations index, Adelaide 586/5416, Symbol=H, accessed 30 October 2023 via Genealogy SA
  7. "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #166314075 : accessed 30 October 2023), Memorial page for George Thomas Tiller (unknown-30 Dec 1936), citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia (plot: Road C Ext, Path 29N, Site W60); Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645).




Is George your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.