Ebenezer Tye (1838 - 1862)

Born 1838 in Hasketon, Suffolk, England [uncertain]

Died 25 Nov 1862 at about age 24 in Halesworth, Suffolk, England

Biography

Ebenezer was born in 1838. He was the son of William Tye and Priscilla Girt.^[1]

Ebenezer was lodging with George and Harriet Hon at Alderton on the 1861 census - he was recorded as a blacksmith journeyman.^[2][3]

In 1851^[4]

He died 25 November 1862.^[5][6]

Research Notes

From FindAGrave memorial page:

"In 1862 Ebenezer Tye, aged 24 , was a policeman who was trying to stop a burglary in Chediston Street in Halesworth. Tragically he was beaten to death by the thief and is now buried in Halesworth Cemetery. The murderer, John Ducker, was caught and was the last person to be publicly hanged in Suffolk admitting his guilt whilst at the gallows in Ipswich. A crowd of around 4000 people turned up to watch Ducker hang. PC Tye's death is the only murder ever recorded in Halesworth.

Report in The Suffolk Mecury

‘The Funeral of P C Ebenezer Tye. The mortal remains of this unfortunate man were conveyed to their last resting place, the new cemetery, on Saturday last, and were followed to the ground by a large body of the County Police, including 8 Superintendents, 3 Inspectors, 2 sergeants and 42 Constables, together with the poor man’s father and other relatives. The deceased, as well as his sergeant have always been much respected by the inhabitants of the town.’

Son of WILLIAM & PRISCILLA TYE"

Report in The Suffolk Mecury

‘The Funeral of P C Ebenezer Tye. The mortal remains of this unfortunate man were conveyed to their last resting place, the new cemetery, on Saturday last, and were followed to the ground by a large body of the County Police, including 8 Superintendents, 3 Inspectors, 2 sergeants and 42 Constables, together with the poor man’s father and other relatives. The deceased, as well as his sergeant have always been much respected by the inhabitants of the town.’

Son of WILLIAM & PRISCILLA TYE

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 10 Nov 2021), database entry for TYE, EBENEZER (Mother's maiden surname: GIRT). GRO Reference: 1838 J Quarter in WOODBRIDGE UNION Volume 12 Page 456.
2. ↑ Ebenezer "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M78Y-PQV : 3 March 2021), Ebenezer Sye, Alderton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ George and Harriet Hon "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M78Y-PQN : 3 March 2021), George Hon, Alderton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1851"
   citing Hasketon, Suffolk, England, p. 16; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: SGRN-TKZ (accessed 23 April 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Ebenezer Tye (12) son, Scholar, in household of William Tye (41) in Hasketon in Woodbridge registration district in Suffolk, England. Born in Hasketon, Suffolk.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N2C-6JQ : 31 December 2014), Ebenzer Tye, 1862; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Blything, Suffolk, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Ebenezer Tye (1838–25 Nov 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #173236172, citing Halesworth Cemetery, Halesworth, Waveney District, Suffolk, England ; Maintained by Sturon (contributor 48969979) .

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M739-R4K : 25 May 2019), Ebenezer Tye in household of William Tye, Hasketon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGRN-TKZ : 12 September 2019), Ebenezer Tye in household of William Tye, Hasketon, Suffolk, England; citing Hasketon, Suffolk, England, p. 16, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #173236172