To all you kind Scholars who have responded to my query re "Tiplady:"
THANK YOU! Now my head is really spinning at all the possibilities.
Renias' comments re the innkeeper angle had occurred to me..especially
the current interpretation of "tippler", but that's just speculation right
now. And David Green's comments re "libertine" and Augustus M.Toplady
connections had been suggested to me but not taken seriously (ha). The
ancient use of the name "Johanna Tippelereday" as suggested by taf is now
filed away should I ever get back that far.
Renias' information re where and when the name is/was found should
prove helpful and will be studied.. Clues from my own research (Documented.
I actually saw the entries in the Beverly Parish book the birth of my great
grandmother, Maria and her twin, Emily in 1838) indicate that Christopher
and Elizabeth produced 8 children, the first three (William, Mary Ann and
Rebecca) were born in Beverly/Hull region while the rest (George Cook
Tiplady, John, Elizabeth, Ruth Ann, Joseph and Frances) were born in the
Stepney area, London where Christopher was a cordwainer. The youngest,
Frances, was my ancestor. She was baptized in her teens (1813) at St
Dunsten, Miles End, New Town.
(Please excuse, but a personal note we still cherish: While in
London we sought out this church. It had a huge metal plaque on
the front
indicating that it had been remodeled (renovated)......
in....1200AD!
We were impressed!)
Some of the Tipladys moved back the Beverly/Hull area where, in1830,
Frances married Robert Brown, a brick layer, (the census indicated that
only he had not been born this same County). Names of their children were:
Charles, Alfred, Maria, Emily, Edwin, Fredrick, Herbert, Jessie Elizabeth,
and Emma. (I consider children's names as "clues.") Somewhere between 1841
and 1850 the family left for the US. No more census records.
When I first started searching for the Tiplady name I found somewhere
in the York area that there was a connection with the occupation of
"weavers." Then I learned that weavers usually came from Belgium. Jochem
Heicke may be on to something with the suggestion of "t'Pladi" etc. This
seems quite reasonable. Also, I would like to think the portrait is of
Elizabeth Jessie Cook. If so, she was quite attractive and the painting
seems professional.
Again, thanks to you all. It seems that I will just have to follow
Goddard's suggestion and go back seeking out parish records and work
backward. Maybe I'll get lucky.
mjb
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On Nov 26, 9:57 am, "Mary Jane Battaglia" <mjb...@mindspring.com
wrote:
I apologize for getting off topic and time, but in view of your
members' expertise and resources, perhaps someone could enlighten me with
the meaning or history of the strange name of one of my ancestors:
Christopher TIPLADY.
He lived in Yorkshire and, at Sutton in Holderness in 1786, married
an Elizabeth Jessie Cook. I have a family artifact, a lovely painted
brooch with the portrait of a young woman of that time. The initials
"EJC" are etched on the bottom edge of the picture. What was the custom
of that time? Did the initials indicate the name of the person or the
painter?
mjb
The Yorkshire family name of Tiplady is said to be derived from the
town of Topcliffe in the North Riding. Variants are Topley, Tiplady,
Topler, Topliffe, Topcliff, Topclive, Toppley, Topleif, Toplief.
Regards,
John
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