Thomas Tylee and Emma Hatter both grew up in Wiltshire. Thomas, son of James and Betty (née Fennell)Tylee was born 16 January 1831. Emma, daughter of William and Winifred (née Seager) Hatter was born on 24 November 1832. The 1851 census showed that they lived close to each other in Chittoe and both were listed as agricultural labourers. Thomas and Emma married in 1853 at the Chippenham Primitive Methodist Church. Their daughter, Mary, who was born in 1856 was baptised three months later in this church. They emigrated from England on the ship Bee in January 1857 with Mary, and Emma's twenty year old single sister Mary Ann. They arrived in Geelong in April 1857, meeting up with another of Emma's sisters, Elizabeth, who had arrived in Adelaide on the Navarino in 1854 and within a year had married John Allan, in Encounter Bay in South Australia. Thomas and Emma's children born in Victoria were: Annie — born on 21 March 1858 at Barrabool Hills, married Robert Icely on 30 December 1885 at her parents' home, died in 1887 aged 29 years at Hope Street, Geelong West, buried in the Baptist section of the Geelong Western Public Cemetery Charles — born on 28 April 1860 at Lara, died on 1 October 1864 aged 4½ years at South Geelong as a result of an accident, buried in the Methodist section of the Mount Duneed Cemetery Louisa — born on 28 September 1861 at Geelong, married Benjamin Collins in 1884 at Lara, died in 1904 at he home at Lara, buried at Rothwell Cemetery Joseph — born on 10 March 1863 at Mount Duneed, married Sarah Emily Hallett in 1889 at Christ Church in Birregurra, died on 23 March 1945 Emily — born on 24 September 1864 at Connewarre, married William Helyar on 12 September 1888 at Villamanta Street in Geelong west, died on 17 January 1949 at Nannup in Western Australia, buried at Medland Wesleyan Cemetery John — born on 22 June 1866 at Pitfield, married Julia Maria Eymer on 4 April 1893 at the Staffordshire Reef Primitive Methodist Church, died on 14 November 1894 aged 28 years of inflammation of the brain at the Primitive Methodist parsonage 26 Darling Street in Ballarat, buried in the Wesleyan section of the Ballarat New Cemetery Emma — born on 27 May 1868 at Staffordshire Reef, died 3 days later Ruth — born on 9 May 1869 at Staffordshire Reef, married Thomas Wilson in 1894, died in 1934 at Melbourne Lydia — born on 16 October 1870 at Staffordshire Reef, married Fred Pierce in 1897, died in 1943 at Brighton Thomas Henry — born on 12 July 1872 at Staffordshire Reef, died on 26 Jul 1873 aged 1 year and 1 month, buried at Staffordshire Reef Cemetery Bertha Winifred — 17 April 1874 at Staffordshire Reef, married James Blanksby in 1901, died in 1906 aged 33 years at East Melbourne, buried at Springvale Botanical Cemetery Frederick James — born on 28 January 1877 at Staffordshire Reef, married Adrianne Augusta Jack in 1905 Initially, Emma's sister Mary Ann, went to work as a servant for JB Cox in Spring Street, Little Scotland (the south east section of Geelong West) and Thomas did day labour in Geelong . They then lived at Ceres, probably moving as Thomas found work. Although Thomas was primarily a farmer, he was listed as a woodcutter and when his son, Thomas, was buried at the Staffordshire Reef Cemetery he was listed as a hawker on the register. By 1863 they were in the Connewarre area. Their son, Charles, had an unfortunate accident when he fell from the dray his father was driving. He was probably the first to be buried at the Mount Duneed Cemetery. Although he was living at Bream Creek, this could have been anywhere on the north side of and close to Thomsons Creek. By 1866 the family were living in the goldfields, settling at Staffordshire Reef for a period. The family were enthusiastic followers of the Primitive Methodist denomination, a group known for their tuneful singing and a life of total abstinence from hard liquor. Two of their children, John and Frederick, went into the ministry. Thomas regularly preached at various churches in the Smythesdale area. Thomas and Emma's first born daughter, Mary married William Boyd in 1875. The couple had twelve children between 1876 and 1902. Mary died on 13 August 1942 at Geelong aged 86 years and was buried in the Methodist section of the Geelong Western Public Cemetery. By the early 1880s the family were living at Lara where they spent about seventeen years. Their next move was to Healesville with their youngest children Bertha and Frederick. Fred had been employed as the minister at Healesville Wesleyan Church. Thomas and Emma followed Fred when he moved to Alexandra to look after the churches in and around Alexandra. Within the year, Thomas died of "senile changes" at the home of his son and was buried at the Alexandra Cemetery. After his death bertha married and Fred left for a church appointment in New Zealand. Emma went to live with her daughter, Ruth Wilson. She died here in April 1912 of senility at the age on 79 years and was buried in the Methodist section of the Leongatha Cemetery. By this time only six of their thirteen children were still alive. |
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