TIVEY FAMILY HISTORY

Next the Tivey family history...

This is my mothers maiden name - she was named Helena Tivey (Helena after her mother who died about 10 days after she was born), Mum was always known as Ena (the last three letters of Helena). She and her two elder sisters Edna and Molly were bought up by their Grandma on the Tivey side. Mum said she used to be called Ena Dunnicliffe when she was little (her Grandma's name was Dunnicliffe from her second marriage) She didn't realise this was not her real name until someone at school told her !

Mum's mum was Helena Tivey nee Clarke (as already documented), her father was Arthur Marson Tivey. (Marson was his mothers maiden name).

Arthur had one brother, Clarence Hereward (known as Hereward). His wife Elsie (nee Truman) said he was called Hereward as his mother was reading 'Hereward the Wake' while she was pregnant ! Apparently there was another baby boy in the family, called Kenneth. Unfortunately he died after being dropped while being taken out for a walk by someone. (not his mother)

Hereward and Arthur's father was a Leonard Tivey, born 1873 and died 1911 aged 38 (don't know how he died)

He was married in 1893 to Elizabeth Marson (both from Melbourne)

Elizabeth Marson later remarried in 1914 to Lewis Dunnicliffe. She had another son, Lewis. However his father went off to war and never returned to see his son.

Elizabeth must have had a hard time - having two sons and losing another, then widowed, and then remarried, then another son and widowed again. Then taking in her widowed sons three young daughters and bringing them up.

Arthur Tivey (mum's dad) later remarried in 1936 to Evelyn Godfrey (a widow with three children) and moved to live in Wilmorton, Derby. Edna lived with them for a while but mostly the girls stayed living with their Grandma in High Street, Melbourne.

Leonard Tivey's parents were Arthur Tivey, a carpenter of Melbourne and youngest of nine brothers and sisters. He was born in 1848 and died in 1919. He married in 1868 to Mary Ann Pipes of Melbourne. Born 1846 and died 1928.

Arthur Tivey's parents were Thomas Tivey, a Framesmith of Melbourne (born 1806 and died 1878) and Mary Bailey (born 1804/5 and died 1885) They married in 1925/6 Melbourne.

Thats as far as it goes.... see next blog for family tree