Garston, Lancashire

[Mr. Tibbs]

Some really good advice.  Thanks, Ann - I think you like Ipswich really!!
Pat

[Mr. Tibbs]

Thanks for all your help, Allan.  It looks now as if William Reveley TENCH senior lived in a number of places and was only in Garston for the lengthof time it took to complete his engineering contract.  He may well have been employed by Joseph RAWLINSON and Sons Ltd, who were widening the railway stations from Edge Hill to Speke in the 1890s.  Yes, Isabel is the youngest child born in 1892 in Garston

In 1881, when he and the family were in Ipswich (with the help of Ann), he may well have been involved in the construction of a viaduct there.  I've contacted a railway enthusiast to gain more information, hopefully.
 
Living in Newcastle upon Tyne, in 1901, and describing himself as a pier erector, I think he could have been working for PJ Messant's engineering firm either finishing off the original North Pier at Tynemouth or reconstructing  it when it was damaged badly by a storm in 1897.  It took 14 years to complete.

I've lots more to do now and I could be barking up the wrong tree but...onward and upward
Regards
Pat

[carswhitehead]

hello I have just logged on searching family history for my son however I seen your post my mums great great grandpar was called William reveley tench the story is he was asked by the indian government to lay railways so he was posted to india to lay tramlines and he was killed or died  he was an engineer aged 60 when he passed he erected blackpool tower he built the first tramlines in Doncaster and Yorkshire with over head electric lines and in Lancaster he errected the railway station one of his sons was called elf? he emigrated to affrica he carved a pulpit that was put in Coventry cathedral another son I believe was called George tench he was in austrailia in the first world war and was killed on the last day by a sniper does any of this sound like your story to you my great granddad my mums granddad was born or lived in northumberlandhe was in school with Stanley laurel the actor when he was married they lived all over York Yorkshire Manchester London ect kind regards

[carswhitehead]

just reading through some of these posts and my great nan was called isobel tench she was around 85 when she died and she died in 1977 she married Charlie swain he died in 1981
cheers

[carswhitehead]

My mums grandad Charlie swain the one I previously mentioned he went to school with Stanley laurrel Charlie married Isobel tench she was born in the same year as stated in your info she was born in garston hope someone reads this

[garstonite]

on her birth registration on freebmd and Lancashirebmd she is
Isabel Tench ....sept qtr 1892 - Wavertree ,Liverpool ...Garston came under Wavertree ..you say she was around 85 when she died - if she died after september 1977 she was 85 ...

[carswhitehead]

I wonder if its Connected to the previous post so interesting

[garstonite]

there was only one Isabel Tench born in Garston - so both posts ARE connected family wise - you are connected somewhere along the line - time for you both to research ...

[Mr. Tibbs]

I'm afraid it's two years since I looked at Lancashire.  I thought I had drawn a blank and moved to another part of the family.  However, having now read your posts, carswhitehead, I can safely say that we are related.  My great grandfather's brother was William Reveley Tench born in Winlaton, Co. Durham.