• Born: 1820, Borden, Kent, England
• Christened: 26 Nov 1820, SS Peter & Paul, Borden, Kent, England ¹
• Married: 20 Apr 1852, St. Michael's Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ²
• Died: 31 Aug 1889, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ³
• Buried: 4 Sep 1889, St. Michael, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ⁴

  Research Notes:

Henry Thomas son of Henry Tidy of Borden, carpenter, and Ann (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1851 England Census Henry Thos. Tidy, age 30, born in Borden Kent, master printer employing 1 app[rentice], was with his widowed father in Lion Inn, Sittingbourne Kent.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Henry Thomas Tidy, age 40, born in Borden Kent, master printer &c employing 1 man & 2 boys, and wife Eleanor Kate, age 37, born in Lenham Kent, were living in High Street, Sittingbourne Kent. With them were children (born in Sittingbourne): Henry George (7), scholar, Emmeline Kate (6), scholar, Eleanor Marion (4), scholar, Mary Ann (2), Thomas Dennett (1m), and father Henry Tidy (75) of Ifield Sussex, widower, master carpenter.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Henry Thomas Tidy, age 50, born in Borden Kent, printer &c employing 2 men, 2 apprentices & 1 boy, and wife Eleanor Kate, age 47, born in Lenham Kent, were living at 60 High Street, Sittingbourne Kent. Present were daughters (born in Sittingbourne): Emmeline Kate (16), and B. Louise (2).

At the time of the 1881 England Census Henry Thomas Tidy, age 60, born in Borden Kent, widower, master printer &c employing 1 man & 2 boys, was living at 60 High Street, Sittingbourne Kent. Present were children (born in Sittingbourne): Henry G (27), unmarried, surgeon [at] St. Thomas Hospital London, and Mary A (22).

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Henry Thomas Tidy of High Street died aged 69 years (burial record).

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SITTINGBOURNE.

DEATH OF AN OLD INHABITANT.—One of the oldest tradesmen of this town, Mr. Henry Thomas Tidy, who carried on business for many years as printer and stationer, died on Saturday after a long and painful illness of nearly two years duration. The deceased, who was 68 years of age, was for many years parish churchwarden, until stricken down with paralysis, which at length resulted fatally.

Kent Times, 7 September 1889, p. 2

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The Will with a codicil of Henry Thomas Tidy late of Sittingbourne in the County of Kent, printer and stationer, who died 31 August 1889 at Sittingbourne, was proved 14 October at the Principal Registry by George Edward Elliott, surveyor, and Harry Greensted, solicitor, both of Sittingbourne, the executors. Personal estate £988 19s. 9d. ³

  Marriage Information:

Henry married Eleanor Kate Dennett, daughter of John Henry Dennett and Sarah Bates, on 20 Apr 1852 in St. Michael's Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England. (Eleanor Kate Dennett was born in 1823 in Lenham, Kent, England, christened on 3 Nov 1823 in St. Mary, Lenham, Kent, England and died on 3 Aug 1877 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.)

  Marriage Notes:

Henry Thomas Tidy, of full age, bachelor, stationer, resident of Sittingbourne, son of Henry Tidy, builder, and
Eleanor Kate Dennett, of full age, spinster, resident of Sittingbourne, daughter of John Henry Dennett

Married by License

Witnesses: G Smeed, Marianne Filmore