by geoff3d » Wed Jan 06, 2021 7:24 pm
Re jeffery above i wonder if there is a connection (PUBLICAN)
Members of the Tildesley family were, and still are, successful Willenhall businessmen, manufacturers, and professionals in many walks of life. The first family member known to have lived in Willenhall was Jeffery Tildesley who moved to the town from Tong in Shropshire around 1730. In 1731 he married Elizabeth Thomas, daughter of the landlord of the Bell Inn in Market Place.
Jeffery purchased the Bull’s Head Inn in Wolverhampton Street and ran it until his death on 11th February, 1792, at the age of 86.
He had a large family including 3 sons, John, Samuel, and Richard. He is buried in St. Giles’ Church where there is a memorial to him. In 1842 the Bull’s Head was run by a second Jeffery Tildesley, presumably Jeffery senior’s grandson.