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John Thomas Tibbs

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John Thomas Tibbs
Dob 1882 Tipton
Baptism Date 8 Oct 1882
Baptism Place Tipton, St Mark, Staffordshire, England
Religion Anglican
Pge No 123

Parents George & Elizabeth Tibbs
Of 41, Piercy St., Newtown, Wednesbury, Staffs.

Born: Tipton, Enlisted: Wolverhampton, Resident: Wednesbury.

Killed in Action on Wednesday, 16th February 1916, age 34.
Commemorated on Panel 35 and 37 of Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

8th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. 51st Brigade of 17th Division.

Not commemorated on any Tipton memorial, but commemoriated on Mesty Croft War Memorial Wednesbury.
Commemorated here because identified as Tipton on 'Soldiers Died in the Great War

Link to Commonwealth War Graves Site: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1626516/

1901 Census
61 Ethelfleda Terrace, Wednesbury, Staffs.
George Tibbs (48, Navvy Labourer, born Stourbridge), his wife Elizabeth (46, born Dudley), and their 4 children: John (18, Drawer-out in Furnace, born Tipton), Edward (14, Drilling Machinist, born Tipton), Violet (8, born Wednesbury), and Herbert (6, born Wednesbury).

1911 Census
41 Piercy Street, Wednesbury, Staffs.
G. Tibbs (58, Bricklayer's Labourer, born Lye Waste), his wife E. Tibbs (54, Housekeeper, born Tamworth), and 4 of their 8 surviving children of 12: John (28, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), Edward (24, Labourer in Tube Works, born Tipton), Violet (18, Buttonhole Finisher, born Wednesbury), and Herbert (16, Bell Cleaner, born Wednesbury).



Possible Marriage for Johns Parents George Tibbs
Elizabeth Mickel??
28 Sep 1873
Marriage Place Saint Thomas,Dudley,Worcester,England
Volume 6c
Page 130

TIBBS, JOHN THOMAS MITCHELL
GRO Reference: 1882 D Quarter in DUDLEY Volume 06C Page 37

Thanks Kd I've requested a marriage look up

I think they connect to this George https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... ver=643864

Thanks Kd
I've added what I can until we receive marriage look up.

Have connected up here https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =303068938

I think this is Elizabeth https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/brows ... =814196052

mjay wrote:Thanks Kd
I've added what I can until we receive marriage look up.

If this is completed awaiting look up I will move to archived.

Completed Thanks