TILLEY

The English surname Tilley and its variants Tillie, Tilly, Tily, Tylee and Tyley are ultimately of Norman origin, introduced into England during the Conquest of 1066.

Thomas Tilley in front of what was possibly his first car, outside The Cedars, his home.

Philip Lewis, son of Arthur Herbert and Edith [Look] Tilley, did not return home after World War 2, dying on 4 July 1945 in Burma.

Nick Tilley with his parents, Marion and Jim.

Until recently, Jackie was a mystery. Her half brother, Robert James Tilley, grew up believing her to be his cousin and only as his mother lay on her deathbed did the true story behind Jackie emerge.

Rachel and her sister Ursula collecting for the Red Cross.

Farmer, Councillor and Churchman... Edward Tom Tilley on his horse in readiness for the Boer War in South Africa.

Rangoon War Cemetery where Captain Philip Lewis Tilley (226175) of the Royal Armoured Corps is buried.

Tom and Ada Tilley with their children. Standing, from left: Tony Phillips, John Boley, Joyce (George’s wife), George, Zena (Dick’s wife), Dick, Bruce, Jennie (Bruce’s 1st wife) and Jim. Sitting, from left: Rachel, Ursula, Ted, Ada, Barbara.

George Look, the father of Ada Margaret, Ted Tilley's wife.

Edward Tom Tilley (1878-1961) and Ada Margaret (nee Look) in their retirement cottage just outside Loxton, Somerset. The picture above the fireplace was a wedding present.

The census of 1911 shows Marion Andrews living at 19 Hepburn Road, Bristol, as a two year old.

The gravestone at St Andrew's Church, Compton Bishop of Annie and Thomas Tilley. To the left of their grave lies the gravestone of their youngest daughter, Ella Mary, who died aged 18 on 22 July 1903.

Ada Margaret Look, the future wife of Edward Tom Tilley, in a photo from about 1900.

Stuart Watchorn was manager of Co-Op greengrocer's shop corner of Greystones & Ecclesall Road in 1954.

Robert Tilley visits the The Mayflower pub in Old Leigh, Essex, in 2013, which has a list of names of the passengers who were on the Mayflower in 1620.

Edward James (Jim) Tilley at his retirement flat in Weston-super-Mare.

John Leopold (Jack) Look, the brother of Ada Margaret Tilley, was killed in action at Arras on 1 September 1918, aged 31.

From left: George, Ada Margaret (who married Ted Tilley), Mary, Robert, Ted, Edith (who married Herb Tilley), GGF, Jack, GGM, Walter and Annie.

Brian Watchorn - 1963 Lydgate County Junior School.

Edward James (Jim) Tilley and his wife Marion in an Austin Atlantic.

The census of 1881 shows Thomas Tilley was a farmer of 154 acres, employing 3 men and 2 boys.

Ben Watchorn at the top of Tithby hill by the railway cutting.

Ada Margaret Look (1881-1970) with her great grandson Simon Ben Tilley.

Robert James Tilley, aged 15, with his brother Nick, seven, and their grandfather David Rowland Andrews in the back garden of their Portishead home.

Edward James Tilley and his younger sister Barbara Helen.

The family photo outside The Cedars, taken around 1899, shows Thomas Tilley (born 1849) with his sons and daughters. The dashing young man, third from left, is Edward Tom Tilley (1878-1961).

Wilfrid Bruce Tilley married Jennie Earnshaw at Norman Hotel, Cheddar, Somerset, in 1945.

Irene [Rene] (Hague) Watchorn, Robert Watchorn, Graham Watchorn, Isobel Anyan, Andrew Watchorn & June (Ralph) Watchorn.

Nicholas Edward Tilley (1946-1962).