Timperley Family History and Genealogy
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- December 22, 2003
Hello my name is Nicola Syed and I am not sure if I have contacted the correct person but here goes. Before my mother married my father Gordon Higgins (deceased) on 30th September 1967 she was a Timperley. Her father was called Joseph Timperley and he married my grandmother Elizabeth Slack. My mum was born on 4th April 1949 in Middlesbrough Cleveland England and never got to meet her dad as her parents separated before she was old enough to remember him. My grandmother died when mum was 16 leaving my mum, her sister Pauline (deceased) and her half sister Irene (deceased). My mum lost her mum, her husband and her sister all when they were 52 and now only has me and my sister left. If you could point me in the right direction to try and find him, I would be grateful. She wants nothing from him and believes that he owes her nothing yet it would be nice for her to finally know of him. Thank you Nicola Syed nik.syed(at)sympatico.ca (Ontario, Canada) - December 21, 2003
My grandmother (my father's mother) used to refer to the Timperleys of Timperley, being related to them through her mother who I believe was a Timperley since I think she used to refer to her grandparents as Grandpa and grandma Timperley. She was born in the 1880s. What is your connection? Cliff Barton, Liverpool cliffbart(at)hotmail.com - December 18, 2005
my name is jamie timperley. i happened across your site today and notice the timperley in alaska and was surprised to see that it was my cousin, that i don't think i have seen since before our grandma hazel died 15 years ago. I would love to get into contact with her, i didnt know if, when she listed her portion of the "tree", her email address was included. the last i had heard years ago was she had gotten married and was living in california. if at all possible if you could help me locate her, or forward my email address to her i would appreciate it. thank you, jamie timperley bennington, ne jstimperley(at)yahoo.com p.s. i enjoyed the short time i was able to visit your site. hopefully in the near future i will try to submit the rest of uncle pete's family here in NE, all together there was 4 boys and 1 daughter, 3 of which with families still-a-grow'n. - November 26, 2003
There's a particularly innovative (and helpful) web site at http://www.durhamrecordsonline.com The site is a pay site, but the indexes are free. William Thompson - November 21, 2003
Looking for any information on Hugo Timperley who we believe passed away in England. Gene Timperley sprnglake(at)threeriver.net - November 14, 2003
We would be delighted if you could add a link to our site on your impressive links page. We specialise in Irish Genealogy and heraldry and believe this would be of interest to those visiting your site searching for their Irish Ancestors. URL: http://www.youririshroots.com Title: Your Irish Roots: Irish Genealogy, Irish Surname & Irish Coat of Arms Description: Irish Genealogy research- Irish surname history and Irish Coat of Arms, Ancestor Reports, plus information on tracing your Irish Ancestors. Thanks, Tim Parks tim(dot)parks(at)youririshroots(dot)com - November 13, 2003
I have been researching my family history. My Great Great Grandfather, George Thompson is recorded in the 1881 Census as being the resident farmer of Timperley Hall Farm. His age at the time was 49, his wife was Sarah aged 46 and they had 9 children. As far as I can ascertain they lived there from 1885/6 to I don't know when and I am very interested to find out more. At the time of the 1891 Census a gentleman with the surname of Henstock aged 78 was living at Timperley hall and his son,daughter-in-law and two children were also present on the night of the census. I would be very interested to know if the Society have any records or maps detailing the farmhouse, outbuildings and boundaries of "Timperley Hall Farm", or any other relevant information. I know the above is fairly recent in terms of what the Society have already uncovered. I hope the above is of interest and that you will contact me shortly whether or not you have anything to add. Yours - Cynthia Ashton, cyndi(at)breathe(dot)com - November 10, 2003
I really enjoyed your website! My name is laura starkie and i live at 17 clover road timperley. Although i am currently living in canada i am due to return here in the new year and would really like to complete my family tree. I will find it difficult as i never even met my grandparents and it seems so hard to get anywhere on the internet! My father's name is ronald peter starkie (brother of anthony) and his parents ronald and daisy also lived here. I would appreciate any advise you have on where to begin! Thanks in advance. Laura Starkie laurastarkie(at)hotmail(dot)com - November 3, 2003
I found a very early Suffolk Timperley reference that cross references to a current day spelling of a place known as Temperley Meadow - confusing. Temperley Meadow would presumably be spelled Timperley as Bramford is in proximity of Ipswitch.
There seem to be two or three clusters of Timperley, the Drinkstone-Buxhall bunch, the Ipswitch bunch, and then the Shotesham bunch. These Timperley folks seem to be popping up pre-reformation lately in the archives. William Thompson
Loraine family archive Catalogue Ref. HA61 Creator(s): Loraine family of Bramford, SuffolkESTATE RECORDS Bramford Title Deeds
FILE - Bundle marked: "No.11. Old writings AD.1580-1622. Tympley or Lewes Meadow purchased by John Acton in 1630 from Sir Richard Broke and others for £240." - ref. HA61/436/496-501 - date: 1580-1622 item: Deed poll of conveyance by John Walwoorthe (at instance of Richard Southall alias Southaugh and wife Eliz.) to John Tympley, Esq. and wife Alice and Son Roger Tympley and James Roodys of 4 acres of meadow in Bramford called Lewesinsdele. - ref. HA61/436/500 - date: 12 June 1484
FILE - Bundle marked: "No.11. Old writings AD.1580-1622. Tympley or Lewes Meadow purchased by John Acton in 1630 from Sir Richard Broke and others for £240." - ref. HA61/436/496-501 - date: 1580-1622 item: Bond for 20 marks by Wm. Forthe of Hadley, Suffolk to Edmund Withypoll, Esq. of Ipswich for 10 years peaceful enjoyment by Withypoll of 4 acres in Bramford, Temperley Meadow (occupied by Henry Cooke). - ref. HA61/436/496 - date: 10 June 1580 - September 16, 2003
I was explaining to Mark recently that I think that it's more than likely that any 'Te' heraldry will attach to a variant of 'Ti' in Norfolk, where the Timperley family for a time liked to use the corrupted spelling. I'm fairly certain that the 'Te' variant of Timperley was only temporary in the context of the Suffolk family The Temperley name in Northumberland being a separate, unrelated family, whose spelling remained uncorrupted since first going on record in the early 1700's. 'Temper' as a variant of 'Timper' started on record in the 1500's with Nicholas Timperley, solidly linked to Hintlesham, who used the corrupted spelling for a time. His family also used that variant while at Cambridge. Even Arthur Copinger, who wrote about Hintlesham in 1902, did not make any connection or comment regards to the corrupted spellings used. I imagine that 'Te' has always been considered an obvious corruption of the 'Ti' spelling - with regard to the Catholic countrymen from Suffolk and Norfolk family. This probably stems from a time when people liked to use the letter y situated after the 'T', like Tymperley. Timperley in Cheshire, because of its geographical link to the town Timperley, Cheshire and also Timperley-cum-Drinkstone, is always 'land' locked in a sense, and Timper is solidly linked to the meaning of 'wooded area'.
Leonard and Du Ley prompt some interesting questions. Leonard Timperley at Sacriston in co Durham 1550, conspicuously penalized by eviction as sacriston (custodian) for incorrectly chopping down a tree, was probably not related to Temperley of Northumberland, but his proximity to the known French-Norman Du Ley name - ley being a reference to water in French - is an interesting concept. Since Du Ley was French-Norman, then possibly Ley and maybe Timper is French Norman in origin as well. William Thompson - July 31, 2003
Dear Friends: I see your web page and the Family history. I have much information about genealogy in Argentine, the first Temperley here George ( my relative ) and his family's to the present. If you want, all information is authentic, with news papers notes, certificate, and relations (wifes , sons, etc ). Sorry but my English, I don't use it to much here.- Friendly and sincerely. Ivan Federico Temperley son of Roberto Federico Temperley, grand-son of Roberto Alberto Santiago Temperley, direct descendent of George Temperley. We are registered in the Book of The British Community in Argentina. itemperley2000(at)yahoo.com.ar - June 21, 2003
I was in Bowdon St Mary churchyard this past Tuesday and was amazed at the number of headstones, all laid flat, dating around the 1600s; hundreds of them. I did found some Timperley's - possibly the answer to my 'Farncis' and 'Francis W.' anomaly - it was a headstone showing Farncis (snr) of Hale died 25/5/1782 aged 80 years, his wife, Mary, died 15/7/1755 aged 47; John, his son, died 9/5/1795 aged 66 and Mary, his wife, died 15/11/1801 aged 68. I believe there might have been another son, possibly my 'Francis' - however that would give me Francis (snr) as a father instead of the Thomas that I have, unless that is the grandfather?? I have now joined the North Cheshire FHS and also will be joinung the Cheshire FHS so perhaps I'll get somewhere. Regards Dave Piears Piears(at)aol.com - June 20, 2003
I am going to do my fathers family history. My father was a Temperley and born in Co. Durham. Do you have any information about the Temperley`s in Co. Durham before I start my quest. Mary Body (nee Temperley) MBodypotte(at)aol.com - June 12, 2003
I have just been on the web page for the first time after trying to find out any history on Timperley. My maiden name was Timperley. My fathers name is David Timperley His brother is Arthur Timperley and they have three sisters named Nancy, Patricia & Gladys. My grandfather was John Timperley and married Emily in Bradford where they lived. I have two brothers one named Mark David Timperley & Karl Timperley. I am currently trying to find out more information from my father. We live about 2hours drive from the town of Timperley in Cheshire. Debra Sawyer guysawyer1(at)supanet.com - March 28, 2003
The translation by Quintus Latin Services of the Timperley motto, PRAEVIDE, NE PRAEVENIARE as "Get there first", is to my mind, somewhat too modern, and not quite accurate. The rendering I am aquainted with, "Look forward , lest ye be forestalled", has a certain antique feel to it and a lot more wisdom. I am of course, very proud to be a Timperley, and am delighted by your efforts to promote pride in our family name. Sincerely, Guy Timperley guytimperley(at)yahoo.ca - March 19, 2003
My name is Mark Temperley and I am the youngest of 5 big brothers and 1 big sister. My Fathers name is James Temperley and my mothers name is Winifred. I was just looking through the web when I come across this page so I thought that it would be nice just to keep things up to date. I never knew that there are so many Temperley's out there! We live in a town called Bo'ness in the central belt of Scotland just 15 miles west of Edinburgh. I believe that my Grandparents came from a mining background hence thats why we are still in Bo'ness. My Dad James is 64 years old and is the youngest of 3 brothers. My uncles are namely William Temperley and John Temperley. I will now tell you the name of my brothers and sister in decending order (oldest first) William Temperley (oldest brother), Marie Temperley (sister), Hugh Temperley, James Temperley, John Temperley, Paul Temperley. My mum and dad have 8 grandchildren with a ninth on the way that should be here in the next day or two. That will be my sisters third child. I just thought I would drop you an e-mail to let you know that Temperley's exist up in the central part of Scotland so you can keep your records up to date. We seem to be doing alright and are thriving well. With me being the youngest I always wondered where all the other Temperley's are because we seem to be the only family near where we stay. Could you let me know where all the other Temperley's are in and around Scotland if you could, that would be great. Mark Temperley mark_temperley(at)agilent.com - February 26, 2003
I am related to Hazel Pryor who wrote the book Looking Back at Timperley. Genealogy is one of my hobbies and I was contacted by her sister Rosemary Sant and we exchanged information. First Rosemary changed her e-mail address and then I had to change mine and somehow we lost contact with each other. I was going through my files and found the letter where Rosemary told me about Hazel writing a book and thus I came to your WebPages. I do know that Rosemary is married to Ian Sant and that she owns a florist shop and I believe they live in Timperley although I am not positive. My question is, do you know of any way that I can contact either Hazel or Rosemary? I would be grateful for any help you can give me. I have more family tree information for them. Regards, Eleanor Bahry Ontario, Canada ebahry(at)rogers.com - February 03, 2003
Just to introduce myself, my name is Richard van Aurich, I live in The Netherland, and I am still searching/investigating the familie "Van Aurich". More information regarding this familie (lines) can be found on our website http://www.vanaurich.nl/startpaigna.html During my search I found a Maria Temperley who married Lambertus Wildsang. A daughter of him married a greatgreat... father of me. So there is were the link is. The additional information which I found on de website of the "Historical Centre Leeuwarden" in Leeuwarden The Netherlands, (website: http://www.gemeentearchief.nl) I have copied in underneath> Lambertus - Wildsang afkomstig van: Leeuwarden Naam bruid: Maria - Temperley >afkomstig van: Leeuwarden Gebeurtenis: oNH Datum (onder)trouw, attestatie of proclamatie: 20-11-1789 Opmerkingen: 160;soldaat ----- Naam bruidegom: Lambertus - Wildsang afkomstig van: Leeuwarden Naam bruid: Maria - Temperley >afkomstig van: Leeuwarden Gebeurtenis: xNH Datum (onder)trouw, attestatie of proclamatie: 29-11-1789 Opmerkingen: x in de Gal.Kerk The information relates to the date of their date of banns and their date of marriage. Richard van Aurich r.vanaurich(at)tiscali.nl