Joseph-Tivey-1834-1893
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| Joseph and his parents and siblings sailed on the ship
Bermondsey in 1848 and his family settled in New South
Wales. Joseph left home and went to live in Victoria where he
became a prosperous grocery dealer and land owner. More Information on Joseph: Birth Recorded 21 FEB 1834 at Brook Street Baptist Church, Derby, Son of Samuel Tivey and Phoebe Wild, daughter of Thomas & Ellen Wild, Abbey Barnes, Derby St Werburgh. 1841 England Census Name: Saml Tivey Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Gender: Male Civil Parish: St Peter Hundred: Nottingham County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address:Harrington Street, Nottingham St Peter, Castle District; Occupation: Lace Maker; Registration district: Nottingham Sub-registration district: Castle Household Members: Name Age Alfred Tivey 4 Elizabeth Tivey 6 Mo Joseph Tivey 7 Phoebe Tivey 25 Saml Tivey 25 Sarah Tivey 2 Mary Winrow 45 Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 871; Book: 7; Civil Parish: St Peter; County: Nottinghamshire; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 11; Page: 14; Line: 4; GSU roll: 474570. 1848 Joseph and his family emigrated to New South Wales Australia and settled there. Joseph documented his journey in a diary, now a museum peice. (Copy available) - Later Joseph ran away and joined the hunt for gold in the state of Victoria. He married, purchased land and set up as a shopkeeper and victualler in Brooke Street Inglewood, selling food and drink to the gold prospectors. He became quite wealthy and settled in the town where he brought up a reputed 14 children (I have so far only found records for 10 of them) He was also a Justice of the Peace in his latter years and was also Mayor of the Borough on several occasions. Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949 Name: Joseph Tivey Spouse Name: Margaret Hayes Marriage Place: Victoria, Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1854 Registration Number: 574 The Argus, Melbourne, Victoria; Friday 9 July 1869: Article from Court: There was a good deal of routine business transacted at the sitting of the Equity Court yesterday, but none of it was of great inte- rest. In the suit of Jennings v. Tivey judg- ment was given. The case related to disputes between two former partners in a business at Inglewood. In the division of the partner- ship property two allotments of land wore given to plaintiff and two to defendant ; but a quarrel having occurred, defendant refused to execute a conveyance of his interest in the two allotments given to defendant. Mr. Justice Molesworth considered that the plain- tiff was entitled to the allotments, and made a decree accordingly, but without costs; Thursday 18 November 1875, Brisbane Courier; Excerpt from "Intercolonial News in Brief" "At Inglewood, Joseph Tivey, J.P. and alderman, was fined £7 10s. for sly grog-selling. £700 worth of spirits, etc, were seized, but afterwards returned." In 1881 Joseph hired architect W Garland to build him a House on Verdon Street in Inglewood, The house was inevitably Victorian (in the Regal Sense) very lavish and extravagent. With its 13 rooms and and an extensive garden, the house still stands today. (Picture Available) He named the house Nimmatabel after the place where his parents settled in NSW. Article from Australian Newspaper "The Argus" Thursday June 22 1893: THE SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT INGLEWOOD, DISCOVERY OF MR. TIVEY'S BODY. Inglewood, Wednesday. All doubts as to the cause of the disappearance of Mr Joseph Tivey, which was noticed in The Argus of this morning, were set as rest today, by the discovery of his body in the Columbian dam. Numbers of towns-people were out searching the scrib last night by means of lanterns until a late hour and the search was resumed at daybreak this morning. It was not, however, until the close upon 11 o'clock that the hat of the missing gentleman was discovered floating in the dam. A shooting punt was obtained from towm, and Thomas Healy commenced to dratg the dam, but without result. Attention was then called to a peculiar object in the centre of the dam, and upon investigation it was found that this was the crown of the head, the body being apparently in an upwright position in from 5ft to 6ft of water. The body was quickly brought to the bank, and removed to the deceased residence. A Coroner's inquest will be held tmorrow. The deceased carried on a very large business as a general storekeeper and wine and spirit merchant, in conjunction with three of his sons. He leaves two other sons besides a widow and three daughters. The deceased was always looked upon as exceedingly well off financially, and he undoubtedly was so, but he lost heavily by land and in connection with different financial and other ventures, though not to such an extent as to financially cripple him. He had been in weak health lately, and suffered from sleeplessness. He was a justice of the peace and a borough councillor, and was several times mayor of the borough. The flags in the town have been flying half mast all the afternoon. SUICIDE THROUGH FINANCIAL TROUBLES, INGLEWOOD, THURSDAY. (The Argus, 23 Jun 1893) At the coroner's inquest held to-day, before Mr. Greene, P.M., and a jury of five, respecting the death of Mr Joseph Tivey, an account of which has already appeared in The Argus, it was shown that the deceased last week attended at two days' sittings of the Supreme Court during the hearing of the appeal against the scheme of reconstruction of the Commercial Bank of Australia in which he was a large shareholder. He returned home much depressed four days earlier that he had arranged to do, and from that time became restless and nervous, once stating that he was afraid his reason was giving way. It is known that, however heavy his losses, his estate is a valuable one. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased drowned himself while suffering from temporary insanity induced by financial losses. The Argus, Saturday 29 June 1893, "Probate is being sought of the will of Joseph Tivey, late of Inglewood, merchant, who died on the 20th June. The will is dated August 11, 1890, and the testator leaves all his property to his widow and children. The estate is valued at £15,477, consulting of £3,047 realty and £12,430 personalty" In 2006, The Inglewood and District Historical Society erected a Blue Plaque outside of the Tivey Mansion on Verdon Street, Inglewood, "TIVEYS HOUSE 'NIMMITABEL' After having purchased three allotments of land in 1879, Joseph Tivey contracted local builder W, Garland to build this fine home in 1881 at a cost of £1300. the house was built with thirteen rooms to accomodate the fourteen Tivey children and had a lavish and extensive garden. Joseph was the proprietor of a general merchandis and liquor store in Brooke Street. Following his death the house was occupied by his son, Sam Tivey." |