TIVEY FAMILY TREE

This is the last will of me Emma Tivey of Melbourne in the County of Derby Spinster. I give the Oil Painting being a portrait of the late Miss Tomlinson also the photograph of the same Miss Tomlinson now hanging in my front room downstairs together with the photograph of the same Miss Tomlinson in the front room upstairs framed in maple and the albums with green cover containing portraits of Miss Tomlinson Mrs Earp’s family etc to Mrs Earp of the Church House Melbourne her heirs and successors. I also give to the said Mrs Earp or her heirs and successors any of the stuffed animals in cases which they or she may care to possess of. I give the small oak chest now in my back bedroom to doctor Arnold Ingle of Cambridge. I give my eight day clock also my drawing of the Crystal Palace of the late William Ensor to my brother Arnold Tivey of Melbourne and I appoint him to be the sole executor of this my will. I give my clothes to be divided into six equal portions as nearly equal in value as may be and distributed one portion each to Emma Hollingworth of Melbourne Annie Pass of Blackpool Fanny Kinsey of Melbourne Mary Ann Smith of Melbourne and Emma Foster of Melbourne also one portion to my sister Bessie Webster . I give my investment in the municipal building society to the Baptist Missionary Society. All the remainder of my property I give to my sole executor afore named Arnold Tivey upon trust as soon as possible to sell and convert into money each parts as to not invest of money and divide the proceeds together with any other money after my debts funeral to any other expenses are paid (including five pounds to be paid to the said Arnold Tivey for acting as my sole executor) into five equal portions one portion to be retained by my said brother Arnold Tivey for his sole use and benefit and one portion to be divided equally between my sister Bessie Webster and her daughter Emma Hollingsworth and one portion to be divided equally between the three children of the late Jeffrey Pass formerly of Melbourne or such of them as survive and one portion to be equally to be divided between the four daughters of Samuel Pass and one lot to be equally divided between Arthur Pass and his three daughters each portion to be equally divided among the persons indicated or such of them survive

Signed Emma Tivey

Signed by the Testatrix as her last will in the presence of us, present at the same time, who in her presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witness

Arthur Henry Coombs Melbourne Baptist Minister

Henry Beardsley Melbourne, Boot Finisher

Probate

On the 27th day of March 1900 probate of this will was granted at Derby to Arnold Tivey the sole executor

Analysis of the contents -

Emma belongs to Group 1 - she  was a servant in the household of Miss Tomlinson mentioned in the portraits. She was Hannah Tomlinson, a spinster who inherited her father David’s farm and lived off its means. Hannah was the daughter of David Tomlinson and Hannah Webster.

Mrs Earp of the Church of the Church House Melbourne was Ann Harriet (nee Bowles) Earp wife of Henry Webster Earp. Henry Webster Earp was the son of John Earp and Mary Tomlinson. Mary was the sister of Hannah who Emma served most of her life and who’s portrait she bequeathed.

Dr Arnold Ingle was the son of Selina Earp and Robert Nicholas Ingle. Selina is the daughter of John Earp and Mary Tomlinson sister of Hannah as aforementioned.

Arnold was Emma’s brother born 1839 in Melbourne shortly before his father Thomas’ death in 1841. His mother Mary (Nee Wilmott) remarried to John Pass in 1843.

Emma Hollingworth was the daughter of Emma’s half sister Elizabeth (Bessie) Pass. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Pass, 2nd husband of Mary Tivey (nee Wilmott~ the widow of Thomas Tivey). Elizabeth married Robert Webster in 1867 and Emma was born in 1867, their only child. Emma married John Hollingworth of Derby in Pancras London, 1889.

Annie Pass- not traced as yet

Fanny Kinsey was the daughter of Arthur Pass, Emma’s half brother (see note 8) Fanny Pass was born abt 1873 in Melbourne and married John Kinsey in 1890.

Mary Ann Smith refers to Emma’s half brother Arthur’s child. Arthur was born to Mary Pass (Nee Tivey, Nee Wilmott ~ Emma’s mother) and John Earp in 1852. He married his first wife Eliza Smith in 1872. Mary Ann Pass was born abt 1873 Melbourne. She married Thomas Smith in 1896.

Emma Foster was the daughter of Emma’s half brother Arthur (see note 8) Emma Pass was born abt 1878 Melbourne and married William Foster in 1897.

Bessie Webster was Emma’s half sister. She was the daughter of Mary Pass (Nee Tivey Nee Wilmott ~ Emma’s mother) and John Earp and was born abt 1848 in Melbourne. She was baptised Elizabeth Pass but was known as Bessie. In 1867 she married Robert Webster and had one child that survived infancy ~ Emma in 1869.

Jeffrey Pass- is her half brother born 1845 Melbourne - he was also known as John and resided in the Sheffield after his marriage to Emma Middleton.