Tivey Family Genealogy
Joseph Tivey Born 1835
JOSEPH Tivey was born in Worthington, Leicestershire to Jane Tivey and an unnamed father.
He was baptized at Worthington St Matthew's on the 20th December 1835.
Joseph spent much of his early life residing in the household of his maternal grandparents John and Ann Tivey (nee Edwards) in the village of Worthington, Leicestershire. According to the Post Office Directory of Leicestershire and Rutland 1855 - " WORTHINGTON is a chapelry in the Parish of Breedon-on-the-Hill, consisting of three townships, viz. WORTHINGTON, NEWBOLD and GRIFFYDAM. It is situated 5 miles north-east from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in West Goscote hundred, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Union, Peterborough bishopric, South Leicestershire. The church is a plain building, dedicated to St Matthew, with a belfry for two bells. The living is a perpetual curacy, worth £100 yearly, in the gift of Lord Scarsdale; the Rev James Dean, MA, is the present incumbent and the Rev Henry Charles Close, BA, the curate. The Wesleyan Methodists have a small chapel at Worthington and a much larger one at Griffydam. There is a Day and Sunday School in connection with the established church and at Griffydam they have a National School. The petrifying spring in the field of John Bulstrode, Esq, and Griffy Well at Griffydam are worthy of attention. In 1851, the population was 1203 with 1600 acres. The Earl Ferrers is the lord of the manor. At PEGGS GREEN there is a Colliery. "
This picture below is an aerial view of the village taken in the 1950's, some of the cottages have now been demolished.
The Malt Shovel Public Inn was central to village life and still stands today. Joseph's uncle James Tivey, was landlord there in the 1860's
