Who's Who 1934: born 13 Mar 1867 Pittsburgh, married Bertha Alice Watters 24 Jun 1896, children include Jane; NYC death index and NYT: died 21 Nov 1948 St. Luke's Hospital, New York, age 81.
NYC associate/district superintendent of schools. Princeton 1893, Ph.D. Halle 1898. Who's Who typesetter spelled the father's surname Tidsley once; all other uses Tildsley. Cemetery/public spelling Tildsley; family spelling of Jane's maiden is Tildesley (on Jane's record). NYC associate/district superintendent of schools. Princeton 1893, Ph.D. Halle 1898. Who's Who typesetter spelled the father's surname 'Tidsley' once; all other uses Tildsley. Parents named in Who's Who are recorded here as identity-only; not hunted further this pass. Married John Lee Tildsley in Newburgh, Orange County, NY (NYS index 25 Jun 1896 cert 11774; Who’s Who/Smith say 24 Jun 1896).
Facts
- Name
- John Lee Tildsley
- Born
- 13 March 1867
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Died
- 21 November 1948
- Place of death
- St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Male
Parents
Spouses
Children
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Sources
- Named as mother of John Lee Tildsley (maiden Withington) in Who's Who 1934.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Mar. 13, 1867; Son of John and Elizabeth (Withington) Tidsley; Married Bertha Alice Watters, of New York City, June 24, 1896; Children—Jane, John Lee, Margaret, Kathleen (deceased). ... Home: [2741 Edgehill Ave.] Spuyten Duyvil, [Bronx] New York. Source: Who's Who in America 1934, p. 2356.
- Named as mother of John Lee Tildsley (maiden Withington) in Who's Who 1934.
New York Times, November 22, 1948 / Dr. John L. Tildsley died November 21, 1948 in St. Luke’s Hospital, New York, N.Y.
- Possible match (not equated): NYC deaths Elizabeth Tildsley, 74y, 30 Mar 1923, Kings cert 7438. Age would imply birth ~1848–49, plausible for a mother of a man born 1867. Not proven to be this woman.
Tildsley John 81 y Nov 21 1948 25382 Manhattan
- User-stated in chat 2026-09-16: siblings/cousins downward pass (Lisa McLean siblings’ children; Hal William Reynolds 1958 siblings Hugh and Jane and their children).
NYS marriage index: John L. Tildsley × Bertha A. Watters, 25 Jun 1896, Newburgh, cert 11774