John Tilbury, Paper Maker
m. Caroline Lee in 1826
Shottermill, Farnham

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Hampshire - Surrey - Sussex - London - Essex

"...from my mother to my five-times-great grandfather William Tilbury ... and my great great great grandfather John Tilbury; John was married on 15 May 1826 to a Caroline Lee in Frensham Surrey where he was a Paper Maker. They had a son George John Tilbury born 17 January 1838 in Frensham Surrey who married Ann Lithgow in 1859; they in turn had a son Charles Tilbury born 24 November 1874 in London. Charles married Sarah Crush in 1897 and their son Charles Joseph Tilbury (my grandfather), was born 8 February 1903 in West Ham."
(Family history & Intellectual Property of StevenN August 2004, March 2005)

 
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William TILBURY
b. 1705 Hampshire
m. 21 September 1733 Bramshot, Hampshire
Ann FISH
b. 8 October 1714 Bramshott, Hampshire

 
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William + Ann (Fish):

Ann TILBERY (i)
b. 1733 Bramshott, Hampshire
m. 9 July 1758 Bramshot, Hampshire
John SWEETMAN
b. 26 September 1731 Bramshot, Hampshire
father: Joseph SWEETMAN, mother: Susan
 
William TILBERY (ii)
b. 21 September 1735 Bramshott, Hampshire
m.(1) 2 October 1761
Ann MARTIN
b. 1740 Bramshot, Hampshire
m.(2) 27 March 1769 Bramshot, Hampshire
Mary RICHARDS
 
James TILBERY (iii)
b. 1742 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Jane TILBERY (iv)
b. 10 June 1744 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Sarah TILBERY (v)
b. 9 October 1746 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Stephen TILBERY (vi)
b. 1748 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Mary TILBERY (vii)
b. 2 July 1751 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Hannah TILBERY (viii)
b. 8 February 1754 Bramshott, Hampshire

 
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William, William + Mary (Richards):

Mary TILBERY (i)
b. 1770
Chr. 11 March 1770 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
William TILBERY (ii)
b. 1772, Chr. 13 September 1772 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
John TILBERY (iii)
b. 1775, Chr. 11 December 1775 Bramshott, Hampshire
1814 (on marriage of daughter Elizabeth): John TILBURY, Papermaker
 
m. 12 May 1797 Frensham, Surrey
Sarah VOLLER
b. 1779, Chr. 10 March 1779, Harting, Sussex
father: William VOLLER; mother: Ann
 
Ann TILBERY (iv)
b. 1781, Chr. 1 April 1781 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Stephen TILBERY (v)
b. 1784, Chr. 21 April 1784 Bramshott, Hampshire
 
Thomas TILBERY (vi)
b. 1786, Chr. 29 October 1786, Bramshott, Hampshire
m. 30 March 1807, Frensham, Surrey
Jane CHALWIN

 
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William, William, John + Sarah (Voller):

Sarah TILBURY (i)
b. 1798
m. 21 April 1821
William PINSON
 
Mary TILBURY (ii)
b. 1800, Chr. 14 December 1800, Haslemere, Surrey
m. 7 July 1823
James TEASDALE
 
John TILBURY (iii)
b. 1806
1838-1841: lvg. Shottermill, Frensham, Surrey
1838-1859: Paper Maker
1841: Census confirms born in County
1851: not listed in Census
 
m. 15 May 1826 in Frensham, Surrey
Caroline LEE
b. 27 August 1805, Linchmere, Sussex
father: John LEE, mother: Frances SPREDBOROUGH
1841: Census does not indicate born in County
1841-1851: lvg. Shottermill, Frensham, Surrey
1851: School Mistress
1871: Governess at Bay girls' school in Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex (with grandson George John, Scholar)
 
John TILBURY d. 23 January 1870 Hermitage (age 62, reg. Westbourne 2b/289)
Ann WHITING, who also lived in Hermitage, was present at his death
(A Caroline TILBURY d. 1Q 1875 age 71, reg. Westbourne 2b/318)
 
Elizabeth TILBURY (iv)
b. [--], Chr. 4 October 1814 Haslemere, Surrey
m. 29 November 1841
William WALLER
On marriage: William WALLER [husband], Papermaker

 
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William, William, John, John + Caroline (Lee):

1841: Frances LEE, age 70 (who may have been Caroline LEE's mother) was living close to, and perhaps with, John & Caroline.

George John TILBURY
b. 17 January 1838 in Frensham, Surrey
1841: listed with parents John & Caroline, Shottermill, Frensham, Surrey
1851: Scholar, Shottermill, Frensham, Surrey
1861: lvg. St Pancras St, Chichester, Sussex - Millwright
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex - Millwright
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage Street, Paddington, Middlesex - Millwright
1891: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex - Millwright
1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex - Millwright India Rubber
 
m. 31 July 1859 in Rumboldswyke, Westhampnett, West Sussex
marriage certificate: "father: John TILBURY"
Ann LITHGOW
b. 7 July 1839, Chr. 22 November 1839, Midhurst, Sussex
father: John LITHGOW; mother: Elizabeth PIERSON
Chr: 22 November 1839, Midhurst, Surrey
1861: lvg. St Pancras St, Chichester, Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage Street, Paddington, Middlesex
1891/1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
 
George John TILBURY d. 23 January 1910, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex (age 72, reg. W. Ham 4a/65)
Burial: 29 January 1910, East London Cemetery, 12271 Square 13

No trace to date of any siblings to George John above; reasons unknown.

1881: George & Ann TILBURY's lodger: Thomas DAY b. c.1856 Marylebone.

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John + Ann (Lithgow):

George John TILBURY (i)
b. 18 May 1860, St Pancras, Chichester, Sussex
1861: lvg. St Pancras St, Chichester, Sussex
1871: Scholar; living at Bay girls' school in Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex, with grandmother Caroline (Governess)
1881: Military service - AB Royal Navy, "HMS Doterel"
 
Able Seaman George John TILBURY d. 26 April 1881, Chile

The "Doterel" blew up in the Straits of Magellan shortly after the 1881 Census; G. TILBURY is listed amongst the dead, on a plaque in Punta Arenas Cemetery, Chile. (See below.)

Caroline TILBURY (ii)
b. 30 September 1861, St Pancras St, Chichester, Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex - Scholar
1881: 'Caralina', lvg. 19a Hermitage Street, Paddington, Middlesex - Machinest (Shirt)
1891/1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
 
m. 1883 Kensington, London
Frank MITCHENER
b. 1863 Midhurst, Surrey, Chr: 26 July 1863 Midhurst, Surrey
father: Frank MITCHINER, mother: Mary Anne
1881: lvg. 45 Exeter St, London, Middlesex - Warehouseman in a large warehouse at 45 Exeter St (between Earl & Devonshire Sts) London, Middlesex
1891: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham - Fitter
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham - Foreman ..., Warehouse
 
Wiliam TILBURY (iii)
b. 186[4], Chichester (1881 census: Winchester), Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex - Scholar
1881-1882: lvg. 19a Hermitage Street, Paddington, Middlesex
1881: Fitter, M Y
 
m. 10 April 1882, Parish Church, St.Marylebone
(on marriage: minor; Engineer)
Clara BEER
1882: lvg. (before marriage) 15 Mitcham Street, Marylebone, London
 
Valentine James TILBURY (iv)
b. 4 February 1867, Prinsted, Chr. 13 September 1868, Westbourne, Sussex
1881: 'James' TILBURY lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex
1891: lodging at 30 College [--], Chelsea, London - Clerk
1901: lvg. 82 North End Road, Fulham - Post Office Clerk
 
m. 3Q 1895 Marylebone (1a/1163)
Druscilla Emily BOULTON
b. 1871 Marylebone
1901: lvg. 82 North End Road, Fulham
 
Harry TILBURY (v)
b. 1868, Chr. 13 September 1868, Westbourne, Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex
1874-79: 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex
 
d. 16 January 1879, Paddington, London
 
Kate TILBURY (vi)
b. 1870, Chr. 9 January 1870, Westbourne, Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex
 
Elizabeth Ann TILBURY (vii)
b. 1871, Westbourne, Sussex
1871: lvg. Lumley Rd, Hermitage, Westbourne, Sussex
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex - Scholar
1891: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 30 Tate Rd, Silvertown
 
m. 25 December 1895, West Ham, Essex
William Charles WOODARD
b. 1872-73 St Osyth, Essex
father: Joseph WOODARD, mother: Catherine Selina
1881: lvg. Colchester Rd Cottage, St Osyth, Essex - Scholar
1891: lvg. 10 Arthur St, West Ham, Essex - Labourer, India Rubber
1901: lvg. 22 Tate Rd, West Ham, Essex - Bricklayer
 
Richard TILBURY (viii)
b. 1872, Carshalton, Surrey
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex - Scholar
1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex - Factory Hand India Rubber
 
Charles TILBURY (ix)
b. 24 November 1874, at 19a Hermitage Street, Paddington, London
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex - Scholar
1891; lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham
1901- 8 February 1903: lvg. 70 Ordnance Road, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex - General Labourer
1948: lvg. 7 Aldborough Road, Dagenham, Essex
 
m. 1897 West Ham, Essex
Sarah Anna CRUSH
b. 8 May 1864 at 9 Shipwright Street, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex
father: Joseph CRUSH; mother: Sarah EAGLE
1881: lvg. 14 Denmark Terrace, West Ham, Essex
1891: lvg. 45 Mayfield Road, West Ham, Essex
8 February 1903: lvg. 70 Ordnance Road, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex
 
Charles TILBURY d. February 1950, St. George's Hospital, Hornchurch, Essex
Burial: 24 February 1950, Eastbrookend, Dagenham, Essex; Plot A1 1371
Sarah Anna TILBURY d. 16 September 1936, Canning Town, London
Burial: West Ham Cemetery, Forest Gate, London E7; No.Q26 NW
 
Alice TILBURY (x)
b. 1877, Paddington, Middlesex
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex
1891: lvg. School House, Drew Rd, West Ham, Essex - Domestic Servant (near Factory Rd)
1901: Alice 'CONLOY', lvg. 61 Randolph Road, West Ham, Essex
 
m. 19 November 1896 Custom House, London
Neil CONNELLY
b. 16 April 1873 Argylshire, Scotland
1901: lvg. 61 Randolph Road, West Ham, Essex - Sailor
 
Alice CONNELLY d. 14 October 1961
(contact with a living descendant)

Randolph Road no longer exists (2004); it was situated between Churchill Road and Alnwick Road and would correspond to the actual Flortis Close.

Frederick TILBURY (xi)
b. 1879, Paddington, Middlesex
1881: lvg. 19a Hermitage St, Paddington, Middlesex
1891: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - Factory Hand India Rubber
 
Frank TILBURY (xii)
b. 1883, Paddington, Middlesex
1891: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - Factory Hand India Rubber
 
Maud Emily TILBURY (xiii)
b. 1885, Paddington, Middlesex
1891: lvg. 9 Agnes Road, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 9 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - Warehouse Factory Hand India Rubber
1910: lvg. 28 Newland Street, Silvertown
m. 1907, Woolwich
Spencer Ernest DENNIS
1891: lvg. 25 Balaam St, West Ham, Essex - Scholar
1901: lvg. 29 High St, East Ham, Essex - Butcher
1910: lvg. 28 Newland Street, Silvertown

The factory where several of the Tilbury family worked was "The India Rubber, Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works", Factory Road, West Ham.

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, Caroline + Frank Mitchener:

George MITCHENER (i)
b. 1885 St Pancras, London
1891: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - Labourer, Sugar Factory
 
Frank MITCHENER (ii)
b. 1886 St Marylebone, London
1891: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - Labourer, Sugar Factory
 
Sidney MITCHENER (iii)
b. 1889 Chelsea, London
1891: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - School Boy
 
Arthur MITCHENER (iv)
b. 1890 Silvertown, London
1891: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - School Boy
 
Charles MITCHENER (v)
b. 1892 Silvertown, London
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex - School Boy
 
Alice MITCHENER (vi)
b. 1897 Silvertown, London
1901: lvg. 11 Agnes Street, West Ham, Essex

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, William + Clara (Beer):

William & Clara - and their children, if there were any - seem invisible after 1882 (as at August 2004)

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, Valentine James + Druscilla Emily (Boulton):

Harold Frederick TILBURY
b. 1897 Hammersmith, London
1901: lvg. 82 North End Road, Fulham

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, Elizabeth Ann + William Charles Woodard

George WOODARD (i)
b. 1897, Plumstead, London
1901: lvg. 22 Tate Rd, West Ham, Essex
 
May WOODARD (ii)
b. 1900, Silvertown, Essex
1901: lvg. 22 Tate Rd, West Ham, Essex

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, Charles + Sarah (Crush):

Winifred Ada TILBURY (i)
b. 21 July 1898 Custom House, London
1901: ('Winifriead') lvg. 70 Ordnance Road, West Ham, Essex
 
married, 4 children
d. 30 May 1966, Ipswich, Suffolk
 
Ethel Sarah TILBURY (ii)
b. 1900 Custom House, Essex
1901: lvg. 70 Ordnance Road, West Ham
 
married, 3 children
d. 2003, Custom House, London
 
Hilda TILBURY (iii)
b. [4Q 1901 (4a/129), d. 1Q 1902 (4a/38)] West Ham, Essex
 
Charles Joseph TILBURY (iv)
b. 8 February 1903 at 70 Ordnance Road, Canning Town, London
1929: Draper's Porter
 
married, 2 children
d. 1990 Southend
(contact with a living descendant)

 
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William, William, John, John (4.iii), George John, Alice + Neil Connolly:

Neil CONNELLY (i)
married, 4 children
 
Frederick CONNELLY (ii)
married, 3 children
 
William CONNELLY (iii)
married, 2 children
 
Charles CONNELLY (iv)
-
 
George CONNELLY (v)
-
 
Mary CONNELLY (vi)
married, 1 child
 
Janet CONNELLY (vii)
married, 4 children
 
Maud CONNELLY (viii)
married, 5 children
 
Edith CONNELLY (ix)
b. 29 September 1916, West Ham, London
married, 1 child
Edith [--] d. 17 April 1984, Essex

(1901: Alice & Neil CONNOLLY's lodger: Alfred AXILL, Stevedore)
 

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1. William TILBURY b. 1705 Hampshire
m. Ann FISH 21 September 1733 Bramshot, Hampshire, b. 8 October 1714 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Ann TILBERY b. 1733 Bramshott, Hampshire
m. John SWEETMAN 9 July 1758 Bramshot, Hampshire
b. 26 September 1731 Bramshot, Hampshire (father: Joseph SWEETMAN, mother: Susan)
2. William TILBERY b. 21 September 1735 Bramshott, Hampshire
m.(1) Ann MARTIN 2 October 1761, b. 1740 Bramshot, Hampshire
m.(2) Mary RICHARDS 27 March 1769 Bramshot, Hampshire
3. Mary TILBERY b. 1770, Chr. 11 March 1770 Bramshott, Hampshire
3. William TILBERY b. 1772, Chr. 13 September 1772 Bramshott, Hampshire
3. John TILBERY b. 1775, Chr. 11 December 1775 Bramshott, Hampshire
m. Sarah VOLLER 12 May 1797 Frensham, Surrey
b. 1779, Chr. 10 March 1779, Harting, Sussex (father: William VOLLER; mother: Ann)
4. Sarah TILBURY b. 1798, [IGI: Chr. 23 September Haslemere]
4. Mary TILBURY b. 1800 Surrey, [IGI: Chr. 18 December Haslemere]
4. John TILBURY b. 1803, [IGI: Chr. 27 March Haslemere]
m. Caroline LEE 1826 Surrey, b. 1805 Sussex
5. George John TILBURY b. 1938 Surrey
m. Ann LITHGOW 1859 West Sussex, b. 1839 Sussex
(IGI error: Ann LETHGEN)
6. George John TILBURY b. 1860 Chichester (2b/297)
6. Caroline TILBURY b. 4Q 1861 Chichester (2b/314)
m. Frank MITCHENER 2Q 1883 Kensington (1a/235)
7. George MITCHENER b. 1885 London
7. Frank MITCHENER b. 1886 London
7. Sidney MITCHENER b. 1889 London
7. Arthur MITCHENER b. 1890 Essex
7. Charles MITCHENER b. 1892 Essex
7. Alice MITCHENER b. 1897 Essex
 
6. [?]
6. William TILBURY b. [1864]
m. Clara BEER 2Q 1882 Marylebone (1a/1035) London
6. Valentine James TILBURY b. 1867 Westbourne (2b/369) Sussex
m. Druscilla Emily BOULTON 3Q 1895 Marylebone (1a/1163), b. 1871 London
7. Harold Frederick TILBURY b. 1897 London
 
6. Harry TILBURY b. 3Q 1868 Westbourne (2b/369) Sussex
6. Kate TILBURY b. 4Q 1869 Westbourne (2b/383) Sussex
6. Elizabeth Ann TILBURY b. 4Q 1870 Westbourne (2b/366) Sussex
m. William Charles WOODARD 4Q 1895 West Ham (4a/260) [FreeBMD: TILSBURY]
6. Richard TILBURY b. 1872 Surrey
6. Charles TILBURY b. 1874 London
m. Sarah Anna CRUSH 1Q 1897 West Ham (4a/223) Essex, b. 1864 Essex
7. Winifred Ada TILBURY b. 4Q 1898 West Ham (4a/153) Essex
m. [--]
8. Issue (4)
 
7. Ethel Sarah TILBURY b. 1900 West Ham (4a/167) Essex
m. [--]
8. Issue
 
7. Hilda TILBURY [b. 4Q 1901 (4a/129), d. 1Q 1902 (4a/38)] West Ham, Essex
7. Charles Joseph TILBURY b. 1Q 1903 West Ham (4a/118) Essex
m. [--]
8. Issue (2)
m. [--]
(ascendant of StevenN)
 
6. Alice TILBURY b. 1877 London
(grandmother of PeterWG)
m. Neil CONNOLLY
7. Issue (9)
m. [--]
8. Issue
 
6. Frederick TILBURY b. 1879 London
6. Frank TILBURY b. 1883 London
6. Maud TILBURY b. 1885 London
 
4. Elizabeth TILBURY Chr. 4 October 1814 Haslemere, Surrey
 
3. Ann TILBERY b. 1781, Chr. 1 April 1781 Bramshott, Hampshire
3. Stephen TILBERY b. 1784, Chr. 21 April 1784 Bramshott, Hampshire
3. Thomas TILBERY b. 1786, Chr. 29 October 1786, Bramshott, Hampshire
m. Jane CHALWIN 30 March 1807, Frensham, Surrey
 
2. James TILBERY b. 1742 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Jane TILBERY b. 10 June 1744 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Sarah TILBERY b. 9 October 1746 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Stephen TILBERY b. 1748 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Mary TILBERY b. 2 July 1751 Bramshott, Hampshire
2. Hannah TILBERY b. 8 February 1754 Bramshott, Hampshire
 

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"HMS Doterel"

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William, William, John, John (3.iii), George John, Able Seaman George John Tilbury

 
Designed by Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, 6th Royal Navy ship of the name "Doterel".
Screw sloop, 6 guns; 1,124 tons, 170x36x15-7; sail & steam-power, 900 i.h.p., 12 knots; composite (wrought-iron keel, frame, stern & stem posts; wooden planking).
Built at Chatham, completed in 1879, launched on 2 March 1880.

17 January 1881 - departed Sheerness, Kent, to join the British Pacific fleet.
155 crew under Commander Richard Evans.

26 April 1881 - departed Elizabeth Island about 6 a.m., moored in Punta Arenas roads (Straits of Magellan) off Sandy Point 8.30 a.m.

At 10 a.m. an explosion burst open the starboard side of the ship and the upper deck. Some thirty seconds later there was a more violent explosion near the fore magazine, and the ship sank quickly. Cdr. Evans was in his bathroom and was able to jump overboard, grasp some wreckage and with this support reached the shore; 143 died, 12 survived (including the Captain). Memorial in Punta Arenas cemetery, Chile.

Image courtesy of an unknown photographer.

Mid-May 1881 - "HMS Garnet" arrived at Punta Arenas
Divers found the "Doterel" in two widely separated sections, 11 fathoms deep: one about 96 feet long; the other, greatly damaged, about 25 feet long. Wreckage of masts, guns and anchors lay scattered across the ocean floor, witness to the violence of the explosions.

22 November 1881 - off Coquimbo on the coast of Chile.
At 8 a.m. there was an explosion on board "HMS Triumph", iron steamship of 6,640 tons, caused by the ignition of vapour from xerotine siccative, a chemical employed to protect iron hulls from corroding. Its use was thereafter discontinued.

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Rear-Admiral Stirling's Report of the explosion on "Triumph"
Illustrated London News, events of 1881
Illustrations & History of Wrecks in the Magellan Straits (in Spanish, but easy to follow)
 
Timeline of history & events in West Ham
 
Life of Industrial Workers in 19thC Britain, contemporary illustrations

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