Mary Agnes Crompton, who married Fredric Tibbits on 20 June 1900, is responsible for the early investigations in to the origin of the line of Thomas of Bridlington. On the death of their daughter, Ino, her box of papers was discovered at the sale of properties. The contents showed that extensive research had taken place, with Postal Orders for 7/6 being sent to genealogists in York, Leeds and Birmingham, who investigated the Driffield branch of the family name.

1881 Census
Source:           FHL Film 1341806 PRO Ref RG11
                  Piece 3373 Folio 103 Page 13
Dwelling:         The Manor
Place:            Broadholme, Nottingham, England

Name              Mar Age Sex  Birthplace              Rel   Occ 
John HT Tibbitts   M   44  M   Basford, Nottingham     Head  Farmer of 230 acres
                                                             employing 5 lab
Kate Ino Tibbitts  M   46  F   Brockley, Nottingham    Wife
John Tibbitts          19  M   Broadholme, Nottingham  Son   Scholar
Henry Tibbitts         15  M   Broadholme, Nottingham  Son   Scholar
Sydney Tibbitts         9  M   Broadholme, Nottingham  Son   Scholar
Fredric Tibbitts        7  M   Broadholme, Nottingham  Son   Scholar
Mary A Cashson     U   18  F   Waddington, Lincoln     Serv  Housemaid
Alice Hackney      U   22  F   Hackthorn, Lincoln      Serv  Cook
Samuel Bell        U   16  M   East Bridgford, Notts   Serv  Farm Serv (Indoors)
John Cook          U   18  M   Sturton, Lincoln        Serv  Farm Serv (Indoors)

1881Census
Source:            FHL Film 1341361 PRO Ref RG11
                   Piece 1493 Folio 106 Page 26
Dwelling:          Institution: "Grammar School"   Priest End
Place:             Thame, Oxford, England

Name               Age  Sex    Birthplace              Rel      Occ  
Charles Tibbits    14   M      Broadholme, Nottingham  Boarder  Scholar
Walter J. Tibbits  12   M      Broadholme, Nottingham  Boarder  Scholar

The fact that John HT Tibbits could afford to send two of his sons to boarding school suggests that he had a substantial income from his 230 acre farm. This affluence may account for the grandeur of Fred and Mary Agnes' first home in Hull.

1891 Census   Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source:       FHL Film  TNA Ref RG12
              Piece 2711  Folio 85 Page 10 
Dwelling:     
Place:        Broadholme, Nottinghamshire, England     

                    Rel  Mar Age  Occ                  Birthplace
John Henry Tibbits  Head  M  54   Farmer               Notts, Basford    
Ino Kate Tibbits    Wife  M  56                        Lincoln, Brocklesby
Henry Tibbits       Son   S  25   Lace Saleman         Notts, Broadholme 
Charles Tibbits     Son   S  24   Farmers son          Notts, Broadholme 
William jee Tibbits Son   S  22   Lace Salesman        Notts, Broadholme 
Sidney Tibbits      Son   S  19                        Notts, Broadholme 
Frederick Tibbits   Son   S  17                        Notts, Broadholme 
George Dove         Serv  S  19   Farm Serv            Lincoln, Ancaster    
Ada Broddle         Serv  S  18   Housemaid domestic   Lincoln, Nettleham                
Harriet Broxson     Serv  S  18   Cook Domestic        Lincoln, Sotby        
Daniel G Millson    Serv  S  17   Farm Serv            Lincoln, Branston   

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Fred and Mary's marriage certificate

Right: Fred and Mary's wedding photograph. Back row: Charles Crompton, Elizabeth Crompton, nee Wright, Ellen Crompton (?), Rev.J Moga???? Front row: Margaret Louisa Crompton (later Duggleby), Fred, Mary Agnes, Unknown bridesmaid - perhaps one of Mary Agnes' sisters. Child: Marjory Crompton
Driffield Times, 23 June 1900    At the Priory Church, Bridlington,   June 20th, Frederic, youngest son of   J.H. Tibbits, of Broadholme Manor,   Notts, to Mary Agnes, eldest   daughter of the late Thomas   Crompton, of Lowthorpe.

Their home in 1901

1901 Census
Source:          FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
                 Piece 4470  Folio 64  Page 28
Dwelling:        107 Victoria Avenue
Place:           Sculcoates, Kingston upon Hull, York, England

Name             Rel  Age Sex Occ              Status  Birthplace 
Fredric Tibbits  Head  27  M  Corn oil         Worker  Notts, Broadholme
                              Cake Agent
Mary Tibbits     Wife  27  F                           Yorks, Lowthorpe
Edith Porter     Serv  15  F  General Domestic         Yorks, Earls Heaton

The occupation of the other householders support the general 1901 affluence: solicitor, bank accountant, marine surveyor, oil merchant, a merchant commercial clerk and one gentleman 'living on own means'. All but two of the seven house had 'general domestic' servants. This property may have been purchased from the income of the Manor Farm.

1805info16, sheet 3

107 Victoria Avenue north west of the city centre is situated in the postal district of HU5, in an area of large Victorian semi development: the five, widely spaced, most beautiful, parallel 'avenues' with long gardens. Bay windowed frontages open onto tiled hallways, behind which are two good sized reception rooms, another big room and then the kitchen. Some houses have attics, which would have been the accommodation for the 'domestic servants'. Arguably this beautiful area is the place to live in Hull. Spectacular fountains are centred in the roundabouts that lead into the 'avenues' and ornate plaster work and brick adorn the houses at intersections with Salisbury Street. The area is currently being restored into expensive flats. Subsidence, perhaps caused by the natural springs and water table of Spring Bank,  close to where 107 once stood are shored and more modern buildings have been build on the site of 107. Right: The Avenue by James Neal c.1985

In 1912 the family was living at Thorpe Cottage, Brantingham, East Yorkshire, which is adjacent to the A63, east of Hull. The cottage is located to the right of the Post Office just inside the estate gates.

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Other Tibbits around 1901

GRO deaths
Kate Ino Tibbits  June Qrt 1893  vol.73  p.209 Newark (Broadholme)

1901 Census
Source:    FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
           Piece 3195  Folio 84  Page 10
Dwelling:  Manor House
Place:     Broadholme, Notts, England

Name               Rel   Mar  Age  Occ                   Employer    Birthplace
John H. Tibbits    Head  Wid  64   Farmer                E 'at home' Notts, Basford
Henry Tibbits      Son    S   35   Lace agent            Own account Notts, Broadholme
Walter Tibbits     Son    S   32   Manager ladies shirt  Worker      Notts, Broadholme
Sydney Tibbits     Son    S   29   Farmer's son          Worker      Notts, Broadholme
Annie Spencer      Serv   S   40   Housekeeper/Domestic  Worker      Linc., North Somerestes
R??ear Williamson  Vis    S   36   Manager for Telephone Worker      Cheshire, Bollington
                                   Company
Martha Lowman      Serv   S   18   Cook/Domestic         Worker      Linc., Peasholmes
Rose A Lowman      Serv   S   17   Housemaid/Domestic    Worker      Linc., Peasholmes
William Nicholson  Serv   S   17   Waggoner on farm      Worker      Linc., Suscilley

1901 Census
Source:    FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
           Piece 3057  Folio 113 Page 10
Dwelling:
Place:     Doddington, Lincoln, England

Name               Rel   Mar Age  Occ                   Employer    Birthplace
Charles Tibbits    Head   S  34   Farmer                Employer    Broadholme, Notts
Sarah Barnes       Serv   S  51   Housekeeper (Domes)               Skeltingthorpe, Lincs
Charlotte Bell     Serv   S  17   General servant (Domes)           Saxilby, Lincs
Fred Clark         Serv   S  17   Waggoner on farm      Worker      Southorpe, Lincs
Herbert Bell       Serv   S  15   Waggoner on farm      Worker      Saxilby, Lincs

The 1901 census shows several Tibbits in the Banbury area of Oxfordshire. Could this family have stemmed from one of the boys who returned to Oxfordshire?

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Ino mary Tibbits

I am indebted to John and Marion Britt for the following information.

In 1964 my wife and I moved to Skellingthorpe, near Lincoln and our neighbour living at ‘Thorpe Cottage’ was Ino Mary Tibbits. Maybe the name of her Skellingthorpe bungalow was taken from the Thorpe Cottage, at Brantingham, East Yorkshire. Broadholme Manor, the home of John H.T. Tibbits, is about three miles from the village of Skellingthorpe.

Miss Tibbits lived there with her partner Walter james Clingo, born 1901 at Downham, Norfolk and died in 1990. He had retired as the gamekeeper at the Doddington Hall estate, near Lincoln. They left Skellingthorpe in the late 1960’s and moved to Goulceby, near Louth, Lincolnshire, where Miss Tibbits died in 1993.

Miss Tibbits was a charming, cultured woman and reading your resume of the Tibbits of Broadholme; it would be an easy assumption to make, that her father Fredric, may have benefited from a private education that had ‘rubbed off’ on his daughter.

She welcomed us to the village and with her encouragement, my wife joined the Women’s Institute and we both joined her as regular worshippers at the village church.

We will always owe her a great debt of gratitude and remember her with much affection.

It was Ino's Box, bought by Roger Parkin at her house clearance shortly after her funeral, that contained the early genealogical works of Mary agnes.

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