Person:Felix Timothy (1)

Felix Festus Timothy was born on 30th November 1843 and baptised the following month in the parish of St Giles without Cripplegate in the City of London. He was the son of Jane Timothy, formerly Cassanet, and her husband David Timothy, a feather and bedding merchant. The family lived on the street called Barbican in the city.

In September 1860, when Felix was still only sixteen years old, banns of marriage were read at St Saviour's in Southwark for him and a Jane Hamblin. She had given birth to a boy earlier that year, whom Felix later acknowledged to be his son. For whatever reason, Felix and Jane did not marry in 1860. The 1861 census finds Felix living with his parents, brother and a servant at 5 York Grove in the Peckham area of Camberwell in the southern suburbs of London, whilst Jane was living with her mother and the baby in the village of Hampton. Felix was described as a clerk to a corn broker at the time.

Felix's mother died on 3rd March 1863. Later that same month, on 29th March 1863, Felix and Jane finally did marry, at Barnes in Surrey. They went on to have another eight children between 1863 and 1882.

Felix worked as a commercial traveller, and appears to have been regularly away from home. He is recorded as sailing from Liverpool to Quebec in June 1866, for what appears to have been a short trip, although his return journey has not been found.

Felix's father died in 1868 in Shoreditch. Under his father's will, Felix and his siblings took equal shares of the estate, but Felix's share (and that of his brother William) was deferred for seven years after his father's death. It is not clear why his father thought it appropriate to make Felix wait for his share. Litigation followed, with Felix suing all his brothers and sisters that year.

In August 1869, Felix, Jane, and their children sailed from Liverpool to Quebec. They spent some time living in Canada, with one of their daughters being born in Peterborough County, Ontario in October 1869. Felix described himself as a farmer at this time. However, by 1871 they had returned to England, and appear in the census in West Ham, east of London.

In 1881 Jane and the children were living in the Peckham area south of London, although Felix was away from home on census night. By 1891 Jane and the children were living at South Norwood in Croydon, and again, Felix was away from home on census night.

Jane died on 29th November 1900 at Regency Square in Brighton, right on the seafront. She was 62 years old. A newspaper announcement of her death described her as "the dearly beloved wife of Felix F. Timothy, of Portland-mansions, 120, Great Portland-street, London".

The 1901 census finds Felix (listed as Frederick, although whether this is an error or how he was actually known is not clear), along with his two youngest daughters living at 120 Great Portland Street in the Marylebone area of London. Felix described himself as a traveller, whilst his daughter Miriam was a professional singer. They also had a servant living with them.

Felix later moved to 50 King Henry's Road in the Primrose Hill area of Hampstead in north London. He died on 8th January 1910, aged 66.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Felix or Felia Festus TIMOTHY, December Quarter 1843, East London Registration District, Volume 2, page 222, mother's maiden name Cossnnet

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. St. Giles Cripplegate Church (London). Parish registers of St. Giles Cripplegate Church (London), 1559-1936. (London: London Metropolitan Archives).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of ST. GILES, WITHOUT CRIPPLEGATE, in the CITY OF LONDON, in the Year One Thousand, Eight Hundred, and 43
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   308	Dec[emebe]r 27	Felix Festus Born 30 Nov[ember] 1843	David & Jane	Timothy	Barbican	Bedding Warehouseman	Rob[er]t Lynam

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 384; Folio 27; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 5 York Grove, Peckham, Camberwell, Surrey
   David Timothy, head, married, male, 59 [1801/2], Retired Feather Merchant, b. St George in the East, Middlesex
   Jane Timothy, wife, married, female, 58 [1802/3], b. Bethnal Green, Middlesex
   Felix Festus Timothy, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1843/4], Clerk to a Corn Broker, b. St Giles Cripplegate
   Justus Thioplus [sic] Timothy, son, male, 13 [1847/8], Scholar, b. St Giles Cripplegate
   Martha Baker, servant, unmarried, female, Domestic Servant, b. Dover, Kent

4.   Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada).

   Ship: Damascus
   Embarking at Liverpool
   Passenger list dated 21 Jun 1866
   Passengers including:
   Felix Timothy, 24, Labourer
   Contracted to land at Quebec

5.   Canada. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935. (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada).

   Ship: Peruvian
   Embarking at Liverpool
   Passenger list dated August 12th 1869
   Passengers including:
   Felix Timothy, 25, Farmer
   Jane Timothy, 26, Wife
   Harry Timothy, 7, Child
   Felix Timothy, 5, Child
   Bernard Timothy, 3, Child
   Florence Timothy, 1, Child
   All contracted to land at Quebec

6. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1629; Folio 67; Page 11, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 120 Odessa Road, Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex
   Felix F. Timothy, head, married, male, 30 [1840/1], Commercial Traveller (w[are]house), b. London, Middlesex
   Jane Timothy, wife, married, female, 30 [1840/1], b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Henry J. Timothy, son, male, 10 [1860/1], Scholar, b. Hampton, Middlesex
   Felix C. Timothy, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Redhill, Surrey
   Bernard D. Timothy, son, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Holloway, Middlesex
   Florence E. Timothy, daughter, female, 3 [1867/8], b. Forest Gate, Essex
   Jane G. Timothy, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Canada B[ritish] S[ubject]
   Mary Ann Davis, servant, female, 14 [1856/7], General domestic servant, b. Yarmouth, Norfolk

7. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 104; Folio 39; Page 25, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 120 Great Portland Street, St Marylebone, London
   Frederick [sic] Timothy, head, widower, male, 62 [1838/9], Traveller, b. London
   Miriam Timothy, daughter, single, female, 22 [1878/9], Professional singer, b. London
   Hilda Timothy, daughter, single, female, 18 [1882/3], b. Upper Norwood, Surrey
   Nellie Beaver, servant, single, female, 18 [1882/3], Servant (Domestic), b. Somerset

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Felix Festus TIMOTHY, March Quarter 1910, Hampstead Registration District, Volume 1a, page 367, aged 66 [1843/4]

9. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1910
   TIMOTHY Felix Festus of 50 King Henry's-road Regents Park Middlesex died 8 January 1910 Probate London 23 February to Herbert James Francis Parsons manufacturing chemist. Effects £1201 10s. 2d.

10.   United Kingdom. Discovery Catalogue of the National Archives.

    Cause number: 1868 T108
    Reference: C 16/535/T108
    Short title: Timothy v Timothy
    Documents: Bill only
    Plaintiffs: Felix Festus Timothy
    Defendants: David Evan Timothy, William John Samuel Timothy, John Barker, Mary Ann Knott Barker his wife, Augustus Frederick Timothy, Peter Vincent Timothy, William Fraser, Jane Fraser his wife and Justus Theophilus Timothy