Person:Nanny Tyzzer (1)

Nanny Tyzzer was born in 1841 at Perranzabuloe in Cornwall, daughter of Elizabeth Tyzzer, formerly Mitchell, and her husband Robert Tyzzer, a lead miner. Nanny appears in the 1851 census living with her parents and siblings at Hendra in Perranzabuloe. By 1861 she was working as a servant at Idless in the parish of Kenwyn.

On 25th March 1868, aged 26, Nanny married a gamekeeper called Josiah Cox. They married at St Mellion, at the eastern end of Cornwall, and at the time of their marriage both were living at Newton Ferrers, a big estate in the parish of St Mellion.

After their marriage, Nanny and Josiah moved around extensively. They had a daughter, Elizabeth, in 1870 at Tetcott in Devon. By 1871 they were living at Middle Lodge on the Maritstow estate in the parish of Tamerton Foliot in Devon. They had another daughter, Kate, at Tamerton Foliot in 1872.

By 1873 they had moved to Clowance Mill in the parish of Crowan in western Cornwall. They had a son called John baptised at Crowan in August 1873, but sadly he died the following month.

By 1880 they had returned to the area where they had married, living at Hornifast in the parish of Pillaton, just south of St Mellion. They had a daughter called Lucy late in 1880, but she too died as a baby, being buried at St Mellion in January 1881. The census later that year finds them at Hornifast with their two surviving daughters. Ten years later they were in the same area, living in the neighbouring hamlet of Pentillie Quay, on the banks of the River Tamar.

By 1901 they had moved again, returning to Tamerton Foliot where they had lived in the early 1870s, living at Welltown Cottage there.

By 1908 they had returned to Cornwall, living at Hambland, a hamlet on the hills above the coast in the parish of Tywardreath, between Fowey and Par. Nanny died at the age of 66, and was buried at Tywardreath on 5th January 1908. Josiah survived her by four years.

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

   b. Nanny TYZZER, September Quarter 1841, Truro Registration District, Volume 9, page 300, mother's maiden name Mitchell

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1909; Folio 455; Page 36, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Hendra, Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Robert Tyzzer, head, married, male, 37 [1813/14], Miner Lead, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Tyzzer, wife, married, female, 34 [1816/17], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Nanny Tyzzer, daughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1841/2], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Precilla Tyzzer, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Joseph Warne Tyzzer, son, male, 6 [1844/5], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Joanna Tyzzer, daughter, female, 4 [1846/7], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Tyzzer, daughter, female, 2 [1848/9], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Sarah Tyzzer, daughter, female, 10mo [1850], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Ellenor Tyzzer, mother to Rob[er]t, widow, female, 70 [1780/1], b. Crowan, Cornwall

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 1560; Folio 41; Page 18, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Idless, Kenwyn, Cornwall
   Mary Treweek, head, widow, female, 76 [1784/5], Needle Work, b. St Erme, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Ann Roberts, granddaughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1845/6], Scholar, b. Kenwyn, Cornwall
   Nanny Tyzzar, lodger, unmarried, female, 19 [1841/2], General Servant, b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall

4. ↑ 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 2110; Folio 32; Page 6, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Middle Lodge, Maristow, Tamerton Foliot, Devon
   Josiah Cox, head, married, male, 28 [1842/3], Gamekeeper, b. Barnoak, Lincolnshire [sic]
   Nanny Cox, wife, married, female, 29 [1841/2], Gamekeeper Wife, b. Perren [sic], Cornwall
   Elizabeth Cox, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], Gamekeeper Dau[ghte]r, b. Tetcott, Devon
   Mary Tyzzer, sister in law, unmarried, female, 16 [1854/5], Servant, b. St Allen, Cornwall

5. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 2282; Folio 62; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Hornifers, Pillaton, Cornwall
   Josiah Cox, head, married, male, 38 [1842/3], Game-keeper, b. Barnack, Northamptonshire
   Nanny Cox, wife, married, female, 39 [1841/2], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Cox, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Tetcott, Devon
   Kate Cox, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Foliott Tamerton [sic], Devon

6. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 1808; Folio 56; Page 12, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Pentillie Quay, Pillaton, Cornwall
   Josiah Cox, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Gamekeeper, employed, b. Barnack, Lincolnshire
   Nanny Cox, wife, married, female, 49 [1841/2], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Cox, daughter, single, female, 21 [1869/70], b. Tetcott, Devon (N)
   Kate Cox, daughter, single, female, 19 [1871/2], b. Tamerton Foliot, Devon (S)

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 2088; Folio 14; Page 5, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Welltown Cottage, Tamerton Foliot, Devon
   4 rooms occupied
   Josiah Cox, head, married, male, 58 [1842/3], Gamekeeper, worker, b. Barnack, Lincolnshire
   Nanny Cox, wife, married, female, 59 [1841/2], b. Perranzabuloe, Cornwall
   Elizabeth Cox, daughter, single, female, 31 [1869/70], Plain Needle Work, own account, working at home, b. Tetcott, Devon

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

   d. Nanney COX, March Quarter 1908, St Austell Registration District, Volume 5c, page 71, aged 66 [1841/2]

9. ↑ Cornwall, England. Online Parish Clerks.

   bur. 5 Jan 1908, Tywardreath, Cornwall: Nanney Cox / Hambland Tywardreath / 66 [1841/2]