Pioneer Roll the Dice CAF- #5 1874 Peoria IL

The [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] Family, (1874)

dgf (b.1794, d.1834): [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dgm (b.1800, d.1830): [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] née [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

ds1 (b.1818): [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
ds2 (b.1820, d.1844): [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dd1 (b.1823): [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dd2 (b.1827): [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dd3 (b.1830): [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]


ds1 (b.1818, aged 56): [name_u]William[/name_u] [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] (farmer)
dw (b.1820, aged 54): [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] née [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] (middle class/daughter of a doctor)
—dd1 (b.1851): [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Bess” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
—ds1 (b.1856): [name_u]William[/name_u] “Jack” [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] [name_m]Jr[/name_m]
—ds2 (b.1858, aged 16): [name_u]Charles[/name_u] “Charlie” [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
—dd2 (b.1860, aged 14): [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “Alice” [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] (sick with pneumonia)
—dd3 (b.1860, aged 14): [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] “Aggie” [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]

dd1 (b.1851, aged 23): [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] “Bess” [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
df (b.1849, aged 25): [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]Charles[/name_u] Bothwell (middle class/professor)

ds1 (b.1856, aged 18): [name_u]William[/name_u] “Jack” [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] [name_m]Jr[/name_m] (poor/farmhand/sick with whooping cough)
df (b.1856, aged 18): [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u] (poor/daughter of a blacksmith)

This decade bought more joy on the [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] farm. [name_f]Bess[/name_f] caught the eye of and became engaged to [name_m]Richard[/name_m] Bothwell, a middle class professor at a university. The family hope that she will have a comfortable marriage. Taking up the role as the family farmhand, with the view that he will inherit when the time comes, [name_u]Jack[/name_u] now works alongside his father. He also became engaged to [name_f]Nora[/name_f] [name_u]Finch[/name_u], the daughter of the local blacksmith and family friend. They are looking forward to the wedding although he recently contracted whooping cough. His younger brother [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] has since been filling in for him on the farm. With the farm in safe hands, for [name_u]William[/name_u] and [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], daughter [name_f]Alice[/name_f] has become the main concern as she recovered from her typhoid but is now sick with pneumonia.


dd1 (b.1823, aged 51): [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] Tugwell née [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dh (b.1822, d.1861): Private [name_u]George[/name_u] [name_u]William[/name_u] Tugwell (poor/joiner)
ds1 (b.1843): [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] Tugwell
dd1 (b.1844): [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Tugwell
dd2 (b.1848): [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Tugwell

ds1 (b.1843, aged 31): Private [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_u]George[/name_u] Tugwell (poor/joiner)
dw (b.1845, aged 29): [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] Tugwell née Scarry (poor/daughter of a carpenter)
—ds1 (b.1872, aged 2): [name_u]Arthur[/name_u] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] Tugwell
—dd1 (b.1873, aged 1): [name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] Tugwell
—dd2 (b.1874, aged nb): [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] [name_u]Florence[/name_u] Tugwell (sick with typhoid)

dd1 (b.1844, aged 30): [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] Renshaw née Tugwell
dh (b.1843, aged 31): First Lieutenant [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Renshaw (wealthy/railroad tycoon/sick with pneumonia)
—ds1 (b.1870, aged 4): [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] Renshaw [name_m]Jr[/name_m]
—ds2 (b.1873, aged 1): [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]William[/name_u] Renshaw

dd2 (b.1848, aged 26): [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] Tugwell
df (b.1847, aged 27): [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_u]George[/name_u] Marsham (middle class/owner of a grocery store)

Multiple grandchildren were born this decade for [name_f]Mary[/name_f], giving her a new purpose in life after the death of [name_u]George[/name_u]. [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] married [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] Scarry, the daughter of a carpenter who supplies the wood for his work as a joiner. They currently have three children, [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], although [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] is presently sick with typhoid. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] and [name_u]John[/name_u] were married and welcomed two sons, [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Jr[/name_m] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u]. [name_u]John[/name_u] Sr became sick with pneumonia after travelling for business. [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] is forcing him to slow down and rest, fearing something serious will happen if he does not. Finally, there was happy news for [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] who became engaged to [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] Marsham, the son of the local greengrocer, [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] Marsham & Sons. He hopes to take over the family business soon.


dd2 (b.1827 aged 47): [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] Auld née [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m]
dh (b.1825, aged 49): [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] Auld (middle class/pharmacist)
–dd1 (b.1856): [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Auld
–ds1 (b.1858, aged 16): [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] [name_u]William[/name_u] Auld
–ds2 (b.1859, aged 15): [name_u]Edward[/name_u] [name_u]George[/name_u] Auld
–dd2 (b.1862, aged 12): [name_u]Rose[/name_u] [name_f]Alice[/name_f] Auld (sick with scarlet fever)

-dd1 (b.1856, aged 18): [name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] Auld

Not much changed this decade for the Auld family. [name_f]Clara[/name_f] became a pharmacist assistant in the shop, helping her father out along with [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] and [name_u]Edward[/name_u] who do the deliveries. [name_u]Edward[/name_u] recovered from his typhoid, as did [name_u]Rose[/name_u] however she is now sick with scarlet fever.


dd3 (b.1830, aged 44): [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_f]Ann[/name_f] [name_m]Pyke[/name_m] née [name_m]Dickinson[/name_m] (retired housemaid)
dh (b.1828, aged 46): Private [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Pyke[/name_m] (poor/gardener)
–dd1 (b.1866, aged 8): [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Pyke[/name_m]
–ds1 (b.1871, aged 3): [name_u]Walter[/name_u] [name_u]Henry[/name_u] [name_m]Pyke[/name_m]
–ds2 (b.1872, aged 2): [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] [name_m]Pyke[/name_m] (sick with scarlet fever)

[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] finally married. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] is enjoying life away from service and bringing up their children, [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_u]Walter[/name_u] and [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], and [name_u]Henry[/name_u] returned to his position as a gardener. Their only worry at the moment is [name_m]Ernest[/name_m] who has contracted scarlet fever whilst playing with his cousin, [name_u]Rose[/name_u] Auld.

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