John Lee Tildsley Jr.

Life and records

Named as son John Lee in Who's Who 1934. No NYC birth or death index hit in the gen-4 pass.

BFS sibling of Jane; dates not found. BFS sibling of Jane; not hunted further.

Family

Sources

1. Who's Who lists Margaret among John Lee Tildsley's four children.

   Children—Jane, John Lee, Margaret, Kathleen (deceased).

2. Harvard Crimson Junior Dance (11 Apr 1918) lists class of 1919 box guest “J. Tildsley and Miss Helenka Adamowska” — identity/orbit only; Adamowska later married Guido Pantaleoni (not a Tildsley spouse lock).

   J. Tildsley and Miss Helenka Adamowska.

3. GGG NYC Grooms exact Tildsley → 0; NYC Marriage Licenses 1950–95 exact GroomsSurname Tildsley → only Allan×Charlotte Gavaletz Richmond 1967 (not this John). No fetched marriage for John Lee Jr.

   0 records found for Surname=Tildsley (grooms); licenses: Tildsley, Allan | Gavaletz, Charlotte | 1967 | Richmond

4. Children dig WALL 2026-09-19: no fetched page names a wife, son, or daughter of John Lee Tildsley Jr. Best unread: Newspapers.com / Ancestry U.S. Newspapers.com Obituary Index record 11293948 “John L. Tildsley Jr.” (Illinois publication); NYT 22 Nov 1948 father death survivors; NYT 9 Jan 1960 “Mrs. John L. Tildsley” (Bertha) survivors; Harvard 1919 anniversary class reports.

   23 matches for "John L. Tildsley, Jr" (MA 11, NY 10, IL 2) — paywalled / unread this pass. Ancestry coll. 61843 record 11293948 names John L. Tildsley Jr. with Illinois publication place.

5. NYC birth index: Margaret Tildsley born 27 Dec 1900 (recorded 1901), Manhattan cert 1856. Only Tildsley birth in the 1855–1909 NYC index; date fits this family after the 1896 marriage.

   1 records found … Tildsley | Margaret | Dec 27'00 | 1901 | 1856 | Manhattan

6. Harvard College Class of 1919 Directory lists John L. Tildsley, Jr., home Spuyten Duyvil, New York City; care of Lamont, Corliss & Co., 131 Hudson St., New York City — locks identity as the Who’s Who son of John Lee × Bertha (Watters) Tildsley of Edgehill/Spuyten Duyvil.

   John L. Tildsley, Jr.. Spuyten Duyvil, New York City ; care of Lamont, Corliss & Co., 131 Hudson St., New York City.

7. Soap trade journal Oct 1943: Chicago branch manager of Reilly Tar & Chemical; d. Chicago 28 Sep 1943 age 44; funeral Edgehill Church, Spuyten Duyvil; survived by parents and a sister.

   Tildsley, Reilly Tar, Dies. John L. Tildsley, Jr., Chicago branch manager of Reilly Tar & Chemical Co., Indianapolis, manufacturers of coal tar products, died in Chicago on September 28, at the age of forty-four. Funeral services were held at Edgehill Church, Spuyten Duyvil, N.Y. Surviving Mr. Tildsley are his parents, living in Spuyten Duyvil, and a sister.

8. Smith Alumnae Quarterly 1928 (class of 1894 notes): Bertha (Watters) Tildsley's children Jane and John Tildsley Jr. in Spuyten Duyvil Players cast.

   Bertha (Watters) Tildsley directed a competitive play for the Spuyten Duyvil Players. Jane, our class baby, and John Tildsley Jr. were in the cast.

9. Soap trade journal Oct 1943: Chicago branch manager of Reilly Tar & Chemical; d. Chicago 28 Sep 1943 age 44; funeral Edgehill Church, Spuyten Duyvil; survived by parents and a sister.

   Soap trade journal Oct 1943: Chicago branch manager of Reilly Tar & Chemical; d. Chicago 28 Sep 1943 age 44; funeral Edgehill Church, Spuyten Duyvil; survived by parents and a sister.

10. FamilySearch NYC birth: John Lee Tildsley Jr. (indexed Fildsley) b. 2 Jan 1899 Manhattan; father age 31 b. Pittsburgh; mother Bertha Alice Watters 27 b. New York.

    FamilySearch NYC birth: John Lee Tildsley Jr. (indexed Fildsley) b. 2 Jan 1899 Manhattan; father age 31 b. Pittsburgh; mother Bertha Alice Watters 27 b. New York.

11. FamilySearch Illinois death record of John L. Tildsley Jr.; father b. Pittsburgh, mother Bertha Watter b. Hartsdale NY.

    FamilySearch Illinois death record of John L. Tildsley Jr.; father b. Pittsburgh, mother Bertha Watter b. Hartsdale NY.