Who's Who: Bertha Alice Watters of New York City married John Lee Tildsley 24 Jun 1896; mother of Jane. Smith College class of 1894 as Bertha (Watters) Tildsley.
Birth, death, and parents not found. NYC death index to 1948 has 0 Bertha Tildsley. Smith 1894. Parents of Bertha not found this pass (Jane's maternal grandparents remain a hole). Smith 1894 catalog may name her home/father; not retrieved beyond the married-name register line. Married John Lee Tildsley in Newburgh, Orange County, NY (NYS index 25 Jun 1896 cert 11774; Who’s Who/Smith say 24 Jun 1896).
Facts
- Name
- Bertha Alice Watters Tildsley
- Maiden name
- Watters
- Birthplace
- New York City (of, at marriage)
- Generation
- 4
- Status
- confirmed
- Sex
- Female
Spouses
Children
Sources
- Named as mother of John Lee Tildsley (maiden Withington) in Who's Who 1934.
Married Bertha Alice Watters, of New York City, June 24, 1896; Children—Jane, John Lee, Margaret, Kathleen (deceased).
- Smith College alumnae registers list Bertha (Watters) Tildsley, class of 1894 — Jane (Smith 1918) is a second-generation Smith daughter.
1894 Bertha (Watters) Tildsley
- Possible match (not equated): NYC deaths Elizabeth Tildsley, 74y, 30 Mar 1923, Kings cert 7438. Age would imply birth ~1848–49, plausible for a mother of a man born 1867. Not proven to be this woman.
0 records found for query. Surname Tildsley GivenName Bertha
- User-stated in chat 2026-09-16: siblings/cousins downward pass (Lisa McLean siblings’ children; Hal William Reynolds 1958 siblings Hugh and Jane and their children).
NYS marriage index: John L. Tildsley × Bertha A. Watters, 25 Jun 1896, Newburgh, cert 11774