The Titheradge Tree has a very interesting past & future, with the expertise  of my very best friend Wendy Marshall & the invaluable information from my 2nd  cousin Barbara (25years work)this tree would be bare.  As it stands we have  apples blossoms & it looks fantastic.

The Titheradge crowd, & there is always a crowd, is very family orintated.  We  stick together thru thick & thin what ever the situation.  It is a great  family to belong to.

Our family has some interesting & famous relatives, such as the most  famous "Madge Titheradge" & her brother "Dion".  In that arena I would like to  add my own little family (Ian, Cindy & Chris) having made many media releases  due to sporting achievements, but I am sure as I go through this great family  of ours alot more outstanding achievements will come up.

If you have any photo's or stories of any kind I would love to hear from you,  please leave a message in the guest book & I will be in contact or even visit  as I get around our great nation often due to sport, & I do get oversea's  quite often also.  So please do not be shy, lets get this tree on the road to  sucess.  I am trying to get enough information to write a family book, but it  will be very boring without interesting stories, so get those pens writing or  your fingers typing and hopefully we will have a Reunion at the end or even in  the middle...

Cheers fellow family & I would love to hear from you... Chris T

PS: Here is some interesting info I discovered when looking for our Family  Crest...

TITHERADGE

The name TITHERADGE can be traced to the ancient Celtic culture of Wales.  Initially the name was from the personal name Tudor, which is the Welsh form  of Theodore. The surname TITHERADGE is one of the oldest Welsh names. The  lands of Britain have been inhabited by many different ethnic groups, perhaps  the oldest of which is the race which hails from the snow-capped mountains and  peaceful valleys of Wales.

After the exodus of the Romans in the 5th century A.D., the ancient Britons  were left in possession of Western England, present day Wales and Cumbria,  while the Germanic invaders, the Saxons, Jutes and Angles continued a  determined invasion from the South-East of England. The first recorded King of  Wales was Rhodri Mawr, or Roderick the Great. He died in 893, bequeathing  Wales to his three sons, Anarawd, who became the King of North Wales, Cadalh,  who became King of South Wales and Mervyn, who became King of Powys, or mid  Wales.

The history of the name TITHERADGE begins in the time of the ancient Welsh  chronicles, in which the first record of the name TITHERADGE was found in  Herefordshire where Tudor Trevor was Lord of Hereford, Whittington, and both  Maelors. He was founder of the Tribe of the Marches, born in Denbigh, son of  Ynyr Ap Cadforch, whose descendants inter-married with the distinguished  families of North Wales.

Researchers examined early manuscripts such as the Domesday Book, the Pipe  Rolls, Hearth Rolls, the Black Book of the Exchequer, the Curia Regis Rolls,  and the TITHERADGE family name was found, but with many different spellings.  Variations in the spelling of TITHERADGE include Tudor, Tudyr, Tuder, Tudar  and many of these are still in use today. Changes in spelling could occur  between father and son, and it was not impossible for a person to be born with  one spelling, marry with another, and have yet another on his or her  headstone. Preference for a particular spelling variation could signify a  connection with a certain branch of the family, a religious adherence, or an  affiliation with a political party or cause. On the other hand, variations  could also occur due to regional dialects, translations back and forth between  languages, and the way that the clerks and church officials of the day chose  to record the spelling of a name.

Edward I conquered Wales in the 13th century, and proved to be an onerous  overlord over Wales. Spirited, yet unsuccessful revolts, were waged by  Llywelyn and his younger brother David, but Wales was to exist under an alien  political system, playing a subordinate role in the kingdom of England. A  great number of impressive fortresses were then erected by Edward throughout  Wales to eliminate any possibility of further revolt. In 1301, King Edward  made his son, Lord Edward (who had been born at Caemarfon Castle), Prince of  Wales and Count of Chester, and ever since that date, these titles have been  automatically conferred upon the first-born son of the English monarch.

By the 15th and 16th centuries, England, ravaged by plagues and famines lost  as much as 70% of their working population of peasants. The Welsh, attracted  by the economic opportunities, moved eastward into the English cities.  Seemingly not affected by the plagues they multiplied amongst the sparse  population of England.

In this era, bearers of the family name TITHERADGE were located in Hereford  where the descendants of Tudor, the Earls of Richmond merged into the Crown of  England in 1485 through Sir Owen Tudor when he married the Queen Dowager of  England, widow of King Henry V. Descended were the Dukes of Bedford, Somerset,  and Lancaster, and the Prince of Wales, eldest son of Henry VII, and  afterwards the Duke of York who would become Henry VIII. Meanwhile junior  lines abounded in North Wales at various locations, using cither the name  Tudor or Trevor. Notable amongst the family during the late Middle Ages was  Sir Owen Tudor.

For the next two or three centuries the surname TITHERADGE flourished and  played an important role in local politics and in the affairs of Britain in  general.

Throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, Britain was ravaged by religious  conflict Henry the V111 started the great schism between the Roman Church and  the English state. The power of the Church, and the Crown, their assessments,  tithes, and demands on rich and poor alike broke the spirit of men and many  turned from religion entirety, or renewed their faith, pursuing with a vigor  and ferocity, the letter of the ecclesiastical law.

Difficult times at home, and opportunity abroad encouraged the emigration of  many Welsh. Some went to Ireland where they were known as the Adventurers for  land. Essentially, they contracted to maintain and develop the Protestant  faith, being granted lands previously owned by the Catholic Irish. The name  TITHERADGE may well have arrived in Ireland following the 13th century  invasion with the " Welshmen of Hy- Amhalgaidh MicFiachrach," who settled in  Ireland. Most of these names were transformed in Irish Gaelic names. Others of  Welsh heritage were among those who came to Ireland in successive waves of  immigration from the 13th to the 17th centuries.

The New World beckoned the adventurous. Some of the Welsh emigrants sailed  from Ireland, but most sailed directly from Wales or England. Others moved to  the European continent.

They sailed to the New World across the stormy Atlantic aboard the tiny  sailing ships which were to become known as the "White Sails." These  overcrowded ships, designed for 100 but frequently crammed with 400 and 500  passengers, spent two months at sea, were wracked with disease, sometimes  landing with only 60 to 70 of the original passenger list

In North America, early immigrants bearing the TITHERADGE family name or a  spelling variation of the name, were Richard Tudor and his wife Mary, two  children and servants, settled in the Barbados in 1678; Lewis Tudor  (*Titheradge) settled in New England in 1654; Robert Tudor (*Tither) settled  in Virginia in 1773.

Many of the earliest settlers to Australia were convicts, transported from  Britain to live and work in the penal colonies. Throughout the 19th century,  North America was the primary destination for migrants from Europe. Many also  came to Australia, as they were offered incentives and financial assistance.

Notable bearers of this name from recent history include James Tudor, High  Commissioner for the Barbados; Sir Haydn Tudor-Evan, Judge of the High Court;  David Tudor-Price, Crown Attorney.

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SHIELD

The Gold Shield is the highest calibre shield that is awarded. The Silver  overlay means peace and tranquility through war.

The jousting tips denote success in either the sporting arena or more likely  the success of the family in service to the Welsh Royals in the field of war  against Welsh adversaries. The "Gold" Combatant or Rampant Lion is the one of  the highest awards a family can secure and is considered the most revered  symbol by opponents in the field.

CREST 

The "Gold" Combatant or Rampant Lion as stated above is considered the most  revered symbol in the field and when displayed as a Crest denotes the high  degree of success that family has had in their service to the Welsh Royals. A  Crest is only awarded to a noble family by the Royal family for outstanding  services. This is confirmed further with the high honour of being able to  display a Black Crown on the head of the Lion. The colour black is used to  denote constancy and/or misery. In this instance, given the success awarded to  the family, black would denote constancy of service to the Welsh Royals.