While I have no specific knowledge of the particular people concerned in the recent query on this topic, perhaps it would help if I were to make a few general comments. The Tyzacks are usually grouped with the Henzells and the Titorys as one of three Huguenot families which arrived in Newcastle in the 17th century and which are credited with starting the Newcastle glass industry. Timothie Teswicke (Tyzack), glass makar, a ffrenchman" had a child baptised at Newcastle St Nicholas in 1619. Later generations lived in Gateshead, where in 1654 another "Timothie Tisick" became one of the Overseers of the Poore". Note that this was during the "Commonwealth Period" when the Puritans had the upper hand, so we should not be surprised that some, at least, of the next generation became Quakers. There were Quaker burial grounds in the district but wherever she may have been buried a stone to one "Abigall Tizacke" who died in infancy in 1679 was placed near to the Ouseburn glassworks. it was later removed to a more salubrious spot further up the Ouseburn, in what became Armstrong Park and is now better known as Jesmond Dene. Whether the Tizacks actually were the first to make glass here is another matter but they were certainly responsible for the first large-scale glassworks. After possibly first setting up in The Close in Newcastle (an unlikely place since, although adjacent to the river it was a street where the wealthy had their mansions), they moved to the lower Ouseburn valley, where the remains of some of the early kilns are still to be seen, not far upstream from the Glasshouse Bridge, which carries the road to the lower part of Byker (St Peters and St Lawrence's) and Walker across the Ouseburn. It seems the Titorys soon died out but the others prospered and to multiplied, though the Henzells seem to have been rather more numerous in later years then the Tyzacks. Some branches of the family remained in the glass business and others became prominent in various other ones, while yet others - younger sons of younger sons, no doubt - merged into the rest of the working population. I believe Henzells were involved in the 19th century glass works of South Shields, and there was certainly a branch which became mariners. Tyzacks are probably still remembered mainly for their clay-mine at Scotswood/Denton Burn, which produced raw material for their adjacent factory making sanitary ware - toilets, wash basins, etc for bathrooms and public toilets, in many of which the name "Tyzack" can still be seen. Geoff Nicholson

Thank you Geoff, That is a very interesting history of the Tyzacks in England. I guess mine is one of the younger sons who became a mariner. Best regards, Joan ----- Original Message ----- From: <NEGenealogy@aol.com> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:46 Subject: [NMB] Joseph Tyzack > > While I have no specific knowledge of the particular people concerned in > the recent query on this topic, perhaps it would help if I were to make a > few > general comments. > > The Tyzacks are usually grouped with the Henzells and the Titorys as > one of three Huguenot families which arrived in Newcastle in the 17th > century and which are credited with starting the Newcastle glass > industry. > Timothie Teswicke (Tyzack), glass makar, a ffrenchman" had a child > baptised at > Newcastle St Nicholas in 1619. Later generations lived in Gateshead, > where > in 1654 another "Timothie Tisick" became one of the Overseers of the > Poore". Note that this was during the "Commonwealth Period" when the > Puritans > had the upper hand, so we should not be surprised that some, at least, of > the > next generation became Quakers. There were Quaker burial grounds in the > district but wherever she may have been buried a stone to one "Abigall > Tizacke" who died in infancy in 1679 was placed near to the Ouseburn > glassworks. it was later removed to a more salubrious spot further up > the Ouseburn, > in what became Armstrong Park and is now better known as Jesmond Dene. > > Whether the Tizacks actually were the first to make glass here is > another matter but they were certainly responsible for the first > large-scale > glassworks. After possibly first setting up in The Close in Newcastle > (an > unlikely place since, although adjacent to the river it was a street > where > the wealthy had their mansions), they moved to the lower Ouseburn valley, > where the remains of some of the early kilns are still to be seen, not > far > upstream from the Glasshouse Bridge, which carries the road to the lower > part > of Byker (St Peters and St Lawrence's) and Walker across the Ouseburn. > It > seems the Titorys soon died out but the others prospered and to > multiplied, though the Henzells seem to have been rather more numerous in > later years > then the Tyzacks. Some branches of the family remained in the glass > business and others became prominent in various other ones, while yet > others - > younger sons of younger sons, no doubt - merged into the rest of the > working > population. I believe Henzells were involved in the 19th century glass > works of South Shields, and there was certainly a branch which became > mariners. Tyzacks are probably still remembered mainly for their > clay-mine at > Scotswood/Denton Burn, which produced raw material for their adjacent > factory > making sanitary ware - toilets, wash basins, etc for bathrooms and public > toilets, in many of which the name "Tyzack" can still be seen. > > Geoff Nicholson > > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >