George Tinline

  General Notes:

Bryan Tinlin:
He began working for the National Bank of Scotland in Jedburgh on 31 Aug 1829. He emigrated to Sydney, Australia, leaving Jedburgh on 26 Apr 1838, and worked there for the Bank of Australasia, then was transferred to Adelaide. At one time he lived in Unley, a suburb of Adelaide. At the time of his marriage he was living in Stanley St. North, Adelaide.They left London on 27 Jun 1843 for Australia. In 1847 they were living at Pennington Terrace in North Adelaide. He was the Acting-Manager of the Bank of South Australia in Adelaide in 1852 and was largely responsible for the passing of the Bullion Act of that year. He and his wife were passengers on the "Osmanli" which struck a reef off Kangaroo Island in South Australia and sank 23 Nov 1853. They survived the accident and the spot was later named Point Tinline. In 1860 they were living at Roxburgh House, Parkside in Australia. From 1860, he entered the wool business with his brother John and it was this, not his banking career, which let to his financial success. In Apr 1863 the family moved back to England. In Mar 1868 they settled at 17 Prince's Square, Bayswater, London and were still there in Oct 1882 [Times marriage of daughter Esther]. They also had a residence in Lyndon, New Zealand [Times marriage of daughter Esther]. By 1886 they were living at 12 Pembridge Square, Bayswater, London [London Times 26 & 27 Jan 1886]. She died on 18 Oct 1889 at home in Pembridge Square, age 74 [CR, London Times, 21 Oct 1889, pg. 1, TF says she died at Bath]. He spent his final years at the Grange, Whimple, Devonshire. In 1894 he was listed at Pembridge Square, occupation FRGS (Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society) [London Court Directory 1894]. He died at midnight, 1-2 Feb 1895 in Melbourne, Australia, while on a trip. They were both buried in Melrose, Roxburghshire. Two scholarships at Adelaide University were named after him by his nephew Sir George Murray, Chief Justice of South Australia. Children: Janet Oliver, Esther Mary, George John, Edward Stephen, James Madder, Helen Madder.

David Cunningham: George is mentioned in an on-line book "An Autobiography"by Catherine Helen Spence.

George married Helen Madder, daughter of John Madder and Janet Oliver, on 30 Nov 1843 in St. John's Church, Adelaide, Australia. (Helen Madder was born on 22 Sep 1815, baptised in 1815 and died in 1889 in , , London, England.)