Giddings completed

[revmother2]

Hi
I have a family that is proving very hard to trace.
Wm Giddings born 1857 Gornals staffs,
married Emily Pickering born1855 Birmingham warwicks
They have two sons
William Clark  Giddings b 1878 Kidderminster (in a cattle market)
and Frederick b 1880 Evesham Warwicks.

on the 1881 census they are in a caravan  at the Fox and Goose yard, redditch worcs. At that time wm clark Giddings is down as wm j giddings.

the family are musicians and actors.
Its wc giddings I'm really interested in.
he married my great aunt Elsie stevenson in 1909 Q4 Leics.
they had 3 girls.
Elsie took her own life in 1937 aged 47 years, registered as in Brook Cottage, Tansley, Derbyshire.
The 3 girls were brought up in orphanages.

In 1919 we have a letter from W C Giddings to my gran (Elsie's sister), written from palestine saying he was with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.

I've tried following
each parent and both sons through the census returns and on the LDS site, with no joy at all. They were always on the move.

Any help with this lot would be greatfully appreciated, not only by me, but also W C Giddings granddaughter (my second cousin) who I have met up with through all our research!
Thanks in anticipation
revmother

[revmother2]

to the moderator
should this be on the Travellers section instead?
revmother

[Shal]

Hi
Not sure how far you have got with your research for the Giddings family, and if the information I have will be of any use/interest to you, but I came across Francis Ernest Giddings aged 38 who was a boarder on the 1901 census with my Great Grandparents (Henry and Annie Thomas) in Mountain Ash, Wales, and is listed as a showman.  In the 1871 census he was 7 years old and lived with his parents James Giddings (Comedian) and Ann Giddings (actress).

Good Luck with your research
Happy New Year
Shal

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I've looked in the british medal card archives for you there are two William C Giddings
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_fn=William+C&_ln=Giddings&_no=&_crp=&_ttl=&discoveryCustomSearch=true&_cr1=WO+372&_dt=M&_col=200&_hb=tna

I am wondering if the one in the Wiltshire regiment is yours? The 1/4th Wiltshire went to Eygpt
"The 1/4th Wilts was called into service in 1914 as part of the South Western Brigade of the Wessex Division and dispatched to British India. For the next three years, it performed internal security duties in India until being transferred to Egypt in 1917. There it continued to perform security duties until joining the 233rd Brigade, later the 234th Brigade, of the 75th Division, part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.[32] While serving with the 75th Division, 1/4th Wilts would see action at the Battle of Megiddo."

William J Giddings  is in the Somerset Light horse

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Freebdm Births Sep 1914 Giddings   Christina P   Stevenson   Wellingbro   3b   232
Is this Elsies daughter?

George Ernest Edward Giddings born Earls Barton also in Wellingtonbrough (see below)


Have you checked the 1939 register at Find my Past? the indexes are free

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This is interesting

Census
William Giddings
24
Staffs
Musician
Wife Emily (26) actress plus 2 children at home.

1881
Notes:

8
Market Place

link http://www.redditchheritage.org.uk/lr-names-page-g.html

(same page also said 8 Market Place was the Royal Hotel in 1911)

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IGI (Familysearch)
Amy Marie Giddings
mentioned in the record of William Albert Nelles and Amy Marie Giddings
Name   William Albert Nelles
Event Type   Marriage
Event Date   19 Feb 1914
Event Place   Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada
Gender   Male
Age   26
Birth Year (Estimated)   1888
Father's Name   Joseph Nelles
Mother's Name   Mary Mccarthy
Spouse's Name   Amy Marie Giddings
Spouse's Gender   Female
Spouse's Age   21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated)   1893
Spouse's Father's Name   William Giddings
Spouse's Mother's Name   Emily Pickering

CANADA?
Witness on original document George Ernest Edward Giddings

IGI
Amy Marie Giddings
England and Wales Birth Registration Index
Name   Amy Marie Giddings
Event Type   Birth Registration
Registration Quarter   Apr-May-Jun
Registration Year   1894
Registration District   Worksop
County   Nottinghamshire
Event Place   Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Volume   7B
Page   33
Line Number   58

free bdm
Births Jun 1894   (>99%)
Giddings    Amy Marie        Worksop    7b   33
(birthplace matches wedding record above)

IGI
George Ernest Edward Giddings
England Births and Christenings
Name   George Ernest Edward Giddings
Gender   Male
Christening Date   30 Jun 1889
Christening Place   Barton-Earls, Northampton, England
Father's Name   William James Giddings
Mother's Name   Emily Jane

freebdm
Births Dec 1888   (>99%)
GIDDINGS    George Ernest E        Peterbro'    3b   222


Findagrave
George Ernest Edward Giddings
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=153331461

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IGI
Name   William James Giddings
Gender   Male
Christening Date   16 Jun 1878
Christening Place   St. George's, Kidderminster, Worcester, England
Father's Name   William James Giddings
Mother's Name   Emily Jane

freebdm
Births Jun 1878   (>99%)
Giddings    William James        Kidderminster    6c   270
(where did the Clark bit come from?)

freebdm
Births Jun 1880   (>99%)
GIDDINGS    Frederick Ernest        Evesham    6c   354    
GIDDINGS    Frederick Ernest        Evesham    6c   364   
(transcribed twice but a middle-name for Frederick)

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1891 Census

William Giddings
Staffordshire
Birth Year
1878
Age
13
Registration District
Dudley

and

Frederick Giddings
Staffordshire
Birth Year
1880
Age
11
Registration District
Dudley

Could they be with other relatives? Have you checked Pickerings?

[revmother2]

Hi Thank you for all your posts,
As you are aware my original post was written a long time ago, and was labelled "completed" because I had all the information I was looking for. This man is not an actual relative of mine but of a second cousins. I think she now has quite a full history of him.
Thanks again for your searching, but please don't be troubled with it on my behalf.
I am grateful but I think we have this information.
revmother