Birth and marriage help please!

[ivanidea]

Hello Rachel

Presumably you knew that Charles Frederick Gilbourne Sixsmith also came from Ireland (source: 1901 Census). I'm sure that you have the details but if not please let me know.

Looks like he married Muriel Marion Dudley in 2Q 1901 in Bath Reg. Dist.

Hugh born 3Q 1911 in Cardiff Reg. Dist.?

No sign yet of a birth for Shelia/Joan in England or Wales.

There is only one entry for the birth of a "likely" Joan Macdonald in Scotland in 1912-1914:

Year Surname Forename Sex District City/County/MR GROS Data
1913 MACDONALD JOAN F ARISAIG /INVERNESS 091/B0 0003
1914 MACDONALD JOAN MACMILLAN F GOVAN GLASGOW/LANARK 644/21 1515
1914 MCDONALD JOAN F CALTON (GLASGOW) GLASGOW/LANARK 644/03 0324
1914 MCDONALD JOAN BELL F BONNYBRIDGE /STIRLING 473/00 0111
1914 MCDONALD JOAN DOBBIE F ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE/ANGUS 282/04 0186
1913 MCDONALD JOAN FYFE F GREENOCK WEST /RENFREW 564/02 0277

(Details not available on line, you would need to apply for the certificate)

No apparent entries in Scotland for "Shelia" Macdonald.

Dublin births are not yet on line!

Ivan

Supplementary

Jendor

Looks like Charles was an "old father" (per 1901 Census: born 1862 Ireland, occupation Surgeon) rather than being Hugh's Grandfather! About 39 when he married but then some of us take a long time to find Mrs Right!!

[ivanidea]

Rachel

Ex NA

Recommendations for Honours and Awards (Army)

Name  Sixsmith, Hugh Leonard William
Rank:  Captain
Service No:  116968
Regiment:  Royal Army Medical Corps
Theatre of Combat or Operation:  Middle East (Egypt and Libya)
Award:  Member of the British Empire
Date of Announcement in London Gazette:  18 February 1943
 
Date 1941-1943
Catalogue reference WO 373/76 
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army)
Piece Middle East (Egypt and Libya): 30 Dec 1941-18 Feb 1943
________________________

Description Name  Sixsmith, Hugh Leonard William
Rank:  Major
Service No:  116968
Regiment:  Royal Army Medical Corps
Theatre of Combat or Operation:  Sicily
Award:  Order of the British Empire
Date of Announcement in London Gazette:  23 March 1944
Date 1944
Catalogue reference WO 373/71 
Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies
Series War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army)
Piece Various theatres
________________________

In each case one document is available for downloading from the NA website (at £3.50 each) but I do not know what the document will say. Presumably each will give at least more detail than the basic “free” summary and since they are "Recommendations" they might give detailed reasons for the recommendation.

Hope this is of some help but it might be worthwhile waiting for any further information that Jendor finds.

Ivan

[ivanidea]

England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005
Name: Hugh Leonard W Sixsmith
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1911
Death Registration Month/Year: Dec 1993
Age at death (estimated): 82 
Registration district: Bury St Edmunds 
Inferred County: Suffolk 
Register number: C10D 
District and Subdistrict: 7421C 
Entry Number: 47 
 
Ivan

[~Rachel~]

Thanks for the replies everyone! 

I've bought the two recommendations for awards, both for his service in the RAMC. If anyone's interested I can try and put them up?

So the Sixsmith's were also from Ireland. It looks like Hugh did his medical degree in Scotland before living in Wales. I di know that Bridget livd with them in Wales for quite some time.

Still no closer to finding the marriage of Bridget & Alexander or birth of Sheila though! Ivan - I'm not convinced bout that birth record due to the middle initial but if I get no further clues will get it to rule it out. I have Bridget's death cert from 1963, and it just states she was the widow of ____ Macdonald a _____. At the end of the row it says 'no further details available'.

I've tried as many searches as I can think of in England, Wales & Scotland with Temple, Blackwood and Macdonald but no clues there yet.

[Annie65115]

It looks like Hugh did his medical degree in Scotland before living in Wales

No, the GMC register gives his qualification as LMSSA, London. It doesn't say where his university was and there's no mention of a university degree qualification (!)

Where was the info that he qualified in Scotland? Did I overlook something?

[ivanidea]

Hello Rachel

Please try to post the details of the Award Recommendations.

Ivan

[ivanidea]

Still no closer to finding .... the birth of Sheila though! Ivan - I'm not convinced bout that birth record due to the middle initial

Rachel

I don't think there is "a middle initial" - I believe the "F" is for "Female"!!

Ivan

[ivanidea]

An illustrious family!

Ex “Who Was Who”

SIXSMITH, Maj.-Gen. Eric Keir Gilborne
CB 1951; CBE 1946

Born 15 Oct. 1904; 2nd s of Charles Frederick Gilborne Sixsmith, Barry; m 1941, Rosemary Aileen (d 1983), 4th d of Rev. Frederick Ernest Godden; two s one d ; died 6 April 1986

Education
Harrow; RMC, Sandhurst

Career
Commissioned The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1924; Adjutant 1st Battalion, 1933–34; Staff College, Quetta, 1935–36. Served War of 1939–45; Bde Maj. 2 Inf. Bde, 1939–40; GSO1, 51st Highland Division, 1941–42; Commander 2nd Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers, Italy (wounded), 1944; commanded 2nd Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1944; Deputy Director Staff Duties, War Office, 1945–46; Brigade Commander, India, 1946–47; Deputy Director Personnel Administration, War Office, 1947–50; idc 1951; Chief of Staff, Hong Kong, 1952; Chief of Staff, Far East Land Forces, 1952–54; Commanding 43 (Wessex) Infantry Division (TA) 1954–57; Assistant Chief of Staff (Organisation and Training) Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, 1957–61, retired

Publications
British Generalship in the Twentieth Century, 1970; Eisenhower as Military Commander, 1973; Douglas Haig, 1976

Recreations
Gardening, music

Address
Riversleigh, Langport, Somerset
Langport 250435

_______________

SIXSMITH, (Philip) Guy (Dudley)
Born 5 Nov. 1902; e s of late C. F. G. Sixsmith, Barry, Glam; m 1933, Alice Mary (JP Glam), d of C. J. Birch; one d (one s decd); died 12 April 1984

Stipendiary Magistrate for Mid Glamorgan, 1966–75

Education
Barry County Sch.; Harrow; Lincoln Coll., Oxford (MA)

Career
Assistant master, Shanghai Cathedral School for Boys, 1929–35; called to the Bar, Inner Temple, 1936; Wales and Chester Circuit. Served War of 1939–45, gazetted 2nd Lt Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 1940; Middle East and Paiforce, 1940–45. Deputy Judge Advocate (Major), 1942–45 and at War Crime Trials in Germany, 1946–48; Stipendiary Magistrate: Cardiff, 1948–66; Pontypridd, 1966–75; Dep. Chm., Glam QS, 1966–71. Chairman: Cardiff Rent Tribunal, 1947–48; Glam and Gwent Br., Oxford Soc.; Glamorgan Branch, Council for Protection of Rural Wales, 1967–69; Monmouth Diocesan Schools Cttee, 1968–70; Hon. Pres., Soc. of Stipendiary Magistrates of England and Wales (Chm., 1967–75); Pres., D. C. Jones Challenge Cup for Best Kept Village in Vale of Glamorgan, 1970–72 (Chm., 1967–69). Pres., Cardiff E District Scout Council, 1967–81 (Silver Acorn for services to scouting). Vice-Pres., E Glam and Mon Br., Magistrates’ Assoc. (Chm., 1954–66). Member: Council, Magistrates’ Assoc., 1952–71; Monmouth Diocesan Board of Finance; Governing Body, and Representative Body, Church in Wales; Court of Governors, University Coll. Cardiff; Court, University of Wales; Exec. Cttee, Council for Protection of Rural Wales, 1967–73; Exec. Cttee, Monmouth and Llandaff Housing Assoc., 1970–81 (Chm., 1975–77)

Recreation
Procrastination

Club
National Liberal

Address
3 Chapel Lane, Sutton Courtenay, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4AN
Sutton Courtenay 7430
________________

WILSON, His Honour Harold
AE 1963

Born 19 Sept. 1931; s of late Edward Simpson Wilson; m 1st, Diana Marion (marr. diss.), d of late (Philip) Guy (Dudley) Sixsmith; three s one d; 2nd, Jill Ginever, d of late Charles Edward Walter Barlow; one step s one step d

a Circuit Judge, 1981–2000 (Midland and Oxford Circuit); a Deputy Circuit Judge, 2001–03

Education
St Albans Sch.; Sidney Sussex Coll., Cambridge (State Scholar; MA)

Career
Pilot Officer, RAF, 1950–51; Flying Officer, RAFVR, 1951–54; Flt Lt, RAuxAF, 1954–63. Administrative Trainee, KCH, 1954–56; Schoolmaster, 1957–59. Called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, 1958 (Holker Exhibnr; runner-up, Lee Essay Prize, 1959), Bencher, 1998; Oxford Circuit, 1960–70 (Circuit Junior, 1964–65); Midland and Oxford Circuit, 1971–75; Dep. Chm., Monmouthshire Quarter Sessions, 1969–70; a Recorder, Midland and Oxford Circuit, 1971–75; Chm. of Industrial Tribunals, Birmingham, 1976–81; Resident Judge, Coventry Crown Ct, 1983–92; Liaison Judge, 1986–92; Hon. Recorder of Coventry, 1986–93; designated Care Centre Judge, Coventry, 1991–92, Oxford, 1993–2000; Resident Judge, Oxford Crown Ct, 1993–2000; Liaison Judge to Oxfordshire Magistrates, 1993–96; Hon. Recorder of Oxford, 1999–2001; a Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, 1999–2000; an Additl Judge, Supreme Ct of Gibraltar, 2003. Pres., Transport Tribunal, 1991–96; Chairman: Coventry Reparation Unit Adv. Cttee, 1991–92; Thames Valley Area Criminal Justice Strategy (formerly Liaison) Cttee, 1996–2000. Member: Matrimonial Causes Rules Cttee, 1984–88; W Midlands Probation Cttee, 1985–92. Shrieval Remembrancer, Oxon, 2004–

Recreations
Watching Rugby football, reading and listening to music

Club
Royal Air Force (Trustee, 2005–)

Address
2 Harcourt Buildings, Temple, EC4Y 9DB
(020) 7353 6961

Ivan

[~Rachel~]

It looks like Hugh did his medical degree in Scotland before living in Wales

No, the GMC register gives his qualification as LMSSA, London. It doesn't say where his university was and there's no mention of a university degree qualification (!)

Where was the info that he qualified in Scotland? Did I overlook something?

ahh yes that's my mistake, his father is listed above him and it's his record I read that says Edinburgh. I just assumed the qualification was some kind of degree to be honest, so oops with that as well! And as for the F standing for female... I think I'd be best off just going to bed haha!

Ivan - all that info is amazing! I had no idea, which is so strange as obviously my dad and definitely grandparents are old enough to remember them! I guess if people aren't into genealogy then they don't think others would be interested in facts like that either!