1918 Birth NSW GIDDEY*COMPLETED* with thanks

[margaret1]

Hello,

I hope someone can help me. I'm trying to establish whether Reginald Samuel GIDDEY is part of my family. I have his date and place of his birth from his WWII RAAF Service Record online. Unfortunately it only has his father's name recorded for next of kin. I have a Frederick Giddey, married to Maggie Bella Irving in Stroud NSW in 1915. Maggie died in 1976 in Gloucester NSW. I'm hoping that my Frederick and Maggie are Reginald's parents.

GIDDEY Reginald Samuel

DOB: 25 April, 1918 in Gloucester NSW and died 2004.

Father: Frederick GIDDEY

I need to try to find out Reginald's mother's name if possible.

Thank you

Margaret 

[sparrett]

Perhaps you have taken his death date from Ryerson Index.

Perhaps you have already requested a look up of the notice which may contain clues.

Sue

[majm]

Some thoughts

Do you have Maggie's d.c. and does it show Reginald  .... or perhaps a newspaper cutting for her 1976 notices may help...

The Ryerson Index gives Reginald Samuel as age 86 and d o d as 9 May 2004, which points towards birth in 1918.

Cheers,  JM
 

 

[margaret1]

Hi Sue,

Thank you for the suggestion, I wanted to see if anyone had the CD for NSW births 1910-1918 first, (that is if it actually includes those born 1918) and could verify Reg's mother's name before requesting a look up with the volunteers from the Ryerson Service. The death notice may or may not have his mother's name recorded. I am unable to find out the names of his siblings, if he has any, because they would have been born after 1915, therefore, if they were recorded in his death notice, they wouldn't be of much help at this stage of my enquiry.

I will certainly request the lookUp if I exhaust other avenues.

JM - Thanks for that - I'll order Maggie's  death certificate, was just hoping that the CD might have the information as well.

Margaret

[sparrett]

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/18068929?searchTerm="giddey" +gloucester&searchLimits=

This is the engagement announcement in 1948 for REGINALD and it gives his parents as Mr and Mrs F GIDDEY of Gloucester. He is their second son.

Again, inconclusive, but another pointer in the right direction.

The headstone inscriptions for MAGGIE and FREDERICK give no childrens' names

http://austcemindex.com/cemetery-inscriptions.php?id=539

Sue

[sparrett]

Another hint that you are on the right track for the parents of REGINALD and again perhaps you are already aware, but MAGGIE's father's name was SAMUEL.  This is recorded on the Cemetery link I gave above.

SAMUEL was of course REGINALD's second given name.

Sue

[~MERLIN~]

GIDDEY John I 1915 STROUD #33205

GIDDEY Reginald S 1918 STROUD #24602

Parents: Frederick & Maggie B

[margaret1]

Oh thank you Sue and Merlin for your time spent looking for me.

This is very exciting news which has made me very happy!

All the best,

Margaret

[gracegiddey]

Hi Margaret,
I know this reply is a few years late but you are correct!
Reg Giddey is my great uncle. His parents were named Fred and Maggie.
Reg had two brother, Frank (my grandpa) and Jack Giddey.
Regards,
Grace Giddey