Edward Gittins,EmmaBillington

[Mabel Bagshawe]

I suspect Lillian is in Preston in 1911 - mistranscribed on Ancestry as Githens

[CaroleW]

There is a marriage in Preston in 1932 - Edward Gittins to Ellen Eccles but nothing to a Lavinia

[CaroleW]

If the 1932 marriage is correct - 3 children were born between 1932 - 1937.  2 girls and a boy

[CaroleW]

There is a Lily Gittins marriage in 1912 to Frank Walker in Runcorn Cheshire at Runcorn All Saints

www.cheshirebmd.org.uk

[lancsann]

These are the 2 children who were born in Preston

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1889
Surname   Forename(s)   Sub-District   Registers At   Mother's Maiden Name   
GITTINS   James   St Peters   Preston   BILLINGTON   
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1890

Surname   Forename(s)   Sub-District   Registers At   Mother's Maiden Name   
GITTINS   Edith   St Peters   Preston   BILLINGTON

and Lily

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1888
Surname   Forename(s)   Sub-District   Registers At   Mother's Maiden Name   Reference
GITTINGS   Lily   Bury North   Bury   BILLINGTON

[lancsann]

I think this is probably Emma

Baptism: 26 May 1867 St Saviour, Bamber Bridge, Lancashire, England
Emma Billington - [Child] of James Billington & Lucy
    Abode: Cuerden
    Occupation: Spinning Master

In 1881 she was living in Cuerden with her mother Lucy And stepfather William Lancaster

[lancsann]

Edwards marriage to Lavinia?

Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1940 (lancsbmd)
Surname   Forename(s)   Surname   Forename(s)   Church / Register Office   Registers At   Reference
GITTINS   Edward   BILLINGTON   Lavinia   Preston Register Office or Registrar Attended (ANESS)

Marriages Dec 1940   (freebmd)
Billington    Lavinia    Gittins    Amounderness    8e   1583    
Gittins    Edward    Billington    Amounderness    8e   1583    

[CaroleW]

How on earth did I miss that marriage???

Lavinia re-married in 1955 to Charles Parkinson so Edward must have died between 1940-1955

A Lavinia Parkinson b 22.6.1906 died 1978 Preston.

If that's the right Lavinia Edward was 72 when they married and she was 34??

LancashireBMD shows her mothers maiden name was Rawcliffe

John James Billington married Mary Rawcliffe in 1904 Preston so I wonder if John was related to Emma Billington

[Woodsend17]

Yes, Edward would have been about 72 when he and Lavinia got married. He was born in 1869 and died in 1949 to the best of my knowledge. I never met my grandfather as we lived in Hendon, N.W.London. It wasn't till the 50's I went with my parents to Preston and met many uncles, aunts & cousins. My father had six brothers and one sister. - Ken Gittins