Cecil Edwin Fitch KBE (1870 - 1940)

Born 1870 in London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 28 Sep 1940 at about age 70 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Cecil was born in 1870. He is the son of Edwin Fitch and Annie Fox. Cecil Edwin Fitch's birth was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1870 in the London City district.^[1]

In the 1881 census Cecil Edwin Fitch (age 10) was the son of Edwin Frederick Fitch in The Main Rd Camfield, Hackney, London, England.^[2]

Edwin Frederick Fitch Head Married M 41 Provisions Merchant Boreham Woods, Hertfordshire, England

Annie Fitch Wife Married F 40 London, Middlesex, England

Cecil Edwin Fitch Son M 10 London, Middlesex, England

Cyril Wilfred Fitch Son M 2 Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emma Pearce Servant F 20 Homesmaid Domestic Ser Staines, Middlesex, England

Sarah Ann Bibby Servant F 29 Cook Domestic Servant Colchester, Essex, England

Amelia Burall Servant F 21 Nurse Domestic Servant Cork, Ireland

Cecil (age 25), son of Edwin Frederick Fitch, married Lillian Mabel Gordon on 16 September 1896 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.^[3]

In the 1901 census Cecil (age 30) was the head of household in Hampstead, London, England.^[4]

In the 1911 census Cecil Edwin Fitch (age 40), Barrister at Law, was the married head of household in Wandsworth, London, England.^[5]

Cecil Edwin Fitch Head Married M 40 Barrister at Law London Bishopsgate, London

Jenie Eleanor Casher Servant Single F 41 Parlour Domestic Ramsey, Isle Of Man

Cecil was mentioned in the obituary on 11 October 1918 in Harrow, London, England of his only son who died from wounds received at the front in France.^[6]

On 1 January 1920 Cecil Edwin Fitch was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for "services in connection with [wartime] recruiting".^{[7] [8]}

Cecil Edwin Fitch, Cambridge University Alumni, died 28 September 1940.^[9] Sir Cecil Edwin Fitch's obituary on 2 October 1940 in Bristol, Avon, England. He died (age 70) in Stroud.^[10]Cecil's estate passed probate on 8 May 1941 in Llandudno.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Fitch, Cecil Edwin (Mother's maiden name: Fox).
   GRO Reference: 1870 Oct-Nov-Dec in London City Volume 01C Page 51.
2. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 287; Folio: 30; Page: 29; GSU roll: 1341062; ED, institution, or vessel: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #14436406 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Cecil Edwin Fitch (10) son in household of Edwin Frederick Fitch (41) in The Main Rd Camfield in Hackney registration district in London, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Westminster, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1935"
   City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: STG/PR/7/78
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61867 #1207913 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Cecil Edwin Fitch (25) marriage to Lillian Mabel Gordon on 16 Sep 1896 in St George, Hanover Square, London, Westminster, England.
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
   Class: RG13; Piece: 124; Folio: 88; Page: 44; ED, institution, or vessel: 28; Household schedule number: 211
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #1949695 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Cecil E Fitch (30) head of household in Hampstead registration district in London, England. Born in London, Middlesex, England.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Cecil E Fitch	Head		M	30		London, Middlesex, England
   Lillian M Fitch	Wife		F	27		USA
   Cecil A G Fitch	Son		M	2		London, Middlesex, England
   Emma Ferling	Servant		F	30		French Subject, France
   Maria Ferling	Visitor		F	22		French Subject, France
   Elizabeth M S Lowe	Servant		F	30		Coleshill, Warwickshire, England
   Ellen M Pike	Servant		F	31		Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
   Florence A Baldwin	Servant		F	15		Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England

5. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: XW5P-4ZN (accessed 13 June 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Cecil Edwin Fitch (40), married, Barrister at Law, head of household in Wandsworth registration district in London, England. Born in London Bishopsgate, London.
6. ↑ Son's Obituary: "UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   Harrow Observer; Publication Date: 11 Oct 1918; Publication Place: Harrow, London, England; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/793224232/?article=f434ff16-a83a-4a4d-8b2a-565f98d6ef00&focus=0.40249738,0.81667507,0.5278136,0.89473844&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 62221 #1073292636 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Name: Cecil Alexander Gordon Fitch; Gender: Male; Death Date: Abt 1918; Obituary Date: 11 Oct 1918; Obituary Place: Harrow, London, England; Newspaper Title: Harrow Observer; Parents: Colonel Cecil Fitch.
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_Knights_and_Dames_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire_appointed_in_1919_and_1920
8. ↑ Knighthood: London Gazette
9. ↑ "Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900"
   Venn, J. A., comp.. Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press, 1922-1954
   Ancestry Record 3997 #115019 (accessed 13 June 2023)
   Name: Cecil Edwin. Fitch; College: JESUS; Entered: Michs. 1889; Born: Oct. 13, 1870; Died: Sept. 28, 1940; More Information: at a College. pens. (age 18) at JESUS, Oct. 1889. [2nd] s. of E[dwin] F[rederick], Esq., of Frognal Priory, N.W. B. Oct. 13, 1870, in London. School, Mill Hill. Matriculation: the formal admission of a student into the University as distinguished from his admission into a College. It occurred in each of the three terms, Lent, Easter, Michaelmas. Michs. 1889; B.A. and LL.B. 1892; M.A. 1896. Football (rugby) ‘blue,’ 1889. Called to the Bar, Middle Temple, May 8, 1895. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Major, Worcs. Regt.; Lieut.-Col., R. Welsh Fusiliers; Chevalier of Legion of Honour). K.B.E., 1920, for recruiting services. Member of Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors. Examiner, Lord Bryce's Commission on Belgian Atrocities. Of Possingworth, Cross-in-hand, Sussex, in 1926. Lived latterly at Gordon Dene, Princes Way, London, S.W. Died Sept. 28, 1940, at Culls, near Stroud, Gloucs. (Mill Hill Sch. Reg.; Book of Blues; Univ. War List; Law Lists; Burke, L.G., 1939; Who was Who, 1929-40; The Times, Oct. 2, 1940.).
10. ↑ Obituary: "UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
    The Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror; Publication Date: 2 Oct 1940; Publication Place: Bristol, Avon, England; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/814909545/?article=5d696379-0158-4464-a0b3-b50790569a73&focus=0.56337035,0.52509475,0.7005041,0.65346265&xid=3355
    Ancestry Record 62221 #967130741 (accessed 13 June 2023)
    Name: Cecil Edwin Sir Fitch; Gender: Male; Death Age: 70; Birth Date: abt 1870; Death Date: Abt 1940; Death Place: Stroud; Obituary Date: 2 Oct 1940; Obituary Place: Bristol, Avon, England; Newspaper Title: The Western Daily Press and Bristol Mirror.
11. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #1487345 (accessed 13 June 2023)
    Cecil Edwin Fitch probate on 8 May 1941 in Llandudno. Died 28 Sep 1940 in London, England.