Alfred Giddens (1867 - 1918)

Born 1867 in Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Ruth (Norman) Giddens — married 1906 (to 6 Apr 1918) in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1918 at about age 51 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Alfred Giddens was born in Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England.

Biography

Alfred was born between April and June 1867 (possibly at the Ship Inn, in High Street) in the Village of Sutton (aka Sutton-in-the-Isle), on the high ground of the Isle of Ely, near the Cathedral City of Ely, near the University City of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England^[1]. His parents were Butcher/Publican, Samuel Giddens and Mary Ann Knight.

Baptism

He is baptized on the 28 July 1867 at the Parish Church of St. Andrews, High Street, in the Village of Sutton (aka Sutton-in-the-Isle), on the high ground of the Isle of Ely, near the Cathedral City of Ely, near the University City of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England^[2][3].

Marriage

Alfred (Giddens) marries Ruth (Norman) between July and September 1906 in the Cathedral City of Ely, about 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of the University City of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England^[4].

Children

1. Laura (October-December 1906)
2. Samuel (25 October 1907)
3. Doris Mary (14 April 1912)
4. William (2 April 1914)

Residence

Alfred appears in the 1871 Census living with his parents Samuel (Giddens) and Mary Ann (Knight), along with siblings Ernest and Minnie (Giddens) at Ships Inn, High Street, in the Village of Sutton (aka Sutton-in-the-Isle), on the high ground of the Isle of Ely, near the Cathedral City of Ely, near the University City of Cambridge, in Cambridgeshire, England^[5]. Alfred is still living with his parents with the arrival of the 1881 Census. They are still at High Street, in the Village of Sutton and he lives with his siblings Ernest, Minnie, Arthur, Laura Knight and Ellen Edith (Giddens)^[6].

He disappears from both the 1891 and 1901 Census records only to appear now married to Ruth (Norman) and living with her son, Percy Aubrey (Norman) and their children Laura and Samuel (Giddens) in the 1911 Census. They reside at Cambridge Road, in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England^[7].

Occupation

The Census of 1911 records Alfred's occupation as being a Boot Maker. However, he enlists in the City of Ely, Cambridgeshire at the beginning of the War and is attached to the 100th Protection Company. Royal Defence Regiment. His Regimental number was 24808 and he had attained the rank of Acting Lance Corporal when he died^[8][9].

Death

Alfred (Giddens) passes away on the 6 April 1918 at the Howard-de-Walden Auxiliary Hospital, Marsham Street, in the Town of Maidstone (of which the River Medway runs through the centre of the town), in Kent, England. He was 50 years old and the cause of his death was Bronchial Pneumonia^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England & Wales Births 1837-2006 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (April-June 1867); Registration District: Ely; County: Cambridgeshire; Volume number: 3B; Page number: 375
2. ↑ Source: Cambridgeshire Baptisms (Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Family History Society, Cambridge & FindMyPast); Reference: (Baptism Year-1867); Registration Parish: Sutton
3. ↑ Source: England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 (FamilySearch); Reference: (Baptism Year-1867); Registration Parish: Sutton; Digital Folder Number: 007567603; Image Number: 00601; Record Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:77B2-222M
4. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (July-September 1906); Registration District: Ely; County: Cambridgeshire; Volume number: 3B; Page number: 1202
5. ↑ Source: 1871 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Ely; County: Cambridgeshire; Sub District: Sutton; Enumeration District: 1; Archive Reference: RG10; Piece number: 1603; Folio number: 18; Page number: 28; Schedule: 142
6. ↑ Source: 1881 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Ely; County: Cambridgeshire; Sub District: Sutton; Archive Reference: RG11; Piece number: 1683; Folio number: 24; Page number: 5; Schedule: 323
7. ↑ Source: 1911 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: Registration District: Ely; County: Cambridgeshire; Registration district number: 184; Sub District: Ely; Sub District number: 3; Enumeration District: 10; Archive Reference: RG14; Piece number: 9233; Schedule: 49; Census reference: RG14PN9233 RG78PN494 RD184 SD3 ED10 SN49; RG 78 piece number: 494
8. ↑ Source: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929 (National Army Museum, Chelsea, London & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Year-1918); Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 659501-661000; Reference: 391
9. ↑ Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 (Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
10. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (April-June 1918); Registration District: Maidstone; County; Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 1029

• http://www.elyww1.net/uploads/8/1/5/8/81585490/gage_to_gray.pdf (retrieved 11/1/2019)
• 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
  citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  FamilySearch Record: X7KN-Y7B (accessed 22 February 2023)
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  Alfred Giddens (43), married, Bootmaker, head of household in Ely St Mary in Ely registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Cambridge Sutton.