Ernest Charles Gittins was born 25 March 1878 at Birkenhead [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. His parents were Charles Gittins and Mary Williams[5].
He married Bertha Bickerton[9] Together they had 1 child:
In 1881 he was 3, living at Tranmere, Cheshire, England with his parents and brother Frank (1)[2].
In 1891 he was13 and living at Tranmere, Cheshire, England with his parents and siblings Frank (11) and Florence (5)[3].
In 1901 he was a cotton spinner lodging with Edward Kerwin & family at South Manchester, Lancashire, England (indexed as "Gittongs")[4].
In 1904 he was a theatrical manager [11].
In 1911 he was 33 and single, a music hall artist living with his parents at 16 King Street, Prescot, Lancashire, England [5].
In January 1915 he Joined the army. He was living at 29 Oxton St, Walton Liverpool from his Army record and was aged 36 and ten months[6].
In 1919, on the death of his daughter, he was serving as a lance corporal in the Royal Engineers. In 1929, at the time of his mother's death (Mary), he was living at 10 Willington Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire [12] .
On 30 May 1929 he was living at 10 Wellington Street, Barnsley, Yorks[13].
He died on on 8 March 1931 at 10 Wellington Street, Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, of fatty degeneration of the heart, aged 52. The death was registered on 9th March by his widow, Vera Gittins who was in attendance at the death. It states his occupation as musician[8][14][7].
Have looked for marriage and death between start 1900 and end 1911 - nothing - work in progress (19/09/2006 CMW).
Searched FreeBMD 1895 to 1931 and could not find either marriage (4 Oct 2020 JGW).
The family tree of Carol Margaret (Donnison) Weston (1950-2019) had two spouses listed for him, Bertha Emelia Bickerton and Vera (unknown). The former is shown on the birth certificate of their daughter Florence Gittins. The latter on his death certificate.
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