George Loddiges (1786 - 1846)

Born 12 Mar 1786 in Hackney, Middlesex, England

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1846 at age 60 in Hackney, Middlesex, England

Biography

George Loddiges was an English gardener, artist and naturalist. He was the son of Joachim Conrad Loddiges, a German-born nurseryman, and Sarah (Aldous) Loddiges.

In 1811 he married Jane Creighton in a double wedding ceremony on 17 October 1811. George's brother William married Jane's sister Alice in the same ceremony. ^[1] George's widowed brother William married Jane's sister Alice in the same ceremony.

Together they became the parents of Jane (Loddiges) Cook (who married the English artist Edward William Cooke), Helena Loddiges, Conrad Loddiges, and Conrad Loddiges.

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 for Jane Creighton, Gender: Female, Record Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1811, Marriage Place: St James, Clerkenwell, Islington, England; Spouse: George Loddiges, Register Type: Parish Register (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]) Ancestry Record 1623 #7903633

See also:

• Wikipedia: George Loddiges
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1NJ-2W5 : 20 March 2020), George Loddiges, 1786.
• "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JZ5L-Q2Y : 15 March 2020), George Loddiges, 1846.