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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Leicestershire => England => Leicestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: JEB01 on Tuesday 01 January 19 13:56 GMT (UK)
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Good morning (and Happy New Year).
I should be grateful if a member could help to clarify what happened to the parents of my late father in law, Gordon Burbidge, who was born in the third quarter of 1924 in Leicester.
His father was William Burbidge, born in the village of Edith Weston, Rutland, in 1893. I think he was illegitimate - his mother was Charlotte Burbidge, also from Edith Weston. She later married and moved to Cambridge, and it looks as though William was brought up by his maternal grandparents.
Gordon's mother was Jane Williams, who although of Welsh heritage, was born in Scotland (probably Glasgow) in 1891. William and Jane married in Doncaster, Yorkshire in 1918.
I believe Gordon had at least one sibling, a brother. He never spoke much about his family, and possibly didn't know much about them.
I understood from Gordon that he (and presumably his brother also) grew up in a Barnardo's home.
Gordon joined the Royal Navy as a boy entrant, and served in the Navy for many years, retiring as a Chief Petty Officer.
So my question is what happened to his parents, William and Jane? I assume they both died whilst Gordon and his brother were young children, but I can't find any evidence of this.
Any help would be much appreciated.
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His birth registration gives mothers maiden surname as Williams (First qtr 1924)
Births Mar qtr 1924
Burbidge Gordon mmn Williams
Leicester 7a 373
There are two other birth registrations for possible siblings of Gordon in Leicester reg district
Male -June qtr 1919
Female -December qtr 1920
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His father was William Burbidge, born in the village of Edith Weston, Rutland, in 1893. I think he was illegitimate - his mother was Charlotte Burbidge, also from Edith Weston. She later married and moved to Cambridge, and it looks as though William was brought up by his maternal grandparents.
Possibly William's birth registration
BURBIDGE, WILLIAM (No mothers maiden surname listed)-
GRO Reference: 1893 June Quarter in OAKHAM Volume 07A Page 352
Gordons brothers death
Norman Thomas Burbidge
Birth 21/04/1919
Death 03/1984 Leicestershire Central
Probate index gives address as 3 Willow Park Drive, Wigston - he died 6 March 1984
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Also possibly his sisters death
Deaths Dec 1925
Burbidge Joan E age 5
Billesdon reg district 7a 45
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Thank you for your messages Rosie - yes I’m sure this is the right family.
Interesting about both the brother and the sister.
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Have found the burial for Joan at Gilroes which gives an address
Plot F 502
ALDWINKLE Beatrice 11m 56 Silver Street Leicester 11-Apr 1906
BURBIDGE Joan Eleanor 5 22 Diamond Street / NEI Leicester 24-Dec 1925
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NEI is North Evington Infirmary
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Have you made inquiries here?
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/former-barnardos-children
Sue
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Thank you Willsy - I think that information is an important pointer.
North Evington Poor Law Infirmary suggests that Gordon’s mother suffered tough times just after he was born.
Thanks again.
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Excellent link Sue - and one I was u aware of. Thank you
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There's some school records at the Leics Records Office for Norman
LEICESTER SCHOOL EXEMPTION REGISTERS INDEX 1892-1935
Burbidge Norman Thomas Ref No. 30D73/10-2
Born 21 Apr 1919
Left School 4 Sep 1933
The disc info says ...up until December 1941 parent’s names are included in the registers
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Elaine, thanks for the PM indicating that Gordon’s parents were living in Doncaster in 1939!
I’m going to need to review all the info- but thanks again to all who responded to my look up request.
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Possibly something you know already, but the image for William's marriage to Jane is on FindMyPast. Possibly on leave from the army, he was a private in Notts and Derby Regiment at Welbeck Camp. He gave his grandfather's name, Alfred, as that of his father.
Jane, age 26 of Cheshire Road (as in 1939), gave her father as John Williams and the witnesses were David Humphrey Williams and Florence Williams.
Three children registered to a Burbidge/Williams in Doncaster not long after the marriage but presumably a different family - Winifred 1920, Mildred 1923 and Thomas 1926. I think the two girls married in Don Valley District.
David
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Thanks David - more interesting information. Almost inevitable that William gave his grandfather's name as that of his father, as I'm pretty sure he was an illegitimate birth in 1893, and brought up by his maternal grandparents as one of their own children. His mother, Alice (for some reason i said Charlotte in my original message) married a Frederick Ingle in 1902, and moved to Cambridgeshire. with him, and had four Ingle children in fairly quick succession, but William stayed with his grandparents.
It may be that Alice's husband was never told that William was his wife's child, but who knows?
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Hi.
I have just seen your post and am in a similar situation. I am looking for information in relation to a Norman Thomas Burbidge. I have been told he was in the Merchant Navy and has links to Leicester. Could you be looking for the information I have?????
What can you tell me about Gordon? I believe Gordon may be Normans brother..........
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Hi.
I have just seen your post and am in a similar situation. I am looking for information in relation to a Norman Thomas Burbidge. I have been told he was in the Merchant Navy and has links to Leicester. Could you be looking for the information I have?????
What can you tell me about Gordon? I believe Gordon may be Normans brother..........
Could you give us some idea of thr timeframe you are looking at?
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Hi. I believe he was in Leicester around 1954-56.
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I cannot find any evidence online that your man served in the Merchant Navy between 1941 and 1972. That said, lots of these records have been lost or destroyed. Have you anything else to go on. The name of a ship?
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Sorry, no, I only found out about him yesterday.
I only know his name, and that he was in the merchant navy.
Never mind........