Edward Gittins,EmmaBillington

[Woodsend17]

My grandfather Edward Gittins b.1869 in Seacombe, Cheshire and Emma Billington b.1867
Christened in Bamber Bridge,Lancashire had three children but then Emma died in surgery
I believe. Edward later married my grand-mother Jane Lidderdale. I'm researching the descendants of Edward and Emma. I believe their children were born in Preston, Lancashire,
a boy and two girls.
My second cousin was working on the family tree but now I've lost contact with her, can't reach her by e-mail or phone. Ken Gittins, Ontario, Canada.

[CaroleW]

From freebmd

Marriages March qtr 1887
Emma Billington        Bury    8c   568    
Edward Gittins on same page

The marriage was at Holy Trinity Bury

www.freebmd.org.uk
www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

[CaroleW]

Possible death for Emma from freebmd

Deaths March qtr 1907 
Emma Gittins aged 39    Preston    8e   453

[CaroleW]

Re-marriage from freebmd - he didn't hang around did he?

Marriages December qtr 1907 
Edward Gittins  Preston    8e   1099    
Jenney Lidderdale on same page        Preston    8e   1099

LancsBMD show it as a civil marriage

[CaroleW]

The 1901 census shows 2 children - Lilian aged 13 b Bury and Edith aged 11 born Preston

The 1891 shows the same 2 children.  Suspect any other children were from the second marriage

[CaroleW]

Freebmd has an Edith Gittins marriage in Preston in 1909 but can't see one for Lilian

Edith married Albert Livingstone Barlow

Lilian's birth was registered as Lily in the March qtr 1888

Think Edith only had one child to Albert - see freebmd.  Edith E Barlow b December qtr 1911 in Bury

[Woodsend17]

Hello Carole Thank you for your speedy reply, I'm new to RootsChat.Com so I need to learn how to trace ancestors. Do you have some interest in the Gittins ancestry ? I knew all of Edward and Jenny's children as they were brothers (6) and sister (1) of my dad, Joseph Stanley. Also there were two children who died in infancy. Jenny died in 1925 and Edward married for the third time
a women named Lavinia. Ken Gittins

[Pennines]

Looks like your Edward may still have been alive in 1939 -- an Edward Gittins, born 1868 in Preston

Strangely I cannot immediately see a death for Edward in the local area at the moment.

Moderator comment: 1939 register details removed

[CaroleW]

Hi Ken

No connection - just trying to fill in some gaps for you.

The only living children who were born to Edward & Emma are the 2 girls, Lily & Edith.  They are the only ones who appear on the 1891 and 1901 censuses.  They may have had others who died in infancy between censuses. 

As you mention - Jane (Jenny) died 1925 aged 36 so not much younger than Emma