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I a lot about Charlotte until she was 14
Charlotte Gittins
Age 14
Estimated Year of Birth 1877
Relationship to Head of Household Servant
Occupation General Servant
Address School House, Queens Road
District Bromyard, Bishops Frome
Parish Cradley
Administrative County Herefordshire
Birth Place Cradley

But after this she disappears off the genenealogical radar screen. I could not see her in marriages, deaths, nor in the censuses. Also quite mysteriously in 1891 she is the servant of an Amy Serson (?) aged 29 born in Gloucestershire a school teacher - what happened to them? I know that some people in the area emigrated. Did they? Any help for info from 1891 onwards would be great.

Possibly 1881?

Charlotte Gittens
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Timothy
Mother's Name: Mary Ann
Gender: Female
Where born: Cradley, Hereford, England

Civil parish: Cradley
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England

Street Address: Mittons Gate
Education:


Registration district: Bromyard
Sub-registration district: Bishops Frome
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Timothy Gittens 41
Mary Ann Gittens 33
Arthur Gittens 11
Timothy Gittens 9
Mary Gittens 8
Alice Gittens 6
Charlotte Gittens 4
William Gittens 2

Timothy is a labourer in a stone quarry. All born Cradley

Parents marriage?

Marriages Jun 1867 (>99%)
Philpotts Mary Anne Bromyard 6a 901
GITTINS Timothy Bromyard 6a 901

I think this is her family in 1891 - Father and son Timothy mistranscribed as Smithy -

Smithy Gittins
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Cradley

Civil parish: Cradley
Ecclesiastical parish: Cradley
Town: Acton Beauchamp
County/Island: Herefordshire
Country: England


Registration district: Bromyard
Sub-registration district: Bishops Frome
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Smithy Gittins 51
Mary Gittins 42
Smithy Gittins 19
William Gittins 12
Mose Gittins 8
Fanny Gittins 5
Sarah Gittins 1
Florence Gittins 5

Thank you, but still nothing after 1891. I can't locate her in the censuses afterwards or on freebmd or the other sites. I tried to see if she emigrated but could not find her on passenger lists.

Re: Charlotte Gittins 1877

Did you get anywhere with your research? I am not researching Gittins but I have a Sarah Gittins born circa 1849 Cradley. She married into the Hopkinson family which is my research.

Your Charlotte's father Timothy Gittins circa 1840 and my Sarah Gittins circa 1849 were brother and sister.

Timothy Gittins was the husband of Mary Anne Philpotts born circa 1849 Cradley. I have them having 10 children one of whom was the Charlotte you are researching.

Timothy and Sarah's parents were Timothy Gittins born circa 1811 and Charlotte Smith born circa 1809 - marriage 4th February 1837 Cradley, Herefordshire. They had 9 children - doesn't make it easy!

Why I am looking back at the Gittins family is because I had got a bit mixed up with the Sarahs but I have sorted it now. There was another Sarah and Hannah Gittins born in Cradley circa 1849 but they ended up in Canada and USA.

I hope you have been successful in your research.

Elizabeth

Thank you very much Elizabeth for this additional information - the Gittins family is very extensive!

If anyone's interested. I have been researching several of these families - including Gittins, Philpotts and Hopkinson - as preparation for an event in Cradley Church on 17th September 2014 marking the Centenary of WWI. All had family members who died in the war.

All the best, David

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