George Biddall Freeman

1873 - 1956  (83 years)

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• Name	George Biddall Freeman
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	1873	Scotland
  	No birth certificate has been found in England and Wales or Scotland. When it was proved his parents were not George Freeman and Selina Smith, the assumption was made that they were Sauel Freeman and Augusta Smith
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1890	Industrial School, Desford, Leicestershire
  Occupation	1890
  	Apprentice tailor
  Residence	1891	(180), Sands Caravans, Claypath, Durham, County Durham   [1]
  Residence	1896	13, Crafton Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Occupation	1896
  	Musician
  Residence	1897	Billesdon, Leicestershire
  Residence	1900	29, Merridale Road, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Military Service	1890-1901
  	Private 3678: 3rd (Militia) Battalion; Leicestershire Regiment
  	His Attestation was signed on February 22nd 1890
  Residence	1901	9, Upper Charles Street, Leicester, Leicestershire
  Occupation	1901
  	Farm labourer
  Occupation	1901
  	Private: 17th Regiment (Leicestershire)
  Military Service	1915	Woolwich, London
  	Private R4/091443: Royal Army Service Corps
  Military Award	1916
  	Silver War Badge
  Died	25 Jan 1956	Blackpool, Lancashire
  	Cause: Atherosclerosis; dementia
  Person ID	I19607	Extended Craxford Family
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Samuel Freeman,   b. 1843, King Alley, Mile End Road, London ,   d. 22 Feb 1878, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Augusta Smith,   b. 1842, Margate, Kent ,   d. 15 Jan 1913, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1861	Maldon, Essex   [2]
  Family ID	F11238	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 1	Matilda Pollard,   b. 1872, Gretton, Northamptonshire ,   d. 16 Feb 1931, Towers Hospital, Gypsy Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 59 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1896	Register Office, Leicester, Leicestershire   [3]
  Children	1. Louisa Ellen Biddall,   b. 17 Jul 1897, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 23 Oct 1897, Billesdon, Leicestershire  (Age 0 years)   2. Wilfred Biddall,   b. 1 Feb 1898, Corby, Northamptonshire ,   d. 3 Sep 1918, Pas de Calais, France  (Age 20 years)   3. Ivy Biddall,   b. 17 Nov 1900, Leicester, Leicestershire ,   d. 16 Feb 1901, Leicester, Leicestershire  (Age 0 years)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Pollard, Matilda (1896) and George Biddall Little is known of George Biddall except that he was in the Leicestershire Regiment and had spent some time at the Industrial School, Desford
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F11215	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Ethel Pearson,   b. 28 Jul 1880, Darlington, County Durham ,   d. 1970  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 May 1907	Darlington, County Durham   [4]
  Children	1. Myra Freeman,   b. 24 Feb 1909, Darlington, County Durham ,   d. 2006  (Age 96 years)
  BMD Certificates		MC: Freeman, George Sinclair (Biddall) (1907) and Ruth Ethel Pearson This was George's second marriage
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F11241	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Militia Attestation papers George Biddall joined the Leicestershire Regiment as a teenager. Prior to that he had been admitted to the Industrial School, Desford.
  		Admission and Discharge records for Industrial School, Desford Charts George's apprehension when found wandering, his remand to the Industrial School and his ultimate discharge
  		School letters Correspondence received from and about George Biddall by the Industrial School Desford following his discharge for Army service. Note particularly the entry dated March 20th 1891 where he siad he was at the Post Office on the New Quay, North Shields. He could have reached his mother in Durham by crossing the Tyne by ferry in time for the census report. The last entry is from the Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1901 England Census, Durham RG12/4105 18 29 (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Maldon 4a 247 (JAS 1861) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Leicester 7a 517 (JAS 1896) (Reliability: 3). [S4] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, Darlington 10a 41 (AMJ 1907) (Reliability: 3).