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Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens

Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens

Male 1887 - 1921  (34 years)


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  • Name Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens  [1, 2] 
    Birth 15 Mar 1887  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 5 Jul 1913  Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 6 Aug 1917  State of Saint Lucia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Commercial Agent appointed as Attorney in Saint Lucia of the Singer Sewing Machine Company
    Occupation 17 Feb 1918  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Clerk in Charge
    Residence 17 Feb 1918  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The Garrison
    Burial Oct 1921  Choc Cemetery, District of Castries, State of Saint Lucia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Buried at Choc Cemetary, District of Castries, State of Saint Lucia
    Death 1 Oct 1921  District of Castries, State of Saint Lucia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Person ID I31  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 27 May 2024 

    Father Edwin Thomas George Gittens,   b. Abt 1850, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1925, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Isabella Gretton Leach,   b. 4 Oct 1858, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1887, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1880  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10] 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie "Sis" Eileen Foster,   b. 14 Oct 1885, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1949, Trinidad and Tobago Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 5 Jul 1913  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Ivan Clement Gittens,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1980, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    +2. Edgar Clement Gittens,   b. 30 Jan 1918, Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1987, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    +3. Hilda Eileen Gittens,   b. 15 Jul 1920, Christ Church, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1996, Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

  • Photos
    Edwin 'Teddy' Johnson Gittens    		Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens
    AI estimated Teddys age in this photo as about 1913, likely taken around the time of his marriage.
    Picture from Paul Foster by e-mail.

  • Sources 
    1. [S504] St. Patrick's Church, photocopy privately held by Cliff Gittens , Edgar Clement Gittens, baptism record, baptism of Edgar Clement Gittens.

    2. [S493] copy privately held by Cliff Gittens, Edgar Clement Gittens.

    3. [S132] FamilySearch, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," database.

    4. [S300] Edwin J. Gittens to Annie E. Foster, Certificate #10.

    5. [S129] Appointment of Edwin Johnson Gittens as an Attorney in Saint Lucia of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

    6. [S130] Edwin “Teddy’ Johnson Gittens.

    7. [S115] SC, email to Cliff Gittens, Edwin “Teddy” Johnson Gittens St. Lucia Grave Site.

    8. [S588] Edwin Thomas George Gittens and Isabella Gretton Leach.

    9. [S596] Louise Williamson, email to Cliff Gittens, Information about Isabella Gretton Leach.

    10. [S962] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.