Edwin Thomas George Gittens
Abt 1850 - 1925 (75 years)-
Name Edwin Thomas George Gittens [1, 2, 3, 4] Birth Abt 1850 Christ Church, Barbados 
[4] Baptism 26 Dec 1850 Christ Church, Barbados [4] Gender Male ADOB 1880 Prospect Villa, Saint Michael, Barbados [5] Occupation 1882 Saint Philip, Barbados - Accountant
Residence 1882 Saint Michael, Barbados - Gov't Hill
Occupation 1884 Saint Michael, Barbados [6] - Accountant
Residence 1884 Saint Michael, Barbados [6] - Prospect Villa Gov't House
Occupation 1885 New York City, New York, United States [7] - Accountant
Travel 1 Sep 1885 New York, United States [7] - aboard the "Golden Feece" arriving on, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name:E Gittens
Arrival Date:1 Sep 1885
Birth Date:abt 1850
Age:35
Gender:Male
Place of Origin:Barlendy??
Port of Departure:Barbados
Destination:New York
Port of Arrival:New York, New York
Ship Name:Golden Fleece
The passenger list states the purpose of travel is immigration.
Residence 28 Jul 1887 Manhattan, New York, New York, United States [8] - 139 West 62nd Street
Occupation 5 Jul 1913 [3] - Accountant
Wills 25 Jul 1923 Barbados - which was written, Wife Dora Henry Gittens Executrix.
Edwin left everything to his wife.
Witness E. Fields and F. Fields
_______________________________
Court of Ordinary document
Edward Samuel Allison Fields swears that the will is the one he witnessed.
Will filed 16 Mar 1925
Will Proved 20 Mar 1925
Occupation Accountant at time of marriage [5] Burial Mar 1925 Westbury Cemetery, Saint Michael, Barbados [9, 10] Occupation 3 Mar 1925 Saint Michael, Barbados [9] - Auditor, Id:71905
Cemetery:Westbury Cemetery
Number:180
Date:1925 Mar 3
LastName:Gittens
FirstName:Edwin J
Age:74
Occupation:Auditor
Abode:Ivy Land
BirthPlace:
Minister:"Conliffe, Clement"
Notes:No place of birth recorded
Ref:24/26
Death 3 Mar 1925 Saint Michael, Barbados [11] - Died in Ivy Land, Saint Mchael
Person ID I36 Gittens Direct Line from Reunion Last Modified 6 Mar 2026
Father John William Gittens, b. 9 Jun 1824, Christ Church, Barbados d. Mar 1852 (Age 27 years) Mother Mary Ann Hyde, b. Abt 1832 Marriage 23 Dec 1847 Saint Michael, Barbados [12] Family ID F24 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Isabella Gretton Leach, b. 4 Oct 1858, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 28 Jul 1887, Manhattan (New York Co.), New York City, New York, United States (Age 28 years) Marriage 21 Jan 1880 Saint Michael, Barbados [5, 13, 14] Children 1. John Gretton Gittens, b. Abt 8 Jun 1881, Barbados bur. 8 Aug 1881, Westbury Cemetery, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age ~ 0 years)+ 2. Julian "Ben" Hyde Gittens, b. 25 Oct 1882, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 20 May 1953, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 70 years)+ 3. Clifford Bertram Gittens, b. 17 Sep 1884, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 18 Feb 1975, Bedford, Quebec, Canada (Age 90 years)+ 4. Edwin "Teddy" Johnson Gittens, b. 15 Mar 1887, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States d. 1 Oct 1921, District of Castries, State of Saint Lucia (Age 34 years)Family ID F20 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Nov 2023
Family 2 Dora Henry Fields, b. 29 Mar 1874, Barbados d. 8 Aug 1939, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 65 years) Marriage 27 Feb 1892 Saint Michael, Barbados [15] Children 1. Dora Isabella Gittens, b. 27 Feb 1893, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 27 Sep 1975, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 82 years)2. Russel Aubrey Gittens, b. Abt 1894, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 27 Sep 1975, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 81 years)+ 3. Ruby Emily Gittens, b. 25 Sep 1895, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 2 Jul 1981, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 85 years)4. May Gittens, b. 8 Nov 1897, Saint Michael, Barbados 5. Evelyn Gittens, b. Abt 1898, Saint Michael, Barbados 6. Mabel Conliff Gittens, b. 9 Sep 1901, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 29 Dec 1982, Christ Church, Barbados (Age 81 years)+ 7. Alban Randal Crofton Gittens, b. 29 Jan 1905, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 17 Mar 1948, Saint Michael, Barbados (Age 43 years)> 8. Archibald Lisle Gittens, b. 29 Jan 1908, Saint Michael, Barbados d. 19 Jul 1984, Christ Church, Barbados (Age 76 years)+ 9. Frank "Boula" Du Boulay Gittens, b. 1 Jan 1912, Saint Michael, Barbados Family ID F21 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Mar 2026
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Sources - [S603] FamilySearch, Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891, database.
- [S578] Barbados Archives, Black Rock Main Rd, Bridgetown, Barbados, Wills RB6/82-576.
- [S300] Edwin J. Gittens to Annie E. Foster, Certificate #10.
- [S226] FamilySearch, "Barbados Church Records, 1637-1887," database with images.
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- [S585] photocopy privately held by Clifff Gittens, Isabella Gretton Gittens , death certificate Death Certificate number 8166, other identifier 610836 (1887), Isabella G. Gittens.
- [S581] Held privately by Cliff Gittens, Westbury Cemetery database.
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- [S588] Edwin Thomas George Gittens and Isabella Gretton Leach.
- [S596] Louise Williamson, email to Cliff Gittens, Information about Isabella Gretton Leach.
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