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Clifford Bertram Gittens

Male 1884 - 1975  (90 years)


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  • Name Clifford Bertram Gittens  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 17 Sep 1884  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 10 Dec 1884  Saint Michael, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Travel 24 Oct 1885  New York City, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • He traveled from Barbados at age 3 with his mother and brother Julian arriving in New York City on 24 October 1885.
    Residence 28 Jul 1887  Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 139 West 62nd Street
    Emigration 1911  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He emigrated in 1911 from Barbados to Canada the information is from a Barbados newspaper announcing his visit., Information from a barbados newspaper announcing his visit.
    Emigration 4 Oct 1911  Barbados Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • by ship, the Verdi, and arrived
    Travel 20 Jan 1915  [8] 
    • from Barbadpos aboard the S.S. Stephen arriving in New York on his way, to Quebec
    Christening-Parents Aug 1919  Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Anglican at time of marriage, Role: Parents
    Religion Aug 1919  Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Anglican at time of marriage
    Travel 31 Dec 1925  New York, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • from Barbados arriving, Clifford C. Gittens ( born in Bridgetown Barbados, Occupation Bank Clerk) , his wife Elizabeth (age 40, born in Saint Michaels, Barbados) and their two children Isabel (age 3, born in Quebec, Canada) and son Edwin (age 8 months, Born In quebec, Canada) sailed from Barbados on December 24 1925 aboard the vessel Vestris, arriving in New York on Dec 31, 1925.
    Occupation 31 Dec 1925  Westmount, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • He was a bank clerk.
    Residence 31 Dec 1925  Westmount, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • 326 Salby St
    Obituary 18 Feb 1975  Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13] 
    • GITTENS, Clifford Bertram. At the Brome Missisquoi Perkins Hospital, February 18, 1975, at the age of 90. Clifford Bertram Gittens, husband of the late Elizabeth Walcott, and G.H. Beard. Dear father of Isabel Drake, Montreal and Edwin Bertram Gittens. Resting at Dion Funeral Home, Bedford, Quebec, service and internment on Friday 21 at 2:30 p.m. in St. James Anglican Church, Stanbridge East.
    _FSFTID KL8F-ZD7 
    Death 18 Feb 1975  Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Found a newspaper clipping in an old box of pictures.
    Burial 21 Feb 1975  St. James Anglican Church, Stanbridge East, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I441  Gittens Direct Line from Reunion
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2026 

    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  [15, 16, 17] 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth Louise Amilia Walcott,   b. 4 May 1885, Barbados Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 2 Aug 1919  Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Marriage Record: - Lachine Quebec, Anglican Saint Stephen

      Clifford Bertram Gittens, bachelor, Clerk, of free age of Lachine and Elizabeth Louisa Amilia Walcot, spinster of free age of Lachine. By authority of license were married on August the second A.D. Nineteen Hundred and nineteen.

      This marriage was solemized betweeb us:

      signed "Elizabeth Louisa Amilia Walcott"

      signed "Clifford Bertram Gittens"

      In the Presence of:

      E.J. Walcott, ???, Florance B. Davie
    Alt. Marriage 2 Aug 1919  Lachine, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Marriage Record: - Lachine Quebec, Anglican Saint Stephen
      Clifford Bertram Gittens, bachelor, Clerk, of free age of Lachineand Elizabeth Louisa Amilia Walcot, spinster of free age of Lachine.By authority of license were married on August the second A.D.Noneteen Hundred and nineteen.
      This marriage was solemized betweeb us:
      signed "Elizabeth Louisa Amilia Walcott"
      signed "Clifford Bertram Gittens"
      In the Presence of:
      E.J. Walcott, ???, Florance B. Davie
    Children 
    +1. Isabel Louise Gittens,   b. 13 Aug 1922, Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1996, Raymond, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. Edwin Bertram Gittens,   b. 22 Apr 1925, Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1978, Dunham, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Baby Girl Gittens,   b. 16 Dec 1930, Stanbridge East, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1930, Stanbridge East, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Photos
    Clifford Bertram Gittens Clipping    		Clifford Bertram Gittens Clipping
    Bajan ends holiday visit
    Family ID F178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Sep 2013 

    Family 2 Gertrude H. Beard   d. 27 Jan 1974, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1953  Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • Uncle Dicks & Gertrude's Wedding Receiption, Uncle Dick and Gertrude in the foreground, Audrey (Crittenden) Gittens is the lady directly over Uncle Dick's right shoulder and smiling into the camera, Isabel (Gittens) Drake standing beside the minister on the left., 19 Apr 1953.
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    Uncle Dicks & Gertrude's Wedding Receiption, Uncle Dick and Gertrude in the foreground, Audrey (Crittenden) Gittens is the lady directly over Uncle Dick's right shoulder and smiling into the camera, Isabel (Gittens) Drake standing beside the minister on the left., 19 Apr 1953.
    Alt. Marriage 19 Apr 1953  Bedford, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Family ID F179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2024 

  • Photos 11 Photos

  • Sources 
    1. [S2155] FamilySearch, "Barbados, Church Records, 1637-1930".

    2. [S579] Barbados Archives, Black Rock Main Rd, Bridgetown, Barbados, Baptisms RL2/85-54-Baptism in St Michael.

    3. [S76] "Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891," Genealogical Society of Utah. Barbados Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., FamilySearch  , accessed 1 Dec 2012); Outwit Hub Data scape of Family Search Database.

    4. [S952] "Barbados Baptisms, 1739-1891," Genealogical Society of Utah. Barbados Baptisms. Index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah., FamilySearch  .

    5. [S593] "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," online database and images : 2010, Ancestry,com, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2010)).

    6. [S585] photocopy privately held by Clifff Gittens, Isabella Gretton Gittens , death certificate Death Certificate number 8166, other identifier 610836 (1887), Isabella G. Gittens.

    7. [S953] "New York Passenger Arrival Lists, Ellis Island, 1892-1924", database, FamilySearch; from United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. "Passenger lists of vessels arriving at New York, Ellis Island". United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, Washington, D.C. FHL microfilm, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

    8. [S171] The Generations Network, Inc., 2006., database, Ancestery.com, (Name: (www.ancestry.com);), accessed 9 Aug 2008), Year: 1915; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_2395; Line: 2; .

    9. [S911] Ancestry.com, British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;).

    10. [S954] Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com. Quebec Vital and Church Records (DrouinCollection), 1621-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: TheGenerations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp.Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut GénéalogiqueDrouin.;).

    11. [S834] Canada., "Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935." Digital images., (Ancestry.com. Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 .).

    12. [S955] Personal knowledge of Clifford C Gittens, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]\., A copy of the newspaper clipping obituary for Clifford Bertram Gittens waas found in the effects of my late Mother, Audrey Lillian Gittens.

    13. [S957] Clifford Bertram Gittens.

    14. [S311] Newspaper Clipping.

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

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

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

    18. [S6] .

    19. [S247] Harold Hart, email to Cliff Gittens, Family tree report for Edwin Thomas George Gittens.