Links to Families Below
- Frank (1893-1963) and Elsie (1898-1992) Kirton Family
- Edward (1902-1999) and Florence (1901-1976) Pidduck Family
- William (1873-1922) and Edith (1876-1955) Pidduck Family
Frank and Elsie (Pidduck) Kirton Family
Frank Kirton was born 20 December 1893 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England, to parents John and Ann Kirton. Frank served in the Yorkshire Regiment in Europe during the First World War.
Elsie Louisa Pidduck was born 15 July 1898 in Flete, near Margate, Kent, England, to parents William and Edith Pidduck.
1910s
Frank and Elsie were married in Ash-next-Sandwich, Kent, England on 23 July 1918. Below is the wedding day family group portrait: to the right of the bride in the photo are her parents, Edith and William Pidduck. The groom is behind her in uniform and her brothers are at either end of the back row, Albert at left, and Ned at right.
Women in England performed jobs during the First World War that would have been closed to them before the war. Elsie worked as a letter carrier. The photos below show her in uniform with her letter satchel and bicycyle.
1920s
Frank and Elsie Kirton about 1920
Frank and Elsie Kirton with Ned Pidduck and, possibly, a brother of Frank’s at left. Kent, England, early 1920s.
1930s
Edward and Florence Pidduck Family
1930s
Florence, baby Mary, and Ned, 1931, taken in Canterbury
Ned Pidduck portrait, possibly late 1930s
Ned Pidduck portrait, possibly late 1930s
1940s
Ned Pidduck in uniform, about 1940
1970s
Cowboy Ned Pidduck visiting America, July 1972
Ned and Floie Pidduck, Denton, Kent, July 1975
William and Edith Pidduck Family
William Pidduck was born in early 1873 in Birchington, Isle of Thanet, Kent. His parents were George (1839-1915), a carter and farm laborer, and Ann (1840-1930). William worked as a farm labourer and as the proprietor of the George and Dragon Public House in Ash-next-Sandwich, Kent.
Edith Mary Dennett was born 28 December 1875 in Minster, Isle of Thanet, Kent. Her parents were John (1848-1925), a waggoner and farm labourer, and Harriett (1849-1932). Before her marriage to William on 16 October 1897, Edith worked as a domestic servant.
After William passed away in 1922, Edith carried on operating the pub.
William and Edith had three children: Elsie Louisa (1898-1992), Albert William (1900-1934), and Edward Charles (1902-1999).
1890s
Elsie Louisa Pidduck, baby portrait taken in Ramsgate, about 1899.
Elsie Louisa Pidduck was born 15 July 1898 in Flete, near Margate, Kent, England to parents William and Edith Pidduck.
1900s
The Pidduck children: Albert, Edward, and Elsie in studio portrait taken in Ramsgate, about 1905.
1910s
1920s
Ned Pidduck with his “James” motorcycle, about 1922. Ned loved motor vehicles and was something of a daredevil on them!
