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Biddle family

Im not sure where to post this so I hope its in the right place .i am trying to reunite a family with a book I found over 10yrs ago at a book fayre in Keswick(Lake District)
It a book that has been put together by the Gt Grandchild of the person who wrote the poems and did the sketches
The persons name is W G Biddle and the book is full of poetry and pencil sketches a couple of the pencil sketches include Lord Beaconsfield (Benjamin Disraeli) the caption underneath reads Enjoying a picture of perfect repose date Sept 1878 also one on the 7/8/1878 which has Punch in brackets (im assuming this is punch magazine ) other sketches are of Adolphe Thiers (French Politician) and others some of a Teddy Bear one is titled Lazy Boy
and poetry written in 1924 and other dates the latest I have come across is 1937
some of the poems are in News paper cuttings others are by hand .
there are also poems by James Biddle WG Biddles father (it says in the book)
I was wondering if any of you have any knowledge of these men there are photos of a house in the book 74 St Micheals Rd Headingley Leeds which says home of the Biddles.
I have traced the family back and they originaly came from Wiltshire I ahvealso mannged to find the Gtr Grandchildren of W G Bilddle and hopefully have fouund the correct marriages for them.
the person who put this book together obviouisly did it lovingly and I would love to reunite the book with the family

I love in hope
Jackey

Unfortunately it doesn't 'belong' to me Jackey,but book sounds wonderful,hope you get it back to it's rightful family owners....

Mau

I wonder if this could also be put on Trying to Find? It sounds very interesting.

1871 census

Wm G Biddle
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relation: Son
Father's name: James Biddle
Mother's name: Ellen Biddle
Gender: Male
Where born: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Civil Parish: St Sidwell
Ecclesiastical parish: St James
County/Island: Devon
Country: England
Registration district: Exeter
Sub-registration district: St Sidwell
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 124
Household Members: Name Age
James Biddle 33
Ellen Biddle 36
Ellen M A Biddle 11
Wm G Biddle 9
Kate E Biddle 7
Gertrude L Biddle 4
Mary M Biddle

Thanks for this I also found this census and managed to trace them forward
I really hoping to find any one researching this family

Ill re post it on Trying to find if that will be ok

Thankyou
Jackey

Write to the Editor of the Evening Post, this is their email addy


http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/leedsnostalgia


Thats for the Nostalgia page ..

or email the editor and ask him to put it in to try and find the family..I am sure someone would reply via the Evening Post..

Also you could ask someone if they could do an Electoral Roll look up for you to find the address of the great grandchildren of WG Biddle


Who used to live in St Michaels Lane which is next street to St Michaels road.

Please let us all know how you get on returning the book...


Good Luck
Sue