Charles's birth was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1842 in the Wolverhampton and Seisdon district.[1]
Charles, son of Edward Kidson & Sarah, was baptised on 3 April 1842 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.[2]
In the 1851 census, Charles (age 9), Scholar, was the son of Edward Kidson on Middlefield Lane, Bilston, Staffordshire, England.[3]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Edward Kidson
Head
Married
M
50
Blacksmith (Employg 2 Men)
Middleton, Salop
Sarah Kidson
Wife
F
49
Broseley, Salop
Jeremiah Kidson
Son
Unmarried
M
25
Blacksmith'S Son
Broseley, Salop
Thomas Kidson
Son
Unmarried
M
19
Blacksmith'S Son
Broseley, Salop
Sarah Kidson
Daughter
Unmarried
F
11
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire
Charles Kidson
Son
M
9
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire
In the 1861 census, Charls (age 19), Blacksmith, was the unmarried brother of Jeremiah Kidson in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.[4]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Jeremiah Kidson
Head
Married
M
35
Blacksmith
Bosley, Shropshire
Sarah Kidson
Sister
Unmarried
F
21
House Keeper
Bosley, Shropshire
Charls Kidson
Brother
Unmarried
M
19
Blacksmith
Bilston, Staffordshire
Sarah Kidson
Niece
Unmarried
F
3
Bilston, Staffordshire
Charles's marriage was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1863 in the Wolverhampton district.[5]
In the 1871 census, Charles (age 29), Blacksmith's Master, was the married head of household in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.[6]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Charles Kidson
Head
Married
M
29
Blacksmith's Master
Bilston, Staffordshire
Christianna Kidson
Wife
Married
F
28
Tredegar, Wales
Jeremiah Kidson
Brother
M
45
Blacksmiths Striker
Broseley, Salop
Sarah Kidson
Daughter
F
5
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire
Chas Kidson
Son
M
3
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire
Sarah Kidson
Niece
F
13
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire
In the 1881 census, Charles (age 39), Blacksmith Employing 2 Boys & 2 Men, was the married head of household at 9 Bilston St, Bilston, Staffordshire, England.[7]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Charles Kidson
Head
Married
M
39
Blacksmith Employing 2 Boys & 2 Men
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Christiana Kidson
Wife
Married
F
38
Wife
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Christiana Kidson
Daughter
F
15
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Charles Kidson
Son
M
13
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Henry Thos. Kidson
Son
M
9
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Frederick Jnr. Kidson
Son
M
7
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Annie Kidson
Daughter
F
3
Scholar
Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Charles was mentioned on a memorial in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand with a death date of 9 June 1928.[8]
Sources
↑Birth Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office" GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 May 2024)
Kidson, Charles (Mother's maiden name: Bailey). GRO Reference: 1842 Jan-Feb-Mar in Wolverhampton and Seisdon Volume 17 Page 534.
↑Baptism:
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007566649; FHL microfilm: 1040894; Record number: 284; Packet letter: O
FamilySearch Record: NRX7-ZM9 (accessed 13 May 2024)
Charles Kidson baptism on 3 Apr 1842, son of Edward Kidson & Sarah, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
↑1851 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1851"
citing Bilston, Staffordshire, England, p. 5; citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: SGGH-6CJ (accessed 13 May 2024)
Charles Kidson (9) son, Scholar, in household of Edward Kidson (50) in Bilston in Wolverhampton registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire.
↑1861 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1861"
citing The National Archives of the UK Class: RG09; Piece/Folio: 2004 / 61; Page: 17; Line: 9
FamilySearch Record: M7ZV-N57 (accessed 13 May 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSQZ-V3JF-R
Charls Kidson (19), unmarried brother, Blacksmith, in household of Jeremiah Kidson (35) in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire.
↑Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index" FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 13 May 2024)
Kidson, Charles. GRO Reference: 1863 Jul-Aug-Sep in Wolverhampton Volume 6b Page 676.
↑1871 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1871"
citing The National Archives of the UK
FamilySearch Record: KDDZ-6XG (accessed 13 May 2024)
Charles Kidson (29), married, Blacksmith's Master, head of household in Bilston, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England Census"
Class: RG11; Piece: 2813; Folio: 55; Page: 17; GSU roll: 1341673; ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7572 #19515477 (accessed 13 May 2024)
Charles Kidson (39), married, Blacksmith Employing 2 Boys & 2 Men, head of household at 9 Bilston St, Bilston in Wolverhampton registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Bilston, Staffordshire, England.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #171904613 (accessed 13 May 2024)
Memorial page for Charles Kidson (1842-9 Jun 1928), citing Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand (plot: Wesleyan Block 02 Plot 071_A); Maintained by: Find a Grave.
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