04. Harold Victor Diddams| 1878 Q2 | b. Lambourn, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses |
| 1881 | living with her family in Up Lamborne Road, Lambourn | TNA: RG 11/1276 f60 p36 |
| 1891 | scholar, living with her family at (4) James Cotts, Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire | RG 12/1135 f54 p43 |
| 1901 | nurse domestic, visitor with George Dray and family at Recreation Lodge, Sydenham, Lewisham, London | RG 13/556 f114 p45 |
| 1911 | living with her family in 5 rooms at The Gardens, Boyne Grove, Maidenhead, Berkshire | RG 14/6648 RD123 ED11 SN118 |
| 1921 | not found in census | |
| 1930/1935 | of 37 Hanover House (High Street), St John's Wood, Marylebone, Westminster, London | electoral registers |
| 1937-07-11 | of 2 Holly-place, Hampstead, Middlesex; d. at 43 Priory-road, Hampstead | GRO index; National Probate Calendar |
| 1937-12-14 | will proved at London by Harold Victor Diddams, chauffeur; effects £145 17s. 10d. | National Probate Calendar |
| 1880 Q4 | b. Lambourn, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses |
| 1881 | living with his family in Up Lamborne Road, Lambourn | TNA: RG 11/1276 f60 p36 |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family at (4) James Cotts, Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire | RG 12/1135 f54 p43 |
| 1900-07-30 | at the Maidenhead Wanderers' B.C. annual meeting in Pearce Park, came send in the second head of the novices' one mile bicycle | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1900-08-08 |
| 1901 | carpenter, worker, living with his family in Boyn Grove Cottages, Cookham, Berkshire | RG 13/1160 f136 p22 |
| 1901-08-14 | of Maidenhead; at the annual sports meeting of the Bracknell Cricket Club, came second in the novices' 880 yards bicycle handicap, and third in the novices' mile bicycle handicap | Reading Mercury, 1901-08-17 |
| 1902-08-13 | of Maidenhead W.B.C.; at the annual sports meeting of the Bracknell Cricket Club, came second in fourth heat of the one mile bicycle handicap (open) | Windsor and Eton Express, 1902-08-16 |
| 1903-07-01 | of Maidenhead; at the annual Cycling Race Meeting and Athletic Sports, at the Recreation Ground, Camberley, came second in the second heat of the one mile bicycle handicap (open) | Reading Mercury, 1903-07-11 |
| 1904-08-10 | at the Bracknell C.C. Sports, given a 200 yd handicap in the one mile, and 350 yd in the two miles | The Sportsman |
| 1905-09-20 |
R.R. DIDDAMS, CARPENTER, JOINER, SHOPFITTER, &c. All kinds of Jobbing Work carried out in best workmanship at moderate charges. ESTIMATES GIVEN. Shops—40, St. Luke's Road. Private Address— THE GARDENS, BOYN GROVE. |
Maidenhead Advertiser |
| 1906-03-210 |
R.R. DIDDAMS, CARPENTER, JOINER, SHOPFITTER, &c. All kinds of Jobbing Work carried out in best workmanship at moderate charges. ESTIMATES GIVEN. JOBBING WORK IN ALL ITS BRANCHES A SPECIALITY Shops—40, St. Luke's Road. Private Address— THE GARDENS, BOYN GROVE. |
Maidenhead Advertiser |
| 1906-08-01 |
NOTICE R.R. DIDDAMS, BUILDER, CONTRACTOR, &c., Begs to inform the Inhabitants of Maidenhead and District that he has secured more commodious Premises In Grenfell-road, Maidenhead (NEXT DOOR TO PICKFORD'S), where he hopes to receive a continuance of his customers' patronage. All kinds of JOBBING WORK carried out in the Best Workmanship at Moderate Charges. Estimates Given. Note Address— SHOPS & OFFICE—GRENFELL RD., MAIDENHEAD (Next Door to Pickford's). |
Maidenhead Advertiser |
| 1907-01-23 | m. Elizabeth Jane Graham (1880–1940, b. Westbourne Grove, London), at Burnham, Buckinghamshire | GRO index; "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch: 10 December 2014, Robert Reginald Diddams and Elizabeth Jane Graham, 23 Jan 1907, citing Burnham, Buckingham, reference page 93 FHL microfilm 1,967,040; RG 14/662 RD9 ED11 SN432 |
| Child: | Norman R.M. (1907 – after 1911, b. Maidenhead RD) | GRO index; RG 14/662 RD9 ED11 SN432 |
| 1907-09-19 | joiner, embarked Liverpool for Quebec, aboard the Dominion Line Kensington | UK Outward Passenger Lists |
| 1907-09-28 | arrived Quebec | Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists |
| 1907-11-06 | arrived St Albans, Vermont, USA; destination Detroit, Michigan, USA; 5'1", ruddy complexion, li. br. hair, blue eyes, no distinguishing marks; passage paid by self; money shown $36; wife Edith nearest relative, of Maidenhead | |
| 1911 | joiner, worker, one of five lodgers with Joseph Knight, finishing fixer, and his family, in 9 rooms at 24 Edward St, Hampstead Rd, London N.W. | RG 14/662 RD9 ED11 SN432 |
| 1913 | of 174 Hampstead road, St Pancras, London, one room, third floor front, unfurnished, rented from Mr J. Knight, of the same address, @ 7s. per week | electoral register |
| 1918 | of 174 Hampstead Road, St Pancras | electoral registers |
| 1920/1925 | ||
| 1921 | RG 15/00700 RD9 SD1 ED15 SN367 | |
| 1928 | of 174 Hampstead Road, St Pancras | electoral registers |
| 1930 | ||
| 1933/1934 | ||
| 1936/1938 | ||
| 1939 Q1 | d. Kensington RD | GRO index |
| 1883-03-13 | b. Lambourne, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses (TNA: RG 15/00813 RD9 SD4 ED28 SN19 gives place as Marlstone, Newbury, Berkshire); 1939 England and Wales Register (RG 101) |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family at (4) James Cotts, Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire | RG 12/1135 f54 p43 |
| 1894-01-03 | at an entertainment given in the Boys'
Schoolroom, Boyn-hill, in aid of the funds of the Juvenile Branch of the
C.E.T.S. [Church of England Temperance Society], played the lead role in
'Dick Whittington and His Cat: Boycott Diddams made a first-rate "Dick Whittington," and he put up with the cook's indignities and chastisement with remarkable patience and forbearance, and when his chest of gold arrived as the result of the sale of his cat to kill the mice which invested a foreign potentate's palace, he generously presented the now remorseful cook with a few of his gold coins. He was no less successful in the rôle of Lord Mayor, and the civic robes hung well on his worthy shoulders. |
Maidenhead Advertiser, 1894-01-10 |
| 1895-02-04 | at an entertainment in the Girls' School-room at
Boyne Hill, in aid of the Juvenile Branch of the C.E.T.S., played
Spindle in a performance of 'Princess Brighteyes': Special mention should also be made of Boycott Diddams, who, as Spindle, spoke with clearness and acted well, whilst the other members of the caste did great credit to their instructors. |
Maidenhead Advertiser, 1895-02-06 |
| 1897-02-03 | at an entertainment in the Girls' School-room at Boyn Hill, by the children of the Juvenile Branch of the C.E.T.S., played the king in 'King Alfred and the Cakes', as well as singing 'Yo lah', with two other children | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1897-02-10 |
| 1898-10-22 | played football for Boyn Hill against Taplow Grammar School | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1898-10-26 |
| 1898-11-05 | scored the only goal of the match against Victory Hall (High Wycombe) | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1898-11-09 |
| 1901 | solicitor's clerk, worker, living with his family in Boyn Grove Cottages, Cookham, Berkshire | RG 13/1160 f136 p22 |
| 1903-02-06 | of Boyn Hill; present at a special general meeting of the Clubs of the South Bucks and East Berks Junior Football League | South Bucks Standard, 1903-02-13 |
| 1904-08-13 | bowled against Littlewick at Boyne Hill, taking six wickets for the winning side | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1904-08-17 |
| 1906-06-30 | at Windsor, played for Boyn Hill against Windsor Conservatives: "Diddams bowled well for the winners, capturing six wickets for 20" . . . | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1906-07-04 |
| 1909-12-09 | of All Saints, Boyne Hill; banns of marriage to Mary Ellen Pearce, of Hitcham, Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire banns index |
| 1910 | lodging in a first floor single bedroom in his father's house at The Gardens, Boyn Grove, Maidenhead, Berkshire | electoral register |
| 1910-01-15 | m.1. Mary Ellen Pearce (1886–1969, b. Cookham RD), in Eton RD | GRO index; Symons-Hill-Gutbier Tree 2017, citing marriage certificate |
| 1911 | law clerk, solicitor's office, worker, of The Gardens, Boyne Grove, Maidenhead; 5 rooms | RG 14/6648 RD123 ED11 SN118 |
| 1912-04-03 | present at the annual meeting of the Maidenhead Amateur Swimming Club, in the Town Hall Council Chamber | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1912-04-10 |
| 1912-08-22 | present at the annual meeting of Maidenhead Football Club, at the Small Town Hall | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1912-08-28 |
| 1913-05-24 | bowled out for a duck at the Boyne Hill 'A' team match against Taplow Grammar School | South Bucks Standard, 1913-05-29 |
| 1914-04-01 | mc for the whist drive held at the Town Hall by the Maidenhead Amateur Swimming Club | Maidenhead Advertiser, 1914-04-08 |
| 1916-05-16 | at the Borough Tribunal: Mr. C.R. Thomas, solicitor, applied on behalf of one of his clerks (B.L. Diddams), engaged on Government taxes.—Allowed till October 1st. |
Reading Mercury, 1916-05-20 |
| 1916-10-12 | at a hearing of the Appeal Tribunal, at the Berks
Assizes, in Reading: The employer of B.L.H. Diddams, age 33, married, of Maidenhead, asked that the decision of the local tribunal might be reversed. Exemption had been granted to October 1st, and an extension had been refused. Diddams was acting as a clerk to the tax commissioners and to the justices. He had only been passed for clerical work at home. The local tribunal had suggested female assistance, but it was not a class of work suitable for women.—Until January 1st was conceded |
Reading Mercury, 1916-10-14 |
| 1916-11-20 | at Maidenhead Police Court, gave evidence in a
dangerous driving case: Boycott L. Diddams, Penyston Road, said the pace of the car attracted his attention, as it was going much faster than the usual rate for that hill. His opinion was that the car was travelling at anything from 30 to 35 miles an hour. He heard no warning before the sound of the collision. At the cross-roads he observed a boy pick up the wheel of a lady's bicycle. The car had stopped west of "Oaklands" and Miss Smith was lying apparently unconscious in front of it, her head being in the gutter and she was bleeding a good deal. It was 70 paces from the spot where the bicycle was found to where the lady was lying. He heard the driver of the car apply the brakes. Cross-examined: The car was taking the crown of the road and was more on the crown that on the left side. A lorry came along after the accident; it was close at hand. He heard a noise as if the driver of the car was changing the gear. [report continues; the case was dismissed] |
Reading Mercury, 1916-11-25 |
| 1917-06-23 | had played bowls for Maidenhead Thicket, in the Berks Rink Competition | Reading Mercury, 1917-06-23 |
| 1919 spring | of 42 Penystone Road, Maidenhead | electoral registers |
| 1919 autumn | of 27 Powney Road, Maidenhead | |
| 1920 | of 27 Powney Road, Maidenhead, living with his mother | |
| 1921 | law clerk, employed by Amery-Parkes & Co. solicitors, 18 Fleet St, EC4, working at 18 Fleet St; living in 3 rooms at 17 Fortess Rd, St Pancras, London, with his mother, and a visitor | RG 15/00813 RD9 SD4 ED28 SN19 |
| 1929 | divorced | Symons-Hill-Gutbier Tree 2017, citing divorce court records, TNA: J 77/2653/2400 |
| 1930 Q3 | m.2. Eileen Catherine Murphy (1895–1944, b. St Giles RD), in Stoke Newington RD | GRO index; electoral register |
| 1931 | living with his wife and mother at 201 Albion Road, Stepney and Stoke Newington, London | electoral register |
| 1933/1936 | living with his wife at 201 Albion Road, Stepney and Stoke Newington, London | electoral registers |
| 1938/1939 | living with his wife at 1 Alkham Road, Hackney, London | |
| 1939-09-29 | solicitor's managing clerk, living at 1 Alkham Rd, Hackney, with his wife and a redacted individual | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1940 Q4 | d. Hendon RD | GRO index |
04. Harold Victor Diddams| 1887-05-24 | b. Marlston or Bucklebury, Berkshire | GRO index; censuses; 1939 England and Wales Register (TNA: RG 101) |
| 1891 | scholar, living with his family at (4) James Cotts, Upton cum Chalvey, Buckinghamshire; as Arnold V. | RG 12/1135 f54 p43 |
| 1901 | school, living with his family in Boyn Grove Cottages, Cookham, Berkshire | RG 13/1160 f136 p22 |
| 1911 | chauffeur, worker, of The Gardens, Boyne Grove, Maidenhead, Berkshire; 5 rooms | RG 14/6648 RD123 ED11 SN118 |
| 1913 Q3 | m. Ethel Dunn (1887–1980, b. Maidenhead), in Maidenhead RD | GRO index; RG 15/06052 RD123 SD1 ED15 SN151 |
| 1915-09-08 | a sworn-in member of the Berks Police Special Reserve (Special Constables) in the Maidenhead Division of the Berks County Constabulary; one of 12 men under Pinkney's Green district office | Maidenhead Advertiser |
| Child: | Frances Peggy (1917–2004, b. Maidenhead) | GRO index; RG 15/06052 RD123 SD1 ED15 SN151 |
| 1920/1922 | living with his wife at 7 Cromwell Road, Maidenhead | electoral registers |
| 1921 | general motor fitter, employed by T C Parker Esq, working at Sandisplate, Maidenhead Thicket; living with his family in 5 rooms at 7 Cromwell Road, Maidenhead | RG 15/06052 RD123 SD1 ED15 SN151 |
| 1921/1931 | living with his wife at Sandisplate, Maidenhead Thicket | electoral registers |
| 1935 | living with his wife at Sandisplatt, Sandisplatt Road, Maidenhead | electoral register |
| 1937-12-14 | chauffeur; proved his sister Daisy's will at London | National Probate Calendar |
| 1939-09-29 | chauffeur mechanic, vol. sp. constabulary, living with his family at Sandisplatt Cottage, Maidenhead | 1939 England and Wales Register |
| 1946-07-13 | of Sandisplatt, Maidenhead Thicket, Berkshire; d. at The Hospital, Maidenhead | National Probate Calendar |
| 1946-07-17 | bur. St James the Less, Stubbings, Berkshire | Berkshire burial index |
| 1946-12-13 | admon at London to Ethel Diddams, widow, and Peggy Frances Diddams, spinster; effects £1262 8s. 9d. | National Probate Calendar |
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