Origin
William Biddlecomb (or Beddlecomb) junior arrived in Guernsey from Muchelney, Somerset in the early years of the 19th century. He married Jane Crofts, the daughter of butcher James Crofts in Guernsey in 1824. All of their children were born in Guernsey.
Families
William BIDDLECOMB married Sarah LOCKE
- William BIDDLECOMB ( 1793 - 1853 ) married 1. Jane CROFTS ( 1803 - 1844 ) 2. Jane ROSKELLY
- James BIDDLECOMB ( 1826 - 1862 ) married Ann GARDNER ( 1827 - ? )
- William James BIDDLECOMB ( 1854 - ? ) m Mary E
- Florence E BIDDLECOMB ( 1880 - ? )
- William S BIDDLECOMB ( 1881 - ? )
- Charles BIDDLECOMB ( 1857 - ? )
- Annie Elizabeth BIDDLECOMB ( 1858 - ? )
- Henry BIDDLECOMB ( 1861 - ? )
- Arthur BIDDLECOMB ( 1862 - ? )
- William James BIDDLECOMB ( 1854 - ? ) m Mary E
- William John BIDDLECOMB ( 1833 - ? )
- George BIDDLECOMB ( 1837 - ? )
- James BIDDLECOMB ( 1826 - 1862 ) married Ann GARDNER ( 1827 - ? )
- Mary BIDDLECOMB ( 1800 - ? ) married Francis EDWARDS
- Elizabeth BIDDLECOMB ( 1805 - 1878 ) married James GARDNER
(people in bold were butchers)
Earliest Mention in Guernsey
- 1826 - birth of James Biddlecomb
Stallholdings
- William Biddlecomb held stall 23 in the market from 1839 to 1845.
Residence
- Doyle Road, St Peter Port (1841, 1851 Census)
Other Information
- William's younger sister, Elizabeth, married James GARDNER, the proprietor of the Royal Hotel, which once dominated the St Peter Port sea front.