There were two Pidgeon families living in the Edmonton area of north London in the 19th century.  One came from Hertfordshire in the early 19th century and can now be found on the Pidgeons of Hatfield tree . The other appears in Edmonton about the same time and is shown below.  The two families may be linked, but without evidence as to who the parents of William PIDGEON were, we cannot be sure.  He was born at Edmonton about 1811 and most of the family continued to live in the area.

In 1841 there were two young men living with William and Sarah PIDGEON – Henry PIDGEON, 20 and Elijah PIDGEON, 14.  Were these William’s younger brothers?

Notes:    ab. = about,  b. = born,  bp. = baptised,  bu. = buried,  d. = died,  m. = married,  + = extra-marital relationship

Edm = Edmonton registration district (Edmonton, Enfield, Hornsey, Tottenham, Wood Green, etc.)

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    |– William PIDGEON (b.ab.1811, Edm – d.1895, 84y, Edm) Farm Bailiff
    |      m.(1/11/1835, Tottenham) Sarah STONE (b.ab.1810, Stanstead, Herts – d.1898, 89y, Edm)
    |       |    1841:  at Jeremy Green, Edmonton – William & Sarah;  Joseph, Sarah, Emma, Henry(20), Elijah(14)

    |       |    1851:  at Church Road, Edmonton – William & Sarah;  Joseph, Sarah, Emma, James, Mary

    |       |    1861:  at Church Road, Edmonton – William & Sarah;  James, Mary;  Mary (g.dau, 2y)

    |       |    1871:  at Langhedge Cottage, (Church Road?), Edmonton – William & Sarah;  Mary

    |       |    1881:  at 6 Hyde Terrace, Edmonton – William & Sarah + Emma (dau), William (g.son) ALLEN

    |       |    1891:  at 56 Fore St, Edmonton – William & Emma;  William ALLEN  + William & Sarah PIDGEON

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    |       |– Joseph PIDGEON (b.ab.1836, Edmonton – d.1918, 82y, Edm) Farm Labourer, Engine Driver

    |       |      m1.(1858, Hackney) Sarah Harknett ARNOLD (b.1838, Tottenham – d.1896, 58, Edm)

    |       |       |    1861:  at Church Road, Edmonton – Joseph & Sarah;  Mary, Emma, William, Henry

    |       |       |    1871:  at 11 Dawsons Builds, Upper Fore Street, Edmonton – Joseph & Sarah;  Emma

    |       |       |    1881:  at Board Cottage, Church Road, Edmonton – Joseph & Sarah;  William, Henry, Susan, Thomas,

    |       |       |                                                                                                                                      Jessie, Jane

    |       |       |    1891:  at Langhedge Cottage, Church Rd, Edmonton – Joseph & Sarah;  Henry, Susan, Thomas,

    |       |       |                                                                                                                                   Jessey, Lizzie

    |       |       |– Mary PIDGEON (b.[Mary ARNOLD,1858?], Tottenham – d.)

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    |       |       |– Emma PIDGEON (b.1860, Edmonton – d.)

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    |       |       |– William PIDGEON (b.1866, Edmonton – d.1941, 74y, Edm)

    |       |       |      m.1889, Barnet) Ellen COOPER (b.1873, Harefield – d.1953, 80y, Edm)

    |       |       |       |    1891:  10 Western Rd, Tottenham – William & Ellen  + Elizabeth HUGGINS (nurse-child)

    |       |       |       |    1901:  27 Linton Cottages, Edm – William & Ellen;  William, Ellen E, Henry T + Thomas

    |       |       |       |                                                                                                                                                                      COOPER (25)

    |       |       |       |– William PIDGEON (b.1891, Wood Green – d.1949, 58y, Edm)

    |       |       |       |      m.(1914, Edm) Lilian Violet HISGROVE (b.27/10/1893, Edm – d.1972, 79, Colchester)

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    |       |       |       |       |– William Thomas PIDGEON (b.1914, Edm – d.4/12/1944, 30y, Hailsham, Susx) Sapper,

    |       |       |       |       |                                                                                                 RE, 12 Bomb Disposal Co^y

    |       |       |       |       |– Albert H PIDGEON (b.1916, Edm – d.18/4/1941, 24y, Edm) Sapper, RE

    |       |       |       |       |      m.(1938, Edm) Gertrude Amelia Victoria HARE (b.)

    |       |       |       |       |       |                         m2.(1942, Edm) William E MORRISON (b.)

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    |       |       |       |       |– Lilian V PIDGEON (b.1920, Edm – d.1920, 0y, Edm)

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    |       |       |       |       |– Ruby E PIDGEON (b.1921, Edm – d.1941, 21y, Edm)

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    |       |       |       |       |– Irene F PIDGEON (b.1923, Edm – d.1926, 2y, Edm)

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    |       |       |       |      └  Betty D PIDGEON (b.1928, Edm – d. 1947, 19y, Edm)

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    |       |       |       |– Ellen Elizabeth PIDGEON (b.1893, Wood Green – d.)

    |       |       |       |      m.(1919, Edm) Albert G TURNER (b. – d.)

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Henry Thomas PIDGEON (b.1899, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |              m.(1919, Edm) Dorothy M BYRNE (b. – d.)

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    |       |       |– Henry PIDGEON (b.ab.1870, Edmonton – d.1952, 81y, Hitchin)

    |       |       |      m.(1895, Hendon) Susan Jane MARRILL (b.1872, Hendon – d.1951, 79y, Hitchin)

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at 51 Shrubbery Road, Edm – Henry & Susan J;  Henry W, Frank E + Rose PARKER

    |       |       |       |                                                                                                                                 (niece, 14)

    |       |       |       |– Henry William PIDGEON (b.17/10/1896, Hendon – d.1981, 84y, Bexley, Kent)

    |       |       |       |      m?(1919, Biggleswade, Beds) Ada Emily CHESHAM (b.17/3/1899, Marylebone – d.6/1998, 99y,

    |       |       |       |       |                                                                                                              Oundle, Northants)

    |       |       |       |       |– Gladys Ada PIDGEON (b.15/1/1920, Glandford Brigg, Lincs – d.4/2003, 83y, Leicester)

    |       |       |       |       |      m.(1945, Chelmsford, Essex) Albert E MOON (b. – d.)

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    |       |       |       |      └  Norman Henry PIDGEON (b.26/2/1921, Glan’d Brigg, Lincs – d.4/1995, 74y, Stevenage)

    |       |       |       |              m.(1943, Chelmsford) Hilda Joan FLOYD (b.14/8/1921 – d.4/1997, Stevenage, Herts)

    |       |       |       |               |

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Frank Ernest PIDGEON (b.1898, Edm – d.22/3/1918, 19y, Poziθres, Somme, France) Private,

    |       |       |                                                                                                                  7^th Bn, Bedfordshire Regt

    |       |       |– Susan PIDGEON (b.1873, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |      m.(1892, Edm) Richard NORMAN (b.ab.1870, Holloway – d.) Gas Works Labourer

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at Edm – Richard & Susan;  Richard, Susan, Jessie, William

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |       |– Richard NORMAN (b.ab.1892, Tottenham – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Susan NORMAN (b.ab.1894, Tottenham – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Jessie NORMAN (b.ab.1896, Tottenham – d.)

    |       |       |      └  William NORMAN (b.ab.1898, Tottenham – d.)

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    |       |       |– Thomas PIDGEON (b.1875, Edmonton – d?1926, 50y, Watford) Labourer

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    |       |       |– Jessie PIDGEON (b.1877, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |      m.(1900, Edm) Arthur James BARTROP (b.1879, Enfield – d.) Labourer

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at Enfield – Arthur & Jessie;  Arthur

    |       |       |       |    1911:  at Enfield – Arthur & Jessie;  Florence (niece?), Arthur, Louie, Edward, John, Albert

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |       |– Arthur Charles BARTROP (b.1901, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Louie BARTROP (b.1903, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Edward George BARTROP (b.1905, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |– John William BARTROP (b.1908, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Albert H BARTROP (b.1911, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |– Sydney BARTROP (b.1914, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |      └  Jessie E BARTROP (b.1916, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |

    |       |      └  Elizabeth Jane PIDGEON (b.1879, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       :      m.(1900, Edm) Charles Thomas STOTTER (b.ab.1880 – d.}

    |       |       :       |    1901:  at 7 Jasper Rd, Enfield – Charles & Elizabeth;  Doris

    |       |       :       |    1911:  at Tottenham – Charles & Elizabeth;  Dorris, Maud, Loisa, Grace

    |       |       :       |

    |       |       :       |– Doris Elizabeth STOTTER (b.1900, Ponders End – d.)

    |       |       :       |– Mabel Maude STOTTER (b.1902, Edm – d.)

    |       |       :       |– Louisa STOTTER (b.1906, Edm – d.)

    |       |       :       |– Grace Lilian STOTTER (b.1909, Edm – d.)

    |       |       :      └  Kathleen M STOTTER (b.1916, Edm – d.)

    |       |       :

    |       |      m2.(1899, Edm) Esther EDMONDS (b.ab.1865, London – d.1917, 51y, Edm)

    |       |            1901:  at 24 Linton Cottages, Edm – Joseph & Esther;  Thomas  + Ada COOPER (19), Lilian LEE

    |       |                                                                                                                                                 (boarders)

    |       |– Sarah PIDGEON (b.1837, Edmonton – d.1896, 58y, Edm)

    |       |      m.(1864, Edm) James ALLIGAN (b.ab.1839, Edmonton – d.) Carman

    |       |       |    1871:  at 18 Dawsons Builds, Fore St, Edmonton – James & Sarah;  James

    |       |       |    1891:  at Laburnam Cottage, Fore St, Edmonton – James & Sarah;  Thomas 18

    |       |       |    1901:  at Laburnam Cottage, Fore St, Edmonton –Sarah (wid, with Thomas & family)

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    |       |       |– James ALLEGAN (b.1865, Edm – d.)

    |       |      └  Thomas Edward ALLIGAN (b.1873, Edm – d.) Bricklayer’s Labourer

    |       |              m?(1894, Edm) Sarah FOX (b.1873, Herts – d.)

    |       |               |    1901:  at Edmonton, Thomas & Sarah;  Thomas, Walter, John

    |       |               |– Thomas ALLIGAN (b.1895, Edm – d.)

    |       |               |– Walter James ALLIGAN (b.1897, Edm – d.)

    |       |               |– John James ALLIGAN (b.1900, Edm – d.)

    |       |               |?

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    |       |– Emma PIDGEON (b.1841, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |      m.(?) William ALLEN (b.ab.1842, Thame, Oxon – d.) Coachman, Beerhouse Keeper

    |       |       |    1881:  at 6 Hyde Terrace, Edm – William & Sarah PIDGEON + Emma (dau), William (g.son) ALLEN

    |       |       |               at Crown Hotel, Undermilbeck, Westmorland – William ALLEN (servant)

    |       |       |    1891:  at 56 Fore St, Edmonton – William & Emma;  William  + William & Sarah PIDGEON

    |       |       |    1901:  at 12 Claremont St, Edmonton – William & Emma;  William

    |       |       |

    |       |      └  William ALLEN (b.ab.1878, Chamant, France – d.) Carpenter

    |       |

    |       |– James PIDGEON (b.1843, Edmonton – d.) Waterman

    |       |      m.(1875, Hackney) Mary Ann BARNETT (b.1850, Tottenham – d.1889, 40y, Edm)

    |       |       |    1881:  at 5 Skeltons Cottages, Edmonton – James & Mary;  William, Mary A, Emma, Florence, Albert

    |       |       |    1891:  at 16 St Joseph’s Rd, Edmonton – James (wid);  William, Mary, Emma, Florence, Albert, Alfred,

    |       |       |    1901:  at 37 St Martin’s Rd, Edm – James;  Alfred (boarders with Caroline READ & family)             Ada

    |       |       |

    |       |       |– William James PIDGEON (b.1869, Tottenham – d.1923, 54y, Southwark)

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    |       |       |– Mary Ann E PIDGEON (b.1872, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |      m.(1892, Edm) James ELLIS (b.ab.1873, Ponders End – d.) General Labourer

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at 7 Terra Cotta Ter., Sutherland Rd, Edmonton – James & Mary E;  James H,

    |       |       |       |                                           Charles A ELLIS + Ada PIDGEON (sister) + Eliza BARRETT (aunt, 53)

    |       |       |       |– James H ELLIS (b.ab.1894, Ponders End – d.) Imbecile

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    |       |       |      └  Charles A ELLIS (b.ab.1896, Ponders End – d.)

    |       |       |

    |       |       |– Eliza Emma PIDGEON (b.1874, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |      m?(1896, Edm) Joseph CARTER (b.ab.1876, Edmonton – d.) Labourer

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at 5 Woolmer Rd, Edmonton – Joseph & Emma;  Joseph  + George (brother)

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Joseph CARTER (b.ab.1897, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |

    |       |       |– Florence Charlotte PIDGEON (b.1875, Edmonton – d.)

    |       |       |      m.(1892, Edm) George Arthur WATKINS (b.ab.1876, Enfield – d.) Bricklayer’s Labourer

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at Enfield – Florence & George;  Daisy

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Daisy WATKINS (b.ab.1898, Enfield – d.)

    |       |       |

    |       |       |– Albert Thomas PIDGEON (b.1880, Edmonton – d.1949, 69y, Edm) Brick Carman

    |       |       |      m.(1900, Edm) Edith Ada HUGHES (b.ab.1882 – d.) Field Worker

    |       |       |       |    1901:  at 7 Terra Cotta Ter., Sutherland Rd, Edmonton – Albert & Ada

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |       |– ? [other children born 1901-1911]

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Kate F PIDGEON (b.1914, Edm)

    |       |       |              m.(1937, Edm) Henry F E HITCHENS (b.)

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    |       |       |– Alfred Charles PIDGEON (b.1881, Edmonton – d.1962, 81y, Edm) Builder’s Carman

    |       |       |      m.(1904, Edm) Ellen WHYBROW (b.1885, Goff’s Oak – d.)

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    |       |       |       |– ? [other children born 1904-1911]

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    |       |       |       |– Violet M PIDGEON (b.1914, Edm – d.)

    |       |       |       |      m.(1938, Edm) Reuben G HIND (b. – d.)

    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |       |– William Ernest PIDGEON (b.30/11/1916, Edm – d.4/2001, 84, Bury St Edmonds)

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    |       |       |       |–

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    |       |       |       |– Stanley Ronald PIDGEON (b.5/4/1924, Edm – d.2/1991, 66y, Sudbury)

    |       |       |       |      m.(1954, Edm)

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    |       |       |       |

    |       |       |      └  Reginald Denis PIDGEON (b.9/11/1926, Edm – d.4/2003, 76y, Hemel Hempstead)

    |       |       |              m.(1951, Edm)

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    |       |      └  Ada Mary PIDGEON (b.1885, Edmonton – d.) Domestic Servant

    |       |                   1901:  at 7 Terra Cotta Ter., Sutherland Rd, Edmonton – Ada (with Mary E & James ELLIS

    |       |                                                                                                                                               - see above)

    |       |– Mary Ann PIDGEON (b.1848, Edmonton – d.) Domestic Servant

    |       |

    |      └  William Thomas PIDGEON (bp.2/9/1849, Enfield – d.1875, 26, Aston)

    |             m.(1874, Aston) Emma Frances BALL (b.1851, Warwick – d.) Paper Collar Maker

    |              |                            m2.(1880, Solihill) William TRAPP (b.ab.1839, Worcester – d.) Railway Guard

    |              |    1881:  at 51 Montgomery St, Aston, Warks – William & Emma;  William, Jane, Charles TRAPP

    |              |                                                                                                                            + William PIDGEON

    |             └  William Hugh G PIDGEON (b.1875, Aston – d.)

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    |-? Henry PIDGEON (b.ab.1820 – d?1949, Edm)

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   └? Elijah PIDGEON (b.ab.1825, Edmonton – d.1902, 77y, Edm) Farm Labourer, Road Sweeper

           m.(12/9/1853, St Pancras) Elleanor LANDER (b.ab.1825, Reading – d.)

            |    1871:  at Fortis Green, Hornsey – Elijah & Elenor;  Ellen, Thomas, Charles J, Sara Ann, Rose Emma,

            |    1881:  at Fortis Green, Hornsey – Elijah & Eleanor;  Rose E, Thomas, Charles                            Mary Ann

            |    1891:  at 2 St James Ter, Hornsey – Elijah (wid);  Mary L                                    

            |    1901:  at 2 St James Ter, Hornsey – Elijah (wid);  Thomas & Margaret J;  Annie M, Albert T, Alexander

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            |– Ellen PIDGEON (b.1854, Hornsey – d.) Milliner & Hatter

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            |– Sarah Ann PIDGEON (b.1858, Hornsey – d.)

            |      m.(1778, St Pancras) Henry Charles FRYER (b.1854, St Pancras – d.) Auctioneer

            |       |    1881:  at Finchley Pk, Friern Barnet – Henry Charles & Sarah A;  Milly  + Mary L PIDGEON

            |       |    1891:  at 26 Park Rd, Highbury – Henry C & Sarah A;  Millie, Robert  + boarder

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            |       |– Millie FRYER (b.1879, Barnet – d.)

            |      └  Robert FRYER (b.1882, Hornsey – d.)

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            |– Rosa Emma PIDGEON (b.1861, Finchley – d.)

            |      m.(1882, Islington) Henry Thomas CHEESLEY (b.1861, Finchley – d.) Domestic gardener

            |       |    1891:  at 9 St James Ter, Muswell Hill – Henry T & Rose E, Ellen M M, Henry A

            |       |    1901:  at 8 St James Ter, Hornsey – Henry T & Rose E;  Ellen M, Henry A, Ernest W, Rose E, Edith C

            |       |    1911:  at Hornsey – Henry & Rose;  Harry, Ernest, Rosie, Edith

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            |       |– Ellen Maud M CHEESLEY (b.1884, Hornsey – d.)

            |       |– Henry Arthur CHEESLEY (b.1889, Hornsey – d.)

            |       |– Ernest William CHEESLEY (b.1891, Hornsey – d.)

            |       |– Rosie Elizabeth CHEESLEY (b.1897, Hornsey – d.)

            |      └  Edith Caroline CHEESLEY (b.1900, Hornsey – d.)

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            |– Thomas George PIDGEON (b.1865, Hornsey – d.1934, 69y, Shoreditch) Pvte 1^st Gren.Gds, Scaffolder

            |      m.(1890, Windsor) Jean WALKER (b.ab.1866, Berwick-on-Tweed – d.1952, 86y, Wood Green)

            |       |                             a.k.a. Margaret Jean

            |       |    1891:  at 13 St Mark’s Pl, Windsor, Berks – Thomas & Jean;  Nellie

            |       |    1901:  at 2 St James Ter, Hornsey – Thomas & Margaret J;  Annie M, Albert T, Alexander R  + Elijah

            |       |                                                                                                                                                (wid)

            |       |    1911:  at Hornsey – Thomas & Margaret;  Annie, Alexander, Ellen, John, Frederick

            |       |

            |       |– Ellen PIDGEON (b.1890, Windsor – d.1892, 1y, Windsor)

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            |       |-? Jeannie Maud PIDGEON (b.1893, Windsor – d.1893, 0y, Windsor)

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            |       |– Annie Mary PIDGEON (b.8/5/1896, Hornsey – d.12/1984, 86y, Southend)

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            |       |– Albert Thomas PIDGEON (b.29/7/1897, Hornsey – d.1978, 81y, Islington)

            |       |      m.(1923, Edm) Ellen EMERY (b?30/8/1900 – d?1969, 69y, Romford)

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            |       |       |– Albert John PIDGEON (b.4/8/1923, Edm – d.5/2000, 76, Surrey W)

            |       |       |      m?

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            |       |– Alexander Robert PIDGEON (b.1899, Hornsey – d.)

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            |       |– Ellen PIDGEON (b.1901, Hornsey – d.1980, 78y, Thanet)

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            |       |– John PIDGEON (b.3/10/1904, Hornsey – d.1984, 80y, Southend)

            |       |      m.(1932, Edm) Irene Nellie DOLBY (b.8/10/1910 – d.1997, 86y, Southend)

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            |      └  Frederick PIDGEON (b.21/3/1908, Hornsey – d.1978, 70y, Southend)

            |              m.(1934, Edm) Elsie LILL (b.20/2/1908, Edm – d.12/1990, 82y, Tunbridge Wells)

            |               |

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            |– Charles James PIDGEON (b.1867, Hornsey – d.)

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           └  Mary Lucy PIDGEON (b.1869, Hornsey – d.1897, 28y, Edm)

                         1881:  at Finchley Pk, Friern Barnet – Mary L (with sister Sarah A & Henry Charles FRYER)

                         1891:  at 2 St James Ter, Hornsey – Mary L  (with father Elijah (wid))

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