Robert Henry Middleditch

1895 - 1937  (42 years)

• Name	Robert Henry Middleditch  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	24 Jan 1895	Cromford   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Baptism	16 Mar 1895	St Mary the Virgin, Cromford   [2]
  		Robert Henry Middleditch Baptism 16 Mar 1895
  Residence	Mar 1901	Hardwicke House, Surrey Rd, Bournemouth   [3]
  Education	abt 1908 - 1913	Winchester College   [4, 6]
  Residence	Apr 1911	Winchester College   [4]
  Occupation	1914 -	Army Officer, Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards)  [6]
  	Middleditch, Robert Henry | b 24 Jan 1895 |1st Appt & Lieutenant: 2nd Lt. York. R. 24 Feb 14 | Captain: York. R. 31 Jan 15 (temp. Cap. York. R. 25 Feb 18 to 16 Dec 19) | Major: York R. 29 Mar 20 | [British Army List Jul 1922] Middleditch, Robert Henry. 2 Battn, Yorkshire Regt. Exonerated Officers List. 1914 Star issued 05 May 1920. Disembarkation Rolls shows date 05 Oct 1914. O/c of Interned Prisoners of War in Switzerland forwards nominal roll of officers who have been issued with the "1914 Star" riband 30 Oct 1918. R H Middleditch returns 16 Mar 1920. Address: - Berne, Switzerland. - Tamworth House, Duffield, Derbyshire. [from Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Card] Severely wounded [The Family of Christopher] The 2nd Battalion landed at Zeebrugge as part of the 21st Brigade in the 7th Division in October 1914 for service on the Western Front. The Battalion held the Menin crossroads for 16 days during the First Battle of Ypres in October 1914 sustaining heavy casualties. O/c regimental depot at Richmond from 30 Mar 1933. [Army List]
  Marriage	est 1922	Switzerland?
  	Dorothea Elizabeth von Schenk,   b. abt 1896, Switzerland?
  Residence	- 1929	Egypt   [7]
  Residence	1937	Barnwood House, Gloucester   [8]
  	Private mental hospital
  Death	19 Feb 1937	Barnwood House, Gloucester   [5, 8]
  Probate	09 Apr 1937	London ; £872 19s 6d  [8]
  	Middleditch Robert Henry of Barnwood House Gloucester died 19 February 1937 Administration (with Will) London 9 April to Dorothea Elizabeth Middleditch widow. Effects £872 19s. 6d. [National Probate Calendar]
  Notes	Married Miss Von Schenk and had issue. [6] passengers on P&O "Rawalpindi" arr London 19 Jul 1929: Robert H Middleditch, 34, Army Officer; Dorothea E Middleditch, 33, Home Duties; emb Port Said, 1st class; UK address: Tamworth House, Duffield, Derby; last perm res Egypt, future perm res England.
  Person ID	I5806	Tatham | Christopher branch | Descendant
  Last Modified	05 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Howard Middleditch,   b. 04 Mar 1867, Hornsey Lane, Highgate d. 28 May 1952, Chesterfield (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Caroline Watt,   b. abt Nov 1871, Rectory, Cheadle, Staffs d. 18 Jan 1933, Westminster (Age ~ 61 years)
  Marriage	01 Feb 1894	St Mary, Fulham   [6, 9, 10]
  	Marriage solemnized at St Mary's Church, Fulham: No. 388: 01 Feb 1894: - Henry Howard Middleditch, 26, Bachelor, manufacturer, resid Cromford, Derbyshire, father William Henry Middleditch, gentleman; - Caroline Watt, 22, Spinster, 53 Gwendwr Rd, father Robert Watt (deceased), Clerk in Holy Orders; Married after banns by me, A M W Christopher [her great-uncle by marriage; also her 1x cousin 2x removed], Officiating Minister, Rector of St Aldate's, Oxford, In the presence of us: Janet E Watt, Annette Pale?, Georgiana Middleditch.
  Notes	Wigwell Grange in Apr 1911: 5 resid servants, 20 rooms
  Family ID	F2100	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothea Elizabeth von Schenk,   b. abt 1896, Switzerland?
  Marriage	est 1922	Switzerland?   [11]
  Children	+ 1. David Seton Middleditch,   b. 18 Aug 1923, Darlington d. 04 Jan 2009, Winchester (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F2108	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	05 Jun 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S02] BMD Index, 1Q1895, birth reg Bakewell. [S06] Parish Registers, 16 Mar 1895, baptisms, St Mary, Cromford. born 24 Jan 1895 FHL Film Number 1041101 [S01] Census, 1901, UK. age 6 b Cromford [S01] Census, 1911, UK. age 16 b Cromford [S02] BMD Index, 2Q1937, death reg Gloucester. age 42 [S62] The Family of Christopher and some others. [S12] Passenger Lists, 29 Jul 1929, Rawalpindi. [S14] Probate Register. [S06] Parish Registers, 01 Feb 1894, marriages, St Mary, Fulham. [S01] Census, 1911, UK. marr 17 years, 5 ch all living [S09] Estimate.