Reference
AU10/37/1
Title
Letter from Mrs.J.Harris of Bath [Somerset] to Andrew Underwood:
"I hope you do not mind me writing to you, but your name has been given to me as an Ampthill historian.
I am trying to clarify the identity of Father Christmas.
The enclosed memorial letter [AU10/37/4] was sent to my grandmother, who was employed as a companion to the Misses Giddins until her marriage in 1898.
You will see on the first page that these ladies had a brother the Rev.George Giddins. On the last page it writes of their venerable friend "Father Christmas" but gives no name.
In the undated cutting [AU10/37/3] George Giddins is described as "Father Christmas". I also have a photograpg and written on the back is "George Giddins taken on his 84th birthday at Hitchin Herts" and he does indeed look like our roof climbing friend.
I wondered if in your research you have come across this family and could tell me if there were two George Giddins"
Date free text
24 May 1987
Production date
From: 1898 To: 1987
Level of description
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