George William Dittmer

This picture, 'George Dittmer', was taken about 1925 and sourced from Individual - Tony Beard. Picture Notes Picture may be from Grange Road, Birkenhead

George was born in December 1878 in Liverpool.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  
  DITTMER, GEORGE  WILLIAM      HAUER 
  GRO Reference: 1878  D Quarter in LIVERPOOL 
  Volume 08B  Page 51

George's father was Johann (Chris) Heinrich Christoph Dittmer and his mother was Katharina (Margaret) Margretha Magdalena Heuer.  His paternal grandparents were Johann Heinrich Dittmer and Katherina Marie Magdalene Kuhlmaun; his maternal grandparents were George Heuer and <unknown>. He had six brothers and four sisters, named Fred, William, Henry, Chris, John, Charles, Mary, Margaret, Lizzie and Catherine.  He was the third oldest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named George and Doris or Dora.  He died due to a respiratory problem and/or pneumonia, Asthema, at the age of 59 on October 25th, 1938 in Port Sunlight, Lower Bebington.² 

• Death Notes

  George worked at Lever Brothers (now Unilever) at Port Sunlight Soap Works.  He suffered very badly from asthma, possibly caused by his work.  He died before Alice of chest trouble..
  
  He died before Alice, who was Killed in 1940
  
  Probate:
  

‌George and Alice were married in a religious ceremony on January 31st, 1918 at St. Mark (New Ferry).⁶ 

• Marriage/Union Notes

  Married at St. Marks Church in New Ferry.
  BK62/2/169
  
  Marriages Mar 1918   (>99%)
  Williams  Alice M  Dittmer  Wirral  8a 734  
  Dittmer  George W  Williams  Wirral  8a 734
  

There are no children.