Researching Hugh Bidwell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 736 people with the Bidwell surname? In that year Bidwell was ranked number 2844 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Hugh means "Bright in Mind and Spirit" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Hugh Bidwell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hugh Bidwell and the Bidwell Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1185 people with the Bidwell surname in the UK? Bidwell is now ranked number 2944 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Hugh Bidwell
Hugh Bidwell
Sir Hugh Charles Philip Bidwell (1 November 1934 – 7 December 2013) was a British businessman and the 662nd Lord Mayor of London in 1989–90. Prior to his election as mayor Bidwell was an alderman of the Billingsgate ward from 1979 to 1996, and a sheriff of the City of London in 1986. Bidwell was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) on his election as mayor.
Bidwell was born in 1934, the son of a wine importer, and was schooled at Stonyhurst. Undergoing National Service in the East Surrey Regiment in 1953, he served in Nyasaland, Kenya with the 1st Btn King's African Rifles. Bidwell began working in the food industry with the breakfast cereal maker Viota, and the became a director of Viota in 1962. Bidwell was subsequently chairman of the food company Pearce Duff, headed the food arm of Gill & Duffus, and joined Allied Lyons in 1985. Bidwell was married twice, first to Jenifer Webb in 1962, with whom he had two sons, and a daughter. Webb died in 2001. Bidwell married for a second time to Priscilla Pode (née Hunter). His wife and three children survived him at his death.
Bidwell was buried with his first wife in the cemetery of Holy Cross Church, Goodnestone, Kent.
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