WILLIAM HIDDLESTON

 

                                                                                             WILLIAM HIDDLESTON


BORN:  7th June 1939

PLACE:  Kirkcudbright, Scotland

PARENTS: Anthony Alexander Kelly Hiddleston (Attie) and Anne McGraw McKie

MARRIED: 6th May 1962

PLACE: St. Ninians Church, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland.

SPOUSE: Elizabeth Mary Paterson

BORN: 26th March 1942

PLACE: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

PARENTS:

CHILDREN: Douglas William Hiddleston  B.4th October 1963


    William Hiddleston (Bill) was born  to Anthony Hiddleston (Attie) and Anne McGraw Hiddleston (nee McKie)

      He did most of his schooling in the Kirkcudbright area before the family moved to the Edinburgh area of Scotland about 1954.

     After leaving Secondary School he attended Technical College with a view to training as a Civil Engineer. He realised this wasn't for him and he then joined the first battalion of the Scots Guards from 1958 to 1961 and was involved in the trooping of the colour and guarding Buckingham Palace and the like.

      After leaving the Army Bill joined the Edinburgh City Police which later became Lothian and Borders Police, and moved through the ranks to become head of Criminal Investigations, responsible for some 300 Detectives and 200 Civilian Staff including Forensic Scientists etc.

      He was also a member of the Williams association, an International Law Enforcement Organisation of Homicide Investigators who are based at New York State Police, Albany, USA.

       He married Elizabeth Mary Paterson in 1962.

      Since retiring Bill and Liz have done a lot of charity work for the elderly, raising thousands of pounds to help run day centres etc.

       They have travelled around the world to many places and will continue to do so until they are unable to. Two places outstanding are Australia/New Zealand and the Far East.


                                                                                    ELIZABETH MARY PATERSON

BORN:  26th March 1942

PLACE: Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland

PARENTS:

MARRIED: 6th May 1962

PLACE: St. Ninians Church, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland.

PLACE BORN: Kirkcudbright, Scotland

PARENTS: Anthony Alexander Kelly Hiddleston (Attie) and Anne McGraw McKie

CHILDREN: Douglas William Hiddleston, 


     Elizabeth Mary Hiddleston (nee Paterson) is retired from work where she was a Higher Executive Officer in the Civil Service.

     Liz did her schooling at Duns in the border area of Scotland, before leaving and moving with her family.

     She worked in a shop for a while then for a Printing Company. She did well in her latter employment being responsible for the training of School Leavers and responsible for large contracts. Liz then joined the Civil service where she was a Higher Executive.

     She loves writing poetry and is very good at doing so.

     Liz and Bill are both involved with charity work and have raised thousands of pounds for the elderly to help run day centres etc.


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