Fiddian was a son of Wesleyan Methodist Rev. Samuel Fiddian (--) and was educated at Woodhouse Grove, the school for sons of the Methodist clergy at Huddersfield, then acquired his MA at Cambridge University, where he was wrangler of St. John's College.
Fiddian was a son of Wesleyan Methodist Rev. Samuel Fiddian (--) and was educated at Woodhouse Grove, the school for sons of the Methodist clergy at Huddersfield. He spent some time in a teaching role at Horton College, Tasmania, before acquiring his MA at Cambridge University, where he was wrangler of St. John's College.