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| Gill, Abraham | Ref 193-26 |
He was landlord of the Stump Cross Inn [1887-1891] / landlord of the Ivy House, Holmfield [1891-1894] / a carting agent [1911].
Around 1878, he married Grace [1849-1???].
Grace was born in Northowram
Children:
They lived at
He died in Halifax [Q2 1929] (aged 85)
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| Gill, Albert | Ref 193-49 |
Born in Southowram [19th January 1897].
He was a mill hand doffer [1911] / a leather worker with Fleming, Birkby & Goodall Limited [1921] / a cinema attendant [1939].
In [Q4] 1923, he married Annie Thompson [1896-1954] in Halifax.
Annie was born 12th October 1897.She was a woollen twister [1939]
Children:
They lived at 7 Timber Street, Elland [1939].
Annie died 25th December 1954 (aged 58).
Albert died 21st July 1959 (aged 62)
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
| Gill, Albert Edward | Ref 193-214 |
He was a worsted doffer [1901] / a carpet weaver at Crossley's [1911].
Like his father, he was interested in brass bands, though he was not a player.
He was a boarder at Gibbet Street [1911].
During World War I, he enlisted [August 1914] and served as a Private with the 8th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was one of the first young men from Lee Mount to join the West Riding Regiment at the Barracks.
His brother, Frank Gill, was a sapper with the Royal Engineers in France.
Albert Edward was killed at Suvla Bay [21st August 1915] (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [Grave Ref 117-119], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Lee Mount, and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
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| Gill, Alfred | Ref 193-39 |
He was a painter in Bradford [1863] / a painter [1882].
In 28th October 1863, he married Jane in Halifax.
Alfred died 18th May 1882 (aged 50).
Jane died 30th December 1887 (aged 62).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4079] with Jane's first husband
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| Gill, Alfred Bamber | Ref 193-355 |
Born in Bolton.
He was a back tenter at bleach works [1911].
He lived in Todmorden [1901].
During World War I, he served as a Corporal with the 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 27th July 1916.
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [1st September 1916] reported his death
Sergeant Alfred Gill, 1st King's Royal Rifles, was killed in action in France, aged 21.He was considered a crack shot.
He paid a visit to his old school in Cornholme in June.
He lived in Bolton
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 13A & 13B], and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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| Gill, Amos | Ref 193-3100 |
He was a farmer at Trough Farm, Norwood Green [1901]
In 1885, he married Jane Sugden in Halifax.
Children:
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| Gill, Ann | Ref 193-1282 |
By 1861, she was orphaned and a servant in the household of Thomas Thompson, fundholder, in Halifax.
She married Charles E. Holroyd.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
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| Gill, Anna | Ref 193-428 |
Baptised 13th June 1712.
She married Edward Ledgard from Mirfield.
In 1762, she inherited Bonegate Hall from her brother Daniel
| Gill, Arthur | Ref 193-5 |
He was a silk doffer [1911].
During World War I, he served as a Private with A Company 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 8th May 1917 (aged 21).
He was buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez, France [Grave Ref XIII E 8]
| Gill, Benjamin | Ref 193-611 |
He married Unknown.
Child: Hannah who married [1807] corn dealer George Whitehead of Milnsbridge, in Huddersfield
| Gill, Benjamin | Ref 193-46 |
He was a clogger (own account) [1911].
In [Q4] 1864, he married Ellen Speak [1843-1928] in Todmorden.
Ellen was born in Hebden Bridge
Children:
They lived at
Benjamin died 10th November 1913 (aged 72).
Ellen died 4th December 1928 (aged 85).
They both died in Huddersfield & were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
| Gill, Benjamin | Ref 193-14 |
He was landlord of the Star, Greetland [1911]
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| Gill, Clayton | Ref 193-50 |
He was a carter on farm [1901] / a teamer [1911] / an old age pensioner [1921].
In [Q4] 1875, he married Hannah Drake [1851-1921] in Halifax.
Hannah was born in Southowram.She had a son (father unknown) George Arthur / Arthur George Drake [b 1874] who lived with the Gill family & was a carter for mill [1901]
Children:
They lived at
A Hannah Gill died Q2 1921 (aged 69).
Clayton died Q1 1924 (aged 76).
They both died in Halifax
| Gill, Daniel | Ref 193-8000 |
| Gill, Daniel | Ref 193-512 |
| Gill, Daniel | Ref 193-10 |
He was buried at Elland Parish Church [18th May 1709]
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| Gill, Daniel | Ref 193-427 |
He never married and had no children.
He inherited Bonegate Hall and on his death, it passed to his sister Anna
| Gill, Daniel | Ref 193-2 |
He was landlord of the Travellers' Rest, West Vale [1904, 1905]
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| Gill, David | Ref 193-2090 |
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| Gill, David | Ref 193-18 |
He was a cotton spinner [1881, 1911].
He married Elizabeth [1843-1???].
They lived at Spotland, Rochdale [1881].
Elizabeth died before 1911.
David was an inmate at a place in Whitworth & Wardle, Lancashire [1911]
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| Gill, Edward | Ref 193-42 |
He married Ann [1801-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Park Square, Bradford [1841]
| Gill, Elizabeth | Ref 193-576 |
She lived in a cellar dwelling at Woolshops. She hawked old clothes, pots and pans at the lower end of the Halifax.
Child: a daughter who married William Ashworth.
In November 1792, Elizabeth committed suicide by poisoning. Newspapers reported that
she had procured poison which, mixing with a liquid, she drank and expired in great agonies. When she has done the horrid deed, she told her husband, but all assistance was in vain
She was buried in the area known as Goldsmith's Grave. PC William Hoyland, was paid 7/- for the burial of Elizabeth on the public highway
In 1859, workmen digging in Parkinson Lane, Halifax discovered a grave containing a human skeleton. A surgeon identified the skeleton as that of a woman who had poisoned herself.
One report says that there was a stake driven through the body, possibly following an old custom of burying the staked bodies of Suicides at cross-roads.
The remains were later reinterred at the same place
| Gill, George | Ref 193-40 |
He was a gardener [1851, 1861, 1870].
In [Q2] 1848, he married (1) Ann Oates [1813-1865] in Halifax.
Ann was born in Southowram
Child: Naylor Oates [1851-1871] who was committed to Wakefield Lunatic Asylum [23rd July 1867] and died there [7th August 1871] (aged 20 years)
Ann died 25th August 1865 (aged 52).
In [Q4] 1866, he married (2) Grace Wilson [1828-1880].
The family lived at 9 Listers Yard, Chapel Town, Halifax [1851, 1861].
George died 16th April 1870 (aged 55).
Grace died 5th October 1880 (aged 52).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4276]
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| Gill, George | Ref 193-3950 |
He was a draper's assistant [1901].
On 22nd June 1904, he married Susan Ellen, daughter of William Haigh
| Gill, George William | Ref 193-45 |
He was a carpenter & joiner [1901] / a joiner [1911].
He married (1) Catherine Grace [1846-1909].
Catherine Grace was born in Huddersfield [24th August 1846]
Children:
Catherine Grace died 28th October 1909 (aged 63).
He married (2) Beatrice Olive [1881-19??].
Beatrice was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire
They lived at 11 Silver Street, Walsden [1901, 1911].
George William died 30th April 1912
He, his wives & other members of the family (‡) were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church with Robert Crossley
| Gill, Godfrey | Ref 193-44 |
He was a delver [1871] / a stone dresser [1881].
In [Q3] 1850, he married either Sarah Pollard or Sarah Shaw [1833-1???] in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Brighouse
Children:
The family lived at
Godfrey died in Halifax [Q1 1884] (aged 55)
| Gill, Hemingway | Ref 193-6 |
In [Q1] 1913, he married Alice Ambler in Halifax.
They lived at 1 Mitchell Street, Nursery Lane, Ovenden.
During World War I, he served as a Private with the 13th Battalion Durham Light Infantry.
He died in hospital of neuritis [6th February 1917] (aged 29).
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XI A 6A].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-7001 |
| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-426 |
Baptised 24th April 1661.
A member of the Gill family of Brighouse.
In 1696, he inherited Bonegate Hall from his aunt Susan Brighouse.
He married Mary, daughter of John Waddington.
Children:
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
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| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-429 |
Baptised 8th July 1706.
In 1733, he was Warden of Rastrick at Elland.
On 11th October 1730, he married Elizabeth, daughter of John Whitacre.
Children:
| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-15 |
On 2nd March 1820, he married Mary Ashworth.
Mary, from Stansfield, was born in Cheshire
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were son Kennedy & his wife.
Living with them [in 1871] were granddaughters Mary E. B. Gill [b 1862] & Martha Ann Gill [b 1855].
Mary died between 1861 & 1881.
Henry died at Haslingden in 1882 (aged 87)
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| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-17 |
He married Mary Speak [1800-18??].
Mary was the daughter of John Speak
Children:
They lived at Butcher Hill, Todmorden [1851]
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| Gill, Henry | Ref 193-25 |
He was a farm labourer [1891].
Around 1866, he married Hannah [1847-1???].
Hannah was born in Silsden.She was a farmer [1891]
Children:
The family lived at Coley Walks Farm, Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse [1891]
| Gill, Hugh | Ref 193-325 |
Recorded in 1842, when he was a chemist at 7 Old Market, Halifax
| Gill, Isaac | Ref 193-118 |
He married Mary [1829-1892].
Child: Elizabeth Ann [1864-1???] who married Ernest Riley.
They lived at Plane Trees Farm, Coley [1891].
Living with the widowed Mary [in 1891] were daughter Elizabeth Ann and her husband Ernest Riley.
Mary died 23rd February 1892.
Probate records show that she left personal effects valued at £197 15/10d to her daughter Elizabeth Ann
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| Gill, James | Ref 193-37 |
In [Q3] 1868, he (possibly) married Harriet Wayman [1841-1869] in Halifax.
Harriet died 6th June 1869 (aged 28) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1041].
James's burial place is not yet known
| Gill, James | Ref 193-23 |
On 23rd October 1832, he married Hannah Greenwood [1802-18??].
Children:
They lived at Cowside, Stansfield [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881].
James died in 1882 (aged 76)
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| Gill, James | Ref 193-22 |
He was a stone delver [1851, 1861, 1871].
He married (1) Harriet Denham [1818-1858].
Children:
Harriet died 15th March 1858 (aged 40).
In [Q3] 1860, he married (2) Hannah Newsome [1818-1897].
Hannah born in Southowram, the daughter of Mr Newsome.She had a daughter:
Sarah Ann Newsome [1852-1929] who married Charles Nicholl.Sarah Ann's father is unknown
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was Harriet's widowed mother Mary Denham [b 1778] (pauper).
James died in Halifax [Q4 1874] (aged 61).
In 1881, Hannah was living with her nephew James Haigh & niece Sarah Ann Haigh.
James died 18th December 1874 (aged 61).
He was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram.
Hannah died 24th December 1897 (aged 79).
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-B14] with her daughter Sarah Ann & her husband Charles Nicholl
| Gill, James | Ref 193-6670 |
Born in Silkstone, Yorkshire.
He was a nail maker [1841, 1847, 1851].
In 1847, he married Ann Thorp at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 2 Stile, Sowerby [1851].
James died in 1855.
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
In 1858, Ann married William Howarth
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| Gill, James | Ref 193-4 |
On 23rd July 1870, he attended the funeral of his brother William [1821-1870] at Lineholme Baptist Church. At the graveside, James appeared to be overcome on finding that his brother was about to be interred in the grave, which already contained the bodies of their parents. He went away and could not be prevailed upon to accompany the mourners to the public house where tea had been provided for them. He began drinking, and was seen at 11:00 pm – the worse for liquor – by a companion who tried in vain to get him to go home.
Next morning, his body was taken out of the canal near the York Tavern. The body bore signs of ill usage, the head being badly cut, and the clothing torn
| Gill, James | Ref 193-13 |
He was a greengrocer [1891].
He married Unknown.
Children:
They lived at Mount Pleasant, Rochdale Road, Greetland [1891].
James was a widower by 1891
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| Gill, James | Ref 193-11 |
He married Unknown.
Child: child
During World War I, he served as a Private with the Pioneer Corps.
He was lost [17th June 1940] (aged 42) when the troopship HMS Lancastria was bombed and sank at St Nazaire, with the loss of 2,899 of the 5,310 people aboard. His body was reportedly washed up on the French coast [November 1940].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
| Gill, James Augustus | Ref 193-3 |
On 9th May 1921, he married Annie Bathsheba Jenkinson in Halifax.
Annie Bathsheba died in Halifax [9th April 1922],
She was buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-K2] with her parents
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| Gill, Joe Ernest | Ref 193-30 |
He married Louisa Jane [1880-1943].
Louisa Jane died 29th May 1943 (aged 63).
Joe Ernest died 15th August 1945 (aged 66).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/579]
| Gill, John | Ref 193-424 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was churchwarden at Eastfield Church in 1634
| Gill, John | Ref 193-425 |
He married Unknown.
Child: Henry
| Gill, John | Ref 193-358 |
| Gill, John | Ref 193-1281 |
He married Ann [1791-18??].
They lived at
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| Gill, John | Ref 193-748 |
| Gill, John | Ref 193-19 |
On 19th December 1820, he (possibly) married Susan Hargreaves [1800-1848].
Children:
They lived at
Susannah died December 1848 (aged 48).
She was buried at Heptonstall Church [9th December 1848]
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| Gill, John | Ref 193-1280 |
He was a veterinary surgeon [1843] / a veterinary surgeon at Pellon Lane, Halifax [1844] / a veterinary surgeon & beer house keeper [1851].
In 1844, he declared himself insolvent.
On 15th February 1843, he married Mary Ann Jenkins [1823-1???] in Halifax.
Mary Ann came from Southowram, at Halifax
Children:
By 1861, the children were orphaned and had all gone to live with other people in the district.
They lived at
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| Gill, John | Ref 193-28 |
He was a wool dyer [1861] / a butcher [1871].
In [Q4] 1859, he married Rebecca Walker [1837-1914] in Halifax.
Rebecca was born in Stainland, the daughter of Richard Walker.She was a woollen weaver [1861]
Children:
They lived at
John died Q1 1881 (aged 48).
Rebecca died 14th April 1914 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/184]
| Gill John | Ref 193-48 |
He was a stone delver [1881, 1891, 1901].
He married Lydia [1843-1???].
Lydia was born in Southowram
Children:
The children were born in Southowram.
The family lived at
| Gill, John | Ref 193-43 |
Born in Rastrick.
He was a delver [1871] / a quarryman [1881] / a stone dresser [1901].
On 6th August 1871, he married (1) Selina Longbottom [1848-1889].
Selina was the daughter of William Longbottom
Selina died Q2 1889 (aged 41).
In [Q1] 1896, John married (2) Louisa Annie Goodwill [1871-1???] in Halifax.
Louisa was born in Pontefract.She was a widowed charwoman [1911]
Child: Reginald [b 1900]
The family lived at
A John Gill died Q4 1909 (aged 58).
Living with the widowed Louisa Annie [in 1911] was brother-in-law Saville Gill [b 1868] (flag dresser)
In [Q4] 1913, Louisa Annie married (2) William Kitson in Halifax.
| Gill, John Edward | Ref 193-35 |
He was a carpet weaver [1881, 1891] / a dyer's labourer [1901] / a carpet yarn dyer's labourer [1911].
He and his sister Emma lived together at 9 Garden Street, Halifax [1891] / 7 Crossley Court, Fleet Street, Halifax [1901].
Emma was a worsted winder [1891, 1901] / a worsted doubler [1911]/
In [Q2] 1901, John Edward married Jane Smith [1857-1936] in Halifax.
Jane was born in Warrington
They lived at 32 Green Lane, Halifax [1911, 1936].
In 1911, Emma was living at 3 Darley Street, Halifax, with her niece Ethel Gill [b 1889] (silk twister). Emma never married.
Jane died at home [10th April 1936] (aged 79) and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.
John Edward died 12th September 1937 (aged 75) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 935] with his sister Emma Gill who died 22nd January 1938 (aged 83)
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| Gill, Dr John Frederic | Ref 193-1107 |
In 1908, he married Ellen Clare, daughter of William Waite, in Halifax.
In 1911, they were living with Ellen's widowed mother at 1 Park Road, Halifax
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| Gill, John H. | Ref 193-753 |
He lived at Heath Lodge, Savile Road, Hebden Bridge [1905]
| Gill, John Richard | Ref 193-31 |
He married Mary A. [1881-1962].
John Richard died 15th October 1920 (aged 41).
Mary died 11th December 1962 (aged 81).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/481]
| Gill, John Shackleton | Ref 193-1124 |
He was a yarn agent / vice-president of Todmorden Musical Society / organist at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack. and a lay preacher and worker at Wellington Road Baptist Church Naze Bottom Baptist Church and Mount Zion Baptist Church, Heptonstall Slack.
In 1862, he married Sarah Stephenson [18??-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Greenfield House, Todmorden.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
| Gill, John William | Ref 193-47 |
Born in Brighouse / Rastrick.
He was a wire cutter [1891] / a stone hewer [1901, 1911] / a stone quarryman (stone getter) with Farrar's Limited at Pond Quarry, Brighouse [1921].
In [Q4] 1894, he married Emily Boothroyd [1876-19??] in Halifax.
Emily was born in Brighouse
Children:
The family lived at
John died Q2/1934 (aged 59) or Q4/1935 (aged 61)
| Gill, Jonas | Ref 193-24 |
Born in Morton, Yorkshire.
He was a farmer [1911].
He married Martha [1881-1965].
Martha was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at Stones Farm, Triangle.
Jonas died 4th November 1962 (aged 80).
Martha died 24th June 1965 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NL-A26]
| Gill, Joseph | Ref 193-51 |
On 13th November 1808, he married Sarah Wood [1789-1867] in Halifax.
Sarah was a char woman [1851]
Children: Unknown
They lived at New Street, Southowram [1851].
Joseph died 26th December 1853 (aged 64).
Sarah died 14th May 1867 (aged 78).
| Gill, Joseph | Ref 193-36 |
He was a wire drawer [1851, 1861, 1871, 1881]
Around 1847, he married Ann [1821-1888].
Ann was born in Halifax
Children:
They lived at
Joseph died 26th August 1887 (aged 64).
Ann died 20th August 1888 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 935]
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| Gill, Joshua | Ref 193-933 |
| Gill, Kennedy | Ref 193-16 |
He was a physician/surgeon in Glasgow [1851] / a general practitioner [1861].
On 6th December 1850, he married Sarah Kennedy [1827-1???] in Glasgow.
They lived at 23/25 Blackburn Road, New Accrington [1861].
Living with them [in 1861] were sister Sarah Ellen, nephew Kennedy [b 1849] & assistant John Cannell [b Isle of Man 1841]
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| Gill, Levi | Ref 193-105 |
He was a stone mason & letter cutter [1861] / a master mason (monumental) [1871] / a monumental sculptor [1874].
He designed the Thorp Fountain, Skircoat Moor [1869].
In [Q1] 1851, he married Elizabeth Treadwell [1833-1875] in Northamptonshire.
Elizabeth was born in Lower Heyford, Northamptonshire
Children:
The family lived at
Elizabeth died 21st October 1875 (aged 42).
Levi died 28th April 1880 (aged 56).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
| Gill, Levi | Ref 193-41 |
Born in Bradford.
He was a stone mason [1841] / a woolcomber [1851, 1861] / a mason's labourer [1871].
He married Sarah Ann [1818-1890].
Sarah Ann was born in Wakefield
Child: Sarah Elizabeth [b 1852] who was a woollen weaver [1871]
The family lived at
Levi died 27th January 1877 (aged 52).
Sarah Ann died 17th December 1890 (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2507] with William Henry Crapper
| Gill, Riley | Ref 193-326 |
Recorded in 1822, when he was a clock & watch maker in Halifax
| Gill, S. H. | Ref 193-1238 |
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| Gill, Sam | Ref 193-33 |
On 2nd June 1900, he married Emma Coates in Halifax.
Emma was the daughter of Frederick Coates
| Gill, Samuel | Ref 193-210 |
Recorded in 1822, when he was a blacksmith at Shaw Syke, Halifax
| Gill, Samuel | Ref 193-34 |
He married Frances [1784-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Shaw Syke, Halifax [1841]. Frances was widowed by 1841
| Gill, Samuel Crossley | Ref 193-32 |
Born in Halifax; baptised in Halifax [18th September 1825].
He was a coach maker [1841] / a coach trimmer [1865, 1883] / a common lodging house keeper at 14 King Street, Halifax [1871].
In [Q2] 1847, he married (1) Jane Hainsworth [1827-1885] in Halifax.
Children:
Jane died in Halifax [Q1 1885] (aged 58).
In [Q4] 1886, he married (2) Sarah Hainsworth in Halifax.
They lived at 7 Smith's Yard, Halifax [1871].
Samuel died in Halifax [Q1 1890] (aged 65).
He was buried at Saint Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [2nd April 1890].
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2442]
| Gill, Samuel Horatio | Ref 193-8 |
Prints, Oleographs, & Chromos in Stock
He died 29th May 1902 (aged 73).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2397] [2nd June 1902]
| Gill, Selina | Ref 193-1206 |
Born in Halifax.
In 1861, she was an orphan, living with Samuel Webster and his family at Fountain Brewery, Ovenden.
In 1870, she had a daughter Annie Elizabeth Gill.
In 1871, she was living at 2 Green Terrace Square, Skircoat with her sister Ann and husband Charles E. Holroyd
On 23rd September 1871, she married John Greenwood [1848-1???] in Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
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| Gill, Susan | Ref 193-423 |
She married Henry Brighouse.
After Henry's death, she inherited Bonegate Hall. She left the Hall to her nephew, Henry Gill
| Gill, Rev T. | Ref 193-690 |
| Gill, Tedber | Ref 193-91 |
Born in Halifax.
He was a joiner of Salterhebble [1883] / a joiner [1891, 1901, 1911]
In 1883, he married Ada Feather [1860-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Ada was the daughter of John Feather, carter
Children:
They lived at
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| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-689 |
His wife died January 1808
| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-8180 |
He married Ellen [1786-18??].
They lived at Style, Sowerby [1841]
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| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-878 |
He married Mary [1815-1872].
Mary died 6th January 1872. Thomas died at Bristol [15th October 1887]
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-1271 |
Born in Stainland.
He was a clogger [1871] / a clogger/clog maker [1881] / a clogger/inn keeper [1891] / landlord of the Star, Greetland [1901] / a clogger [1901].
On 26th June 1871, he married Sarah Maude [1843-1905] in Halifax.
Sarah, of Greetland, was the daughter of Gideon Gill, waller
Children:
They lived at The Star Inn, Lindwell, Greetland [1881, 1891].
Thomas died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [25th January 1905] (aged 60).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £227 0/5d.
Probate was granted to son Dan, Joe Wood (butcher), and David Maude (mill operative).
After his death, Sarah took over at the Star.
She died 6th August 1905 (aged 62).
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,331 8/8d.
Probate was granted to son Dan, Joe Wood (butcher), and Dan Maude (woollen spinner).
They are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905.
Son Benjamin took over as innkeeper – and was living with his siblings – at the Star [1911]
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/88]
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| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-1179 |
Born in Sowerby.
He was a pupil at the Blue Coat School, Halifax [1861] / a grocer [1871] / apprenticed to Eagland Bray / a warehouseman [1871] / a grocer's warehouseman [1881] / a grocery manager [1891] / general manager of Sowerby Bridge Industrial Society stores (after the retirement of George Rushworth) [1901] / a Freemason.
On 20th December 1871, he married Ellen Kershaw [1851-1???] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Ellen was the daughter of William Kershaw, dyer
Children:
They lived at
Thomas died at home [16th July 1907].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £5,148. Probate was granted to widow Ellen and children George and Ellen
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| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-27 |
He was a carting agent [1911].
In [Q3] 1904, he married Matilda Hudson [1875-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
| Gill, Thomas | Ref 193-7 |
He married Winifred.
They lived at Midgley.
During World War II, he served as a Gunner with the Royal Artillery 2/1 Maritime Regiment.
He died 7th December 1941 (aged 29).
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 61 2], and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
| Gill, Walker | Ref 193-29 |
He was a farmer [1901] / a farmer & butcher (own account) [1911].
In [Q4] 1882, he married Annie Shaw [1860-1933] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Annie died 24th January 1933 (aged 72).
Walker died 5th January 1945 (aged 84).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/222]
| Gill, William | Ref 193-195 |
| Gill, William | Ref 193-1158 |
He was a printer and bookseller in Sowerby Bridge / letterpress printer at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge [1863].
William Ackroyd was apprenticed to Gill.
He married Mary [1826-19??] who was born in St Martin's, West Indies.
Children:
They lived at
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| Gill, William | Ref 193-388 |
He was a fustian cutter employing 4 boys [1861].
He married Ann [1830-1???] from Midgley.
Children:
They lived at Underbank, Hebden Bridge [1861]
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| Gill, William | Ref 193-21 |
He was a weaver of Heptonstall [1865] / a cotton weaver [1871] / a farmer of 40 acres [1881] / a farmer [1891].
On 30th September 1865, he married Hannah Sunderland [1842-19??].
Hannah, of Heptonstall, was the daughter of William Sunderland, twister
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was father-in-law [?] William Sunderland [b 1819].
William died 12th May 1908 (aged 69).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £537.
Administration was granted to his widow Hannah
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| Gill, William | Ref 193-20 |
He married Hannah [1839-1???].
Children:
They lived at
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| Gill, William | Ref 193-38 |
He was a hawker [1891].
In [Q5] 1885, he married Agnes [1853-1902] in Halifax.
Child: Annie Ethel [1888-1951] who married Norris Lumb
The family lived at 7 Winding Road, Halifax [1891].
Living with them [in 1891] were Agnes's children by her first marriage: Thomas D. Millwood [b 1875] (worsted clipper) & Florence Millwood [b 1877] (worsted spinner).
William died 16th March 1897 (aged 49).
Agnes died 14th April 1902 (aged 49).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1581] with son-in-law Norris Lumb
| Gill, William | Ref 193-9 |
During World War I, he served as a Rifleman with the 2nd/7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 12th May 1917 (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4], and on Wadsworth War Memorial
| Gill, William Henry | Ref 193-12 |
He was a coal labourer [1891] / a cotton loom jobber [1901] / a loom overlooker [1911].
In 1885, he married Alice Holt [1858-1931] in Bolton.
Alice was born in Tonge, Bolton
Children:
The family lived at
William Henry died in Bolton [Q4 1912] (aged 57).
An Alice Gill died in Bolton [Q1 1931] (aged 73)
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| Gill, William Rhodes Hall | Ref 193-1252 |
Publican of the Corporation Inn, Halifax [1864, 1887, 1894, 1895].
In [Q2] 1864, he married Elizabeth Bakes [1813-1884] in Halifax.
Elizabeth was born in Salterhebble, the daughter of John Middlebrook Bakes
Elizabeth died in Halifax [15th November 1884] (aged 71) and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2574] with Charles Brown.
William died in Halifax [Q1 1895] (aged 77).
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895
His burial place is not yet known
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| Families |
| The Gill family of Brighouse | Ref 193-5500 |
They lived in and owned considerable land and property in the centre of Brighouse, including the site of Brighouse Town Hall, Ball Flash, Park Chapel, Park Street, Bonegate Hall, land at Waring Green, and a great part of Wellholme.
The property passed down the family line: John Gill, John Gill, Henry Gill, Daniel Gill, Anna Ledgard, and Edward Ledgard.
In 1809, much land between Waring Green and Old Lane was sold to Richard Jessop
| Surname |
| Gill surname | Ref 193-1 |
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are 88 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Gill, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
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