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Benjamin Gillyon

Male 1802 -


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  • Name Benjamin Gillyon 
    Born 1802  Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 30 Jun 1802  St John, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I53260  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 

    Father Benjamin Gillyon,   b. 1775, Fishlake, nr Thorne Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary 
    Family ID F17052  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Langrick,   b. 26 Dec 1805, South Cave, nr Hull Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1837, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1825  St John and St Martin, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Gillyon,   b. 1826, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Feb 1903, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Benjamin Gillyon,   b. 1827, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1833  (Age < 5 years)
     3. Ann Gillyon,   b. 1829, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Gillyon,   b. 1831, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Benjamin Gillyon,   b. 1833, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Godfrey Gillyon,   b. 1834, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F17011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Langrick,   b. 1813, South Cave, nr Hull Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1840, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1839  Holy Trinity, Hull Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F17051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Isabella Henderson,   b. 1820, Greenock, nr Glasgow Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 10 Nov 1843  St Mary, Sculcoates, Hull Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Gillyon,   b. 1845, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Isabella Gillyon,   b. 1846, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George Gillyon,   b. 1852, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Benjamin Gillyon,   b. 1855, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Gillyon,   b. 1857, Beverley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2026 
    Family ID F17056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin's 1939 marriage record has him as a widower, with late father named as Benjamin, but in 1843 he is oddly recorded as a bachelor, father unnamed. This raises the possibility that he is a different Benjamin, born illegitimately around 1802.

  • Sources 
    1. [S383606] Yorshire Baptisms (Findmypast).

    2. [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry).

    3. [S010069] MC.



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