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Thomas Gill

Male 1799 - 1859  (60 years)


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  1. 1.  Thomas Gill was born in 1799 in Lathom; died in 1859 in Newburgh; was buried on 29 May 1859 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, labourer
    • Baptism: 1 Dec 1799, Lathom Park Chapel

    Thomas married Elizabeth Downs on 20 Jul 1821 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Elizabeth was born about 1804 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1822 in Burscough.
    2. 3. Thomas Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1825 in Lathom.
    3. 4. Margaret Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1828 in Newburgh.
    4. 5. William Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 May 1831 in Lathom; died in 1881 in Plank Lane, Abram, nr Leigh; was buried on 28 Dec 1881 in St John the Evangelist, Abram.
    5. 6. Ellen Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1834 in Lathom.
    6. 7. Mary Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jan 1837 in Newburgh; died about Nov 1861 in Lathom.
    7. 8. John Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840 in Newburgh; died in 1854 in Newburgh; was buried on 8 May 1854 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 21 Jun 1822 in Burscough.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 5 Jul 1822, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk


  2. 3.  Thomas Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1825 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 27 Jul 1825, St Peter, Liverpool

    Thomas married Mary Leyland on 29 Nov 1844 in All Saints Wigan. Mary (daughter of John Leyland) was born in 1825 in Lathom; died in 1865 in Newburgh; was buried on 1 Feb 1865 in Christ Chuirch, Newburgh. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. John Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Feb 1846 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1846 in Wigan; was buried on 5 Feb 1846 in All Saints, Wigan.
    2. 10. Hannah Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1847 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1847 in Wigan; was buried on 19 Feb 1847 in All Saints, Wigan.
    3. 11. John Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1848 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1848 in Wigan; was buried on 15 Mar 1848 in All Saints, Wigan.
    4. 12. Sarah Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1849 in Lathom; died before 1856.
    5. 13. Elizabeth (Hannah) Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1851 in Lathom; died in 1863 in Newburgh; was buried on 1 Nov 1863 in Christ Chuirch, Newburgh.
    6. 14. Thomas Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about May 1853 in Lathom; died in 1854 in Lathom; was buried on 11 Sep 1854 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    7. 15. Henry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1854 in Lathom; died in 1856 in Lathom; was buried on 19 Jan 1856 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    8. 16. Henry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1856 in Newburgh; died in 1856 in Lathom; was buried on 1 Jan 1857 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    9. 17. Sarah Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Oct 1856 in Newburgh; died in 1858 in Lathom; was buried on 30 Aug 1858 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    10. 18. Thomas Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Newburgh.
    11. 19. Henry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1861 in Newburgh; died in 1861 in Newburgh; was buried on 22 Jul 1861 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.
    12. 20. John Henry Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Feb 1863 in Newburgh.
    13. 21. Sarah Elizabeth Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1864 in Newburgh.

  3. 4.  Margaret Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 12 Apr 1828 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 23 May 1828, St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Marsden. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. Thomas Marsden  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1848 in Newburgh.

    Margaret married John Peet on 24 Jan 1856 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. John (son of John Peet) was born about 1828. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Elizabeth (Marsden) Peet  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1855 in Lathom.

  4. 5.  William Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 9 May 1831 in Lathom; died in 1881 in Plank Lane, Abram, nr Leigh; was buried on 28 Dec 1881 in St John the Evangelist, Abram.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 29 May 1831, Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold)

    William married Mary Ann Gregson on 2 Aug 1858 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Mary (daughter of Richard Gregson and Elizabeth Ashurst) was born in 1838 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Sarah Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866 in Lathom.
    2. 25. Alice Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872 in Abram, nr Leigh; died in 1882.
    3. 26. Elizabeth Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872 in Abram, nr Leigh; died in 1873.
    4. 27. Elizabeth Gill  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Aug 1875 in Hindley; died about Aug 1881.

  5. 6.  Ellen Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1834 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 18 Apr 1834, Lathom Park Chapel

    Ellen married Thomas Spencer on 30 Nov 1857 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. Thomas (son of Edward Spencer and Ellen Fishwick) was born in 1830 in Lathom; died in 1858 in Lathom; was buried on 14 May 1858 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Edward Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Newburgh.

    Ellen married James Robinson on 24 Aug 1862 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk. James (son of Thomas Robinson and Catherine Thompson) was born in 1831 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. James Spencer Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Nov 1863 in Newburgh.
    2. 30. Ellen Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born about Nov 1865 in Lathom.
    3. 31. Catherine Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Aug 1867 in Newburgh.
    4. 32. Elizabeth Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1871 in Liverpool.
    5. 33. John Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1871 in Liverpool.

  6. 7.  Mary Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Jan 1837 in Newburgh; died about Nov 1861 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Feb 1837, Douglas Chapel, Eccleston (Parbold)

    Notes:

    Father's occupation recorded as 'boilermaker' in marriage record - one theory is that 'boatman' was initially abbreviated to BM, which was then misinterpreted.
    A son Henry Robinson, age 8, is listed with this family in the 1861 census, who could be Mary's child before marriage, though she would have been only 15-16. No birth or baptism record found under either surname, though there is a Henry Gill, boatman of the right age, born Newburgh, in the 1871-1891 censuses.

    Mary married James Robinson on 5 Jul 1854 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. James (son of Thomas Robinson and Catherine Thompson) was born in 1831 in Lathom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Henry Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1853 in Lathom.
    2. 35. Thomas Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1855 in Lathom.
    3. 36. Elizabeth Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1858 in Newburgh; died about Nov 1861 in Lathom.
    4. 37. John Robinson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1861 in Newburgh; died on 4 Jul 1861 in Newburgh.

  7. 8.  John Gill Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1840 in Newburgh; died in 1854 in Newburgh; was buried on 8 May 1854 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman
    • Baptism: 2 Aug 1840, St John the Baptist, Burscough



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  John Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 1 Feb 1846 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1846 in Wigan; was buried on 5 Feb 1846 in All Saints, Wigan.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 1 Feb 1846, All Saints, Wigan


  2. 10.  Hannah Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in Jan 1847 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1847 in Wigan; was buried on 19 Feb 1847 in All Saints, Wigan.

    Notes:

    Guill in birth and burial records.


  3. 11.  John Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 3 Feb 1848 in Chapel Lane, Wigan; died in 1848 in Wigan; was buried on 15 Mar 1848 in All Saints, Wigan.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 27 Feb 1848, All Saints, Wigan

    Notes:

    Guill in burial record.


  4. 12.  Sarah Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in Jul 1849 in Lathom; died before 1856.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Jul 1849, Lathom Park Chapel

    Notes:

    Birth registered Q3 1849 Liverpool. Baptism date in handwritten notes as Lathom Park Chapel, but online record not now found (May 2016).


  5. 13.  Elizabeth (Hannah) Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1851 in Lathom; died in 1863 in Newburgh; was buried on 1 Nov 1863 in Christ Chuirch, Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 13 Apr 1851, St Peter, Liverpool

    Notes:

    With parents, age one month, in 1851 census as Hannah, but apparently baptised and buried as Elizabeth.


  6. 14.  Thomas Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born about May 1853 in Lathom; died in 1854 in Lathom; was buried on 11 Sep 1854 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

  7. 15.  Henry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 20 Dec 1854 in Lathom; died in 1856 in Lathom; was buried on 19 Jan 1856 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 4 Feb 1855, Lathom Park Chapel


  8. 16.  Henry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Oct 1856 in Newburgh; died in 1856 in Lathom; was buried on 1 Jan 1857 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Notes:

    Twin of Sarah, but died before her baptism.


  9. 17.  Sarah Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 18 Oct 1856 in Newburgh; died in 1858 in Lathom; was buried on 30 Aug 1858 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 19 Apr 1857, All Souls, Vauxhall


  10. 18.  Thomas Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1859 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Sep 1859, Christ Church, Newburgh


  11. 19.  Henry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in Jul 1861 in Newburgh; died in 1861 in Newburgh; was buried on 22 Jul 1861 in St Peter and St Paul, Ormskirk.

  12. 20.  John Henry Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Feb 1863 in Newburgh.

  13. 21.  Sarah Elizabeth Gill Descendancy chart to this point (3.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Nov 1864 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 16 Jan 1865, St Martin in the Fields, Liverpool


  14. 22.  Thomas Marsden Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 9 Feb 1848 in Newburgh.

    Notes:

    Mother named as Margaret Marsden, formerly Gill, on birth certificate.


  15. 23.  Elizabeth (Marsden) Peet Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 17 Mar 1855 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 8 Apr 1855, Lathom Park Chapel

    Notes:

    In 1861 census as Elizabeth Marsden but baptised as Peet, parents named as John Peet and Margaret Marsden, perhaps indicating that they were not married.


  16. 24.  Sarah Gill Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1866 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 26 Aug 1866, St John the Baptist, Burscough


  17. 25.  Alice Gill Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1872 in Abram, nr Leigh; died in 1882.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Dec 1872, St Luke, Lowton, nr Leigh


  18. 26.  Elizabeth Gill Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1872 in Abram, nr Leigh; died in 1873.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Dec 1872, St Luke, Lowton, nr Leigh

    Notes:

    Baptism date four days after that of (assumed twin) Alice.


  19. 27.  Elizabeth Gill Descendancy chart to this point (5.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Aug 1875 in Hindley; died about Aug 1881.

  20. 28.  Edward Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1858 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman, dock labourer
    • Baptism: 12 Sep 1858, Christ Church, Newburgh

    Notes:

    Thomas Edward in 1861 census.

    Edward married Alice Hartley on 11 Jun 1877 in St Wilfrid, Standish. Alice (daughter of Thomas Hartley and Margaret Johnson) was born on 15 May 1859 in Downholland/Liverpool; died before 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Margaret Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1880 in Newburgh.
    2. 39. Thomas Spencer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893 in Bootle.

  21. 29.  James Spencer Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 29 Nov 1863 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 29 Nov 1863, Newburgh

    Notes:

    Ellen's husband James Spencer died in 1858 and she remnarried James Robinson (wrongly listed as a bachelor) in 1862, yet this child was baptised (privately) as James Spencer, with a note reading: "Widow calling herself wife of James Robinson husband of her deceased sister."
    Note: Before the Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Act of 1907 it was unlawful for a man to marry his deceased wife's sister.


  22. 30.  Ellen Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born about Nov 1865 in Lathom.

    Notes:

    No baptism or census entry found.


  23. 31.  Catherine Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 26 Aug 1867 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 Oct 1867, St James the Less, Kirkdale, Liverpool

    Catherine married William Prescott in 1892 in West Derby Register Office. William (son of James Prescott and Jane Ashcroft) was born in 1872 in Wrightington. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Ellen Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1892 in Bootle.
    2. 41. James Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895 in Litherland.
    3. 42. William Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Feb 1897 in Litherland.
    4. 43. Catherine Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1899 in Litherland.
    5. 44. Edward Thomas Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Oct 1902 in Litherland.
    6. 45. Elizabeth Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1907 in Litherland.
    7. 46. John Prescott  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1908 in Litherland.

  24. 32.  Elizabeth Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1871 in Liverpool.

    Notes:

    Birth recorded as at 7pm, on canal boat at Athol Street Bridge. Oddly no contemporaneous baptism record found, unlike he presumed twin John.
    Despite age and birth date discrepancies, she is thought to be the wife of Edward Pemberton b1872 Lathom (qv).


  25. 33.  John Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1871 in Liverpool.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 10 Jun 1871, St Martin in the Fields, Liverpool

    Notes:

    Presumed twin of Elizabeth, with matching birth record Q2 1871, but no record found after baptism.


  26. 34.  Henry Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1853 in Lathom.

    Notes:

    In 1861 census age 8 as son of James and Mary - possibly her son but no birth record found under either surname, nor any other census record.


  27. 35.  Thomas Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 29 May 1855 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 24 Jun 1855, Lathom Park Chapel

    Notes:

    Father named as Thomas in baptism record.


  28. 36.  Elizabeth Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1858 in Newburgh; died about Nov 1861 in Lathom.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 12 Sep 1859, Christ Church, Newburgh


  29. 37.  John Robinson Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 27 Apr 1861 in Newburgh; died on 4 Jul 1861 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 8 May 1861, Christ Church, Newburgh

    Notes:

    Death date noted in baptism record.



Generation: 4

  1. 38.  Margaret Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (28.Edward3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1880 in Newburgh.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Maggie
    • Baptism: 29 Feb 1880, St John the Baptist, Burscough

    Notes:

    Known as Maggie.


  2. 39.  Thomas Spencer Descendancy chart to this point (28.Edward3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1893 in Bootle.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman


  3. 40.  Ellen Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Nov 1892 in Bootle.

  4. 41.  James Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1895 in Litherland.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Boatman


  5. 42.  William Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 8 Feb 1897 in Litherland.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Canal bank ranger

    William married Lilian Hunter in 1934 in West Derby Register Office. Lilian was born on 21 Jun 1910 in Liverpool. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 43.  Catherine Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 11 Mar 1899 in Litherland.

  7. 44.  Edward Thomas Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 24 Oct 1902 in Litherland.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Tannery worker


  8. 45.  Elizabeth Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1907 in Litherland.

  9. 46.  John Prescott Descendancy chart to this point (31.Catherine3, 6.Ellen2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 17 Nov 1908 in Litherland.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Tannery worker




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