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Catherine Gillis 1854–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1854

Birth Location: McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 1 Jul 1943

Death Location: Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: William Gillis

Mother: Jane Eyles

Spouse(s): Arthur HILL, Allen Burgess

Children(s): William Hill, Charles Hill, Arthur Hill, Helen Hill, Ruby Hill, Jessie Hill, Emily Burgess, Lydia Burgess, Rose Burgess, Rebecca Burgess, Frederick Burgess, Eliza Burgess, Allen Burgess

The story of Catherine Gillis began in 1854 in McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia. Catherine Gillis married Allen George Burgess, Arthur John Hill, and had children including Allen George Burgess, Arthur John Hill, Charles Francis Hill, Eliza Amelia Burgess, Emily Ellen Burgess, Frederick Jackson Burgess, Helen Catherine Hill, Jessie Hannah Hill, Lydia Jane Burgess, Rebecca Elizabeth Burgess, Rose Rosy May Burgess, Ruby Beatrice Hill, William Robert Hill. Catherine Gillis passed away in 1943 in Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Gillis began in 1854 in McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Catherine Gillis married Allen George Burgess, Arthur John Hill, and had children including Allen George Burgess, Arthur John Hill, Charles Francis Hill, Eliza Amelia Burgess, Emily Ellen Burgess, Frederick Jackson Burgess, Helen Catherine Hill, Jessie Hannah Hill, Lydia Jane Burgess, Rebecca Elizabeth Burgess, Rose Rosy May Burgess, Ruby Beatrice Hill, William Robert Hill.
  • Catherine Gillis passed away in 1943 in Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gillis
1821–1882
Birth Location: Limerick, County Cork, Ireland
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Jane Eyles
1825–1891
Birth Location: Lasham, Hampshire, England
JE

Spouses(s)

Arthur HILL
1851–1924
Birth Location: –
AH
Allen Burgess
1840–1884
Birth Location: Clavering, Essex, England
AB

Children(s)

William Hill
1895–1957
Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland, Australia
WH
Charles Hill
1889–1969
Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland, Australia
CH
Arthur Hill
1886–1914
Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland, Australia
AH
Helen Hill
1893–1977
Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland, Australia
HH
Ruby Hill
1900–1994
Birth Location: Gowie Little Plains Qld
RH
Jessie Hill
1891–1924
Birth Location: Gowrie Little Plain, Toowoomba, Colony of Queensland, Australia
JH
Emily Burgess
1877–1965
Birth Location: Gowrie, Little Plains, Queensland, Australia
EB
Lydia Burgess
1874–1956
Birth Location: Meringandan Cemetery, Aubigny, Darling Downs, Colony of Queensland, Australia
LB
Rose Burgess
1875–1958
Birth Location: Meringandan, Queensland, Australia
RB
Rebecca Burgess
1879–1961
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
RB
Frederick Burgess
1882–1958
Birth Location: Meringandan Qld Australia
FB
Eliza Burgess
1875–1958
Birth Location: Meringandan, Queensland, Australia
EB
Allen Burgess
1884–1966
Birth Location: Colony of Queensland, Australia
AB

Catherine Gillis's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Gillis
1854–1943
Birth Place: McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia
Parents
William Gillis
1821–1882
Limerick, County Cork, Ireland
Jane Eyles
1825–1891
Lasham, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Gillis's Descendants

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Catherine Gillis (13 May 1854–1 Jul 1943) m. Arthur (John) HILL (1851–12 Apr 1924) m. Allen (George) Burgess (14 APR 1840–25 Jun 1884)
  1. 1. William (Robert) Hill 1895–1957 m. Ellen (Sophia Alice (Nellie)) Delevante 1889–1979 m. Violet (Elizabeth) Cheeseman 1889–1940
    1. 1. Mortimer (Victor Charles Brown) hill –2013
  2. 2. Charles (Francis) Hill 1889–1969
  3. 3. Arthur (John) Hill 1886–1914
  4. 4. Helen (Catherine) Hill 1893–1977
  5. 5. Ruby (Beatrice) Hill 1900–1994
  6. 6. Jessie (Hannah) Hill 1891–1924
  7. 7. Emily (Ellen) Burgess 1877–1965
  8. 8. Lydia (Jane) Burgess 1874–1956
  9. 9. Rose (\ Rosy May) Burgess 1875–1958
  10. 10. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Burgess 1879–1961
  11. 11. Frederick (Jackson) Burgess 1882–1958
  12. 12. Eliza (Amelia) Burgess 1875–1958
  13. 13. Allen (George) Burgess 1884–1966

Catherine Gillis's Timeline

4 Records

1854
13 May 1854
Birth of Catherine Gillis in McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia
McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia
1873
1873
Age 19
Catherine Gillis was married in Queensland
Queensland
1886
1886
Age 32
Catherine Gillis was married in Queensland
Queensland
1943
1 Jul 1943
Age 89
Death of Catherine Gillis in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1854
    Event Place: McIntyre Brook, Brisbane, District of Moreton Bay, Colony of New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Queensland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Queensland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1943
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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