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James Benjamin Gillett 1874–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1874

Birth Location: Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 20 July 1942

Death Location: Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia

Father: Martin Gillett

Mother: Mary Gard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Geary

Children(s): Martha Gillet, Evelyn Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Ronald Gillett, William Gillett, Leslie Gillett, James Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Herbert Gillett, Edna Gillett, Dorothy Gillett, George Gillett, Benjamin Gillett, Olive Gillett, Emma Gillett, Ivy Gillett

The story of James Benjamin Gillett began in 1874 in Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia. James Benjamin Gillett married Elizabeth Anne Geary, and had children including Benjamin Ben Gillett, Dorothy Gillett, Edna Gillett, Emma Gillett, Evelyn Doris Evie Gillett, George Ernest Gillett, Herbert Edward Gillett, Ivy Ellen Gillett, James Jim Gillett, Leslie Roy Gillett, Martha Ann Gillet, Olive Gillett, Ronald Leo Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Thomas Walter Gillett, William James Benjamin Gillett. James Benjamin Gillett passed away in 1942 in Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Benjamin Gillett began in 1874 in Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia.
  • James Benjamin Gillett married Elizabeth Anne Geary, and had children including Benjamin Ben Gillett, Dorothy Gillett, Edna Gillett, Emma Gillett, Evelyn Doris Evie Gillett, George Ernest Gillett, Herbert Edward Gillett, Ivy Ellen Gillett, James Jim Gillett, Leslie Roy Gillett, Martha Ann Gillet, Olive Gillett, Ronald Leo Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Thomas Walter Gillett, William James Benjamin Gillett.
  • James Benjamin Gillett passed away in 1942 in Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gillett's Ancestors

Self
James Gillett
1874–1942
Birth Place: Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia
Parents
Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett
1850–1943
Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Gard
1854–1891
Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Benjamin Gillett
1829–1872
Brighton, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Willoughby
1830–1887
Ticehurst, Sussex, England
Thomas Gard
1823–1886
Bally Brangadan, Aghada, Cork, Ireland
Petronilla (Cordelia 'Cara') Haslam
1835–1875
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
George Gillett
1796–1860
Rebaccah Jenner
1792–1839
Joseph Willoughby
1808–1854
Selina Oxenbridge
1810–1888
John Gard
1794–
Mary Frazer
1798–1872
John Haslam
1814–1890
Lucretia Knight
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gillett
1770–1805
Ann Piper
1775–
Edward Jenner
1759–1824
Hannah Nichols
1766–1806
William Willoughby
1774–1819
John Oxenbridge
1776–
Lucy Stapeley
1780–
Samuel Haslam
1763–1835
Maria DAVIS
1777–1868
John KNIGHT
1781–1864
Cordelia White
1781–1853

James Gillett's Descendants

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James (Benjamin) Gillett (14 Aug 1874–20 July 1942) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Geary (4 November 1882–1968)
  1. 1. Martha (Ann) Gillet 1911–2002 m. John (Frederick) Tighe 1907–1986
    1. 1. Reginald (Raymond) Tighe 1931–2008 m. Shirley (Fay) Lisle 1933–2020
    2. 2. Evelyn (May) Tighe 1933–2016 m. Eric (Kevin) Dyer 1931–2000
  2. 2. Evelyn (Doris (Evie)) Gillett 1908–2000 m. Leonard (Alfred) Driver 1904–
    1. 1. Evelyn (Lenore) Driver 1939–2008
    2. 2. Howard (Leonard) Driver 1930–2016
  3. 3. Thomas (Walter) Gillett 1922–1992 m. Marie (Edith) Smith 1931–2013
  4. 4. Ronald (Leo) Gillett 1927–2012 m. Rhoda (Dawn Elizabeth) Burkill 1929–2015
  5. 5. William (James Benjamin) Gillett 1908–1991 m. Everline (May) Riedrich 1910–1957
    1. 1. Ivy (May) Gillett 1932–1933
    2. 2. Gordon (William) Gillett 1921–2016 m. Coral (Margaret) Deed 1930–1977
  6. 6. Leslie (Roy) Gillett 1924–1980 m. Mona (Merle) Brown 1927–1973 m. Margaret Connor 1935–2016
    1. 1. Raymond (John) Gillett 1947–1993 m. Gaye Fletcher 1950–2008
  7. 7. James ('Jim') Gillett 1920–1999 m. Lucie (Beryl) Prosser 1922–1996
  8. 8. Thomas Gillett 1904–1904
  9. 9. Herbert (Edward) Gillett 1913–1984
  10. 10. Edna Gillett 1918–1997 m. William (Albert) Bailey 1910–1987
  11. 11. Dorothy Gillett 1915–1975 m. Arthur (George) Wilde 1908–1969
  12. 12. George (Ernest) Gillett 1917–1985 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Connor 1924–2016 m. Doreen (Monica) McCool 1912–1970
    1. 1. George (James) Gillett 1936–1972
  13. 13. Benjamin ('Ben') Gillett 1901–1901
  14. 14. Olive Gillett 1906–1948 m. Joseph (Laurence) Buchan 1898–1961
    1. 1. Doreen (Ann) Buchan 1927–1971
    2. 2. Martha (Edna) Buchan 1929–1929
  15. 15. Emma Gillett 1910–1983 m. William (Edward) Hampton 1908–1968
    1. 1. Shirley (Elizabeth) Hampton 1932–1961 m. Glyn Pritchard 1925–2013
    2. 2. William (James) Hampton 1930–1982 m. Veronica (Mabel) Hildebrandt 1933–2021
  16. 16. Ivy (Ellen) Gillett 1904–1915

James Gillett's Timeline

2 Records

1874
14 Aug 1874
Birth of James Benjamin Gillett in Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia
Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia
1942
20 July 1942
Age 68
Death of James Benjamin Gillett in Dalby, Queensland, Australia
Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1874
    Event Place: Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 July 1942
    Event Place: Dalby, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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