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Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett 1850–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1850

Birth Location: Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1943

Death Location: Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Father: Benjamin Gillett

Mother: Mary Willoughby

Spouse(s): Mary Gard, Margaret Daley, Alice Shanahan

Children(s): James Gillett, Thomas Gillett, William Gillett, Letitia Gillett, Mary Gillett, Cordelia Gillett, Ethel Gillett, Louisa Gillett

Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett was born in 1850 in Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England, the child of Benjamin Gillett And Mary Ann Willoughby. Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett married Alice Shanahan, Margaret Eleanor Daley, Mary Elizabeth Gard, and had children including Cordelia Ann Gillett, Ethel Margaret Gillett, James Benjamin Gillett, Letitia Rose Gillett, Louisa Mary Gillett, Mary Elizabeth Gillett, Thomas Henry Gillett, William Henry Gillett. Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett passed away in 1943 in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett was born in 1850 in Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England, the child of Benjamin Gillett And Mary Ann Willoughby.
  • Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett married Alice Shanahan, Margaret Eleanor Daley, Mary Elizabeth Gard, and had children including Cordelia Ann Gillett, Ethel Margaret Gillett, James Benjamin Gillett, Letitia Rose Gillett, Louisa Mary Gillett, Mary Elizabeth Gillett, Thomas Henry Gillett, William Henry Gillett.
  • Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett passed away in 1943 in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Gillett
1829–1872
Birth Location: Brighton, Sussex, England
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Mary Willoughby
1830–1887
Birth Location: Ticehurst, Sussex, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Gard
1854–1891
Birth Location: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia
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Margaret Daley
1857–1905
Birth Location: Seaham, New South Wales, Australia
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Alice Shanahan
1868–1934
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
AS

Children(s)

James Gillett
1874–1942
Birth Location: Stanthorpe, , Queensland, Australia
JG
Thomas Gillett
1884–1904
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
TG
William Gillett
1881–1881
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
WG
Letitia Gillett
1879–1884
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
LG
Mary Gillett
1877–
Birth Location: Vegetable Creek, New South Wales
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Cordelia Gillett
1876–1920
Birth Location: Bendemeer, New South Wales, Australia
CG
Ethel Gillett
1909–1933
Birth Location: –
EG
Louisa Gillett
1887–1887
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
LG

Martin Gillett's Ancestors

Self
Martin Gillett
1850–1943
Birth Place: Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
Parents
Benjamin Gillett
1829–1872
Brighton, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Willoughby
1830–1887
Ticehurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
George Gillett
1796–1860
Sussex County, England, United Kingdom
Rebaccah Jenner
1792–1839
Kent, England
Joseph Willoughby
1808–1854
Merstham, Surrey, England
Selina Oxenbridge
1810–1888
Ticehurst, Sussex, England
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–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gillett
1731–1804
Elizabeth Howe
1735–1792
William Piper
1739–1813
Sarah Linden
1741–1782
George Nichols
1722–1785
Rebecca Towner
1725–1785

Martin Gillett's Descendants

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Martin ('Benjamin') Gillett (16 Jun 1850–5 Aug 1943) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Gard (25 Dec 1854–3 Sep 1891) m. Margaret (Eleanor) Daley (25 Dec 1857–24 Feb 1905) m. Alice Shanahan (09 Mar 1868–30 Dec 1934)
  1. 1. James (Benjamin) Gillett 1874–1942 m. Elizabeth (Anne) Geary 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
  2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Gillett 1884–1904
  3. 3. William (Henry) Gillett 1881–1881
  4. 4. Letitia (Rose) Gillett 1879–1884
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Gillett 1877–
  6. 6. Cordelia (Ann) Gillett 1876–1920
  7. 7. Ethel (Margaret) Gillett 1909–1933
  8. 8. Louisa (Mary) Gillett 1887–1887

Martin Gillett's Timeline

2 Records

1850
16 Jun 1850
Birth of Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett in Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England
1943
5 Aug 1943
Age 93
Death of Martin 'Benjamin' Gillett in Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1850
    Event Place: Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority, East Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1943
    Event Place: Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
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