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Richard Gill 1831–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1831

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1887

Death Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Gill

Mother: Ann Rawnsley

Spouse(s): Mary Towers

Children(s): Jane Gill, Elizabeth Gill, Mary Gill, Bennett Gill, Margaret Gill

Richard Gill was born in 1831 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Gill And Ann Rawnsley. In 1851, Richard Gill resided in Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, England. In 1861, Richard Gill resided in Rimington, Yorkshire, England. Richard Gill married Mary Broughton Towers, and had children including Bennett Towers Gill, Elizabeth Ann Gill, Jane Broughton Gill, Margaret Emma Gill, Mary Hannah Gill. Richard Gill passed away in 1887 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Gill was born in 1831 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Gill And Ann Rawnsley.
  • In 1851, Richard Gill resided in Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1861, Richard Gill resided in Rimington, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Gill married Mary Broughton Towers, and had children including Bennett Towers Gill, Elizabeth Ann Gill, Jane Broughton Gill, Margaret Emma Gill, Mary Hannah Gill.
  • Richard Gill passed away in 1887 in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Gill's Ancestors

Self
Richard Gill
1831–1887
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Gill
1793–1879
Esholt, Yorkshire, England
Ann Rawnsley
1798–1871
Esholt, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Gill
1762–1808
Esholt, Yorkshire
Ann ((Nanny)) Goldsbrough
1770–1838
Baildon, Yorkshire, England
James RAWNSLEY
1750–1811
Esholt, Yorkshire, England
Ann Pooler
1750–1799
Esholt, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gill
1722–1810
Hannah Beecroft
1727–1812
William Goldsbrough
1715–1789
Judith Riley
1732–1810
James Rawnsley
1718–1781
Elizabeth Shoesmith
1726–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gill
1694–1771
Elizabeth Fleetham
–1761
Francis Goldsbrough
1690–1776
Bridget Bartlett
1691–1753
Robert Rawnsley
1701–1758
Elizabeth Brook
1700–1731

Richard Gill's Descendants

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Richard Gill (Apr 1831–20 Jan 1887) m. Mary (Broughton) Towers (abt 1827–Sep 1888)
  1. 1. Jane (Broughton) Gill 1857–1916 m. John (William) Horsfield 1858–1939
    1. 1. Emily Horsfield 1886–1975 m. Wilfred (James) Turner 1879–1971
      1. 1. John (Horsfield) Turner 1918–2016 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bowles 1926–1994
        1. 1. Michael (John) Turner 1944–2002
      2. 2. Wilfred (Charles) Turner 1922–1998
        1. 1. Gillian (Rae) Turner 1948–2009 m. Neville (Edward) Manser 1946–2014
      3. 3. Kathleen ((Kay)) Turner 1919–1984 m. John Fuller 1922–
      4. 4. Gwendoline ((Gwen)) Turner 1916– m. George Lynn 1913–
      5. 5. Cecil (James) Turner 1914–1996 m. Stella (Marwood) Notley 1917–2005
        1. 1. Margaret Turner 1950–2018
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Gill 1855–1928
  3. 3. Mary (Hannah) Gill 1867–1887
  4. 4. Bennett (Towers) Gill 1859–1920 m. Mary (Jane) Broderick 1862–1887 m. Harriet Wood 1855–
  5. 5. Margaret (Emma) Gill 1861–

Richard Gill's Timeline

7 Records

1831
Apr 1831
Birth of Richard Gill in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Otley, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 20
Richard Gill resided here in Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
1861
1861
Age 30
Richard Gill resided here in Rimington, Yorkshire, England
Rimington, Yorkshire, England
1871
1871
Age 40
Richard Gill resided here in Rimington, Gisburn, Lancashire, England
Rimington, Gisburn, Lancashire, England
1881
1881
Age 50
Richard Gill resided here in Rimington, Yorkshire, England
Rimington, Yorkshire, England
1887
16 Jan 1887
Age 56
Death of Richard Gill in Rimington, Yorkshire, England
Rimington, Yorkshire, England
1887
20 Jan 1887
Age 56
Burial of Richard Gill in Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
Gisburn, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1831
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4168; Folio: 24; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341999
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3083; Folio: 22; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543075

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bradford, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Rimington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 3083; Folio: 22; Page: 6; GSU roll: 543075

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Rimington, Gisburn, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Rimington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4168; Folio: 24; Page: 12; GSU roll: 1341999

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Rimington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Gisburn, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials

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