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William Gilbert 1720 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1720

Birth Location: Chirton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: May 1791

Death Location: Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England

Father: Robert Gilbert

Mother: Elizabeth Hibbert

Spouse(s): Sarah Welch

Children(s): Jane GILBERT

William Gilbert was born in 1720 in Chirton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Robert Gilbert and Elizabeth Hibbert. William Gilbert married Sarah Welch, and had children including Jane GILBERT. William Gilbert passed away in 1791 in Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Gilbert was born in 1720 in Chirton, Wiltshire, England, the child of Robert Gilbert and Elizabeth Hibbert.
  • William Gilbert married Sarah Welch, and had children including Jane GILBERT.
  • William Gilbert passed away in 1791 in Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilbert's Ancestors

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William Gilbert
1720 – 1791
Birth Place: Chirton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Robert Gilbert
1690 – 1761
Chirton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Hibbert
1691 – 1740
Woodborough, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Gilbert
1658 – 1716
Chirton, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Thornegate) Valentine
1667 – 1726
All Cannings, Wiltshire, England
Nathaniel Hibbert
1659 – 1741
Woodborough, Wiltshire, England
Anna
– 1734
Great-Grandparents
Richard Gilbert
1618 – 1695
Ane Atwood
1640 – 1689
Samuel Hibbert
1633 – 1680
Alice Hayward
– 1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gilbert's Descendants

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William Gilbert (Sep 1720 – May 1791) m. Sarah Welch (Mar 1724 – Jul 1784)
  1. 1. Jane GILBERT (Abt 1755 – 29 Jan 1841) m. Richard Giddings (22 June 1752 – abt 1829)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Giddings (17 June 1791 – AFT. 1871) m. Joseph BAKER (27 Feb 1785 – 29 April 1860)
      1. 1. William BAKER (1806 – 23 Jun 1858) m. Mary (Ann NORMAN) Baker (1809 – 24 May 1867)
        1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth BAKER) Cull (17th Feb 1851 – 15th Dec 1910) m. Eneas CULL (22/4/1843 – 6/7/1931)

William Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1720
Sep 1720
Birth of William Gilbert in Chirton, Wiltshire, England
Chirton, Wiltshire, England
1791
May 1791
Age 71
Death of William Gilbert in Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England
Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1720
    Event Place: Chirton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1791
    Event Place: Wilsford (Pewsey), Wiltshire, England

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