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William Gilbert 1848 – 1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Bilstone, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: July 1901

Death Location: Eton, Buckinghamshire

Father: John Gilbert

Mother: Mary Rowel

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In 1848, William Gilbert entered the world in Bilstone, Leicestershire, England, born to John Gilbert and Mary Rowel. William Gilbert passed away in 1901 in Eton, Buckinghamshire.

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Biography

  • In 1848, William Gilbert entered the world in Bilstone, Leicestershire, England, born to John Gilbert and Mary Rowel.
  • William Gilbert passed away in 1901 in Eton, Buckinghamshire.

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William Gilbert's Ancestors

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William Gilbert
1848 – 1901
Birth Place: Bilstone, Leicestershire, England
Parents
John Gilbert
1815 – 1892
Spain
Mary Rowel
1817 – 1897
Congerstone, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Gilbert
1783 – 1850
Honey Lane Baptist,Tenterden,Kent,England
Mary Johnson
1790 – 1859
General Baptist,Quorndon,Leicester,England
William Rowell
1785 – 1861
Snarestone, Leicestershire, England
Mary Chapman
1792 – 1865
Congerstone, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Johnson
1763 –
Mary Pepper
1767 – 1829
Charles Rowell
1766 – 1847
Sarah Stevenson
1765 – 1844
John Chapman
1772 – 1839
Mary Chapman
1772 – 1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rowell
1714 – 1775
Mary Lenton
1723 – 1798
Thomas Stevenson
1717 – 1793
Ann Matchett
1719 – 1778

William Gilbert's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of William Gilbert in Bilstone, Leicestershire, England
Bilstone, Leicestershire, England
1901
July 1901
Age 53
Death of William Gilbert in Eton, Buckinghamshire
Eton, Buckinghamshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Bilstone, Leicestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1901
    Event Place: Eton, Buckinghamshire

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