See also

Family of William Gillingham and Mary Anne Dobson

Husband: William Gillingham

  • Name:

  • William Gillingham5,6,7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Benjamin Gillingham (1769?-1842)

  • Mother:

  • Susannah Ewens (1767?-1849)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer5,6,7,8,9,10

  • Birth:

  • 20 Feb 1808

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England1,8,9,11

  • Baptism:

  • 2 Mar 1808 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,2,11

  •  

  • private baptism, son of Benjamin Gillingham and Susan Ewens

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 33)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 30, agricultural labourer living with his wife and three sons. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 43)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • head of the household aged 42 married, farm labourer living with his wife and five sons. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 53)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • head of the household aged 52 married, agricultural labourer living with his wife and two sons. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 63)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • head of the household aged 63 married agricultural labourer living with his wife and a son. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Mar 1876 (age 68)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England13,14

  • Burial:

  • 19 Mar 1876

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,14,15

  •  

  • aged 68

Wife: Mary Anne Dobson

  • Name:

  • Mary Anne Dobson14,16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Thomas Dobson (1781?-1856)

  • Mother:

  • Mary Turner (1783-1841)

  • Birth:

  • 14 Sep 1812

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8,9,11

  • Baptism:

  • 17 Sep 1812 (age 0)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England11

  •  

  • daughter of Thomas Dobson and Mary Turner

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 28)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 25, living with her husband and three sons. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 38)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • wife aged 38 married, living with her husband and five sons. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 48)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • wife aged 48, living with her husband and two sons. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 58)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • wife aged 59 married, living with her husband and a son. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 68)

  • Nacton Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England17

  •  

  • head of the household aged 70 widow, living alone. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Dec 1885 (age 73)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England14,15,18

  • Burial:

  • 24 Dec 1885

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,14,15

  •  

  • aged 73

Child 1: William Gillingham

  • Name:

  • William Gillingham8,19

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Mary Anne Garrad (1838-1918)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer, bricklayers labourer and a gas man20,21,22,23,24

  • Birth:

  • 1836 (app)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8,9,21,22,23,24,25,26

  •  

  • 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 census say born in Levington

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Feb 1836 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,2,11,19

  •  

  • son of William Gillingham (labourer) and Mary Ann late Dobson of Nacton

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 4-5)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 5, living with parents and two brothers. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 14-15)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son aged 15 unmarried, living with parents and four brothers. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 25)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England20

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife and a son. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 35)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a bricklayers labourer and living with his wife Mary, son Charles, daughters Alice, Elizabeth and Laura. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 45)

  • The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, England22

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gas man and living with his wife Mary Ann, daughters Elizabeth and Laura, and son Louis. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 54)

  • Station Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England26

  •  

  • married head of the household living with his wife Mary, son Louis, and daughter Beatrice. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 65)

  • The Street, Nacton, Suffolk, England23

  •  

  • married head of the household who was paralysed and a retired gas man living with his wife Mary, son Louis, and daughter Beatrice. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 75)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England24

  •  

  • married head of the household who previously worked as a gasman living in three rooms with his wife Mary Ann, and son Louis. Born in Levington Suffolk

  • Death:

  • 28 May 1911 (age 75)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England27,28

  • Burial:

  • Jun 1911

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England28

Child 2: John Gillingham

  • Name:

  • John Gillingham8,29

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Hannah Smith (1840?-1920)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer / woodman29,30,31,32

  • Birth:

  • 6 Mar 1838

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8,9,25,30

  •  

  • Woodbridge12 446

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Apr 1838 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,2

  •  

  • son of William Gillingham and Mary Anne

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 3)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 3, living with parents and two brothers. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 13)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son aged 13 unmarried, living with parents and four brothers. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 23)

  • 34 Siloam Place, Ipswich, Suffolk, England33

  •  

  • aged 23, working as an agricultural labourer. Born in Nacton

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 33)

  • Craft Lane, Kirton, Suffolk, England30

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Hannah, daughters Jane, Anne and Agnes, and son Harry. Born in Kirton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • May 1879 (age 41)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England1,14,34

  • Burial:

  • 31 May 1879

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England1,14,15

  •  

  • aged 41

Child 3: Charles Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Charles Gillingham35,36

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Emma Anna Brown (1841-1903)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer7,10,29,35,37,38,39

  • Birth:

  • 7 Feb 1840

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England36,37,38,39,40,41

  •  

  • at 3.00 pm son of William Gillingham (agricultural labourer) and Mary Ann Gillingham formerly Dobson

  • Baptism:

  • 15 Mar 1840 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,11

  •  

  • son of William Gillingham and Mary Ann

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 1)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • aged 1, living with parents and two brothers. Born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 11)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son aged 11 unmarried, living with parents and four brothers. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 21)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son aged 21 unmarried, agricultural labourer, living with parents and a brother. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 31)

  • Court in Hamlett, Ipswich, Suffolk, England37

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Emma, daughters Ellen and Anna, and sons Albert and Frederick. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 41)

  • Levington Green, Levington, Suffolk, England38

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an agricultural labourer and living with his wife Emma, daughters Ellen and Emma, and sons Albert, Frederick and Charles. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 50)

  • The Street, Levington, Suffolk, England39

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a general labourer and living in three rooms with his wife Emma, daughter Emma, and son Charles. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Aug 1895 (age 55)

  • Woodbridge "Registration District", Suffolk, England14,15,42

  • Burial:

  • 30 Aug 1895

  • St. Peter's Church, Church Lane, Levington, Suffolk, England1,14,15

  •  

  • aged 55

Child 4: James Gillingham

  • Name:

  • James Gillingham9

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Elizabeth Springett (1844?-1906)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • mariner then an office caretaker43,44

  • Birth:

  • Aug 1843 (app)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9,44,45

  • Baptism:

  • 5 Nov 1843 (age 0)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,11

  •  

  • son of William Gillingham and Mary Anne

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 7)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son aged 8 unmarried, living with parents and four brothers. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 37)

  • 17 & 18 Cornhill, City of London, London, England44

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an office caretaker n.g. and living with his wife Elizabeth, and daughters Clara and Alice. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Death:

  • Q4 1883 (age 40)

  • Shoreditch "Registration District", Middlesex, England46

Child 5: Alfred Gillingham

  • Name:

  • Alfred Gillingham47

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Amelia Benstead (1843-1888)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Emma Stokes (1854-1937)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural labourer then a gardener and domestic servant10,48,49,50,51

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1848

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9,47,49,50,51

  • Baptism:

  • 1 Sep 1850 (age 2)

  • St. Martin's Church, Church Road, Nacton, Suffolk, England1,11

  •  

  • son of William Gillingham and Mary Anne

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 2-3)

  • Nacton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • son aged 11 unmarried, living with parents and four brothers. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 7 Apr 1861 (age 13)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • son aged 13 unmarried, agricultural labourer, living with parents and a brother. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Banns:

  • 1 Oct 1870 (age 22)

  • St. Mary's Church, Church Lane, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England52

  •  

  • Alfred bachelor of this parish, Amelia of Martlesham.

    Also 17/9 & 24/9.

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1871 (age 23)

  • Trimley Road, Bucklesham, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • son aged 23 unmarried, gardeners labourer, living with parents. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 3 Apr 1881 (age 33)

  • Melford Green, Long Melford, Suffolk, England49

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gardener and domestic servant living with his wife Amelia, and sons William and Herbert. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 43)

  • 10 Old Foundry Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England50

  •  

  • widowed head of the household working a a gardener in a public arbouretum and living with his sons Herbert and James, daughters Amelia and Agnes, and a servant. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 53)

  • 14 Charles Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England51

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a gardener (not domestic) and living with his wife Emma, son James and daughter Agnes. Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 63)

  • 415 Bramford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England53

  •  

  • married head of the household aged 63 Market Gardiner Born in Nacton Suffolk

  • Directory:

  • 1927 (age 78-79)

  • 30 Surbiton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England54

  •  

  • at

  • Death:

  • 29 May 1928 (age 80)

  • 33 Surbiton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England55,56

  •  

  • husband of Emma Gillingham

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